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David Dockery: Prophet or Protagonist in the Rise of Calvinism?
As a consequence of the Conservative Resurgence, Dr. David Dockery, president of Union University in Jackson, TN, makes this prophetic statement concerning the rise of Calvinism in the Southern Baptist Convention; he says: “I predicted the rise of Calvinism in … Continue reading
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A Critical Look at Limited Atonement and Matthew 22
The following is an excerpt from my new book, Soteriology Simplified. In Matthew 22:14 Jesus makes the statement, “for many are called, but few are chosen.” Jesus makes this statement in the context of the marriage supper of the Lamb. … Continue reading
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Tagged A Statement of the Traditional Southern Baptist Understanding of God’s Plan of Salvation, Al Mohler, Arminian, Arminianism, Bob Hadley, Calvinism, Calvinism Advisory Committee, calvinism for laypersons, Calvinism made Simple, CALVINIZING OF SOUTHERN BAPTISTS, CONDITIONAL ELECTION, CONVERSIONISM, Culture, Current Affairs, Danny Akin, ELECTION, eternal security, ETERNAL SECURITY OF THE BELIEVER, Evangelicalism, FOREKNOWLEDGE, FOREKNOWLEDGE OF GOD, Founders, Great Commission Baptists, IRRESISTIBLE GRACE, Jesus' sheep, LIMITED ATONEMENT, Man's Free Will, Matthew 22, Objections to Calvinism, Progressive Regeneration, reconciliation, Reformed Baptist Bloggers, Regeneration, Regeneration Prior to Faith, Romans 1:16, SBC, SBC Issues, soteriology, Soteriology Simplified, Southern Baptist, SOUTHERN BAPTISTS AND CALVINISM, Southern Baptists not Arminians, The Gospel, The Work of the Holy Spirit, TOTAL DEPRAVITY, Total Inability, Total Separation, TRANSFORMED THEOLOGY, Unconditional Election, Whosoever Will.
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The Sovereignty of God and Man’s Free Will
It must be understood that men are free to make decisions or choices that fall within the boundaries of their abilities. A man cannot safely step off a third story balcony. An individual cannot of his own free will just … Continue reading
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Tagged A Statement of the Traditional Southern Baptist Understanding of God’s Plan of Salvation, Al Mohler, Arminian, Arminianism, Bob Hadley, Calvinism, Calvinism Advisory Committee, calvinism for laypersons, Calvinism made Simple, CALVINIZING OF SOUTHERN BAPTISTS, CONDITIONAL ELECTION, CONVERSIONISM, Culture, Current Affairs, Danny Akin, ELECTION, eternal security, ETERNAL SECURITY OF THE BELIEVER, Evangelicalism, FOREKNOWLEDGE, FOREKNOWLEDGE OF GOD, Founders, Great Commission Baptists, IRRESISTIBLE GRACE, Jesus' sheep, LIMITED ATONEMENT, Man's Free Will, Objections to Calvinism, Progressive Regeneration, reconciliation, Reformed Baptist Bloggers, Regeneration, Regeneration Prior to Faith, Romans 1:16, SBC, SBC Issues, soteriology, Soteriology Simplified, Southern Baptist, SOUTHERN BAPTISTS AND CALVINISM, Southern Baptists not Arminians, The Gospel, The Work of the Holy Spirit, TOTAL DEPRAVITY, Total Inability, Total Separation, TRANSFORMED THEOLOGY, Unconditional Election, Whosoever Will.
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Not Ashamed of the Gospel or Not Ashamed of Regeneration? Romans 1:16
The following is an excerpt from my upcoming book, Soteriology Simplified. Notice Paul’s declaration in Romans 1:16-23: 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who … Continue reading
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Tagged A Statement of the Traditional Southern Baptist Understanding of God’s Plan of Salvation, Al Mohler, Arminian, Arminianism, Bob Hadley, Calvinism, Calvinism Advisory Committee, calvinism for laypersons, Calvinism made Simple, CALVINIZING OF SOUTHERN BAPTISTS, CONDITIONAL ELECTION, CONVERSIONISM, Culture, Current Affairs, Danny Akin, ELECTION, eternal security, ETERNAL SECURITY OF THE BELIEVER, Evangelicalism, FOREKNOWLEDGE, FOREKNOWLEDGE OF GOD, Founders, Great Commission Baptists, IRRESISTIBLE GRACE, Jesus' sheep, LIMITED ATONEMENT, Objections to Calvinism, Progressive Regeneration, reconciliation, Reformed Baptist Bloggers, Regeneration, Regeneration Prior to Faith, Romans 1:16, SBC, SBC Issues, soteriology, Soteriology Simplified, Southern Baptist, SOUTHERN BAPTISTS AND CALVINISM, Southern Baptists not Arminians, The Gospel, The Work of the Holy Spirit, TOTAL DEPRAVITY, Total Inability, Total Separation, TRANSFORMED THEOLOGY, Unconditional Election, Whosoever Will.
