by Kevin Bauder | Jul 23, 2017 | Christology, Devotion, Theology, Trinitarianism, Worship
The Eternal Generation of the Son Frederick William Faber Amid the eternal silences God’s endless Word was spoken None heard but He who always spake, And the silence was unbroken. Chorus: Oh marvellous! Oh Worshipful! No song or sound is heard, But everywhere and...
by Kevin Bauder | Jul 22, 2017 | Baptists, Church History, FBFI, GARBC, NTAIBC
Continuing history on the New Testament Association of Independent Baptist Churches and the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship.
by Kevin Bauder | Jul 22, 2017 | Accountability, Conservatism, Economics, Ethics, Philosophy, Politics
“Governments Don’t Give People Rights,” by Donald J. Boudreaux at the Foundation for Economic Education. Rights pre-exist government. Therefore, even if – as most people believe – government is necessary to help to secure individuals’ rights,...
by Kevin Bauder | Jul 22, 2017 | Anthropology, Bioethics
Maureen Condic’s essay at the Witherspoon Institute is a combination of philosophy, bioethics, and science fiction. It’s worth a read. Here is her conclusion: Stated in more philosophical terms, “rational animal” is the essential definition of a human...
by Kevin Bauder | Jul 21, 2017 | Bauder's Reading, Ecclesiology, Local Church, Universal Church, What We're Reading
Some Baptists (e.g., Landmark Baptists) insist that the only ekklesia in the New Testament is a local church. Every usage, according to them, refers to the local church, individually or collectively. However, this view runs up against serious problems. For instance,...
