Baptism and Circumcision: Where Infant Baptism Gets It Wrong
The issue of baptism is the trademark of Baptist identity. Since their beginning, Baptists have taken a unique stance on the issue of baptism: that only believer’s can be baptized. This doctrine is grounded in Paul’s words in Romans 6:3-4: Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was...
Paul Palmer: Foundations
by Dr. Darrell Holley (adapted by Jeremy Craft) The month of February marks a heritage month at the Helwys Society Forum. We want to honor some key figures who have had an important impact on the General/Free Will Baptist tradition. Although many men of great influence abound, four will be our focus: Paul Palmer, John L. Welch, L. C. Johnson, and F. Leroy Forlines. We begin our month with a profile on Paul Palmer [1]. Though Palmer...
Our Spiritual Blessings in Christ
Predestination, election, and adoption: such words scare some of us, conjuring up ideas that carry theological baggage. Has God elected to save some and chosen to damn others? Is Christianity a mere fatalistic religion? And what does it mean to be adopted by God? What does it mean to be God’s chosen people, His elect? These questions are particularly important for Arminians who have not always addressed these issues sufficiently. How...
Life, Liberty, and Luther
Since the Helwys Society Forum’s beginning, we have sought to encourage Christians to engage with the greater Christian tradition. Serious theological is reflection both concerned about the Church’s present as well as her past. For this reason, though there are many who deserve our attention, four figures will be examined this month: Martin Luther, Abraham Kuyper, C. S. Lewis, and Francis Schaeffer. We intend not only to introduce...
Clothed in Righteousness: What Isaiah 61 Teaches About Justification
With all the debate among evangelicals regarding justification, we find a renewed vigor among Christians to mine the Pauline epistles for nuggets of gold. Even church history shows that when questions about justification arise, Christians go particularly to Romans and Galatians for their answers. Yet much of the Bible is neglected when developing our views on justification, particularly the Old Testament. Countless passages of...
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