tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19532009.post3636172977543492534..comments2023-05-02T09:50:43.941-05:00Comments on Reformed Baptist Blog: Why I Call Myself a Reformed BaptistKeith Throophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08112617983370327521noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19532009.post-60357434951996811772015-02-04T10:32:33.268-06:002015-02-04T10:32:33.268-06:00Thanks for the encouraging feedback!Thanks for the encouraging feedback!Keith Throophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08112617983370327521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19532009.post-85574227663121246112015-02-04T10:31:56.265-06:002015-02-04T10:31:56.265-06:00Actually, every time I have tried to read the arti...Actually, every time I have tried to read the article recently, I get a message telling me that I don't have sufficient privileges.Keith Throophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08112617983370327521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19532009.post-42762038154943501782015-02-03T23:36:55.570-06:002015-02-03T23:36:55.570-06:00I love when people clarify their positions and bel...I love when people clarify their positions and beliefs! Thanks for the article Keith!Joshua Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04886250836528315222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19532009.post-45676832277879609252014-08-22T12:58:01.498-05:002014-08-22T12:58:01.498-05:00Excellent article.Excellent article.Seth Fullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07971543656247882892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19532009.post-56129938051076254712014-04-30T14:01:26.845-05:002014-04-30T14:01:26.845-05:00I think there is less contention here in UK betwee...I think there is less contention here in UK between Presbyterians and Baptists - we know we hold differing understandings about 'the covenant' and therefore who should be baptised, but I like your inference that, since the Reformation was ostensibly to bring the Church away from the corruption of Rome and back to Biblical principles and practices, paedobaptists cut their reformation short!Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410080396256701735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19532009.post-38240368070048103542009-10-07T18:59:17.441-05:002009-10-07T18:59:17.441-05:00Hey Keith.
Did you read my blog on the this subje...Hey Keith.<br /><br />Did you read my blog on the this subject? <br /><br />I appreciate yours. <br /><br />http://www.puritanboard.com/blogs/puritancovenanter/316-covenantal-baptists-reformed-historical-understanding-reformed-theology.htmlpuritancovenanterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07375835960576620876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19532009.post-87607842156544346742009-10-07T18:00:25.382-05:002009-10-07T18:00:25.382-05:00To all, I just updated the post to specify adheren...To all, I just updated the post to specify adherence to both Calvinist soteriology and Covenant Theology as intended in the use of the term Reformed Baptist. This was intended and thought to be implied in the third sense of the word reformed above, but this needed to be made more explicit.Keith Throophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08112617983370327521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19532009.post-88262930566483265092009-07-22T15:48:49.909-05:002009-07-22T15:48:49.909-05:00Thanks, Keith!Thanks, Keith!Gerrit Boshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06878821525065919673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19532009.post-85133888434970172432009-07-21T16:36:07.470-05:002009-07-21T16:36:07.470-05:00Gerrit,
It has been my experience that most who c...Gerrit,<br /><br />It has been my experience that most who call themselves Reformed Baptists would say that this requires belief in at least all five points of Calvinism as well as adherence to Covenant Theology. This is certainly my perspective.<br /><br />I hope this clarification helps.<br /><br />KeithKeith Throophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08112617983370327521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19532009.post-12144991743489456212009-07-21T10:51:53.797-05:002009-07-21T10:51:53.797-05:00Thanks for your post, Keith.
