Below begins a series of my initial thoughts on the chapter concerning total depravity written by Dr. Mark DeVine in Whomever He Wills
1. I hope my commentary is helpful and the video format useful2... >>>
Below begins a series of my initial thoughts on the chapter concerning total depravity written by Dr. Mark DeVine in Whomever He Wills
1. I hope my commentary is helpful and the video format useful2... >>>
Posted by peter lumpkins on Aug 21, 2012 at 11:16 AM in Baptist distinctives, Baptist personalities, book reviews, Calvinism, Founders Ministries, Free Church theology, free will, non-Calvinism, Peter Lumpkins, Reformed Baptist, salvation, SBC, SBC issues, theology, Total Depravity, TULIP, Young Restless and Reformed, YRR | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack (0)
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Drs. Peter J. Gentry (PhD, University of Toronto), professor of Old Testament Interpretation at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and director of the Hexapla Institute, and Stephen J. Wellum (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School), professor of Christian theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and editor of The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology, just released their latest volume, Kingdom through Covenant: A Biblical-Theological Understanding of the Covenants, to high-five accolades from a broad swath of pleased supporters within the Reformed community >>>
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Posted by peter lumpkins on Aug 14, 2012 at 04:13 PM in Baptist distinctives, Baptist personalities, book reviews, Calvinism, evangelicalism, New Covenant Theology, Reformation, Reformed Baptist, salvation, SBC, SBC issues, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | Permalink | Comments (9) | TrackBack (0)
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UPDATE: Note: four parts are now available. Check out the links at the bottom of the post...
We linked to Dr. David Allen's introductory remarks concerning the newest release by Founders Press, Whomever He Wills, edited by Drs. Matthew Barrett and Thomas J. Nettles. Since Allen's opening remarks were posted, Dr. Fred Zaspel, author of the book's Preface which Allen critically engaged in his introductory remarks, has offered a brief response to Dr. Allen >>>
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Posted by peter lumpkins on Aug 14, 2012 at 04:45 AM in Baptist distinctives, Baptist history, Baptist personalities, biblicism, book reviews, Calvinism, Founders Ministries, Free Church theology, Limited Atonement, non-Calvinism, Reformed Baptist, salvation, SBC, SBC issues, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, TULIP | Permalink | Comments (0)
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I just put up a new resource--a page containing articles from Southern Baptist media sources concerning the subject of Calvinism in the Southern Baptist Convention. Sources will include Baptist Press and all available state papers. No commentary is offered. Nor is the resource intended as a polemical tool. If the article was published by a Southern Baptist news venue, it qualified for the resource.
Check out the page (click here or look on the sidebar for a link there). It obviously is only a beginning. When it is finished, I hope it will be thorough even if not exhaustive. If you know of an article which would qualify, leave it in the comment thread and I'll add it.
Posted by peter lumpkins on Aug 09, 2012 at 11:53 AM in Baptist distinctives, Baptist Press, Calvinism, Florida Baptist Witness, Founders Ministries, Free Church theology, Hyper-Calvinism, Limited Atonement, non-Calvinism, Peter Lumpkins, Radical Reformation, Radical Reformers, Reformed Baptist, salvation, SBC, SBC issues, The Alabama Baptist, The Baptist College of Florida, The Christian Index, theology, Total Depravity, TULIP, Unconditional Election | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)
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In Whomever He Wills
, Dr. Matthew Barrett writes in his chapter entitled, "The Scriptural Affirmation of Monergism" concerning the doctrinal significance of what has become known as regeneration precedes faith--or, in short, monergism. He writes:
Posted by peter lumpkins on Aug 01, 2012 at 10:01 AM in Arminianism, Baptist distinctives, Baptist history, Baptist personalities, biblicism, book reviews, Calvinism, Founders Ministries, Hyper-Calvinism, Irresistible Grace, Peter Lumpkins, salvation, SBC, SBC issues, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Total Depravity, TULIP | Permalink | Comments (18) | TrackBack (0)
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I spoke with a friend on my way to Indy last week. He mentioned the amazing success he's had doing video book-notes posted on his site. I decided to give it a try. While I won't bind myself using this form of media, I hope to add it to the writing I do on SBC Tomorrow. It's actually a lot quicker than pecking out my thoughts on the keyboard. Whatever the case, I intend to continue communicating mainly through the written word >>>
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Posted by peter lumpkins on Aug 01, 2012 at 04:48 AM in Baptist personalities, Biblical studies, book reviews, Calvinism, Founders Ministries, Peter Lumpkins, salvation, SBC, SBC issues, TULIP | Permalink | Comments (8) | TrackBack (0)
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UPDATE: As expected, James White responded to this piece on his follow-up "Radio Free Geneva" podcast. Well, let me be clear: it really wasn't a response to this piece so much as an acknowledgment of it. During the first few minutes, he talks about "almost forgetting" about old "Petey" (And, we want to assure James White we've not forgotten about him, either!) Then, he and Rich Pierce ridiculed the video I put up because of the number of views, etc. comparing my traffic to his. What a hoot! Like giddy, junior high boys giggling, poking fun, and wrestling around over the floor, White & Pierce give us a little show as if the video itself did not bother them. However, what they fail to note is, within minutes of my video being posted on youtube, Rich Pierce, Vice President of Alpha & Omega Ministries, logged on and demanded (or shall we say, "politely asked") I take the video down since it breached copyright law!9 Well, views or not, James White appears really sensitive when his views are openly criticized.
