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Roundup for Early November

November 6, 2020 by Michael Coughlin

Here are some of the posts that you may have missed. Garrett digs deep into Romans 5 Adam’s Offense and Christ’s Righteousness — Digging Into Romans 5:18 Tim excites us to think that God hears our prayers, and exhorts us: God Hears Your Prayers: STTA! The beginning of Chuck’s theology of adoption series: Received Into […]

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Fear God Gear is Back and We’re Giving Away Books!

November 5, 2020 by Michael Coughlin

Great Gear at a Great Price Once again, we have partnered with Wrath and Grace to offer you a great tee or hoodie with the Fear God & Nothing Else slogan from Charles Spurgeon. You can head over to Wrath & Grace and buy the tee or hoodie or both for 20% off with the […]

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Ep. 042 | Bavinck: A Critical Biography with James Eglinton — TAU Roundtable

November 4, 2020 by TAU Roundtable

Chuck Ivey is joined by James Eglinton, Senior Lecturer in Reformed Theology at The University of Edinburgh. Dr. Eglinton has written a fantastic new biography of Herman Bavinck, published by Baker Academic.    

Filed Under: Theology, Things Above Us Roundtable Tagged With: Author Interview, Baker Academic, biography, book review, Chuck Ivey, Herman Bavinck, James Eglinton, Roundtable

Truths on Suffering – Part 2

November 2, 2020 by Allen Nelson IV

We are doing a bit of an overview of Romans 8 and considering what it has to teach us about suffering. Last time we acknowledged the reality of suffering in a fallen world and we saw that suffering cannot separate us from Christ and that all creation suffers. Let’s begin today’s post with this truth: […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Suffering

Received Into the Number: A Theology of Adoption Part IX- Wilhelmus à Brakel’s Doctrine of Adoption

October 30, 2020 by Chuck Ivey

As a theologian in the Puritan tradition, Wilhelmus à Brakel was part of a movement which developed the doctrine of adoption as an experiential reality, not merely an academic theory.

Filed Under: series, Theology Tagged With: Adoption, Dutch Reformation, Historical Theology, Puritans, reformation, The Christian's Reasonable Service, Wilhelmus a Brakel

Movie Review: Uncle Tom

October 28, 2020 by Michael Coughlin

Uncle Tom Movie Review From https://www.uncletom.com/ An Oral History of the American Black Conservative In a collection of intimate interviews with some of America’s most provocative black conservative thinkers, Uncle Tom takes a different look at being black in America. What’s It All About? Uncle Tom is a series of interviews in a documentary-style format […]

Filed Under: General, Theology Tagged With: critical race theory, larry elder, Martin Luther King Jr, mlk, movie review, race, racism, uncle tom

Truths on Suffering – Part 1

October 26, 2020 by Allen Nelson IV

Roman 8 is perhaps one of the greatest chapters in the whole Bible. Derek Thomas notes, “No chapter of Scripture reaches the same sustained levels or covers the same ground as Romans 8. It is a description of the Christian life from death to life, from justification to glorification, from trial and suffering to the […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Suffering

Lord Willing Ain’t An Excuse

October 24, 2020 by Michael Coughlin

Lord Willing Christians and non-Christians alike have adopted the use of the phrase “Lord willing.” Appended to a declaration of future plans, this phrase is meant to convey an understanding of God’s absolute supremacy and sovereignty. That is, we will do this or that only if it is in accordance with the will of God—something […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Christian Life

Matchless Grace

October 20, 2020 by Allen Nelson IV

Grace so permeates the book of Ephesians that one might call the entire book, “Grace Abounding.” Grace has the first word, if you will (Ephesians 1:2). It has the final word (Ephesians 6:24). And it flows like a mighty river through every verse we read in this book. The indicatives of Ephesians drip with grace. […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Ephesians, grace

Genesis 1-11 Series Recap and Commentary Suggestions

October 19, 2020 by Allen Nelson IV

On Sunday, August 9, 2020, we concluded our Genesis 1-11 sermon series at Perryville Second Baptist Church. This was a 57 sermon series that began May 19, 2019. For what I hope is both fun and helpful I thought I’d share a few stats as well as what I found to be the most useful […]

