The IARBC
The Iowa Association of Regular Baptist Churches has entered its ninth decade. Messengers from its 90 churches gathered in Nevada, Iowa on April 13-14. I… Read More »The IARBC
Kevin T. Bauder
Kevin T. Bauder is Research Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology at Central Baptist Theological Seminary. Not every one of the professors, students, or alumni of Central Seminary necessarily agrees with every opinion that this post expresses.
Another One Bites the Dust
Spurgeon. Pillsbury. Atlantic. Calvary. Northland. Now Tennessee Temple. These are all names of fundamentalist educational institutions that have closed their doors (through dissolution, merger, or… Read More »Another One Bites the Dust
Theories of Inspiration
Nearly everyone who claims to be a Christian also professes to believe in the inspiration of the Bible. They give different answers, however, to the… Read More »Theories of Inspiration
Special Revelation
General revelation encompasses truth concerning God that can be known by experiencing or examining what God has done, whether in the natural world or in… Read More »Special Revelation
Hyper-Fundamentalism
Occasionally I have written and spoken on what I call “hyper-fundamentalism.” My argument is that some self-identified fundamentalists incorporate unnecessary and even harmful features into… Read More »Hyper-Fundamentalism
General Revelation
Nearly all Christian theologies include a category for general revelation. General revelation is indirect revelation, always non-verbal, a by-the-way disclosure of God through the marks… Read More »General Revelation
Dispensationalism
Dispensationalism has always come in different varieties. It has also developed over time. For example, few (if any) present-day dispensationalists accept Scofield’s complete system. In… Read More »Dispensationalism
Misery: A Response to Old-Earth Progressive Creationism
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth . . . [and] there was not a man to till the face of the… Read More »Misery: A Response to Old-Earth Progressive Creationism
Start Them Young
This essay was originally published on April 27, 2012. A couple of events have coincided during the last day or so to bring a question… Read More »Start Them Young
Matt Recker and The Gospel Coalition, Part 9: Summary
Over the past few months, I have been responding intermittently to Pastor Matt Recker’s evaluation of the New Calvinism, and particularly to his assessment of… Read More »Matt Recker and The Gospel Coalition, Part 9: Summary
Matt Recker and the Gospel Coalition, Part 8: Charismatic Theology
During the summer of 2014, Pastor Matt Recker published a series of blog posts in which he argued that the New Calvinism is essentially a… Read More »Matt Recker and the Gospel Coalition, Part 8: Charismatic Theology
The Mystery of the Incarnation
The Church confesses the incarnation of Jesus Christ as a mystery. On the one hand He is “the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the… Read More »The Mystery of the Incarnation
Central Seminary Announces New Leader: Matt Morrell Becomes Sixth President
On the evening of December 7, 2014, the congregation of Fourth Baptist Church authorized its pastor, Matt Morrell, to become the sixth president of Central… Read More »Central Seminary Announces New Leader: Matt Morrell Becomes Sixth President
Matt Recker and the Gospel Coalition, Part 7: The Clarity of the Gospel
Earlier this year, Pastor Matt Recker expressed concern that New Calvinists such as Tim Keller are allowing cultural renewal and social action to dethrone the… Read More »Matt Recker and the Gospel Coalition, Part 7: The Clarity of the Gospel
Knowing God
You hide Yourself from prying eyes, From faithless seekers veil Your face, Conceal Your form, confound the wise, Your brightness dim, though not Your grace.… Read More »Knowing God
“Give Attention to the Reading”
This essay was originally published on July 17, 2009. The apostle Paul instructed the young preacher Timothy to give himself to reading. In the ancient… Read More »“Give Attention to the Reading”
Give to the Max Day
Give to the Max Day is coming. This event is sponsored annually by Minnesota philanthropists in behalf of charitable organizations such as Central Seminary. It… Read More »Give to the Max Day
Matt Recker and The Gospel Coalition, Part 6: Knowledge and Certainty
Earlier this year, Pastor Matt Recker from Heritage Baptist Church in New York City authored a series of blog posts dealing with “New Evangelicalism and… Read More »Matt Recker and The Gospel Coalition, Part 6: Knowledge and Certainty
Matt Recker and The Gospel Coalition, Part 5: Inerrancy and Creationism
The foundational documents of The Gospel Coalition clearly articulate a commitment to the historic, orthodox understanding of biblical inerrancy. Nevertheless, one of the cofounders of… Read More »Matt Recker and The Gospel Coalition, Part 5: Inerrancy and Creationism
Matt Recker and The Gospel Coalition, Part Four: In All That It Affirms
Faced with numerous denials of inerrancy from professing evangelicals, theologians and church leaders gathered in 1978 to form the International Council on Biblical Inerrancy. Meeting… Read More »Matt Recker and The Gospel Coalition, Part Four: In All That It Affirms