Reformed Baptist Theology Archives

Call to Worship Adapted from Psalm 31

by Michael Coughlin | Aug 29, 2022 | Theology | 0 |

Our church does a call to worship each week. This week I created one by adapting the text of Psalm 31 into direct communication to my congregation. I offer it below for your edification and to use as you please. May it cause you to worship Christ!

A Little Book on the Christian Life by John Calvin (book review)

by Michael Coughlin | Oct 5, 2021 | Theology | 0 |

A Little Book on the Christian Life I was surprised to find out how utterly readable John Calvin...

You Ask Me How I Know He Lives?

by Michael Coughlin | Aug 24, 2021 | Theology | 0 |

A Presbyterian minister named Alfred H. Ackley wrote hundreds of hymns. One of the most well-known...

On Vacay? Out of Town? Go to Church!

by Michael Coughlin | Aug 12, 2021 | Theology | 0 |

Whether they hold to the doctrine of the Christian Sabbath or not, Christians should universally believe in the significance and importance of attending church. Yet folks skip miss church for all sorts of reasons—and most of them are bad reasons. One of the worst reasons Christians miss weekly worship is due to a vacation or travel schedule.

I believe that Christians should make every effort to schedule their lives around the Lord’s Day. Worshipping Christ in communion with the saints should be the focal point of your week…and everything else should fit in around that. If you follow that principle, you will never find yourself traveling all day Sunday and missing church or lounging on the beach when you should be gathering corporately. A mind set on being ready to meet with God on Sunday with the saints will take the necessary steps on Saturday to not be too tired for church, for example.

Reformed Systematic Theology – Vol 2: Man and Christ (book review)

by Chuck Ivey | Jun 21, 2021 | Theology | 0 |

Reformed Systematic Theology Vol. 2: Man and Christ effectively balances academic theological precision with devotional posture.

Covenant Theology and The Fulfillment of the Promises of God (book reviews)

by Chuck Ivey | Jun 16, 2021 | Theology | 1 |

In this article we review a pair of great books which look at the many variations of Covenant Theology.

Assurance of Salvation, or the Lack Thereof

by Michael Coughlin | Apr 22, 2021 | Theology | 0 |

The Problem I saw a heartbreaking post in a Facebook group. It went like this: Do any of you worry...

Encouraging the Church After the Violence in Washington DC

by Michael Coughlin | Jan 15, 2021 | General | 0 |

The following is what I told my church on January 10, 2021. Click here for the audio. Our...

Tweets I Didn’t Send

by Michael Coughlin | Oct 3, 2020 | General | 0 |

ICYMI, I have been avoiding Twitter™ since mid-July. As part of a church plant (yay!) my...

Book Review: A Call to Pure Worship

by Michael Coughlin | Mar 3, 2020 | Theology | 0 |

Pastor Meadows created something I really needed in this explanation of the Regulative Principle of Worship: clarity, conciseness, and a direct explanation of the doctrine.

Bulls on Your Altar

by Michael Coughlin | Nov 2, 2019 | pSaturday Psalms, Theology | 0 |

How does sacrificing bulls on God’s altar teach us about right sacrifices to God?

After establishing the right relationship with God through His cleansing power, we see that God WILL delight in right sacrifices and that bulls will be offered on God’s altar. It isn’t that God is completely displeased with sacrifices and offerings (religion). It is that sacrifices and offerings (religion) are only acceptable to God through faith in His Son, Jesus Christ. Once we know Jesus we are made holy so that we may offer sacrifices to God in Spirit and in Truth (Romans 12:1; 1 Peter 2:5; Matthew 5:23-24).