RBS Tabletalk http://blog.rbseminary.org The official blog of Reformed Baptist Seminary Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:26:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 RBS Tabletalk http://blog.rbseminary.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/feed-icon.png http://blog.rbseminary.org 12 12 The official blog of Reformed Baptist Seminary Passing the Baton: Ongoing Ministerial Training in Latin America http://blog.rbseminary.org/2010/09/passing-the-baton-ongoing-ministerial-training-in-latin-america/ http://blog.rbseminary.org/2010/09/passing-the-baton-ongoing-ministerial-training-in-latin-america/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:15:41 +0000 deangonzales http://blog.rbseminary.org/?p=2494 In June 2006 twenty-three Dominican pastors and ministerial students completed the “Marrow of Theology” program and graduated with a Certificate of Theological Studies (C.T.S.) from Reformed Baptist Seminary.  In 2009 three of the honors students from that first class of graduates – all members of Iglesia Bautista de Gracia (Grace Baptist Church) in Santiago, DR, where the program…

]]> http://blog.rbseminary.org/2010/09/passing-the-baton-ongoing-ministerial-training-in-latin-america/feed/ 0 Man’s Royal Status as God’s Image and God’s Son http://blog.rbseminary.org/2010/08/mans-royal-status-as-gods-image-and-gods-son/ http://blog.rbseminary.org/2010/08/mans-royal-status-as-gods-image-and-gods-son/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:03:38 +0000 deangonzales http://blog.rbseminary.org/?p=2470 As a symbol of their authority, ancient Near Eastern kings would sometimes erect a personal statue in the geographical spheres of their jurisdiction (Dan. 3:1ff.).1 Even the king himself was viewed as the image and vice-regent of the territorial deity. The following examples range from the sixteenth through the thirteenth century B.C. Pharaoh Ahmose I (1550-1525 B.C.), for instance, is…

]]> http://blog.rbseminary.org/2010/08/mans-royal-status-as-gods-image-and-gods-son/feed/ 2 Student Profile: Pastor Mark Culton http://blog.rbseminary.org/2010/08/student-profile-pastor-mark-culton/ http://blog.rbseminary.org/2010/08/student-profile-pastor-mark-culton/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:58:37 +0000 deangonzales http://blog.rbseminary.org/?p=2467 God has graciously brought me to Ebenezer Bible Fellowship Church to lead Student Ministries, and I couldn’t be any more pleased knowing I am in the center of His will. God has allowed me to focus my attention on leading both the middle school and high school ministries here, and that involves teaching the Word of God on…

]]> http://blog.rbseminary.org/2010/08/student-profile-pastor-mark-culton/feed/ 5 Angels, Sethites, or Human Despots: Who Are the “Sons of God” in Genesis 6? http://blog.rbseminary.org/2010/08/angels-sethites-or-human-despots-who-are-the-sons-of-god-in-genesis-6/ http://blog.rbseminary.org/2010/08/angels-sethites-or-human-despots-who-are-the-sons-of-god-in-genesis-6/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 05:05:41 +0000 deangonzales http://blog.rbseminary.org/?p=2459 After two millennia of debate,1 three basic interpretations have emerged concerning the identity of the bene-Elohim and their crime. Some early rabbis, church fathers, and modern interpreters view the “sons of Elohim” as a reference to supernatural beings (angels or demigods), who took human wives, produced semi-divine offspring and thereby fell from their first estate and precipitated God’s judgment on…

]]> http://blog.rbseminary.org/2010/08/angels-sethites-or-human-despots-who-are-the-sons-of-god-in-genesis-6/feed/ 23 How Does Ministerial Training Need to Change? http://blog.rbseminary.org/2010/08/how-does-ministerial-training-need-to-change/ http://blog.rbseminary.org/2010/08/how-does-ministerial-training-need-to-change/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 23:45:53 +0000 deangonzales http://blog.rbseminary.org/?p=2454 The Gospel Coalition (TGC) asks three veteran seminary professors and one seminary professor what they would (if they could) change about ministerial training. Drs. Albert Mohler, Donald Carson, Jeff Louie, and Richard Pratt each weigh in with their perspectives on the direction where theological training needs to head for the future. As a good friend of mine put it, “From…

