by Kevin Bauder | Jan 28, 2017 | Devotion, Ecclesiology, Hymnody, Music, Pastoral Theology, Theology, Worship
An extended biblical investigation by Central Seminary alumnus Chuck Bumgardner. Here is his conclusion: Now, these passages are not, strictly speaking, “prescriptive” (as we may think of that term); they do not command with an imperative that worshippers of God must...
by Kevin Bauder | Jan 27, 2017 | Alumni, Our Alumni
USAF Chaplain and Central Seminary alumnus Wade Matuska is being promoted to Major today at Larcher Chapel on Keesler AFB in Mississippi. We extend our congratulations to Chaplain (Maj) Matuska.
by Kevin Bauder | Jan 27, 2017 | Bauder's Reading, Theology, Trinitarianism, What We're Reading
What we call “the doctrine of the Trinity” is, I suggest, a formal set of conceptualities developed like this: a set of conceptualities that finally allowed (or at least was believed to allow) every text to be read adequately. As such, it is not a “biblical doctrine”...
by Kevin Bauder | Jan 27, 2017 | Apropos of Nothing
I always wondered how Pastor Matt Recker accomplished so much. Now I know.
by Kevin Bauder | Jan 26, 2017 | Ethics, New Testament, Problem Passages, Social Issues
This is an older treatment, but still useful. Daniel Wallace pinpoints the issues in 1 Timothy 2:12. The force of almost every word in 1 Timothy 2:12 has been debated. This brief paper will lay out the major interpretive issues involved, without commenting on...