Classical Baptist Press
DAVID H.J.GAY
David H. Gay
David Gay was born in 1940 and came to faith at sixteen years of age. A year later, he began to preach. He was for 25 years a Mathematics teacher before taking up full time responsibilities as a Reformed Baptist teaching elder for 20 years.
David began his Christian life as an Arminian Baptist but eventually came to a Reformed understanding of the faith. While at university, and for a short time after, he became a part of the Open Brethren. In 1977, he and his wife Jean, along with three other couples, formed a Reformed Baptist church of which he became an elder. Over time, through his expository preaching in Hebrews and Galatians, as well as extensive research and stimulating conversation, he began to take a new covenant position. He continued with an itinerant preaching ministry until 2025 when in his mid-80s but still gives some attention to his writing ministry (davidhjgay.com).
He and his late wife have three adult children, all of whom are believers and married, one of whom himself is engaged in a regular preaching and teaching ministry. David has nine grandchildren and at latest count seven great grandchildren.
PUBLICATIONS
New- Covenant Articles
Vol 1
This volume contains a dozen of David Gay’s articles on various aspects of the new covenant: Assurance Instead of Doubt; Covenant Theology Tested; Gadsby’s Questions for Law Men; Questions for Sabbatarians; The Invisible ‘But’ of John 1:17; The Law and the Confessions; The Prophets and the New Covenant; The Law on the Believer’s Heart; The Law the Believer’s Rule?; The Priesthood of All Believers; The Two Ministries; Three Verses Misunderstood. In his Foreword, Moe Bergeron writes: 'David H.J.Gay... stands out as a writer who does not hesitate to invite others to openly critique his work. He is anxious to know what God has said. His desire is to rightly discern the word of truth.
New- Covenant Articles
Vol 4
In this Volume 4 Gay investigates Calvin on assurance, the mislabeled antinomian John Eaton, Lloyd-Jones’ lean toward law, frequent misreadings of John and Peter, the vital priesthood of all believers against the Levitical system, Paul’s “four laws” in Romans 8, and precise biblical meanings of “the law,” including in “the law of Christ.”
New- Covenant Articles
Vol 7
In this Volume 7 Gay traces the temple’s shift to an exalted motif in the new covenant, Ezekiel’s “Two Sticks and Three Books,” Isaiah on preparationism, pitfalls of legal versus genuine assurance, the Spirit’s converting and witnessing work, Hans Denck’s inner-outer Word distinction, and Christ as true covenant husband.
New- Covenant Articles
Vol 2
In this Volume 2 Gay examines the persistent damage old-covenant patterns inflict on church life—warping terms like “church,” “clergy,” “minister,” and “ordain”—while critiquing preparationism, the harm of titles, and Reformed efforts to preserve the law; he advocates all-body ministry, rejects the solo “pastor” model, affirms sabbath fulfillment, and highlights the stark covenant contrasts in Hebrews, urging Spirit-led equality and mutual service.
New- Covenant Articles
Vol 5
In this Volume 5 Gay analyzes Paul’s Exodus and baptism themes in Romans, the critical need for genuine conversion amid modern threats (including New Perspective errors), justification as firm fact over feeling, repeated misinterpretations of Paul, sacramental baptism’s flaws, Calvin’s threefold law use, the nonexistent “Covenant of Works,” and improper applications of Mosaic law to believers.
New- Covenant Articles
Vol 8
In this Volume Gay unpacks charges of antinomianism (Reformed and mystical), life under the law of Christ, Berridge’s insights on progressive sanctification, Christ as covenant fulfillment, urgent choices for theologians, historical cautions from Puritan New England, Edwards, and the Lloyd-Joneses on infant baptism and membership, the reduced significance of physical “place,” and a bold revisit to Christ’s active obedience.
New- Covenant Articles
Vol 3
In this Volume 3 Gay delves into humanity’s priesthood need and God’s provision through Christ, the believer’s priestly calling and duties, the Abrahamic covenant’s enduring role, liberty in Sarah versus Hagar’s bondage, fourfold justification, Anabaptist origins, and the real dangers of antinomianism, deepening grasp of new-covenant priestly privileges.
New- Covenant Articles
Vol 6
In this Volume 6 Gay addresses accusations of danger and lack of unity in the approach, showcases a pivotal theonomy-covenant theology debate as unwitting promotion, universal law accountability, gospel invitations to all, duty faith issues, gems from Purnell, Christ as the heart-written law, its penetrating power, escape from legalistic “long nights,” and probing combined questions.