Check out my notice from youtube10
In addition, White states the collection I put together was ripped from each snippet's respective context suggesting the words on my video skewed his meaning. As I said in the post below, I gave the link to the entire podcast so anyone may check to see if I did skew the context. One tires of this cheap response (which is really no response unless one can show how the context is skewed).
Consider one change when listening to White's second mention of Rogers' "anti-Calvinism book" on his "Radio Free Geneva": White's tone, attitude, and commentary on the second podcast reveal an undeniably marked difference compared to his first one. Observe his unemotional, straight-forward presentation when he mentions Rogers' book. He neither ridicules nor scorns as he did in the first podcast. And, yes, I do believe he changed his approach due, at least in part, to the criticism below contra persistent claims otherwise.
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Below is my response to James White's hour-long "Radio Free Geneva" review of Ronnie Rogers' newest book, Reflections Of A Disenchanted Calvinist: The Disquieting Realities of Calvinism. It's long. It's necessarily long. For that, I apologize in advance. By the way, note also SBC Today is presently running a series of posts on Rogers' book beginning with an author interview. In addition, the current post is the second of four installemnts which will eventually constitute the entire 16th chapter (part I).
Now, on to James White's book "review" >>>
Posted by peter lumpkins on Jul 19, 2012 at 02:35 PM in Arminianism, Baptist distinctives, Baptist history, Baptist personalities, biblicism, book reviews, Calvinism, determinism, evangelicalism, Free Church theology, free will, Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, Hyper-Calvinism, Limited Atonement, misogyny, Molinism, non-Calvinism, Peter Lumpkins, philosophy of religion, preaching, Predestination, Radical Reformation, Radical Reformers, Reformation, Reformed Baptist, salvation, SBC, SBC issues, scholarship, Scripture, theology, Total Depravity, TULIP, Unconditional Election, Young Restless and Reformed, YRR | Permalink | Comments (19) | TrackBack (0)
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Ronnie Rogers is pastor of Trinity Baptist Church, Norman, OK. In Reflections of a Disenchanted Calvinist, Rogers speaks as no stranger to his subject. Indeed for years he embraced Calvinism but through systematic exposition of Scripture, he came to view the Reformed hermeneutical template a hindrance to understanding biblical revelation rather than a help >>>
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Posted by peter lumpkins on Jul 16, 2012 at 09:08 AM in Arminianism, Baptist distinctives, Baptist history, Baptist personalities, biblicism, book reviews, Calvinism, evangelicalism, Founders Ministries, Free Church theology, Radical Reformation, Reformed Baptist, salvation, SBC, SBC issues, TULIP, Young Restless and Reformed, YRR | Permalink | Comments (40) | TrackBack (0)
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Kentucky pastor and SBC Voices contributor, Jared Moore posed a series of questions to "Traditionalists" about the address Dr. Tom Nettles, Professor of Historical Theology, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, recently gave at the Founders Breakfast held during the Southern Baptist Convention in New Orleans. >>>
Posted by peter lumpkins on Jul 02, 2012 at 10:05 AM in Arminianism, Baptist associations, Baptist distinctives, Baptist history, Baptist personalities, Calvinism, Founders Ministries, Free Church theology, non-Calvinism, Reformed Baptist, salvation, SBC, SBC issues, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, TULIP, Young Restless and Reformed, YRR | Permalink | Comments (82) | TrackBack (0)
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This week was an interesting week on SBC Tomorrow. On Wednesday, we offered a piece on Andrew Broaddus (1770-1848), a legendary figure in his own time... >>>
