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Empty Nest
Well, my youngest is now settled into life as a Harding freshman, my oldest (of 4) just finished a week-long visit, and my wife and I are now officially empty nesters. I have one at Harding, one at Auburn, one … Continue reading
Neo-Calvinism: Abraham Kuyper, Criticisms, Part 2
Douma points out that the Hebrew verb abad means simply to cultivate a field. This labour is required of man if he is to eat (Gen.1:29; 2:5; 3:17ff.). What these verses seem to tell us is that there is a … Continue reading
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Neo-Calvinism: Abraham Kuyper, Criticisms, Part 1
Pronk notes that there certain problems arose with Kuyper’s theology. Prior to Kuyper the Reformed, while not denying that the church has a task in society, put the emphasis on the salvation of sinners. Preaching for the Old School Calvinists, … Continue reading
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Neo-Calvinism: Abraham Kuyper, Introduction to His Thought
These posts will be built around a lecture given by Rev. C. Pronk on neo-Calvinism to the Student Society of the Free Reformed Churches of North America. For Kuyper the domain of Calvinism was much broader than what most people … Continue reading
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Backgrounds of the Restoration Movement: Landmarkism
Many of the second generation of the Restoration Movement misunderstood the Campbells. In particular, Moses Lard and Benjamin Franklin (great nephew of the Revolutionary War Benjamin Franklin) taught a much narrower doctrine of salvation (soterology), sometimes insisting on near-perfect doctrine … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Benjamin Franklin, Church of Christ Links, James R. Graves, Landmarkism, Moses Lard, Restoration Movement
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Church Finances and Business: Starting a New Church
I get emails — Jay, I am involved in a group of individuals that is starting a house church. We want to give the members an opportunity to tithe as well as support other activities. The research that I have … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Church Finances, church planting, church tax laws, church taxes, house church
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Backgrounds of the Restoration Movement: The Missionary Society
Late in his career, Alexander Campbell argued strenuously for a national missionary society. In many states, Restoration Movement churches had already organized societies (a 19th Century term for a nonprofit organization) to send out missionaries and to do other good … Continue reading
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Press “1” If …
My fourth and youngest child has finished high school! This is on account of having all those school years behind me. From an Australian public school’s answering machine … school_message.mp3
Neo-Calvinism: An Introduction to Neo-Calvinism
Several months ago, I received an email saying I appeared to be a neo-Calvinist. I had no idea what that meant, but as my correspondent knows I’m no Calvinist, I figured I should investigate. And I have. And I’m not … Continue reading
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