Welch College to Host 2014 Theological Symposium

October 21, 2014 NASHVILLE, TN—The 2014 Theological Symposium will meet October 27-28 on the campus of Welch College in Nashville, Tennessee. The symposium begins at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, October 27, and will end at 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 28. The symposium will be a time for…

A Problem in Calvinism’s Order of Salvation

by J. Matthew Pinson  In Calvinism, Regeneration comes before faith, whereas in Arminianism regeneration comes after faith. In other words, the “timing” of what Scripture describes as the “new birth” is decisive in the debate between Calvinism and Arminianism. In Calvinism, God gives His elect a new birth.…

Spirituality Versus Theology?

by Kevin L. Hester It happened again this year. Another pastoral student confided in me that when he announced his intent to attend Welch College, he was warned about studying theology and told not to let those theologians “ruin his spirit.” It doesn’t surprise me anymore, but I…

Was Infant Baptism Practiced in Early Christianity?

by Matthew Pinson Traditionally, advocates of infant baptism (or paedobaptism) say that its practice dates back to the apostles. Yet there is no proof for this assertion. No clear evidence for infant baptism exists before the third century. Even Augustine’s statement that infant baptism was a “firmly established…

“The Juvenilization of American Christianity” by Thomas Bergler: A Book Review

by Randy Corn The Juvenilization of American Christianity (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2012); 229 pgs. $19.17   Like many book-reading pastors, I pay attention to suggested reading lists.  For a number of years now, Al Mohler, the president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, has published a top ten list…