Matt Pinson In our tradition, the phrase “communion with God” is very common, as it is in the wider Puritan and Reformed tradition out of which General/Free Will Baptists emerged. Our English General Baptist forefather Thomas Grantham was very fond of the term. In one place, for example, in his massive 1678 book Christianismus Primitivus, Grantham discusses Christians’ “Heart-Prayers, or …
Keep ReadingCory Thompson (Editor Note: In this special year-end article, Cory Thompson connects some important biblical doctrines to the birth of Christ. We hope it fuels clearer thinking about this part of Scripture in the future!) The narratives surrounding the Christmas event are rarely read with Jesus in his infancy, childhood, and adolescence accomplishing salvation. If anything, the Christ-child is idle, …
Keep Reading(Editorial Note: As a gift to our readers, we’re reposting this 2019 article written by the late Dr. Thomas Marberry, longtime professor, pastor, author, and Theological Commission member. Merry Christmas!) Where Was Jesus Born? Dr. Thomas Marberry Matthew and Luke both give brief discussions of Jesus’ birth. They emphasize the importance of his birth, but they manifest little interest in …
Keep ReadingKevin Hester Each year the members of the Commission for Theological Integrity highlight a few of the books they have been reading over the past year. This year, I wanted to spend a little extra time discussing two books that have helped me think more clearly about my task as a theology professor at Welch College. Books on theological method …
Keep ReadingW. Jackson Watts Each year I produce a list of the best books I read in the past calendar year. I simply don’t have the luxury of confining myself to those titles only published in that specific year, though obviously some of them are quite recent. I increasingly find it difficult to produce these lists. A book I expected to …
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