Why Baptists Should Study John Gill
*This is Part 3 of a 3 Part series that is surveying the Life and Theology of John Gill (1697-1771). Parts 1 and 2 of this series can be accessed here and here. In 2020, Baptist theology, piety and practice…
Joy and the Fruit of the Spirit
Devotion What is the greatest trial or hardship that you have ever encountered in this life? Was it the death of a loved one? Was it a trying physical ailment? Perhaps it was a season of intense financial strain or…
Examining John Gill’s Key Theological Distinctives
*This is part 2 of a 3 part series that is surveying the Life and Theology of John Gill (1697-1771). Part 1 of this series can be accessed here When examining the theological distinctives of John Gill, there are at…
Federal Vision Pt. III: Undermining the Doctrine of the Church
*Published online via CRIT-Large on April 26, 2020 *This article is written from the Presbyterian point of view. A Baptist evaluation will be the final part of the series. Doctrine is the most important component of Christianity. Without objective, doctrinal…
Federal Vision Pt. II: Incompatible With Justification by Faith Alone
*Published originally on March 28, 2020 via CRIT-Large *This article is written from the Presbyterian point of view. A Baptist evaluation will be the final part of the series. At numerous points throughout my introductory article How Good Intentions Corrupt…
Federal Vision Pt. I: How Good Intentions Corrupt God’s Gospel
*Published originally online via CRIT-Large on March 9, 2020 *This article is written from the Presbyterian point of view. A Baptist evaluation will be the final part of the series. Perhaps the most basic question undergirding every religion is, "How…
God’s Love and the Fruit of the Spirit
Devotion The love of God is perhaps the most abused and misrepresented divine attribute by contemporary Christians. Many self-identifying Christians tend to use the love of God as a license to justify unrepentant sin or a means of dismissing the…
A Survey of the life and Theology of John Gill: A Sketch of His Life
John Gill is the most accomplished Baptist theologian of all time.[1] When comparing this titan of the Christian faith with other prominent Baptist figures from church history, one will soon discover that Gill is sui generis . As a pastor…
God’s Purposes and the Fruit of the Spirit
Devotional The triune God always accomplishes His purposes (Isaiah 46:8-10). Would we expect anything less from a God who is most holy, most wise, having the fullness of life, glory, goodness, blessedness, and perfection in and of himself (2LBCF 2.1-2)?…
God’s Existence is Self-Evident
Devotional Everybody is a theologian. When you read the title of this devotional and your eyes glanced over the word “God,” you immediately began to engage in the discipline of theology. Even if for only a nanosecond, the idea of…