tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23777630.comments2023-06-16T04:22:13.543-06:00Happy in GraceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23777630.post-66343330849632000212014-12-27T09:43:00.428-06:002014-12-27T09:43:00.428-06:00Jerad,
By God's providence, Google sent me an ...Jerad,<br />By God's providence, Google sent me an unexpected and unsolicited update on your situation. I haven't looked at your blog in a long time. Yet they sent me and e-mail saying, "Bernie, here's what you missed from Jerad File on Google+." I imagine I'm not the only one whom God has providentially "updated." This is no accident. I'm sure Google could care less about your situation or God's care for you. Yet they are an unwitting tool in his hand. I'm also sure you are handling the discouragement better than I would or have.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00073941264037324838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23777630.post-23087835627418479932009-02-27T15:17:00.000-06:002009-02-27T15:17:00.000-06:00Thanks for stopping by the "Boomer in the Pew" blo...Thanks for stopping by the "Boomer in the Pew" blog to register for the new ESV Study Bible. I hope you enjoyed your visit to my blog, as much as I enjoyed my stop by yours!<BR/><BR/>If you like, please consider subscribing to my RSS feed, so that we may interact now and then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23777630.post-8313766609594587192009-02-16T18:09:00.000-06:002009-02-16T18:09:00.000-06:00I read your blog when I see that you have updated ...I read your blog when I see that you have updated it :)Shelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12399646332387740069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23777630.post-8219194197460386752009-01-01T15:26:00.000-06:002009-01-01T15:26:00.000-06:00That's the problem. It seems that those who disagr...That's the problem. It seems that those who disagree about whether Gill was a hyper-Calvinist are using differing definitions of what that is. I haven't gotten to read this yet, but I have been refered to a recent primer on the subject: http://www.spurgeon.org/~phil/articles/hypercal.htmjfilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02499699001987275908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23777630.post-26242578897863917232008-12-31T12:54:00.000-06:002008-12-31T12:54:00.000-06:00I am not sure I know what the standard agreed-upon...I am not sure I know what the standard agreed-upon definition is of hyper-c. Any suggestions? <BR/><BR/>AdamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23777630.post-8588163094848783922008-10-01T18:43:00.000-06:002008-10-01T18:43:00.000-06:00That is just tremendous brother! Tonight the Lord...That is just tremendous brother! Tonight the Lord lifted the blinders! I prayed to receive Calvin tonight! bless you Bro. Jared for your blogging ministry to us former non-believers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23777630.post-51074558205945843272008-07-11T12:17:00.000-06:002008-07-11T12:17:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.EFBC On Missionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05836882244135932066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23777630.post-53226796859959338142008-06-09T09:54:00.000-06:002008-06-09T09:54:00.000-06:00Annonymous,Thank you for your comment. I am well a...Annonymous,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your comment. I am well aware of the problem that alcohol is for many people. I work at a homeless shelter and I see every day the effects that it has caused in people's lives. I would even probably be in favor of prohibition as a civil law, but I don't think it wise for Christians to require it and try to make a biblical case for what is not there.jfilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02499699001987275908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23777630.post-65298933892247568002008-02-23T17:20:00.000-06:002008-02-23T17:20:00.000-06:00In response to the earlier comment I have turned o...In response to the earlier comment I have turned on comment moderation. From now on new comments posted will not appear until I have approved it.jfilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02499699001987275908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23777630.post-82219879891102757052008-02-23T17:16:00.000-06:002008-02-23T17:16:00.000-06:00I apologize to anyone who saw the comment that was...I apologize to anyone who saw the comment that was left here earlier. Someone anonymous left a comment that was a link to youtube video that was inappropriate. I have removed the comment.jfilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02499699001987275908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23777630.post-24954766777315164852008-02-13T08:49:00.000-06:002008-02-13T08:49:00.000-06:00You make an interesting connection here.You make an interesting connection here.Chedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04008363735281618528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23777630.post-55697338229081803502008-02-04T08:48:00.000-06:002008-02-04T08:48:00.000-06:00Wow! Dr. Lemke, I