by Kevin Bauder | May 29, 2026 | In the Nick of Time
The following essay was published in 1995 in Ruminations. Recent pronouncements in the Southern Baptist convention have underlined its current applicability. An Association is a voluntary society formed and maintained for mutual help among the churches...
by Kevin Bauder | May 22, 2026 | In the Nick of Time
The apostle John concludes his examination of the Word in John 1:15–18. He states that John the Baptist testified about the Word, who existed beforehand. He recognizes the Word as the source of grace and truth. He names the Word specifically as Jesus Christ....
by Kevin Bauder | May 15, 2026 | In the Nick of Time
Jesus Christ (the Word of John 1) is one person in two natures. He is the eternal Second Person of the Godhead, a fully divine person. In His incarnation, He assumed a complete human nature. His divine nature retains all the attributes of deity. His human nature...
by Kevin Bauder | May 8, 2026 | In the Nick of Time
The apostle John calls Jesus the Word. He affirms that the Word was God. He also affirms that the Word became flesh. The same person who was God before the beginning assumed a complete human nature in time. He became the God-man. While continuing to subsist as one,...
by Kevin Bauder | May 1, 2026 | In the Nick of Time
The introduction to John’s Gospel provides a rich description of the person of Jesus Christ, whom John calls the Word. He existed before every beginning. He was with God, which implies some level of distinction from God. Yet He possessed all the qualities or...