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Al Mohler and Danny Akin: How Can This Be True for the Calvinist?
Last week Dr. Al Mohler tweeted the following statement: “The gospel is only good news if it gets there in time.” quoting Carl Henry. Today, Dr, Danny Akin tweeted the same statement with the following personal comment: “This statement continually … Continue reading
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Tagged A Statement of the Traditional Southern Baptist Understanding of God’s Plan of Salvation, Al Mohler, Arminian, Arminianism, Bob Hadley, Calvinism, Calvinism Advisory Committee, calvinism for laypersons, Calvinism made Simple, CALVINIZING OF SOUTHERN BAPTISTS, CONDITIONAL ELECTION, CONVERSIONISM, Culture, Current Affairs, Danny Akin, ELECTION, eternal security, ETERNAL SECURITY OF THE BELIEVER, Evangelicalism, FOREKNOWLEDGE, FOREKNOWLEDGE OF GOD, Founders, Great Commission Baptists, IRRESISTIBLE GRACE, Jesus' sheep, LIMITED ATONEMENT, Objections to Calvinism, Progressive Regeneration, reconciliation, Reformed Baptist Bloggers, Regeneration, Regeneration Prior to Faith, SBC, SBC Issues, soteriology, Southern Baptist, SOUTHERN BAPTISTS AND CALVINISM, Southern Baptists not Arminians, The Work of the Holy Spirit, TOTAL DEPRAVITY, Total Separation, TRANSFORMED THEOLOGY, Unconditional Election, Whosoever Will.
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Why Are Some Saved and Others Not?
One of the major questions with respect to the issue of calvinism is the following, “Why are some saved and others not saved?” This question is often used to set the stage for God’s efficacious calling because the obvious answer … Continue reading
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Tagged A Statement of the Traditional Southern Baptist Understanding of God’s Plan of Salvation, Arminian, Arminianism, Bob Hadley, Calvinism, Calvinism Advisory Committee, calvinism for laypersons, Calvinism made Simple, CALVINIZING OF SOUTHERN BAPTISTS, CONDITIONAL ELECTION, CONVERSIONISM, Culture, Current Affairs, ELECTION, eternal security, ETERNAL SECURITY OF THE BELIEVER, Evangelicalism, FOREKNOWLEDGE, FOREKNOWLEDGE OF GOD, Founders, Great Commission Baptists, IRRESISTIBLE GRACE, Jesus' sheep, LIMITED ATONEMENT, monergism, Objections to Calvinism, Progressive Regeneration, reconciliation, Reformed Baptist Bloggers, Regeneration, Regeneration Prior to Faith, Romans 1:16, SBC, SBC Issues, soteriology, Southern Baptist, SOUTHERN BAPTISTS AND CALVINISM, Southern Baptists not Arminians, synergism, The Work of the Holy Spirit, TOTAL DEPRAVITY, Total Separation, TRANSFORMED THEOLOGY, Unconditional Election, Whosoever Will.
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Question About Free-Will
Calvinists are critical of the non-calvinists’ position that a man MUST repent and believe to be converted or born again. They argue that salvation or conversion is a sole work of God and that man contributes NOTHING to his conversion. … Continue reading
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Tagged A Statement of the Traditional Southern Baptist Understanding of God’s Plan of Salvation, Arminian, Arminianism, Bob Hadley, Calvinism, Calvinism Advisory Committee, calvinism for laypersons, Calvinism made Simple, CALVINIZING OF SOUTHERN BAPTISTS, CONDITIONAL ELECTION, CONVERSIONISM, Culture, Current Affairs, ELECTION, eternal security, ETERNAL SECURITY OF THE BELIEVER, Evangelicalism, FOREKNOWLEDGE, FOREKNOWLEDGE OF GOD, Founders, Great Commission Baptists, IRRESISTIBLE GRACE, Jesus' sheep, LIMITED ATONEMENT, monergism, Objections to Calvinism, Progressive Regeneration, reconciliation, Reformed Baptist Bloggers, Regeneration, Regeneration Prior to Faith, Romans 1:16, SBC, SBC Issues, soteriology, Southern Baptist, SOUTHERN BAPTISTS AND CALVINISM, Southern Baptists not Arminians, synergism, The Work of the Holy Spirit, TOTAL DEPRAVITY, Total Separation, TRANSFORMED THEOLOGY, Unconditional Election, Whosoever Will.
