Baptists dealt with the challenges and the threat of Protestant liberal theology in a very interesting manner. The Baptists encountered the liberal theology after the civil war. It is worth mentioning that before the civil war, the Bible was the main religious, political, and social text that united the Americans, however, as an aftermath of […]
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Timeline: 1629-1713 William Screven was known as the 17th century reformed church planter. He was also known as the preacher from England that established the first Baptist Church in the South of England. He was born in Somerton in Somerset, England in 1629. He later migrated to Kittery, as he was forcefully asked to leave
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In Chapter 10 the author talks how man, over the centuries, has sought God’s forgiveness and attained salvation. He begins by quoting Psalm 51:1-3 and underlines the fact that the text of the Old Testament resonates with the New Testament in a perfect manner. He moves on to underline nine important words and their connotations:
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In Chapter 9 the author begins by saying that the Bible is a “Progressive revelation” as the message therein is revealed little by little. He, however, says that he prefers to call it a “Cumulative revelation” rather than a “Progressive revelation” as message from God is revealed to us layer by layer and should not
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In Chapter 14 the Author shares that he grew up in a system where they were taught to memorize a new hymn every week. The concept was to train the memory and the brain to retain what was learnt. He says that modern day education looks down upon memorizing lessons which has had a very
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Prophecy means, “the inspired declaration of divine will and purpose”, “the foretelling or prediction of what is to come, something that is declared by a prophet, especially a divinely inspired prediction.” Prophecies are mainly the messages of God that are sent through his chosen people. These messages have mainly been about the Good News, Hope
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In Chapter 13 the Author’s main message is that the New Testament is the answer to all predictions and enigmas that the Old Testament presents and that God is the ultimate planner and executer. The Author says that the Old Testament twice narrates that God, Yahweh is one True God. God himself challenged all nations
House of God and David This chapter talks about the faithful relationship of God and David as well as the continuation of God’s covenant with David. The story highlights David’s love and respect for God. We read in this chapter that when David moved to his cedar house, he realized that he is simply the
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In one way or another, we have all experienced in our lives that when we praise God with utmost sincerity, our hearts are suddenly filled with peace, we feel a certain warmth as if there is a supernatural presence around us, and most importantly we feel as if we are being heard by a Divine
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In Chapter 6 the author says that in order to really understand God and the power that he exercises over all what He has created, we must study the Old Testament. He says that in the New Testament we understand that God is the “Creator” of heavens and earth but that is not the real