by Kevin Bauder | May 30, 2025 | In the Nick of Time
One of the most frequently voiced objections to premillennialism is the presence of an active temple upon earth (Ezek 40–48). More specifically, this prophetic temple includes the ongoing offering of animal sacrifices (Ezek 43:18–27). Opponents of premillennialism...
by Kevin Bauder | May 23, 2025 | In the Nick of Time
One of the oddest mentions of the Lord’s Table in the New Testament occurs in 1 Corinthians 10:15–22. It is unusual because it does not occur in a discussion of church ordinances. Rather, Paul is examining the question of whether Christians may eat meat that has...
by Kevin Bauder | May 16, 2025 | In the Nick of Time
Tonight, Friday, May 16, 2025, is commencement at Central Baptist Theological Seminary. This will be the second year when we have held our graduation ceremonies on Friday evening rather than Saturday morning. We’ve moved the date because it presents fewer...
by Kevin Bauder | May 9, 2025 | In the Nick of Time
If the human soul is procreated along with the human body, then important consequences follow. For one thing, all humans descend from Adam, both body and soul. Thus, only one human race exists, not several. Various theologies of racial superiority have tried to...
by Kevin Bauder | May 2, 2025 | In the Nick of Time
[This essay was originally published on February 23, 2018.] Imagine a man who has, somewhere deep within his cranium, a pair of dice. Every time he has to make a decision, a spasm in his brain casts these dice. How the dice roll is what determines the choice. In other...
by Kevin Bauder | Apr 25, 2025 | In the Nick of Time
The first human being was the direct creation of God (Gen 1:26–28). When making the first man, God shaped him from the dust of the ground and then breathed into him the breath of life (Gen 2:7). At that point, the man became a living soul. The second human being was...
