For some years, I have complained about Baptist squatters in the Reformed house. These are those Baptists who insist on re-defining the adjective Reformed. As it turns out, however, this habit of squatting is not new at all. Indeed, one of the earliest examples occurred in 1680. I use theContinue Reading
In adult Sunday school this past Lord’s Day, someone asked how the sacraments of circumcision and the passover meal in the OT relate to the sacraments of baptism and the Lord’s Supper in the NT. More specifically, how do the Old and New Testament sacraments relate in terms of theContinue Reading
The church today has various views on the relative importance of the church in the life of the Christian. In Titus 1:1, Paul speaks about godly conduct that accords with the Word of God. One question that naturally arises in this connection is: what kind of importance should be attachedContinue Reading