didn't expect that I would get a...Wow! Dr. Lemke, I didn't expect that I would get a comment from you. I would be happy to dialogue with you about my paper through email at jfile76@gmail.com. I didn't have an email address for you, so you can respond to mine to begin a dialogue. I just have a few things to say though just to preface:<BR/>1)This was a paper I did for class. I don't have any ax to grind and I'm not some angry blogger. I was just happy with my work and I thought I would post it for my family and friends to be able to see. <BR/>2)I understood that my reference to your paper was tangential to your argument. I stand with you in opposing inclusivism. I too believe that explicit faith in Christ is needed for salvation and that "good muslims" and "good mormans"are lost without repenting and turning to Christ--even if they have never had a chance to hear the Gospel. The only exception that I have would be in the case of infants who die in infancy or those who were born severely mentally handicap. I attended the ETS regional meeting that you read the paper and and I was present when you read it. I agreed with almost all of it, but the particular issue that I wrote about in this paper stuck out to me as something that I felt that I was in disagreement with. That is what prompted me to write the paper for class.<BR/>3)If I misrepresented your view, or misunderstood it, and claimed that you reject original sin or original guilt, but you don't, I will pledge now to remove the paper from the blog and to post an apology for misrepresenting your view. The last thing I want is to claim something that isn't true that I should have verified before I ever posted in the first place. <BR/>4)I see what you mean when you say that the two propositions that you listed contradict. I think that the contradiction could be removed if I replaced the word "could" with "should." What I man is, I don't think that there is a "valid" reason for linking original guilt with infant baptism unless you think that baptism has some power to wash away sin. "Could" was not the right word to use there. If you can show me a good warrant for the link I would be happy to consider it, but I just don't see anything.jfilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02499699001987275908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23777630.post-25545321204149048872008-02-02T13:19:00.000-06:002008-02-02T13:19:00.000-06:00Jerad,Thanks for referencing my paper on Tiessen. ...Jerad,<BR/>Thanks for referencing my paper on Tiessen. I found your paper interesting, and you address many important issues. You would understand, of course, that I disagree with some of your assertions. I would be interested in dialoging more about the age of accountability, although I would prefer personal email to a blog format. <BR/><BR/>However, I hope you can see the obvious contradiction in your two claims that (a) "only someone who believes in baptismal regeneration" could infer the need for infant baptism from original guilt and that (b) the main point of my Tissen paper was that I was "against the possibility of salvation apart from conscious personal faith in Christ." So, obviously, the position can be held without belief in baptismal regeneration.<BR/><BR/>Although this issue arose only tangentally in my Tiessen paper, I addressed the issue more directly in my paper on "What Is a Baptist?: Nine Marks that Distinguish Baptists from Presbyterians," (my mark 2 addresses the age of accountability or inherited guilt), at http://www.baptistcenter.com/Baptist%20Distinctives.pdf. I hope you find this more thorough discussion of the issue helpful. God bless you in your pursuit of Him!<BR/>Steve LemkeSteve Lemkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06892853747098200144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23777630.post-21653743809129454232008-02-02T08:56:00.000-06:002008-02-02T08:56:00.000-06:00You should ask Hinkle to produce a list of the bit...You should ask Hinkle to produce a list of the bitter moderates who support Acts 29. It is doubtful that he has one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23777630.post-5520669344783507402008-01-20T21:12:00.000-06:002008-01-20T21:12:00.000-06:00http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/produ...http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/<BR/>product?item_no=25566&netp_id=142885&event=<BR/>ESRCN&item_code=WW&view=detailsjfilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02499699001987275908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23777630.post-18402326818368808062008-01-20T21:11:00.000-06:002008-01-20T21:11:00.000-06:00When I said to reexamine the historical record, I ...When I said to reexamine the historical record, I meant Baptist history. My argument is intended to argue within the Baptist tradition against another Baptist who claims that infants are not born sinners. <BR/><BR/>I don't think the second option that you give is outside of the Baptist tradition. I would argue that infants who die in infancy are elect sinners who have been purchased in the transaction on the cross--apart from explicit personal faith in Jesus. I came to this position after reading the late Baptist philosopher Ronald Nash's book "When a Baby Dies." http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?item_no=25566&netp_id=142885&event=ESRCN&item_code=WW&view=detailsjfilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02499699001987275908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23777630.post-80293005354661566662008-01-20T21:01:00.000-06:002008-01-20T21:01:00.000-06:00Greetings! Enjoyed the paper and read all of it.