The Excellent Benjamin Keach

The Excellent Benjamin Keach PDF Author: Austin Walker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781894400633
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 496

Book Description
Ministering during turbulent times for Nonconformists, Benjamin Keach endured both persecution for his faith and rich blessing on his ministry. Arriving in London in 1668, Keach soon became pastor of a church in Southwark, on the south bank of the Thames, later known as the Metropolitan Tabernacle (where Charles Spurgeon was eventually to pastor). His extensive writings-including sermons, poetry, hymns, apologetics and treatises against theological errors-alongside his preaching ministry, made Keach one of the key Particular Baptist leaders of his day. His friends included Hercules Collins, William Kiffin, Hanserd Knollys, Henry Forty and Joseph Stennett. The Excellent Benjamin Keach is a major study of his life and thought and provides insight into the ecclesiastical and political turmoil of seventeenth-century England. Keach's solid character, integrity and Christian graces enabled him to defend scriptural truths while avoiding personal attacks. He is particularly known for his vigorous defence of the singing of hymns in church, the laying on of hands and the doctrine of justification by faith alone. His preaching was marked by fervency and zeal, for he said, "cold and lifeless preaching, makes cold hearing." Keach encouraged his hearers to flee to Christ for salvation, assuring them there was sufficient mercy at the cross for the worst of sinners. For believers, Keach encouraged them to love the truth, to get it deep into their affections, so that they could "show themselves bold and courageous in the cause and interest of God, and their souls." This is a book to invigorate your love for God and his Word. It will challenge you to stand boldly with holy men and women of the past, as you seek to live faithfully for Christ in the present day.

Preaching from the Types and Metaphors of the Bible

Preaching from the Types and Metaphors of the Bible PDF Author: Benjamin Keach
Publisher: Ravenio Books
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 2818

Book Description
Originally titled "Tropologia: A Key to Open Scripture Metaphors," this priceless classic is organized as follows: The Divine Authority of the Holy Scriptures Book 1. Philologia Sacra; or Their Proper Heads and Classes, With a Brief Explication of Each Part I Part II Of Types Of Parables Book 2. Metaphors, Allegories, Similes, Types, Etc., Respecting the Members of the Trinity God the Father, the First Person in the Trinity The Second Person in the Glorious Trinity The Third Person of the Blessed Trinity Book 3. Metaphors, Allegories, Similes, Types, Etc., That Relate to the Most Sacred Word of God Book 4. Metaphors, Allegories, Similies, Types, Etc., Respecting Grace and the Blessed Ordinances of the Gospel Grace Baptism The Lord’s Supper The Holy Angels of God The Soul and Spirit of Man The Church of God Men in General The Saints Wicked Men True Ministers of the Gospel False Teachers and Churches Sin and the Devil The Devil The Means of Grace Affliction The End of the World The and Death Life of Man The Resurrection and the Life to Come Hell Types of the Old Testament Explained

The Reformed Theology of Benjamin Keach (1640-1704)

The Reformed Theology of Benjamin Keach (1640-1704) PDF Author: Jonathan W. Arnold
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781907600005
Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 365

Book Description


Baptists and the Christian Tradition

Baptists and the Christian Tradition PDF Author: Matthew Y. Emerson
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433650622
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 294

Book Description
In Baptists and the Christian Tradition, editors Matthew Emerson, Christopher Morgan and Lucas Stamps compile a series of essays advocating "Baptist catholicity." This approach presupposes a critical, but charitable, engagement with the whole church, both past and present, along with the desire to move beyond the false polarities of an Enlightenment-based individualism on the one hand and a pastiche of postmodern relativism on the other.

A Faith to Confess

A Faith to Confess PDF Author: Sidney Maurice Houghton
Publisher: Carey Publications
ISBN: 9780854799404
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 72

Book Description
Here in modern English is the most famous of Baptist Confessions containing the heart and soul of the Reformation in terms of clear Biblical truth. Here is a Confession of faith for churches to be founded upon, a faith for church members to know, love, defend and propagate, a faith that church officers can hand on to future generations. The Introduction which forms a preface to this Confession explains its origin and discusses several particularly relevant issues contained in the chapters, thereby increasing the usefulness of the whole.

An Exposition of the Parables, and Express Similitudes of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ

An Exposition of the Parables, and Express Similitudes of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ PDF Author: Benjamin 1640-1704 Keach
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781017803525
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
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A Catholic Reformed Theologian

A Catholic Reformed Theologian PDF Author: D. B. Riker
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1608994511
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 279

