Many saints unfamiliar with the 1689 confession feel intimidated by its size: "It's too big to be a church's confession!"
Consider: Of the total word count in the confession, 40% (almost half) is focused on unfolding God's manifold blessings and benefits to believers in the covenant of grace.
That's ~2500 words on the glories of the gospel.
That's nearly twice as many words on the glory of the gospel than are found in the entire New Hampshire Confession (1853).
Is it big? Yes! But man, give me more gospel!
Recommended Michael Haykin’s *Kiffen, Knollys, and Keach* again this morning, to our membership class. A helpful and accessible introduction to our Particular Baptist heritage.
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I know of a church plant in northwest arkansas and potential one in central TN looking for a qualified elder. It will be bivocational to begin. If you know of someone send me a DM. Would love to help these precious churches. Must subscribe to 1689 2LBCF.
@pj_kauffman@dgh5391 Yes, 1689F has a clear agreed upon understanding of the covenants. There are some minor variations (which is true of any position).
Here are 5 essential distinctives of the position:
Our church (@crbchattanooga) is hosting our Association's (https://t.co/TIoiw2yiUK) Pastor's Fraternal next month. If you're a pastor in the Southeast, you're invited! See details below or message me. Register here: https://t.co/37Km9NBDhK
#OTD November 25, 1742:
David Brainerd, age 24, was approved as a missionary to the Native peoples of New England by the Scottish Society for the Propagating of Christian Knowledge (SPCK).
From 1743 to 1746, despite fragile health, he ministered among the Delaware (Lenape), with the most notable revival occurring at Crossweeksung, New Jersey.
Brainerd died of tuberculosis in 1747 at age 29 while staying in the home of Jonathan Edwards. His journals, published by Jonathan Edwards, inspired generations of missionaries.
"Whate'er my God ordains is right:
Though now this cup, in drinking,
May bitter seem to my faint heart,
I take it, all unshrinking:
My God is true:
Each morn anew
Sweet comfort yet shall fill my heart,
And pain and sorrow shall depart."
@BiblicalBeauty My older children have contemplated what future states they might reside in based on whether raw milk is legal there - they like it that much!
About 14 years ago I attended a conference put on by a Free Will Baptist church in rural South Carolina. The speaker? Voddie Baucham. I have always wondered who at that church had heard of him. Thankful for Baucham's willingness to preach in small places as well as great ones.
South Carolina in October - Richard Barcellos is to be the speaker at the Fall Bible Conference sponsored by Cornerstone Baptist Church in Clinton, SC.
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IRBS is pleased to announce the formation of the Particular Baptist Theological Society, a new endeavor meant to encourage scholarship related to historic and current Particular Baptist doctrine and practice.
The society will meet for one day and will feature a plenary session alongside concurrent side sessions, each consisting of papers presented by scholars, students and ministers interested in the goals of the Society.
Soon we will call for paper proposals, on the theme of Chalcedonian Christology, to be considered for presentation at our first meeting, in May 2026.
See https://t.co/IiEn7fCsmH for updates and more information.
Watched the best Doctor Who episode tonight: "Genesis of the Daleks". Genetic engineering, creation of a master race, manipulation of democracy, the moral question of performing evil for a seeming good.