>"...Greetings! Enjoyed the paper and read all of it.<BR/><BR/>>" The doctrine of original sin says that infants are born guilty and under condemnation and in need of Christ. Therefore, infants are born lost."<BR/><BR/>So an infant that dies goes to hell? If not, how does that work?<BR/><BR/>>" Those who would say that “Baptists deny that children are guilty upon birth, and thus deny infant baptism,”[46] need to reexamine the historical record, as well as reexamine their logic. "<BR/><BR/>Interesting statement considering that historically most Christians have long held the efficacy of baptism and the need for baptism of children. The majority of the world's Christian still affirm the efficacy of baptism and the need to baptise children. Baptists are in the very small minority on those issues.<BR/><BR/>Personally, it seems to me that Baptists have painted themselves into a theological corner and must admit that either infants, being lost, either go to hell when the infant dies or that there is a second method of salvation for infants which differs from adult believers. Either option is contrary to historic Baptist belief.<BR/><BR/>God bless...Timothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06992217665437521336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23777630.post-85381365879009615932008-01-12T14:48:00.000-06:002008-01-12T14:48:00.000-06:00Yes, I was citing that passage parenthetically jus...Yes, I was citing that passage parenthetically just to show an example of clear teaching that God does have some basis for a type of discrimination. This basis is not typical to how most people would discriminate, but on a basis that is actually inclusive of anyone who desires to be included.jfilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02499699001987275908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23777630.post-12354190265471606942008-01-12T11:02:00.000-06:002008-01-12T11:02:00.000-06:00Ah, but also don't forget that the sheep and goats...Ah, but also don't forget that the sheep and goats were separated based on what they had *done* or not done...so "belief" requires its own defining as well.Xochitlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11975473422094912747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23777630.post-22688546438310732592007-12-30T19:37:00.000-06:002007-12-30T19:37:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23777630.post-36366803447314947072007-12-27T22:44:00.000-06:002007-12-27T22:44:00.000-06:00Upon a bit more reflection. I don't even have a pr...Upon a bit more reflection. I don't even have a problem with requiring t-totalism for denominational service. What I have a problem with is cutting off all church plants affiliated with a particular network because the network does not have the same policy.jfilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02499699001987275908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23777630.post-14670283421618749072007-12-26T18:07:00.000-06:002007-12-26T18:07:00.000-06:00I am a moderationist. I have no problems with abst...I am a moderationist. I have no problems with abstentionist like yourself. You are the second person that I have come across on the web who has written a blog against their Baptist Convention on total abstinence. The other was from Texas. That blog is called Grace and Truth to You.iek http://kerussocharis.blogspot.comJason Notahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704568060190097202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23777630.post-64676472155616679632007-12-26T08:05:00.000-06:002007-12-26T08:05:00.000-06:00Dude, Andrew Fuller obviously doesn't understand h...Dude, Andrew Fuller obviously doesn't understand his Bible, and he must be a liberal. Seriously, good words!Kevin P. Larsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11898344756114224378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23777630.post-23956259374574677632007-01-18T16:21:00.000-06:002007-01-18T16:21:00.000-06:00It's cool. I'm not sure of the rules myself, and ...It's cool. I'm not sure of the rules myself, and I didn't feel like there was an ill will behind it. <br /><br />Consider yourself forgiven, absolved, etc.Mason Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09142552230925989193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23777630.post-62067304004652890082007-01-17T23:14:00.000-06:002007-01-17T23:14:00.000-06:00Thanks, man. I just would have liked to have know...Thanks, man. I just would have liked to have known I was on display before I discovered it by accident by stumbling over to your blog, that's all.Mason Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09142552230925989193noreply@blogger.com