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When Is Atonement Complete?
I was browsing my twitter account and saw a reference to the following article titled, “The Only String Attached to the Gospel” published at The Gospel Coalition’s web site. The article began, “Over the past decade, youth ministry has benefited … Continue reading
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Tagged A Statement of the Traditional Southern Baptist Understanding of God’s Plan of Salvation, Arminian, Arminianism, Bob Hadley, Calvinism, Calvinism Advisory Committee, calvinism for laypersons, Calvinism made Simple, CALVINIZING OF SOUTHERN BAPTISTS, CONDITIONAL ELECTION, CONVERSIONISM, Culture, Current Affairs, ELECTION, eternal security, ETERNAL SECURITY OF THE BELIEVER, Evangelicalism, FOREKNOWLEDGE, FOREKNOWLEDGE OF GOD, Founders, Great Commission Baptists, IRRESISTIBLE GRACE, Jesus' sheep, LIMITED ATONEMENT, Objections to Calvinism, Progressive Regeneration, reconciliation, Reformed Baptist Bloggers, Regeneration, Regeneration Prior to Faith, Romans 1:16, SBC, SBC Issues, soteriology, Southern Baptist, SOUTHERN BAPTISTS AND CALVINISM, Southern Baptists not Arminians, The Work of the Holy Spirit, TOTAL DEPRAVITY, Total Separation, TRANSFORMED THEOLOGY, Unconditional Election, Whosoever Will.
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The Gospel According to Calvinism and the Story of Lazarus
Theology has more components to it than Obamacare and unfortunately most folks know about as much about one as they do the other. Take Romans 1:16-17, For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of … Continue reading
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Tagged A Statement of the Traditional Southern Baptist Understanding of God’s Plan of Salvation, Arminian, Arminianism, Bob Hadley, Calvinism, Calvinism Advisory Committee, calvinism for laypersons, Calvinism made Simple, CALVINIZING OF SOUTHERN BAPTISTS, CONDITIONAL ELECTION, CONVERSIONISM, Culture, Current Affairs, ELECTION, eternal security, ETERNAL SECURITY OF THE BELIEVER, Evangelicalism, FOREKNOWLEDGE, FOREKNOWLEDGE OF GOD, Founders, Great Commission Baptists, IRRESISTIBLE GRACE, Jesus' sheep, LIMITED ATONEMENT, Objections to Calvinism, Progressive Regeneration, reconciliation, Reformed Baptist Bloggers, Regeneration, Regeneration Prior to Faith, Romans 1:16, SBC, SBC Issues, soteriology, Southern Baptist, SOUTHERN BAPTISTS AND CALVINISM, Southern Baptists not Arminians, The Work of the Holy Spirit, TOTAL DEPRAVITY, Total Separation, TRANSFORMED THEOLOGY, Unconditional Election, Whosoever Will.
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The Simplicity of Soteriology
I am working on a book where I will propose an alternative to the almost universally accepted concept of total depravity and its relationship to original sin; I do not believe that to be the case at all. I believe … Continue reading
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Tagged A Statement of the Traditional Southern Baptist Understanding of God’s Plan of Salvation, Arminian, Arminianism, Bob Hadley, Calvinism, Calvinism Advisory Committee, calvinism for laypersons, Calvinism made Simple, CALVINIZING OF SOUTHERN BAPTISTS, CONDITIONAL ELECTION, CONVERSIONISM, Culture, Current Affairs, ELECTION, eternal security, ETERNAL SECURITY OF THE BELIEVER, Evangelicalism, FOREKNOWLEDGE, FOREKNOWLEDGE OF GOD, Founders, Great Commission Baptists, IRRESISTIBLE GRACE, Jesus' sheep, LIMITED ATONEMENT, Objections to Calvinism, Progressive Regeneration, reconciliation, Reformed Baptist Bloggers, Regeneration, Regeneration Prior to Faith, SBC, SBC Issues, soteriology, Southern Baptist, SOUTHERN BAPTISTS AND CALVINISM, Southern Baptists not Arminians, The Work of the Holy Spirit, TOTAL DEPRAVITY, Total Separation, TRANSFORMED THEOLOGY, Unconditional Election, Whosoever Will.
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SBC Issues 