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William Carey’s View of History

September 24, 2011

By Nathan Finn One of the complaints I sometimes hear from students is that their church history and Baptist history classes are not “practical” enough. Instead of asking, with Tertullian, “what does Athens have to do with Jerusalem?” many of them want to know what any of it has to do with ministry in our…

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This Week’s Book Notes

September 24, 2011

By Matthew Barrett Taking Hold of God: Reformed and Puritan Perspectives on Prayer. Edited by Joel R. Beeke and Brian G. Najapfour. Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2011. In this new volume Beeke and Najapfour have put together an outstanding collection of chapters on prayer according to the Reformed and Puritan tradition. Najapfour opens the…

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Consistent Communion: Baptism as Prerequisite to the Lord’s Supper

September 24, 2011

By Nathan Finn One of the perennial debates among Baptist Christians centers upon the relationship between baptism and the Lord’s Supper. Historically, Baptists have argued that “New Testament” baptism—the full immersion of a professing disciple after his or her conversion—is prerequisite to participating in the Lord’s Supper. In more recent years, a growing number of…

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