W. Jackson Watts Since the Protestant Reformation, Christians of different kinds have espoused the Regulative Principle of Worship (RPW). In short, the RPW asserts that God should only be worshipped in the ways prescribed in His Word. Various writers on worship have provided numerous definitions, but each parallels this definition quite closely. Here are a few other definitions that I …
Keep ReadingThe 2022 Free Will Baptist Theological Symposium will be held October 3-4 on the campus of Welch College. This year’s theme is the Legacy of Robert Picirilli. For well over 60 years, Dr. Picirilli has been shaping the theological life and direction of the National Association of Free Will Baptists. Through his many years as a professor, Historical Commission …
Keep Readingby Theological Commission This past week, Kregel Academic released Commission Chairman Matt Pinson’s latest book, 40 Questions about Arminianism. Pinson’s book is a unique work whose survey of Arminianism is accessible, scholarly, and thorough. Visit the Everyday Theology podcast to hear him discuss this exciting new book. Kregel is a respected evangelical publisher whose 40 Questions series has been an …
Keep Readingby Theological Commission This summer the Commission for Theological Integrity will sponsor an annual Convention seminar, a session it has been holding for decades. The title of the seminar will be, “Men’s and Women’s Roles in the Home and Church.” The seminar will be structured as five brief presentations by each Commissioner on different aspects of the subject, followed by …
Keep ReadingTheological Commission In 2006, our Commission Chairman published what many of us have come to see as the go-to book on feet washing, The Washing of the Saints’ Feet (Randall House). A few years after its publication, Pinson was interviewed about this book by Robert Vaughn. Given the recent excerpt we published from one Presbyterian theologian, we wanted to call …
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