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Studying the lives of children of well known Particular Baptist pastors can be instructive. In doing so, we are reminded of several important and practical Scriptural truths.  One is the great privilege of growing up in a God-fearing home. This is balanced by the truth that Gospel-privilege does not guarantee salvation. Yet another is that finishing well is better than merely beginning well....

Dr. Tom Nettles discusses Jonathan Edwards work on The Freedom of the Will. 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. Covenant Baptist Theological Semi...

In the year 1807, James Haldane, after having sprinkled an infant, was accosted by his little son, a child of six years old, with the pertinent question, “Father, did that child believe?” “No,” said the surprised parent, “why do you ask me such a question?” “Because, father, I have read the whole of the New Testament, and I find that all who were baptised, believed. Did the child believe?” It was...

For our Baptist forefathers the doctrine of the Trinity was anything but mysterious and difficult with little practical application to daily life. No, rather, it was crucial to our communion with God and comfort in God. No passage in all the Bible shows this so richly as 2 Corinthians 13:14: “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with yo...

How well do you know the gospel? What is the difference between the gospel narrowly considered and the gospel broadly considered? 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 Christi...

Sermon Select | As lockdowns continue to be carried out or threatened worldwide in the midst of the pandemic, Churches must consider if long-term social distancing is consistent with New Testament Christianity. Preached on 5/24/2020.   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...

Happy Thanksgiving! How much do you know about your Reformed Baptist heritage? 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. Covenant Baptis...

Dr. Tom Nettles discusses Jonathan Edwards work on The End for Which God Created the World. 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. Covenant Baptist...

We must entertain exalted and majestic views of the Son of God and the Spirit of God as fully and without dilution God. We may worship them without moderation or reduction. We may trust their power and grace without reluctance or fear.   We must reject as unworthy of our Savior every doctrine which diminishes His true deity. He is not a lower case g God. He is capital G-O-D, God!   Confe...

Modern Marrow Men | How Should We Distinguish Between God's Laws in Scripture? 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 laypeople rightly divide the Word of truth....

We have every reason to bless God no matter the results of the election and no matter the consequences that follow. There could be some various trials that we as a church could have to face…[but] we can have this confidence, that whatever trial we face, it is short and it is necessary. God is sovereign over these things, and this is the time to preach these things to ourselves. Preached from 1 Pet...

Why do contemporary Reformed Baptists observe the Christian Sabbath on the first day of the week? Did you know that some of our 17th century Particular Baptist forefathers were “Seventh Day” men? Not Seventh Day Adventists, who came 200 years later, but Seventh Day Baptists. Introducing Particular Pilgrims: Stories from Reformed Baptist History told by Ron Miller, Pastor of Covenant Baptist Church...

What is true virtue? If we do not regard God as central to virtue, we have missed the point of what virtue is. If one does not have the glory of God as his chief end, what he does is not truly virtuous. Jonathan Edwards published his Nature of True Virtue in 1765. Edwards desired to defend the Christian understanding of what virtue is, opposing the rationalist understanding which diminished divine...

Paragraph 3 of this chapter moves to the doctrine of the Trinity. After decades and even centuries of neglect, the doctrine of the Trinity has become the focus of attention for theologians in recent decades. It is to be hoped that this interest of theologians will trickle down to ordinary Christians. The doctrine of the Trinity is of enormous practical importance to the serious Christian.   C...

Modern Marrow Men | What is the Law and Why Does God Give It to Us? 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 laypeople rightly divide the Word of truth. Tom Hicks is Pastor of F...

Preached from Revelation 6:1-8. 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 the...

Should we sing in public worship? Can you defend this from a scriptural basis? What shall we sing? Should it only be psalms or scripture in meter or uninspired human compositions? How should we sing? Should it be done solo or with the whole congregation? In the late 17th Century Hymn-singing controversy in Particular Baptist churches, these questions were vigorously taken up. They were thought to...

This is the final lecture from Dr. Tom Ascol’s talks on the Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel, or the Dallas Statement. CBTS is in full agreement with the statement and we are happy to share these lectures with you which explain its affirmations and the denials. In today’s lecture, Dr. Ascol covers the articles on Race/Ethnicity, Culture, & Racism. You can find the full text of the St...

"Your old Sunday School teacher was wrong when she told you that God created the world because He was lonely! He does not even need creation to be God. He was the blessed and only sovereign before and without creation. Modern men and contemporary theologians find it difficult in their minds to reconcile the classical theism of the Christian tradition and the Scriptures with a God who is relational...

Conversations on the Law & the Gospel | What is the Marrow Controversy and why is it important today? A glimpse into the 18th century Scottish controversy over The Marrow of Modern Divinity and this debate's significance for today's church.  Introducing our newest show on the Man of God Network, Modern Marrow Men: Conversations on the Law and the Gospel featuring Tom Hicks and J...

Preached from Romans 8:28-29. Richard Barcellos is Pastor of Grace Reformed Baptist Church of Palmdale, CA. 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 theological education to help t...

You probably sing hymns every week in public worship. Did you know that this was not always practiced in Reformed congregations? Did you know that Particular Baptists played a key role in the establishment of the practice in Reformed churches? What was church worship like in 17th century England? Pastor Ron tells the story of the origin and development of the practice of Hymn-singing in 17th centu...

The next several lectures will come from Dr. Tom Ascol’s talks on the Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel, or the Dallas Statement. CBTS is in full agreement with the statement and we are happy to share these lectures with you which explain its affirmations and the denials. In today’s lecture, Dr. Ascol covers the articles on Sin, the Gospel, Salvation, the Church, Heresy, Sexuality & M...

"Rather than making God an impersonal thing with whom it is impossible to have a relationship, we saw that His simplicity means that His character and affection toward us His people will never change. This is the theme of the next cluster of attributes mentioned in the Confession." Confessing the Faith is a theological and devotional walk through the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith with host Sam...

Modern Marrow Men | Who are our co-hosts and why have they started this podcast? Tom Hicks and John Divito share their testimonies and explain what has led to this podcast. 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...