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John Piper on the Particular Benefits Extended to Children of Believers…My Thoughts on Baptist and Reformed Perspectives on Children and Relation to Covenant

By On July 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Baptism, Calvinism, Children, Communion/Lord's Supper, Covenant Theology, Family, Fatherhood, Homeschool, Motherhood, Theology

Here is an extended quote from John Piper from the following article, “What Did Christ Purchase for Your Children with His Blood?”:

But did the blood of Christ purchase no privileges for the children of believers? Did the blood of Christ not unite families across generations? What about 

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Book Review of Nora Gallagher’s “The Sacred Meal”

By On June 2, 2011 · 2 Comments · In Book Reviews, Communion/Lord's Supper

Gallagher, Nora. 2009. The Sacred Meal. Thomas Nelson: Nashville, TN

I want to thank Thomas Nelson and Booksqueeze  for providing this book for review. At the same time, I wish Thomas Nelson did not publish this book. I know those are strong words, but this book is borderline heretical, if not heretical.

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Baptism is the Sign of Full Inclusion into the Covenant Community, and thus the Covenant Meal

By On February 16, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Baptism, Communion/Lord's Supper, Theology

As a credo-baptist, I view baptism to be the initiatory rite that brings the convert fully into the Covenant community. Such baptized believers may now receive the Lord’s Supper. This is all in keeping with the Bible’s teaching about baptism as signifying full union with Christ. It is odd to me how the Reformed tradition [...]

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Book Review of Daniel Hyde's "Welcome to a Reformed Church"

By On November 9, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Book Reviews, Calvinism, Church History, Communion/Lord's Supper, Covenant Theology, History, The Mysterious World of American Evangelicalism, Theology

Hyde, Daniel R.. Welcome to a Reformed Church: A Guide for Pilgrims. Orlando, Fla.: Reformation Trust Pub., 2010. Print.

Reformation Trust provided this copy for a honest review on my part, so here it is:

Rev. Hyde offers readers a primer on the history and doctrine of the Reformed Church, focusing mainly [...]

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Do Not Hinder the Children

By On November 3, 2010 · 2 Comments · In Baptism, Children, Communion/Lord's Supper, Family, Fatherhood, Homeschool, Motherhood, Theology, Youth Ministry

As a father and former child myself, I have found myself searching the Scriptures more and more lately in developing a Biblically grounded theology of children. The Church has been doing this for years and there is hardly any consensus on how exactly our children are initiated into the full membership of [...]

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What this Believer's-Baptist Believer's-Communion Pastor Has in Common with Infant-Baptizing Infant-Communion Pastor Robert Rayburn

By On February 4, 2010 · 4 Comments · In Baptism, Communion/Lord's Supper, The Mysterious World of American Evangelicalism, Uncategorized

Robert Rayburn states at his Church’s website:

“We do not practice paedocommunion here at Faith Presbyterian. We get as close to it as we can, the rules of our church being what they are, but a profession of faith is still required in the PCA for participation at the Lord’s Table. So, [...]

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