Jesus said that he came to bring Good News for the poor (see Luke 4:18). The word Evangelical signifies a bringer of Good News (evangelicalbaptist.uk/2023/09/29/). God summons Evangelical Baptists to proclaim the Good News of the new heavens and the… Read More »Good News for the unborn
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE TRUSTEES OF BUGB Dear sisters and brothers We are reluctantly taking the step of writing an open letter to you in response to your emails to us and to the BUGB Council members (16th April)… Read More »AN OPEN LETTER TO THE TRUSTEES OF BUGB
At a recent meeting of Baptists, I found myself in conversation about the issue of same-sex relationships. A friend made the case that since God had made each of us, he must have made us to desire in the way… Read More »Human Desire and the Will of God
When evangelicals state that they reject homosexual practice and the possibility of same-sex marriage, they are often accused of judging others and told that this is not a Christian attitude. Didn’t Jesus himself tell us not to judge? We are… Read More »Judging and Judgment
Some of you reading may already be bristling at the title. We do not live in a society or culture in which submission is an acceptable term. Rather we prefer: independence, self-care, individuality, surety and standing strong. It is not… Read More »A Transformation into Genuine Submission
Evangelicals are those who are primarily defined by their association with the ‘Good News’ (Eu-angellion). The New Testament announcement of Good News can find scriptural precedent in, for instance, the words of Isaiah 52:7f where the message is essentially coupled… Read More »Unashamed of the Good News?
Chapter 5 of Sexuality & Holiness: Remaining Loving & Biblically Grounded in a Rapidly Shifting Culture Preaching the whole truth One of the most common arguments on alternative relationships to that of one man and one woman is the view… Read More »Jesus had nothing to say on the issue, right?
Chapter 4 of Sexuality & Holiness: Remaining Loving & Biblical in a Rapidly Shifting Culture Several years ago, I was asked to teach our youth on what the Bible says about homosexuality and same-sex relationships. This was at a time… Read More »A good thing the law counts for nothing, right?
A couple of weeks ago I commented on a thread on Facebook touching on the proposed changes in the Baptist Union’s Ministerial Recognition Rules (“MRR”). I was commenting from the perspective of someone who opposes the change. After the discussion… Read More »7 Reasons to Oppose the Change in MRR
Simon is an accredited Baptist minister who prefers not to give away more details about himself than you find in his testimony. He wrote this testimony at our request and gave us permission to use it here. I, Pieter Lalleman,… Read More »Pilgrimage