The Midwife’s Baptism: Thomas Helwys and Believer’s Baptism
The Free Will Baptist Treatise defines baptism as the “immersion of believers in water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.”[1] For this reason, Free Will Baptist churches cannot accept candidates for membership who have not received believer’s baptism by immersion. During my years in ministry, people occasionally have asked why we would not accept the infant baptism of someone who had clearly accepted Christ as...
A Case Against Classical Liberalism
by Brandon Presley The classical liberal (libertarian) perspective on government is intriguing. On the surface, a person having complete freedom to do what he or she wishes as long as they are not harming others (the non-aggression principle) seems complementary to the American ideals of liberty and the pursuit of happiness. For example, in a 2018 speech before the Christian Student Leadership Conference, the junior senator from...
Some Publications from the First Ten Years
During this special, ten-year anniversary month, we’ve posted about the origins of the Helwys Society Forum and spotlighted featured content on the website. For this final post, we’d like to highlight some of the publications that have resulted from the efforts of regular contributors to the HSF. In some cases, the HSF served as a platform for early drafts of this content. We invite readers to purchase these publications, and we give...
Featured Content from the First Ten Years
Last week’s article shared reflections from the three founders of the Helwys Society Forum. In this week’s article, we’re calling attention to some of the most popular articles that HSF contributors, past and present, have published. Perhaps you read them when they first published, or perhaps you missed them. In either case, we believe they are worthy of your attention. We hope you enjoy them. Matthew Steven Bracey, “Jacobus Arminius:...
The Helwys Society Forum: Ten Years Later
This month marks the ten-year anniversary of the founding of the Helwys Society Forum (HSF). If you can believe it, our first article posted in February 2010. As a result, the next three posts will consider the HSF and its members. This article is co-written by its three founders: Matthew Steven Bracey, Jesse F. Owens, and W. Jackson Watts. Each of us will offer our reflections from the past ten years. Bracey When I think about the...
The Worth of Our Worship
by Elizabeth Hill I walked in feeling the weight of the week. I was tired and, honestly, I was surprised by my nonchalant attitude. I knew that I should be eager to be a part of something so much bigger than myself, and I was in a way. But I felt pretty lethargic overall. Suddenly, the lights dimmed. The band began playing a moving melody; I could tell they were well-rehearsed. In the darkness, the brightly colored stage lights...
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