Having a more dispensational past has left me quite “out of the loop” in regards to what “covenant theology” is and what it really means. The last few years of investigation have really allowed me to understand covenant theology. I have recently been working my way through Greg Nichols’ “Covenant Theology: A Reformed and Baptist [...]

This material was presented by the authors to students of Westmisnter Seminary California during a lunch hour on campus in response to their inquiriers about how Reformed Baptists view covenant theology… Old news to some, but got the link from Brandon Adams. Download the essay by the Renihans’ here. It’s a great follow-up to the release [...]

Came across a quote from Machen, and thought it was interesting to read against the backdrop of a part of Tennant’s Presuppositional Systematics The Wisdom of God. I don’t have time to write more at the moment (a 1-3 inch rain prediction is putting our harvest into overtime), but I’ll just say that I’m not [...]

Wayne Grudem (1948-) Another helpful distinction applied to different aspects of God’s will is the distinction between God’s secret will and his revealed will. Even in our own experience we know that we are able to will some things secretly and then only later make this will known to others. Sometimes we tell others before [...]

A while back, I had a lengthy and somewhat heated email exchange with a “Reformed Baptist Pastor” who had some serious problems with the Covenant of Grace in the LBCF. I’ve exported the whole convo to a single document, which can be read here. If there are any folks who struggle with covenant theology, infant [...]

Jamin, I have appreciated your recommendations for reading on the doctrine of inerrancy of scripture. I am looking for direction on another matter. You don’t likely recall that I don’t call myself a Calvinist, but have leanings that way. In an effort to separate some of the wheat from the chaff, I decided to sit [...]

We now pick up from the last part in this series. We briefly outlined some differences between the covenant theology of our paedobaptist/Westminster brothers and sisters in Christ and Reformed Baptist covenant theology. Several of those fundamental differences lead each group to come to different conclusions as to who should be baptized. Two more fundamental [...]