June 2012
83 posts
Cali Roll
I love Which Wich Sandwiches.
When they first came to Fort Worth they had a California Roll option on their menu. They took that off their menu but I stil order it. Select Crab Salad + Cucumber + Avocado = Awesome!
Here are some other “Beyond the Bag” options
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Dr. Tom Nettles 2012 Founders Fellowship Breakfast lecture “Retrospect and Prospect: A Historian’s Perspective on the Future of the Southern Baptist Convention”
Dr. Tom Nettles spoke at the 2012 Founders Breakfast in New Orleans before the opening session of the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention. In his talk, he analyzes the history of the SBC in a chiastic structure and then looks at the contemporary scene in light of this analysis.
It’s about 52 minutes long - worth your time (especially the end ; )
MCTS Basic Training Program
The Midwest Center for Theological Studies announces Basic Training.
Why did we create a new program to go along with our existing Master of Divinity and Master of Arts in Theological Studies? First, we did it to provide flexibility. Basic Training allows for theological education while the student remains in his own community where he can be mentored by his pastors. Second, we did it to be efficient. Basic Training provides an opportunity to learn the essentials of planting and pastoring churches without a commitment to a longer program. While more training is often preferable, it is not always suitable to each man’s gifts, calling, and circumstances. Third, Basic Training offers value. The tuition is only $50 per credit hour. This means that the total tuition and fees for the entire program will come to $1,650. The only additional expenses will be the purchase of books and materials as well as travel associated with coming once a year to the campus of the Midwest Center for the modular class.
For more information see more at the Basic Training website and view their brochure.
“Baptist Catechism Q. 99 Are the infants of such as are professing believers to be baptized?
A. The infants of such as are professing believers are not to be baptized because there is neither command nor example in the holy scriptures nor certain consequence from them to baptize such” —
A. The infants of such as are professing believers are not to be baptized because there is neither command nor example in the holy scriptures nor certain consequence from them to baptize such” —
A Scriptural Exposition of the Baptism Catechism: By Way of Question and Answer by Benjamin Beddome
Are the subjects of baptism plainly set forth in the divine word? Yes, “They were baptized both men and women” Acts viii 12
And doth the silence of scripture concerning others amount to a prohibition? Yes, “Who hath required this at your hand” Isa i 12
Doth not baptism come in the room of circumcision? No, For Christ was both circumcised and baptized Luke ii:21, iii:21
Had the apostles a fair opportunity to mention such a substitution had it taken place? Yes, For “some said Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses ye cannot be saved” Acts xv 1
And did they mention it? No, They only made a decree Acts xv 19 28
Was not the covenant made with Abraham the covenant of grace? No, But a mixed covenant consisting partly of temporal blessings Gen xvii 2 to 14
But as far as it was a covenant of grace did it not belong to all Abraham’s natural seed? No, “Not because they are the seed of Abraham are they all children” Rom ix 7
But is it not said for an everlasting covenant to be a God to thee and to thy seed after thee? Yes, “But the children of the promise are counted for the seed” ver 8
Are all others then whether infants or adults excluded? Yes, For “they are aliens from the commonwealth of Israel” Eph ii 12
Was not circumcision a seal of the covenant? No, But a token of it Gen xvii 11
Was it a seal to Abraham? Yes, And “to him only a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised” Rom iv 11
Are not the children of believers included in the covenant? No, They which are the children of the flesh are not the seed of God Rom ix 8
Must they therefore be Christ’s in order to be the right seed? Yes, “If ye be Christ’s then are ye Abraham’s seed and heir according to the promise” Gal iii 29
Might not infants be included in the household of Crispus which was baptized? No, For we read that he believed with all his house Acts xviii 8
Or in that of the jailer? No, For “he rejoiced believing in God with all his house” Acts xvi 34
Or in that of Stephanas? No For “they had addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints” 1 Cor xvi 15
Or in that of Lydia? No, For “the apostles entered into the house of Lydia and when they had seen the brethren they comforted them and departed” Acts xvi 40
Are not infants members of the gospel church as they were once of the Jewish? No, For it consists of such as are sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be saints 1 Cor i 2
May they not be disciples? No, For we are made and not born disciples John iv 1 (Christ did not make them disciptes by baptizing them but first made them disciples and then baptized them)
But are they not said to be holy? Yes, In the same sense as the unbelieving husband or wife 1 Cor vii 14
Faith Healing and Faith Healers →
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Shane Lems sums up Warfield’s Counterfeit Miracles
6) The belief in faith-healing presupposes or leads to many false doctrines. Namely,
a) Assuming all sickness is specifically related to sin. Jesus denied this in John 9:3;
b) Belief in faith-healing is like believing in perfectionism, the teaching that a Christian in this life can be perfect. However, the Bible says Christians will always struggle with sin and sickness in this life and these things will not be totally gone until the new creation;
c) Faith-healing wrongly assumes that sickness and suffering are evil and from the devil alone. However, the Bible teaches that God sometimes afflicts his children to wean them from the world and make them more dependent upon his grace, which is sufficient.
Though illness is not pleasant, God can and does use it for his glory and the good of his people.
A Christian's Job Search – 9 Principles to Follow →
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- Pray.
- Work eight hours a day looking for a job.
- Make personal contact with employers as much as possible.
- Network, network, network.
- Use established job placement means and helps.
- Work a part time job.
- Work for free.
- Work a job you don’t like.
- Quit feeling sorry for yourself.
by Pete Hurst at God’s Fool
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Ryan McGraw joins Christ the Center to speak about his book By Good and Necessary Consequence, which addresses the subject of making right deductions from Scripture. This book is published by Reformation Heritage Books as part of their series Explorations in Reformed Confessional Theology.
Irenic response to baited question about the Baptist Confession of Faith and editing of the phrase “good and necessary consequence” in Chapter 1: Of the Holy Scriptures, paragraph 6:
6. The whole Councel of God concerning all things (i) necessary for his own Glory, Mans Salvation, Faith and Life, is either expressely set down or necessarily contained in the Holy Scripture; unto which nothing at any time is to be added, whether by new Revelation of the Spirit, or traditions of men.
Nevertheless we acknowledge the (k) inward illumination of the Spirit of God, to be necessary for the saving understanding of such things as are revealed in the Word, and that there are some circumstances concerning the worship of God, and government of the Church common to humane actions and societies; which are to be (l) ordered by the light of nature, and Christian prudence according to the general rules of the Word, which are always to be observed.
i 2 Tim. 3. 15,16,17. Gal. 1. 8,9.
k John 6. 45. 1 Cor. 2. 9,10,11,12.
l 1 Cor. 11, 13,14. & ch. 14. 26. & 40.
If you post status updates about God, Jesus, or the Bible mixed with postings of your horoscope - you don’t know God, Jesus, or the Bible. #Matt7:21-23