Filed Under: General, Preaching Tagged With: commentaries, Genesis 1-11, preaching

NASB 2020 Review (and GIVEAWAY!), part 1 — Gender, Slaves, and Lovingkindness

October 16, 2020 by Garrett O’Hara

I now have two copies of the recently released NASB 2020. I’ll give you a short preview of the physical editions, and then we’ll dig into the translation. The Lockman Foundation is selling two primary offerings: the Large Print Ultrathin edition and the Giant Print edition. I initially made the mistake of ordering the Giant […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Bible translations, book review, NASB, nasb 2020

Book Review — BECNT – Romans: Second Edition

October 14, 2020 by Chuck Ivey

Thomas Schreiner’s updated edition of the BECNT – Romans is a must have resource on Paul’s much cherished and debated letter to the earliest followers of Christ.

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Baker Academic, book review, Chuck Ivey, commentaries, N.T. Wright, New Perspective on Paul, Romans, theology, Thomas R. Schreiner

7 Reminders About the God of Our Trials

October 12, 2020 by Allen Nelson IV

Do you know it’s a sin to be deceived? Sure, there is greater condemnation for those who do the deceiving, but the Bible commands us not to be deceived. James writes in James 1:16, “Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.” We are commanded not to be deceived. In context, James wants us to understand […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Attributes of God, God, James, trials

3 Most Important Parts of a Marriage Ceremony

October 9, 2020 by George Alvarado

There are truckloads of webpages about how to officiate a marriage ceremony. And for the most part, what the couple wants may dictate the majority of those details. But I believe there are three essential parts of a marriage ceremony where I encourage every Bride and Groom, and Officiant, to focus the majority of their […]

Filed Under: Evangelism, Preaching, Theology Tagged With: Christ, covenant, gospel, Marriage, Officiating Marriage

Book Review — The Liturgy of Politics by Kaitlyn Schiess

October 7, 2020 by Garrett O’Hara

Think for a moment upon the things that have influenced your politics and the things that influence your politics in your daily and weekly routine. You read The New York Times every morning over breakfast and shriek with joy at the latest column from Maureen Dowd. Over lunch, you read Christianity Today. After dinner, you […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: critical theory, Dallas Seminary, Great Commission, Kaitlyn Schiess, Michael Wear, social justice, spiritual formation

Implications of the Imago Dei

October 5, 2020 by Allen Nelson IV

The “Imago Dei” is Latin for the image of God. Genesis 1:27 tells us God created male and female in His image. In Genesis 9, post-fall, God reminds us that mankind is still made in His image (see Genesis 9:6). Here are three implications of this reality. Every single human being: Displays the Imago Dei […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: Genesis, Image of God, Imago Dei

Tweets I Didn’t Send

October 3, 2020 by Michael Coughlin

ICYMI, I have been avoiding Twitter™ since mid-July. As part of a church plant (yay!) my priorities have changed (a quote on that in the body of this post). So the social media world has missed my “words of wisdom” as of late. But my avoidance of Twitter™ doesn’t necessarily imply I didn’t think of […]

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Christian Life, Reformed Baptist Theology, social media, Twitter

Clinging to Christ in Cultural Chaos – Part 4

September 30, 2020 by Allen Nelson IV

We have been examining Paul’s exhortation to Timothy in 2 Timothy 2:8. “Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel…” We have already seen an exhortation to cling to Christ’s humanity. In the last post we were encouraged to cling to His divinity, victory, and prophecy. Today, […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: 2020, Cling to Christ, Divinity of Jesus, scripture, Victory in Jesus

Book Review — The Baptists – Vol 1: Beginnings in Britain

September 28, 2020 by Chuck Ivey

The Baptists – Vol 1: Beginnings in Britain is one of the must have works of Baptist history by one of the sharpest Baptist historians the church has been blessed with.

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: baptist history, book review, Chuck Ivey, Mentor, Particular Baptists, theology, Tom Nettles

The Fleeting Glory of Man

September 26, 2020 by Michael Coughlin

Bo Knows Due to the popularity of American football and baseball in the good ole USA, there is effectively no argument among gen-Xers that Bo Jackson was the greatest athlete to ever live. If you grew in the 80s and 90s, you saw his legendary feats. I say legendary because the things Bo Jackson did truly […]

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