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How is man related to the image of God? What is meant by image and likeness? What is meant by image and likeness? Is fallen man God’s image?    Confessing the Faith is a theological and devotional walk through the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith with host Sam Waldron, Pastor of Grace Reformed Baptist Church in Owensboro, KY and President of Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary.     Covenant Bapt...

John and Tom welcome back Fred Malone to discuss the blessings and benefits of ministering with the law and the gospel. Introducing our newest show on the Man of God Network, Modern Marrow Men: Conversations on the Law and the Gospel featuring Tom Hicks and John Divito. Modern Marrow Men is a weekly conversation on the Law & the Gospel intended to help church leaders and Christian laypeop...

Are there Apostles today? Part 1 of Sam Waldron's cascade argument against the continuation of the revelatory sign-gifts. Preached from Ephesians 2:20 Dr. Sam Waldron is Pastor at Grace Reformed Baptist Church in Owensboro, KY. This Sermon Select has been published with permission on the Man of God Podcast Channel, brought to you by Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary. Covenant Baptist Theologic...

Do you own any books written by 17th century Particular Baptists? How much do you know about your Reformed Baptist heritage? Particular Pilgrims features stories from Reformed Baptist History told by Ron Miller, Pastor of Covenant Baptist Church of Clarksville, TN and a longtime student and collector of Particular Baptist History. Pastor Miller also serves on the Board of Directors of Covenant Bap...

God has appointed preaching as a means of grace to sustain and empower his people in difficult and perilous days. How has God used preaching to benefit his people during difficult times in the past? What is it that makes preaching powerful? This is part 2 of 2 of a live panel discussion that was held on the CBTS Campus on Friday, January 8th with Tom Ascol, Sam Waldron, and Ron Miller on the subje...

If anything should be obvious, it is that this chapter assumes a very literal understanding of Genesis 1 and 2. Repeated and explicit reference is made to the events of those chapters in each paragraph in ways which make clear that the authors of the Confession understood them in the most literal and historical fashion.   Confessing the Faith is a theological and devotional walk through the 1...

A short history of the very first Baptist churches started in Kentucky in the 1700s. The Narrated Puritan features weekly readings from Puritan history read by Tom Sullivan. You can find more readings by Mr. Sullivan here . Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary is a Confessional Reformed Baptist Seminary Providing affordable online theological education to help the Church in its calling to train f...

What importance does the law/gospel distinction have in pastoral ministry? John and Tom welcome Dr. Fred Malone to discuss what the law/gospel distinction looks like in the practice of pastoral ministry. Introducing our newest show on the Man of God Network, Modern Marrow Men: Conversations on the Law and the Gospel featuring Tom Hicks and John Divito. Modern Marrow Men is a weekly conversati...

Preached from Revelation 6:9-17. Tom Hicks is Pastor of First Baptist Church of Clinton, LA. https://fbcclintonla.com/ . #pastortomhicks This Sermon Select has been published with permission on the Man of God Podcast Channel, brought to you by Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary. Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary is a Confessional Reformed Baptist Seminary which provides affordable online th...

This week Pastor Ron reads and comments on Hanserd Knollys' account of his conversion.  Introducing Particular Pilgrims: Stories from Reformed Baptist History told by Ron Miller, Pastor of Covenant Baptist Church of Clarksville, TN and a longtime student and collector of Particular Baptist History. Pastor Miller also serves on the Board of Directors of Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary. C...

God has appointed preaching as a means of grace to sustain and empower his people in difficult and perilous days. How has God used preaching to benefit his people during difficult times in the past? What is it that makes preaching powerful?   This is part 1 of 2 of a live panel discussion that was held on the CBTS Campus on Friday, January 8th with Tom Ascol, Sam Waldron, and Ron Miller on th...

Today's reading comes from The Preaching of Our Particular Baptist Fathers in the Puritan Tradition. From a book called Notes on the Principles and Practices of Baptist Churches, Francis Wayland, 1857. This is not a recommendation of Francis Wayland.   The Narrated Puritan features weekly readings from Puritan history read by Tom Sullivan. Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary is a Confession...

Can anyone be saved beside the elect? What makes the difference between those God ordains to life and those he leaves to death? How can we know if we are elect? Is it true to say that the elect will be saved no matter what they do?   Confessing the Faith is a theological and devotional walk through the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith with host Sam Waldron, Pastor of Grace Reformed Baptist Ch...

