About Larry Oats

Dr. Larry Oats is currently the Dean of Maranatha Baptist Seminary, and has served in a variety of faculty and administrative position during his 40 year career at Maranatha.

Full Version – Volume 2.2

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The Water That Divides: Baptism and Baptists

By: Larry R. Oats[1] In an article called “We Believe In: Water Baptism,” Arthur Farstad identifies a problem in the broad evangelical world: If one were writing an article on baptism for a Baptist publication – or a Church of Christ, Presbyterian, or Roman Catholic one – the task would not be too difficult. Each [...]

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The Priorities of “The Fundamentals”

In 1909, as Fundamentalism and theological Liberalism battled in the denominations, two Christian brothers purposed to publish a series of books which would set forth the fundamentals of the Christian faith. The priorities of The Fundamentals were, first the Bible, then key doctrines that were under attack by the liberals of the day.

Filled with or Full of the Spirit: Acts and Ephesians

This article will examine the concept and language of being “filled with the Spirit” in Luke and Acts and compare that with Ephesians 5:18, in order to demonstrate that these two fillings are not the same.

Introduction

Welcome to the first edition of the Maranatha Baptist Theological Journal. This peer-reviewed journal is the product of Maranatha Baptist Bible College and Seminary.