by Kevin Bauder | Sep 4, 2026 | In the Nick of Time
When I came to Central Seminary nearly thirty years ago, I had little exposure to the biblical or nouthetic counseling movement. I had read Jay Adams’s Competent to Counsel as an undergrad, but that was years before. I couldn’t have told you how nouthetic counseling...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 22, 2025 | In the Nick of Time
John addresses several issues in his epistles. Among these, he tackles the ideas proposed by Gnosticism. Although it was still a relatively new theology, John had first-hand acquaintance with Gnostic ideas. During his old age, he lived in Ephesus at the same time as...
by Kevin Bauder | Apr 18, 2025 | In the Nick of Time
Scripture is clear that humans are not simply souls that inhabit bodies. Still less are they souls without bodies. The Bible teaches that the body is as much the person as the soul is. Body and soul are the inner and outer person. So important is the body to personal...
by Kevin Bauder | Apr 11, 2025 | In the Nick of Time
God planned to create the human race in His own image (Gen 1:26). He accomplished His plan in two steps. First, He fashioned the first human from the dust of the ground (Gen 2:7). Second, He breathed the breath of life into that first man. This inbreathing resulted in...
by Kevin Bauder | Mar 14, 2025 | In the Nick of Time
Doctrinal controversies go in and out of style. Students of the Bible may debate an issue at one time but find it boring at some later point. Sometimes disputes cool off for a while. They flare up again when someone works out a new potential implication of the...