]]> http://blog.rbseminary.org/2010/08/how-does-ministerial-training-need-to-change/feed/ 14 The Regulative Principle of Worship in Theological Perspective http://blog.rbseminary.org/2010/08/the-regulative-principle-of-worship-in-theological-perspective/ http://blog.rbseminary.org/2010/08/the-regulative-principle-of-worship-in-theological-perspective/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:16:52 +0000 deangonzales http://blog.rbseminary.org/?p=2434 In two previous posts the doctrine known as the “Regulative Principle of Worship” (RPW) was examined from the perspective of historical theology and from the perspective of exegetical theology. In this post, we’ll look at the RPW from the perspective of systematic theology. A number of specific concerns relative to the systematic formulation of the Regulative Principle will…

]]> http://blog.rbseminary.org/2010/08/the-regulative-principle-of-worship-in-theological-perspective/feed/ 23 Invitation to a Unique Evangelism Summit Aug. 6-7 Brooklyn, NY http://blog.rbseminary.org/2010/07/invitation-to-a-unique-evangelism-summit-aug-6-7/ http://blog.rbseminary.org/2010/07/invitation-to-a-unique-evangelism-summit-aug-6-7/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:46:35 +0000 John Reuther http://blog.rbseminary.org/?p=2422 For almost a year now I have had the privilege of joining with men like Pat Necerato and Jeff Rose as they proclaim the Gospel publicly. These men are just two of a growing list of men whom God is sending forth to proclaim the Gospel in many places where people gather. My life and ministry have been enriched in…

]]> http://blog.rbseminary.org/2010/07/invitation-to-a-unique-evangelism-summit-aug-6-7/feed/ 0 Should We Allow Children into the Membership of the Church? http://blog.rbseminary.org/2010/07/should-we-allow-children-into-the-membership-of-the-church/ http://blog.rbseminary.org/2010/07/should-we-allow-children-into-the-membership-of-the-church/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:25:32 +0000 deangonzales http://blog.rbseminary.org/?p=2408 Should we allow minors into the membership of the church? Most evangelical churches would, without hesitation, answer this question affirmatively. Those that practice infant baptism believe the Bible warrants the inclusion of the children of believers into the membership of the church de jure. On the other hand, many Baptist churches today pressure young children to “make a decision for…

]]> http://blog.rbseminary.org/2010/07/should-we-allow-children-into-the-membership-of-the-church/feed/ 9 A Review of Mark Chanski’s Womanly Dominion: More Than a Gentle and Quiet Spirit http://blog.rbseminary.org/2010/07/a-review-of-mark-chanskis-womanly-dominion-more-than-a-gentle-and-quiet-spirit/ http://blog.rbseminary.org/2010/07/a-review-of-mark-chanskis-womanly-dominion-more-than-a-gentle-and-quiet-spirit/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:28:08 +0000 deangonzales http://blog.rbseminary.org/?p=2399 Maureen Dowd, an influential columnist for the New York Times, recently suggested that feminism is not working for women. In a piece entitled “Blue Is the New Black,” published in September 2009, she wrote

In the early ’70s, breaking out of the domestic cocoon, leaving their mothers’ circumscribed lives behind, young women felt exhilarated and bold. But the more women

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]]> http://blog.rbseminary.org/2010/07/a-review-of-mark-chanskis-womanly-dominion-more-than-a-gentle-and-quiet-spirit/feed/ 0 Trinitarian Essentials, Part 4: Co-Equality http://blog.rbseminary.org/2010/07/the-trinity-4-trinitarian-essentials-co-equality/ http://blog.rbseminary.org/2010/07/the-trinity-4-trinitarian-essentials-co-equality/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:01:07 +0000 John Reuther http://blog.rbseminary.org/?p=2386 The fifth essential consideration in the study of the Trinity is the issue of status between the Persons of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This issue is the flip side of the issue of subordination. So far our foundation work has involved four other important issues: the unity of God, plurality in the Godhead, distinctions in the names of the…

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