Welch College Commencement Address
by Paul Harrison President Pinson, Welch College family and friends, and esteemed graduates: As followers of Jesus the Christ, we are witnesses of and combatants in a great war. A massive and dark army is surging forward in our world, leaving devastation in its wake. Ruthless and malignant, they press on seeking to bend all to the evil will of their master. They have every follower of Jesus in their crosshairs, and many are falling on...
Antinomianism and Reformed Arminianism
by Richard E. Clark Some may be tempted to think the following: Since Reformed Arminians teach that apostasy may occur only by the renunciation of faith, then antinomianism (a lifestyle characterized by sin) is compatible with final salvation in Reformed Arminian theology. This correlation is simply not the case. The person may never have been saved. Additionally, a person that was saved through saving faith, confessing Christ as both...
Reformed Arminianism and Real Assurance
by Benjamin G. Campbell The assurance of salvation that believers possess comes about only through a gospel-centered, Christ-focused, Spirit-empowered theology of salvation. In his work, All of Grace,Charles Haddon Spurgeon correctly remarks, “If we are found faithful, it will be because God is faithful. On the faithfulness of our covenant [with] God the whole burden of our salvation must rest.”[1]Insofar as many people battle with...
The Role of Mary in the Modern-day Church
by Hannah Goucher Church history offers two specific viewpoints on Mary, the mother of Jesus. Since the medieval period, the Roman Catholic Church has praised her with highest regard, esteeming her at the same level as Jesus. In contrast, modern evangelicals have seemingly done all they can to remove her from prominence, effectively resulting in the removal of a biblical example of faithfulness. When looking at the views of the...
What Was Early Church Worship Music Like?
by Daniel Webster The question prompted by this article’s title is an important one because many earnest believers desire to worship on the Lord’s Day in form and content the same way that Christ and the apostles worshiped. The New Testament is very clear about the purpose of music for the church, but it does not give explicit indication as to what the form of church music was like. This observation may lead some to conclude that...
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