by David Allen | Mar 23, 2015 | Baptist, Bible, Quotes, Theology
Our Anabaptist and Baptist forefathers were mistreated, imprisoned, tortured and murdered by Catholic and Protestant alike over their commitment to a New Testament ecclesiology centered around believer’s baptism by immersion. I wonder if we modern day Southern...
by David Allen | Mar 17, 2015 | Baptist, Bible, Scripture References, Theology
The two bedrock passages concerning the theology of baptism are Romans 6:3-5 and Colossians 2:12. In Rom 6:4 baptism not only symbolizes identification with Christ in his death, burial and resurrection; it declares our burial with him. It is precisely here that the...
by David Allen | Mar 13, 2015 | Baptist, Bible, Scripture References, Theology
While in England this past summer I came across a book entitled Baptismal Fonts Classified and Illustrated. This work is one of the most significant archaeological studies of baptismal fonts by paedobaptist E. Tyrrell-Green. I was struck by his candor regarding the...
by David Allen | Mar 11, 2015 | Bible, Preaching, Scripture References, Sermons
NOTE: This is a portion of my sermon on 1 John 1:5-10 in my commentary 1-3 John: Fellowship in the Family, published by Crossway. The focus is on 1 John 1:5. This statement, “God is light,” has been interpreted in different ways. First, it could be a description of...
by David Allen | Mar 9, 2015 | Baptist, Bible, Theology
NOTE: This is Part 9 of a multi-part series on Baptism and Baptists. Today’s post deals with the historical data concerning the rise of sprinkling as a mode of baptism. Since even paedobaptists are agreed that the apostolic practice was immersion, how and why...
by David Allen | Mar 2, 2015 | Bible, Culture, Gospel, Quotes, Scripture References, Theology
NOTE: These are my notes that I used March 2 at the Expository Preaching Workshop on “Preaching Jude” at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The lecture along with these notes will be posted online within a few weeks at www.swbts.edu. “…I found it...
