by David Allen | Feb 9, 2015 | Baptist, Bible, Theology
NOTE: This is Part 3 of a series on “Baptists and Baptism.” One of the clearest facts of church history is from shortly after the founding of the first Baptist Church on English soil to the present time, Baptists have affirmed immersion as the only...
by David Allen | Feb 6, 2015 | Baptist, Bible, Theology
The past sixty years have witnessed quite an upsurge of interest in the subject of baptism among Protestant denominations.[1] When it comes to Baptists and their treatment of baptism, both doctrinally and in practice, the 20th century was a period of significant...
by David Allen | Jul 25, 2014 | Baptist, Bible, General, Gospel, Preaching, Scripture References
For two and a half weeks I was in England and Scotland with 71 students and faculty from SEBTS and SWBTS on our annual Oxford Study Tour. The tour consists of courses taught by faculty combined with trips to some of the important historical sites in Baptist history...
by David Allen | Jul 14, 2014 | Baptist, Culture, General, Preaching
Today I am in Scotland; land of clans, kilts, medieval castles, Robert the Bruce, Robert Burns, fresh water lochs (lakes), St. Andrew’s Links, haggis (the country’s most famous culinary dish made with the heart, liver, and lungs of a sheep and traditionally boiled in...
by David Allen | Jul 4, 2014 | Baptist, Culture, Theology
When you look up the term “religious liberty” in anybody’s dictionary, there you will find the collective picture of Baptists. The insistence on religious liberty by Baptists has resulted in misunderstanding, criticism and even persecution. In the past, governments...