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We are a gathering of believers united in our love for Christ, where all are welcome to come and join us for worship, where we hear the Word of God preached faithfully. We confess the Reformed Faith as outlined in the 1689 Baptist Confession, holding to holy scripture as the only certain rule of faith and practice and seeking to glorify God in the town of Ramsbottom.
IRBS UK Study Week, Doctrine of God with James Dolezal, May 2024
IRBS UK is pleased to have Dr James Dolezal, associate professor of theology in the School of Divinity at Cairn University in Langhorne, PA teach Doctrine of God in May 2024.
This course will consider the doctrine of God (theology proper) by examining God’s existence and
attributes, his triunity, and his acts of decree, creation, and providence. The contrast between classical Christian theism and its modern alternatives will be given special attention.
Spaces are limited in order to facilitate discussion and personal engagement in the classes, so be sure to make your booking as soon as possible to secure your place.
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Featured Updates
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Bill Maher Admits Abortion Is Murder
In a recent moment of candour, irreligious comedian Bill Maher made a shocking admission about abortion on his television program, Real Time 1. The episode aired April 12 and, since then, clips of Maher’s comments have been circulating on the internet and social media.
Maher first corrected the misconception held by many on the political left that pro-lifers hate women. “They don’t hate women. They just made that up,” Maher chastised.
Then, he was honest enough to admit he agrees with pro-lifers about the real rationale behind their opposition to abortion. Unfortunately, this didn’t lead him to join their ranks. Maher said:
"They think it’s murder and [pause] it kind of is. I’m just okay with that. I am. I mean, there’s eight billion people in the world. I’m sorry. We won’t miss you. That’s my position on that."
Yikes. Even with Maher’s hedge phrase, ‘kind of’, this strikes people as morally appalling, and ought to. Maher is okay with people being ‘kind of’ murdered.
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IRBS Newsletter May 2024
Dr Renihan writes: The long-anticipated month is here. The process of
planning is complete, now it's time to remember the
Lord's blessings and to give thanks for all He has
done during the last quarter century of IRBS. If you
will be with us in Mansfield, it will be wonderful to
greet you; if you are unable to join us, please give
thanks to the Lord for all His blessings to our school.
And, as we gather to celebrate 25 years of IRBS, please
pray that the Lord will prosper the next 25 years of
service in His name.
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APC North Nigeria Fundraiser
African Pastors Conferences is planning to hold a Northern Nigerian conference run in
September 2024. Although we held conferences in Abuja last year, we did not go any further
north. However, we are convinced that taking the message of Romans, along with the books,
fellowship, and other resources, to church leaders suffering persecution and privation in these
difficult regions, will be vital in encouraging them and equipping them to persevere.
We estimate that the five conferences to be held, God-willing, in Kano, Jos, Gindiri, Kaduna
and Abuja should attract over 1000 delegates.
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Pilgrimage To God?
To get right with God,
Muslims are taught
to follow the 5 pillars of
Islam:
1. Confess belief in one
God and Mohamed
as His prophet
2. Perform prescribed
purification and
bowing ritual Islamic
‘prayer’ 5 times daily
3. Purification by giving to charity and the
needy
4. Fast the daylight
hours of the lunar
month of Ramadan
5. Travel once in a lifetime in ritual pilgrimage to the holy
city of Mecca in
Saudi Arabia. (A
city to which nonMuslims may not
approach.)
Muslims from Arab
lands and around the
world who desire to get
right with God travel to
Mecca, Saudi Arabia all
the year round. Saudi
Arabia welcomes visitors. The country brings
in more revenue annually from hosting Muslim
pilgrims than from its
vast oil resources.
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A Biblical View Of The End Times
Chaos and moral confusion abound in our fallen world, causing many Christians to wonder if we are living in the end times. Ligonier Ministries recently streamed a conversation on eschatology with Drs. Robert Godfrey, Burk Parsons, and Cornelis Venema. There is so much confusion and error surrounding these things, and it is vital that we understand what the Bible teaches! We need to grasp the whole counsel of God, and view the biblical material on the end times in the context of its whole message. These men consider vital matters with helpful clarity, calling believers to understand the Bible's call to persevere faithfully to the last of all days, when Christ will surely return in glory.