Book Description
This study demonstrates that Benjamin Keach, the most important Baptist figure of the seventeenth century, was a catholic Reformed theologian. This is done by investigating his relationship with the tradition of the church, his interaction with federalism, and his concept of baptism. Dr Riker presents Keach, and thus the Baptist tradition, in a new way: not as a "Calvinist" but as part of the broad Reformed family. Secondly, believer's baptism, the rite from which the Baptists derive their name, is systematically scrutinized over against pedobaptism. In so doing, Riker presents every argument, strong or weak, that was used in the sixteenth- and seventeenth- century debates, and their respective refutation by a Baptist. "In these days of ecumenical rapprochement, it is important to retrace the origins of different theological traditions and see how they relate to the wider Christian world. Benjamin Keach was a Baptist theologian who drew on both Catholic and Reformed principles and Dr. Riker has ably demonstrated how he must be classified as belonging to both those traditions. This book helps us to put believers' baptism in context and is an important contribution to inter-church dialogue in our own time."---Gerald Bray Director of Research, Latimer Trust, Cambridge, UK, and Research Professor, Beeson Divinity School, Samford University "Making use of fresh perspectives on the history of the church in the late medieval and early modern eras, this new study of the most important Baptist theologian of the late seventeenth century capably demonstrates both Keach's catholicity and his profoundly Reformed convictions. As such, this excellent study helps orient contemporary Baptist thought as to its place in the larger Christian tradition and the inadequacy of the church-sect model as a way of explaining the Baptist past. Riker has helped restore Keach to his significant role as one of the key shapers of Baptist life and thought Highly recommended." ---Michael A. G. Haykin Professor of Church History and Biblical Spirituality at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary "Dr. Riker's book challenges any assumption that English Nonconformity was uninterested in the church's tradition and history. It makes a significant contribution to a growing body of scholarship that highlights the connections between the work of the Reformed thinkers such as Keach and the theology of the patristic and medieval eras." ---Nick Thompson Lecturer in Church History, School of Divinity, History and Philosophy, University of Aberdeen

The Excellent Benjamin Keach (Hc)

The Excellent Benjamin Keach (Hc) PDF Author: Austin Walker
Publisher: Sola Scriptura Ministries International
ISBN: 9781894400640
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 449

Book Description
Ministering during turbulent times for Nonconformists, Benjamin Keach endured both persecution for his faith and rich blessing on his ministry. Arriving in London in 1668, Keach soon became pastor of a church in Southwark, on the south bank of the Thames, later known as the Metropolitan Tabernacle (where Charles Spurgeon was eventually to pastor). His extensive writings-including sermons, poetry, hymns, apologetics and treatises against theological errors-alongside his preaching ministry, made Keach one of the key Particular Baptist leaders of his day. His friends included Hercules Collins, William Kiffin, Hanserd Knollys, Henry Forty and Joseph Stennett. The Excellent Benjamin Keach is a major study of his life and thought and provides insight into the ecclesiastical and political turmoil of seventeenth-century England. Keach's solid character, integrity and Christian graces enabled him to defend scriptural truths while avoiding personal attacks. He is particularly known for his vigorous defence of the singing of hymns in church, the laying on of hands and the doctrine of justification by faith alone. His preaching was marked by fervency and zeal, for he said, "cold and lifeless preaching, makes cold hearing." Keach encouraged his hearers to flee to Christ for salvation, assuring them there was sufficient mercy at the cross for the worst of sinners. For believers, Keach encouraged them to love the truth, to get it deep into their affections, so that they could "show themselves bold and courageous in the cause and interest of God, and their souls." This is a book to invigorate your love for God and his Word. It will challenge you to stand boldly with holy men and women of the past, as you seek to live faithfully for Christ in the present day.

Keach's Catechism

Keach's Catechism PDF Author: Benjamin Keach
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781549851957
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 31

Book Description
In the year 1677, a Confession of Faith was published by the Baptists, in London and vicinity. This Confession of Faith was reprinted in the year 1689, having been approved and recommended by the Ministers and Messengers of above an hundred congregations in England and Wales--signed by Hanserd Knollys, William Kiffin, Benjamin Keach, and others.The present Catechism was prepared by Benjamin Keach, agreeably to this Confession of Faith, with the following Preface:TO THE READER.Having a desire to show our near Agreement with many other Christians, of whom we have great esteem; we some years since put forth a Confession of our Faith, almost in all points the same with that of the Assembly and Savoy, which was subscribed by the Elders and Messengers of many Churches, baptised on profession of their faith: and do now put forth a short account of Christian principles, for the instruction of our families, in most things agreeing with the shorter Catechism of the Assembly. And this we were the rather induced to, because we have commonly made use of that Catechism in our families, and the difference being not much, it will be more easily committed to memory.As occasional variations have occurred in the numerous editions which have been printed, this edition follows with few exceptions, the one published in London, under the superintendence of Rev. John Rippon, in the year 1794.

A Rhyming Baptist Catechism

A Rhyming Baptist Catechism PDF Author: Tyler Scarlett
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 54

Book Description
"Catechisms are a tool. They are a useful tool for placing big Bible truths into little minds." Based on Benjamin Keach's seventeenth century work, A Rhyming Baptist Catechism, uses updated wording and memorable rhymes to teach the ancient doctrines of the faith. Children will have fun memorizing such rich truths as: Question 2 Why did God make us? To glorify God, that is chief, And to enjoy Him through belief. Question 104 What is the Lord's Supper? We remember this afresh, Jesus' blood and broken flesh, As the bread and cup we take, This is done for Jesus' sake. A Rhyming Baptist Catechism is perfect for use in children's ministry, family worship, or homeschooling**. (**For a free Fill-in-the-Blank set of catechism worksheets, contact the author.)