Volume 10 / Issue 6 | June 2023

The Apologetics Newsletter

of the Missouri Baptist Convention

In this issue: Stewardship isn't ownership ... The angel of the Lord in the New Testament ... How, and why, Southern Baptists cooperate ... A new resource from High Street Press ... and more!

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Article XIII of The Baptist Faith & Message:

Stewardship

Stewardship isn't ownership. Good stewards faithfully manage what belongs to someone else and readily understand they are accountable to the owner. The very idea of stewardship may be traced to the Garden of Eden, where God commands Adam and Eve, "Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it" (Gen. 1:28).

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The Angel of the LORD in the New Testament:

Conclusion

If the angel of the LORD in the Old Testament is the preincarnate Christ, then a dramatic transition takes place in the Incarnation. Here's the conclusion of a three-part look at the angel of the LORD in the New Testament.

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Article XIV of The Baptist Faith & Message:

Cooperation

Southern Baptists realize the limitations of their own local-church resources and understand that joining hands with like-minded churches enables them to accomplish more together than they ever could alone.

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Why Jesus Is Not an Angel

The epistle to the Hebrews clearly distinguishes between Jesus and created spirit beings -- or angels, as we commonly use the term. Jesus cannot be an angel in this respect (although he is the "angel," or messenger, of the Lord in his preincarnate existence) because he is superior to angels in many ways.

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Study The Baptist Faith & Message

High Street Press, the publishing imprint of the Missouri Baptist Convention, has released a new resource for personal and group study: Understanding The Baptist Faith & Message. The 300+ page resource unpacks the Southern Baptist Convention's confessional statement, exploring its history and 18 articles of faith.

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Now Available from High Street Press

High Street Press, the publishing imprint of the Missouri Baptist Convention, has released its latest resource for personal or group study: What Every Christian Should Know about the Return of Jesus. This 500-page study focuses on truths about Christ's second coming that are plainly stated in Scripture, yet often overlooked when followers of Jesus prefer to debate the chronological minutiae of the last days. O.S. Hawkins has written the foreword.

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