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Prominent Anglican Evangelist Leaves The C of E
Evangelist Rico Tice has split with the Church of England, saying it has abandoned its biblical views on sexuality and he needed to “demonstrate some clear separation” from it.
The Anglican clergyman, who is perhaps best known for co-writing the evangelism course Christianity Explored, said he still considered himself a “cradle-to-grave Anglican”, and found the current situation utterly heartbreaking. However, he said he could not remain while the church’s views about same sex marriage and repentance clash with his.
The 57-year-old, who has now started attending an International Presbyterian Church near where his sons go to school, said “the church’s onward trajectory toward affirming same-sex marriage, specifically the new Prayers of Love and Faith” had left him and others with a heavy heart, and he needed to do something about it.
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PM told ‘pervasive influence of gender ideology’ demands inquiry
Rishi Sunak has been urged to launch a public inquiry into the harm caused to children in the name of radical gender ideology.
Writing to the Prime Minister, over 140 prominent individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and professions said the inquiry was necessary for the “future safety and wellbeing of our children”.
Signatories to the letter include parliamentarians, clinicians, medics, campaigners, lawyers and detransitioners.
The letter stated that “gender identity ideology” – the idea that “everyone has a ‘gender identity’ that may differ from, and overrides, their birth sex” – had caused untold damage to children.
It described the teaching of gender ideology in schools and medical interventions known as ‘gender-affirming transition’ as “a major scandal that requires a Public Inquiry”.
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Christian Convert Receives Two Year Prison Sentence In Iran
Your prayers are earnestly sought for
Laleh Saati, an Iranian Christian convert
from Islam, who has been sentenced
to two years’ imprisonment for “acting
against national security by connecting
with ‘Zionist’ Christian organisations”.
Farsi (Persian)-speaking Christians
are converts from Islam and therefore
punishable as apostates according
to Islamic law. Unlike the historic
Armenian- and Assyrian-speaking
Christian communities they are not
permitted to hold church services or
worship freely.
On 13 February, Laleh, 45, was
arrested at her father’s home in Ekbatan,
Tehran, and interrogated for three
weeks at the notorious Evin Prison. After
searching the house, intelligence agents
confiscated her mobile phone, laptop
and several Christian books. During her
detention photographs and videos of her
baptism in Malaysia and other Christian
activities were identified as evidence of
her “crime”.
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Where To Look In Dark Times
“Then I saw in my dream, that the Interpreter took Christian by the hand, and led him into a place where was a Fire burning against the wall, and one standing by it, always casting much water upon it, to quench it; yet did the Fire burn higher and hotter.”
There are times when theology can be very practical, times when what we believe and what we preach to ourselves can have a profound impact on our spiritual wellbeing. Nowhere is this more true than when we face times of darkness—suffering, persecution, trials and temptations—times when we are doubting, distressed and unsure how to press on. John Bunyan offers a vivid illustration of this in his allegory The Pilgrim’s Progress.
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Richard Dawkins & “Cultural Christianity”
Media reports have recently highlighted Richard Dawkins’ comments that he considers himself to be a cultural Christian. This was in a London Broadcasting Company (LBC) radio interview over the Easter weekend (1 April 2024), with Rachel Johnson, sister of former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Good news you may think, but it doesn’t mean that he has given up on his belief in atheism and evolution, or his attacks on biblical creationism which he referred to as “pernicious nonsense” in the interview. It is of course good that he has moved to find Christianity appealing culturally, but what about the deeper reality of faith, and what does it mean to be a cultural Christian?
The Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689)
In 2011 we made the decision to officially adopt the Second London Baptist Confession (1689) as our confession of faith. We exhort you to read it.
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