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This third study seeks to trace the origin of the elders. If the Christian Church has not been modeled after the Jewish Synagogue, as we have contended, then from whence did eldership arise? In answer to this question, the First Mention Principle is used to ascertain preliminary conclusions based on the first references of eldership in the Old Testament. Certain liberties of application are exercised towards the end of the study in order to demonstrate the absurdity of argument often advanced by the Reformed Baptists.

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This fourth study is one of two parts which offers two reasons why the church is modeled after the family unit: (1) The family unit is the blueprint for all social institutions, especially the religious societies sanctioned by God; (2) The family unit is the backbone for social planning, as each organization (including the church) exists as an independent, intra-dependent and interdependent entity. Eldership within the early church cannot be rightly apprehended unless it be seen through the framework of eldership within a single house-hold.

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This fifth study is the second of two parts which offers a third reason why the church is modeled after the family unit: The family unit is the building-block for social government. Compelling parallels exist between the type of government established by God (1) among the luminaries: sun, moon and stars; (2) within the house-hold: husband/father, wife/mother and children; (3) within the church: pastor, deacons and members. At the root level, God’s design of church government is simple and sensible.

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A lecture on the Order of the Church: Its Success, Part 4.

The question answered in this study: Should a church measure her success based on duty or results? It is our conviction that results based measurements lead to a humanistic motive in carrying out the Great Commission.

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Justification

26 Feb 2012, by Jared Smith

Justification

An exposition of Romans 5:1-11.

“By justification we mean that judicial act of God by which, on account of Christ, to whom the sinner is united by faith, he declares that sinner to be no longer exposed to the penalty of the law, but to be restored to his favor. Or, to give an alternative definition from which all metaphor is excluded: Justification is the reversal of God’s attitude toward the sinner, because of the sinner’s new relation to Christ. God did condemn; he now acquits. He did repel; he now admits to favor.” — A. H. Strong, Systematic Theology.

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Kevin Price sits on the committee of the Strict Baptist Historical Society. He has also served as a pastor for more than thirty years and has enjoyed an itinerate ministry in both the United Kingdom and the United States. His commitment to the historic values of the Strict Baptists has secured for many congregations a stedfast voice of support and encouragement.

Is Jesus Christ merely a potential Saviour, or is He a certain Saviour? Did He die to make redemption possible to all sinners, or did He die to secure redemption particularly for those whom the Father has given Him? The answers to these questions strike at the heart . . .

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Kevin Price sits on the committee on the Strict Baptist Historical Society. He has also served as a pastor for more than thirty years and has enjoyed an itinerate ministry in both the United Kingdom and the United States. His commitment to the historic values of the Strict Baptists has secured for many congregations a stedfast voice of support and encouragement.

While creeds and confessions have their place in the life of a Christian, they are insufficient to secure for the believer a relationship with God. Luke 24 highlights a four-fold ‘heart experience’ that should characterize the life of every child of God.

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Dr. David Allen served as pastor of the Free Baptist Church, Belvedere, Kent from 1983 to 1990. He has subsequently served as a Deputation Speaker for the Trinitarian Bible Society from 2000 to present. He is a Senior Speaker with TBS and highly esteemed for his defense of the Gospel as preserved in the Authorised Version.

“What think ye of Christ?” This is the question with which Jesus confronted the Pharisees and it is the subject which comprises Dr. Allen’s first challenge on why the Authorised Version remains the most reliable English translation of the Bible today.

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Dr. David Allen served as pastor of the Free Baptist Church, Belvedere, Kent from 1983 to 1990. He has subsequently served as a Deputation Speaker for the Trinitarian Bible Society from 2000 to present. He is a Senior Speaker with TBS and highly esteemed for his defense of the Gospel as preserved in the Authorised Version.

This is the second study on why the Authorised Version remains the most reliable English translation of the Bible today.

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The Apostle Paul uses the term “brethren” fourteen times with reference to the recipients of his letter. In this study, the letter as a whole is first expounded, providing a backdrop for the precepts announced in the text. The text itself is then unfolded with special emphasis on the peacefulness and faithfulness each believer is to demonstrate in his relationship with others. Encompassing the whole subject of Christian brotherhood is the Sovereign Grace of God that not only ushers a sinner into fellowship with Himself, but also sustains the saint in his relationship with the brethren.

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