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Young Calvinists, Sound Teaching, and the Future of the Southern Baptist Convention by Peter Lumpkins

By all estimations, the book of James stands a grossly neglected section of biblical truth in today’s church. And, while Luther’s infamous dictum concerning the Lord’s inspired half-brother’s “right strawy epistle” finds no public affirmation among them, the young reformed very well may betray their sympathy with the Reformer by neglecting James just as confidently as did he. Why? It’s only a theory but... >>> I have a hunch the young, restless, and reformed within the Southern Baptist Convention so overindulge on the potent wine of Romans 9-11—not to the... Read more →

Faith on its Feet: Expository Teasers from the Epistle of James: Part IV

Representing Missouri, Willard Vandiver served in the United States House of Representatives from 1897 to 1903. In 1899, Vandiver declared, "I come from a state that raises corn and cotton and cockleburs and Democrats, and frothy eloquence neither convinces nor satisfies me. I am from Missouri. You have got to show me" (emboldened added). Found on the license plates of Missouri vehicles, show me came to be the caption by which Missouri is known. The Apostle James said similarly concerning faith in his little epistle sent to the scattered, persecuted... Read more →

"Faith on its Feet": Expository Teasers from the Epistle of James: Part II

Below are only a few of the many questions to which answers should be pursued as a sermon series is developed from this little New Testament jewel: What is the theme of James' epistle? When did he write? Out of several possibilities in the New Testament, which James is the likely author of the canonical writing known as The General Epistle of James? Is it possible to identify a particular reason the author penned the document? Are there any key phrases or recurring words interwoven throughout the letter that may... Read more →

"Faith on its Feet": Expository Teasers from the Epistle of James: Part I

Presently I am in the process of moving a bunch of stuff around in my study, unloading other stuff from an old office I abandoned a few years back. An Atlanta church allowed me to keep some things there in an unused part of their facilities. As I separated some things to store away, part of the stuff I tagged for the attic included hundreds of pages of sermon notes I've kept through the years. I don't know how I've kept them because a dozen times, I've decided to throw... Read more →