What did the Marrow Men believe about the free offer of the gospel? What can we learn from this controversy today? Tom and John finish their discussion with Dr. William Vandoodewaard. Introducing our newest show on the Man of God Network, Modern Marrow Men: Conversations on the Law and the Gospel featuring Tom Hicks and John Divito. Modern Marrow Men is a weekly conversation on the Law & the Gospe...

Hanserd Knollys wrote an autobiographical summary of his life, he did this at the age of 63 when he thought his death was near. He had lost several family members in years prior, including his wife. In it he lists a number of experiences that had impressed the power, grace, and love of God on his mind during his wife. Introducing Particular Pilgrims: Stories from Reformed Baptist History told by R...

It seems that there are some aspiring pastors, or even current pastors, that think they don’t need to be very concerned with finance. Some may think, “That is the deacon’s job.” Should a pastor care about financial matters?   Dr. Sam Waldron, President of CBTSeminary sat down with Bill Barron, Chairman of Barron Commercial Group, to discuss some important questions related to financial stewar...

The biblical doctrine of election as an act of selection presupposes and implies an act of rejection.   Did not God simply elect those whom he foresaw would repent, believe, be receptive, be holy or persevere? Did God elect only nations or groups? i.e. Does Rom. 9 have only to do with the election of nations. Did God simply choose the church as a whole?   Confessing the Faith is a theolo...

Today's reading is from A sermon by Nehemiah Coxe entitled, Biblical Elders and Deacons. The Narrated Puritan features weekly readings from Puritan history read by Tom Sullivan. You can find more readings by Mr. Sullivan here . Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary is a Confessional Reformed Baptist Seminary Providing affordable online theological education to help the Church in its calling to tra...

Did the Marrow Men teach a universal atonement? What is the Marrow Men's understanding of saving faith and repentance? Tom and John continue their discussion with Dr. William Vandoodewaard, Professor of Church History at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. Recommended Resources for Episode 12: Edward Fisher,  The Marrow of Modern Divinity  (Christian Heritage) William Vandoodewaa...

Preached from 1 Peter 1:12 on 1/3/2021 Ben Carlson is Pastor of Grace Reformed Baptist Church of Owensboro, KY. To find out more about the ministry of GRBC Owensboro, visit https://grbco.org . Or for more sermons from Pastor Ben Carlson, visit https://www.sermonaudio.com/grbcoky This Sermon Select has been published with permission on the Man of God Podcast Channel, brought to you by Covenant Bapt...

Today Pastor Ron introduces us to Hanserd Knollys, one of the major leaders of the Particular Baptists in the 17th century. His lengthy life and ministry are full of interesting tales and useful lessons. Introducing Particular Pilgrims: Stories from Reformed Baptist History told by Ron Miller, Pastor of Covenant Baptist Church of Clarksville, TN and a longtime student and collector of Particular B...

Dr. Tom Nettles discusses the life and contribution of Andrew Fuller. This series of lectures comes from Dr. Tom Nettles' course on Jonathan Edwards and Andrew Fuller, taught in January of 2020 at Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary. The Weekly Discourse usually features a lecture which has been taken from a course at Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary.

Today's reading is from Accounts of Revival by Joshua Bradley. The Narrated Puritan features weekly readings from Puritan history read by Tom Sullivan.  Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary is a Confessional Reformed Baptist Seminary Providing affordable online theological education to help the Church in its calling to train faithful men. To learn more about CBTS, visit https://CBTSeminary.o...

God foreknows the future comprehensively and certainly. Foreknowledge is possible, because God’s decree is universal and unconditional. Confessing the Faith is a theological and devotional walk through the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith with host Sam Waldron, Pastor of Grace Reformed Baptist Church in Owensboro, KY and President of Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary. Covenant Baptist Theologi...

Why should 21st century Reformed Baptists care about the Marrow Controversy? Tom and John welcome Dr. William Vandoodewaard, Professor of Church History of Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, to the show and revisit the controversy that arose over The Marrow of Modern Divinity. Recommended Resources for Episode 11: Edward Fisher,  The Marrow of Modern Divinity  (Christian Heritag...