by Kevin Bauder | Sep 8, 2023 | In the Nick of Time
When Protestants talk about the Bible they mean the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments. To these, Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy add several other apocryphal or deuterocanonical books, plus additions to multiple biblical books. Even more apocryphal...
by Kevin Bauder | Sep 1, 2023 | In the Nick of Time
Perhaps I should begin by saying that I am not speaking for Central Baptist Theological Seminary. Only our president, Matt Morrell, has the right to do that. My goal is not to articulate policy or to represent the institution. What I am doing is reflecting upon the...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 25, 2023 | In the Nick of Time
[This essay was originally published on April 15, 2016.] So you’re a pastor. You might be interested to know that the Schleitheim Confession, an early Anabaptist creed, specified that the first duty of the pastoral office “shall be to read.” The...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 18, 2023 | In the Nick of Time
When answering a doctrinal question, competent theologians try to take account of everything the Bible says about that question. They will not, however, treat every relevant text equally. Some texts are more critical to a correct answer than others. Clear texts are...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 11, 2023 | In the Nick of Time
I’ll be retiring this week. Partly. From one of my jobs. Let me explain. The vocation at which I earn my living is as a professor at Central Baptist Theological Seminary, but besides my teaching I have been pursuing three smaller callings. One is writing. One is...
