David P. Kingdon Explained

David P. Kingdon (1934–2021[1]) was a British pastor. He served as principal of the Irish Baptist College from 1964 to 1974.[2]

Kingdon attended Spurgeon's Orphanage,[3] and was converted in 1949. He studied at the Reigate Grammar School, Peterhouse, Cambridge and Spurgeon's College and served as a pastor before his appointment to the Irish Baptist College.[4]

Kingdon was a Reformed Baptist. He wrote Children of Abraham: A Reformed Baptist View of the Covenants.[5] J. Douma notes that Kingdon's view is a distinctly Reformed defence of believer's baptism: "He wants to adopt the Reformed standpoint by not cutting the ties between the Old and New Testament."[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Milsom . Peter . David P Kingdon . 25 June 2022 . . September 2021.
  2. News: College Reunion . 25 June 2022 . Friends of the College . . July 2011.
  3. Book: Bacon . Ernest . Spurgeon: Heir of the Puritans . 1996 . Christian Liberty Press . 99 . 9781930367548 . 25 June 2022.
  4. Web site: David P. Kingdon . . 25 June 2022.
  5. Web site: Ellison . Davy . Book Review: Children of Abraham: A Reformed Baptist View of the Covenants by David Kingdon . . 25 June 2022 . 14 February 2022.
  6. Book: Douma . J. . Jochem Douma . Infant Baptism and Regeneration . 1976 . 8.