I wonder if you coul...Thanks for your post, Keith.<br /><br />I wonder if you could comment on the other 5 principles of the Reformation (TULIP) often called the 5 Canons of Dort)<br /><br />By way of short explanation, I am in the continental reformed tradition, having emigrated from the Netherlands in 1980 to Canada. to rural New Brunswick. We were guest members of a small Baptist church for two years, then I moved to Ontario, and and am now a lay member of one of the Canadian Reformed Churches. My first introduction to the spectrum of Reformed Baptist thinking came from the late Dr. Bruce Stark. From him I understood that the notion of Reformed Baptist could include full agreement with the Canons of Dort. We really did have a tremendous amount of grace in common, and could rejoice in that since in practice the only difference between us was believer-only baptism. That experience has given me a great appreciation for both the Reformed Baptist people and their doctrines. I'd welcome your thoughts on this and the 5 Canons.<br /><br />Personally I've remained convinced that God's covenant promises extend to believers and their children, and therefore hold on to infant baptism. I just don't like focussing exclusively on differences in personal dealings with folks. Hence I also long for the day when Christ gather all His to himself and we will all be 'one'.Gerrit Boshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06878821525065919673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19532009.post-67759847591150354532009-07-14T21:52:00.298-05:002009-07-14T21:52:00.298-05:00Hi Keith - As you may recall, I'm Reformed Bap...Hi Keith - As you may recall, I'm Reformed Baptist and read your post. Great work. I'm study the issue of paedobaptism v believer's baptism and am understanding more where these brothers are coming from. This "labeling" issue has been going on for some time. I think of John Quincy Adams "Baptists Only Thoroughly Reformed". So in all fairness it's gone on from both sides. But your point is well made - it shouldn't go on at all. I think of Paul incredulously stating "Is Christ Divided?"<br /><br />ScottScott Oaklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11297982369301597203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19532009.post-61066178617033819722009-07-07T22:01:58.463-05:002009-07-07T22:01:58.463-05:00I'm grateful that you took time to answer, but...I'm grateful that you took time to answer, but I personally don't feel any need to answer Clark. He can say what he'd like, he isn't the owner of the term "Reformed" and only demonstrates a divisive spirit.<br /><br />I am a Reformed Baptist because there is a the Particular Baptists were heirs to the Reformation. We were just more thorough than our Presbyterian brothers.Tim Etheringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12185558574566012252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19532009.post-56721766448509392912009-07-07T13:28:49.797-05:002009-07-07T13:28:49.797-05:00For those who have read these comments and want to...For those who have read these comments and want to check out Bob Gonzales' excellent blog, you can read it here:<br /><br />http://blog.rbseminary.org/<br /><br />I would definitely include Bob as one of the leaders of the Reformed Baptist movement. And he is certainly one of its best theologians and writers, as his blog demonstrates.Keith Throophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08112617983370327521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19532009.post-25744298712567540182009-07-07T13:12:13.373-05:002009-07-07T13:12:13.373-05:00Thanks for the word of encouragement, Bob!
Thank...Thanks for the word of encouragement, Bob! <br /><br />Thanks also for shedding further light on the problem with Clark. I was unaware of the extreme nature of his position, and I am glad you have let the readers of this blog know about it in your comment.<br /><br />By the way, I think your blog is the bomb!Keith Throophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08112617983370327521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19532009.post-34579103783690378762009-07-07T11:53:14.840-05:002009-07-07T11:53:14.840-05:00Keith, excellent post. I agree with your balance a...Keith, excellent post. I agree with your balance and good sense. I'm concerned about the potential sectarian spirit Clark's restrictiveness may engender. Indeed, he goes too far when he asserts, “We would discipline someone if they left OURC and began attending a baptistic congregation or a sect.... I don’t think that any congregation that denies the administration of baptism to covenant children can be a true church. I don’t see how any baptistic congregation is practicing the “pure administration” of the sacraments.” So he not only excludes Baptists from the Reformed community, but he removes us from the visible universal church altogether. <br /><br />Bob GonzalesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19532009.post-19903191050269653692009-07-07T10:58:56.915-05:002009-07-07T10:58:56.915-05:00Thanks for your encouragement guys! I am always pl...Thanks for your encouragement guys! I am always pleased when God uses this blog to be of some benefit to the body of Christ.Keith Throophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08112617983370327521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19532009.post-33143447834773644432009-07-07T01:31:12.225-05:002009-07-07T01:31:12.225-05:00Very well written with good points. Thanks for sha...Very well written with good points. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I don't know how you feel about it, but I would like to see you get a broader audience.<br /><br />I linked them with my added comments on my blog: <br /><br />http://thesectarian.blogspot.com/2009/07/reformed-baptist.html<br /><br />I should have used the "create a link" thing but I'm too dense.Joe Stultzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241237172367017858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19532009.post-16384529519798386712009-07-06T23:23:58.695-05:002009-07-06T23:23:58.695-05:00Thank you for a very well written and thoughtful p...Thank you for a very well written and thoughtful post. I too consider myself a Reformed Baptist, and largely for the very reasons you have mentioned.Enoch_Elijahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07271966274083072511noreply@blogger.com