Is Christianity a Religion?
There is a common mantra that has been around for a while, but which seems to be picking up steam. It goes like this: “Christianity is not a religion; it’s a relationship.” We’ve all heard it before....
View ArticleNehemiah's Nursery: Part 2
Children in Old Testament Gatherings Another major problem with the Nehemiah’s Nursery argument is that it is inconsistent with what we see in other Old Testament passages. For example, Deuteronomy 31...
View ArticleNehemiah's Nursery: Part 1
If you’ve walked into a church service lately with a baby in your arms, chances are you are well aware of the new anti-child atmosphere that dominates much of the modern American church. There are...
View ArticleWhat Is A Good Catechism
You've probably heard it said that there are no bad questions. Well... that's not exactly true. There are bad questions, and one of them is, "What is a good catechism?" Actually, it is not as much of a...
View ArticleThree Reasons to Prioritize Your Marriage Over Your Children
There is sometimes a tendency to prioritize our children to the neglect of our marriage. There are at least three reasons that make prioritizing our children over our marriage both foolish and...
View ArticleDads: Know the Difference Between What the Gospel requires and What It Produces
Family shepherds must know the difference between law and gospel. We must know the difference between committing ourselves to leadership in our families because it’s “right,” and looking to Christ as...
View ArticleA Detailed Response to Doug Brown's Critique of the FICM
Doug Brown has joined a long list of pastors, professors, bloggers, theologians, and otherwise interested parties in writing a critique of the Family Integrated Church Movement (FICM).1 This critique...
View ArticleThe Lord's Table at GfBC
Questions about the Lord’s Supper, or Communion, are nothing new to confessional and reformed churches. Our forefathers wrestled with many of the same questions we often receive, and in fact, the...
View ArticleSo Why All the Labels?
The recent debate in the SBC (see here, here, here, and here) has stirred up a great deal of controversy. Questions about who signed the document, who wrote the document, and who opposes the document...
View ArticleWine vs. Grape Juice
Several years ago, when studying the topic of the Lord's Table, the elders of GfBC were pointed to this sermon by Reformed Baptist pastor Arden Hodgins. This sermon impacted the leadership of GfBC...
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