How did you "discover" the Puritan Board?
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Reformed Covenanter
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A link to my blog was posted on it, and it came up on the dashboard.
I can't remember.
Searching online for something I think.
Searching online for something I think.I can't remember.
....Our Super-Mod does not know how he got here! ( Just bustin' your chops brother.
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Oh, there's a lot I don't know, and I may have forgot just as much.
Oh, there's a lot I don't know, and I may have forgot just as much.
That's cool Chris, You have probably forgotten more than I will ever know!
It's not what you know, it's what you know that is important (at least what one thinks is importantOh, there's a lot I don't know, and I may have forgot just as much.
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I spent about a year reading things on A Puritan's Mind before I got brave enough to check out the forum. I had just finished John Owen's Volume 6 on Remaining Sin and wanted other things to read by these interesting people.
Then I read the forum for about 4 months before I decided to join. It looked so scary.
Then I read the forum for about 4 months before I decided to join. It looked so scary.
I was searching for info on divorce/remarriage to share with a friend and stumbled across a discussion on it here..I looked around at the other information and was like.WOW, this is better than XYZ board..with way more like minded people.. but even more they are people I can LEARN A LOT from..
Well Vic, we have been here a bit, it can still be scary!I spent about a year reading things on A Puritan's Mind before I got brave enough to check out the forum. I had just finished John Owen's Volume 6 on Remaining Sin and wanted other things to read by these interesting people.
Then I read the forum for about 4 months before I decided to join. It looked so scary.
Quickened
Puritan Board Senior
I came to the conclusion that the board i was previously posting on was far too worldly. I was searching around for reformed boards and one day while reading the Puritan's Mind i noticed that there was a forum.
It took a bit before i decided to join. I am glad i did though. You really get the feeling that God is first and foremost here Good Godly discussions!
It took a bit before i decided to join. I am glad i did though. You really get the feeling that God is first and foremost here
Good Godly discussions!We have our moments.I came to the conclusion that the board i was previously posting on was far too worldly. I was searching around for reformed boards and one day while reading the Puritan's Mind i noticed that there was a forum.
It took a bit before i decided to join. I am glad i did though. You really get the feeling that God is first and foremost here
DMcFadden
Puritanboard Commissioner
I was in withdrawal from my former denomination, seeking to go deeper into Calvinism and Puritan theology, and disgusted with the attitudes toward the Bible and other posters on a "Baptist message board" I had been frequenting. Reading "A Puritan's Mind," this piece of advertising copy proved irressistable: The best, and most quickly growing online Reformed discussion group this side of heaven! 1000 members, over 50,000 posts and 4000 Theological and Reformed Topics!.
That kind of ad reved me up in about the same way as a new high energy tool effected Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor in the old "Home Improvement" show: "More power!" heh, heh, heh!
That kind of ad reved me up in about the same way as a new high energy tool effected Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor in the old "Home Improvement" show: "More power!" heh, heh, heh!
Glad it got you here! I need another Reformed Dylan defender here!
"with no direction home...."
blhowes
Puritan Board Professor
A few years ago, I couldn't imagine anyone believing in the Bible and also believing in infant baptism. I had been a baptist pretty much all my Christian life, and usually the idea of paedobaptism was typically associated with the RC church. For some reason, I became interested in paedobaptism. I started investigating and corresponded briefly with a Presbyterian pastor who basically ended up saying that to understand paedobaptism, you have to first understand covenant theology. So, I started investigating covenant theology.
About that time, I was on another board and somebody posted about a guy (Matthew McMahon) who had argued as a reformed baptist for 10-15 years who changed and wrote a retraction of his baptistic beliefs. He changed from being a baptist to being a paedobaptist. The idea blew my mind.
Well, I'm the curious type and was compelled to follow the link and read his retractions. What he said made sense, more than I would have expected. Soon afterwards, I found this forum and was hooked - what an excellent way to learn about covenant theology, paedobaptism, beer, etc!
About that time, I was on another board and somebody posted about a guy (Matthew McMahon) who had argued as a reformed baptist for 10-15 years who changed and wrote a retraction of his baptistic beliefs. He changed from being a baptist to being a paedobaptist. The idea blew my mind.
Well, I'm the curious type and was compelled to follow the link and read his retractions. What he said made sense, more than I would have expected. Soon afterwards, I found this forum and was hooked - what an excellent way to learn about covenant theology, paedobaptism, beer, etc!
I spent about a year reading things on A Puritan's Mind before I got brave enough to check out the forum. I had just finished John Owen's Volume 6 on Remaining Sin and wanted other things to read by these interesting people.
Then I read the forum for about 4 months before I decided to join. It looked so scary.
VaughanRSmith
Puritan Board Sophomore
I found a link on the Calvinist Gadfly site.
The Puritanboard discovered me.
NOT. I think I indirectly found the PB via Phil Johnson's Bookmarks.
Good one.....I thought we had talent scouts!
I got an e-mail that promised low cost prescription Viagra and followed the link and Voila! The Puritanboard!
Not really.
Ironically, before I knew much about the FV a couple of years ago I had read an article by Mark Horne where he defended Paedobaptism against an article by Greg Welty. I found his website and then his forum where he and a few others were complaining about the "holier than thou" types over at the Puritanboard. I searched for the Puritanboard and found myself over here. Now I'm them.
Not really.
Ironically, before I knew much about the FV a couple of years ago I had read an article by Mark Horne where he defended Paedobaptism against an article by Greg Welty. I found his website and then his forum where he and a few others were complaining about the "holier than thou" types over at the Puritanboard. I searched for the Puritanboard and found myself over here. Now I'm them.
Zenas
Snow Miser
I am a regular in the #pros apologian IRc channel for James White's apologetics ministry, aomin.org. One of my channel mates mentioned it and I was looking for a place of mature, Reformed believers to join up with via message board, as Facebook had utterly failed in this endeavor.
blhowes
Puritan Board Professor
Andrew is in a league all his own. The man is a posting machine!Guess you like it here! You have posted enough.....watch out there Andrew!
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I can't remember how I got here either. I started posting on the Reformed Reader which is a Calvinistic Baptist discussion board. I possibly stumbled onto the PB from there. I do remember that I had been in the shadows for a while and needed to know what the new theological movements were. I didn't know what New Covenant Theology was and thought it might have something to do with the New Paul Perspective. A guy I discipled who was a Pastor had recently went through some "theological journeys" and I only knew the buzz names. I got it all untangled rather quickly here.
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