Ecclesiastical Separation and the Defense of the Gospel • Expositional Preaching FrontLineB R I N G I N G T H E T R U T H H O M E FrontLineMay/June 2011 • $3.95 MAY/JUNE 2011 ContentsFRONTLINE MAGAZINE VOLUME 21 • NUMBER 3 6 Twentieth Anniversary 13 Is the Remembrances “Associations” Departments A Certain Sound Standard Mail Bag Fred Moritz Legitimate? 4 There were and are sig- Kevin Schaal nificant doctrinal and theo- The proper concept 5 On the Front Line logical aberrations within the of God and how He The Church: The Pillar and Evangelical camp. expects to be wor- Ground of the Truth shiped are necessary. John C. Vaughn 8 Ecclesiastical Separation and the 20 On the Home Front Defense of the Gospel David Shumate 25 Regional Report Although Together for the Doug Wright Gospel calls Christians to stand for the gospel, it fails 26 Ladies’ Circle to call them to separate from Making Daddy Big to those who deny the gospel. Little Eyes September Washer 15 Expositional Preaching Dave Pennington 27 Wit & Wisdom David Atkinson The preacher’s goal is to Gospel Tract exegete the meaning of the 21 passage, not to use the Bible Soulwinning 29 The Evangelist’s to provide a proof text or Jim Bray Corner platform for his own mes- It takes only a few sec- Being a Witness for Christ sage. onds to hand someone (Part Two) a tract, but those pre- Jerry Sivnksty 17 The FBFI and the cious seconds could make the difference. Local Church 30 At a Glance John Mincy Ephesians—The Everest Epistle The church is God’s idea, the Layton Talbert powers of Hell will not stop the church, and the church 33 Newsworthy is responsible to keep itself Robert Condict pure. 35 Global Focus The Mission of the Church and Special thanks to Dr. Kevin Its Accomplishment, Part One Schaal for his help with this Pearson Johnson issue. 37 Chaplain News Lukus Counterman Visit us on the Web at www.fbfi.org Mail Bag FrontLine We want to hear from you! 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May Mark Minnick May you stand for the Lord continue to use Executive Officers Jeff Musgrave Tom Nieman truth in this day of ever it around the world to Chuck Phelps Vice Chairman Dave Pennington increasing compromise. encourage, to inspire, and Matthew Recker Kevin Schaal Wilbur Schoneweis George Edwards to guide many of His dear Secretary children. David Shumate Gordon Dickson Ron Smith ear Friends at Dr. Habib J. Khoury Treasurer Michael Sproul DFrontLine: Baptist Arabic Advisory Board Jeremy Sweatt I just finished reading Ministries Incorporated Ron Allen Wayne Van Gelderen the FrontLine magazine Fairport, NY Dale Cunningham Doug Wright Jeff Davis Mike Yarborough Twentieth Anniversary Paul Downey Aaron Young edition. It was refresh- ear Friends, Roger Duvall ing to see the connection The FrontLine maga- Gary Fisher D Phil Golden Board Emeritus made to past resolutions zine has been a wonderful Cary Grant Charles Britt Tom Knauf and articles related to cur- magazine and a magazine Mike Gray Gerald Carlson Peter Maruyama rent issues and especially that has been a great god- Dale Heffernan Ed Caughill Bennie Moran Marty Herron Walt Coles Mike Moreau the importance of Biblical send into our home. I will Don Johnson Marion Fast Fred Moritz Larry Oats separation. In a day where miss the magazine very Collins Glen Ed Nelson Michael Privett Brian Green Les Ollila “change” means leaving much and that is why I Stephen Russell the old paths to seek new am asking you to drop Dave Schindel Bill Hall Randy Shaylor ones that are less strident my subscription effective Dale Seaman Bruce Hamilton John Stevens Brent Snow Bob Jones III Bob Taylor and more tolerant of sin, with the renewal date. Bud Steadman Gary Jones George Youstra we do well to remember My purpose in stop- Dan Unruh Walter Kirk the battles fought in the ping the subscription is Joe Willis past and the need to remain basically a one-fold rea- Mission Statement: The Fundamental Baptist Fellowship In- militant against apostasy son. I have been diag- ternational exists to provide a rallying point for Fundamental Baptists and the work of Satan. nosed with cancer and seeking personal revival and the opportunity to work with committed Thank you for put- with a short-term life Bible-believers in glorifying God through the uncompromising fulfill- ting together a refreshing expectancy (as you ment of the Great Commission. issue. can see my penman- As the journal of the FBFI, FrontLine Magazine provides a forum for God’s people to reverently express a conservative Christian perspec- Pastor Tod Brainard ship is not good at all tive on pertinent issues. 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