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Posted by peter lumpkins on Jun 30, 2012 at 06:24 PM in Arminianism, Baptist associations, Baptist distinctives, Baptist history, Baptist personalities, Calvinism, ecclesiology, Founders Ministries, Free Church theology, free will, Irresistible Grace, Limited Atonement, non-Calvinism, Particular Baptists, Radical Reformers, Reformation, Reformed Baptist, regeneration, salvation, SBC, SBC issues, Semi-Pelagianism, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, sovereignty, Total Depravity, TULIP, Young Restless and Reformed, YRR | Permalink | Comments (26) | TrackBack (0)
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Edwin Charles Dargan was born on November 17, 1852. A native of South Carolina, he converted to Christ at age sixteen and went on to earn two degrees from Furman University (B.A., M.A.) and later enrolled in Southern Baptist Theological Seminary studying theology under the famed founder of Southern, James. P. Boyce >>>
Posted by peter lumpkins on Jun 29, 2012 at 05:35 AM in Arminianism, Baptist distinctives, Baptist history, Baptist personalities, Calvinism, ecclesiology, Free Church theology, free will, heresy, Irresistible Grace, non-Calvinism, Peter Lumpkins, regeneration, resurrection, salvation, SBC, SBC issues, Semi-Pelagianism, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, sovereignty, Total Depravity, TULIP, Young Restless and Reformed, YRR | Permalink | Comments (18) | TrackBack (0)
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In a post delineating his thoughts on the 2012 Southern Baptist Convention in New Orleans, Dr. Al Mohler spoke what very well may be the most disturbing words to date concerning the Calvinist debate in the Southern Baptist Convention. In fact, his words deserve full exposure not only on Baptist Press but in every denominational paper of each state convention. Entitled, "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight: The 2012 Southern Baptist Convention," our seminary president writes these words, words which rightfully ought to outrage every Southern Baptist:
Posted by peter lumpkins on Jun 26, 2012 at 05:58 AM in Anabaptist, Arminianism, atonement, Baptist distinctives, Baptist history, Baptist personalities, Calvinism, denominational politics, ecclesiology, evangelicalism, Free Church theology, free will, hermeneutics, Limited Atonement, non-Calvinism, Peter Lumpkins, Predestination, Radical Reformation, Radical Reformers, Reformation, Reformed Baptist, salvation, SBC, SBC issues, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, theological triage, theology, Traditional Statement, TULIP, Young Restless and Reformed, YRR | Permalink | Comments (119) | TrackBack (0)
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Dr. Tom Ascol, Director of Founders Ministries, is presently doing a lengthy series1 of responses to the recent Traditional Statement (TS) released by Dr. Eric Hankins, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Oxford, MS. As indicated here and elsewhere many times since the initial TS release, Hankins' statement of faith generated a sizeable amount of criticism—both sober and vitriolic in nature--particularly but predictably from Baptist Calvinists. Even Al Mohler publicly lamented the document's creation and content; and thankfully, Mohler represented the more sober criticism to date even if TS supporters understandably took Mohler to task for couching his criticism in subtle superciliousness >>>
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Posted by peter lumpkins on Jun 18, 2012 at 09:55 AM in Baptist distinctives, Baptist history, Baptist personalities, Calvinism, determinism, foreknowledge, Founders Ministries, Free Church theology, free will, Irresistible Grace, non-Calvinism, Particular Baptists, Peter Lumpkins, Predestination, Radical Reformation, Radical Reformers, Reformation, Reformed Baptist, regeneration, salvation, SBC issues, Separate Baptists, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, sovereignty, theology, Total Depravity, Traditional Statement, TULIP, Unconditional Election, Young Restless and Reformed, YRR | Permalink | Comments (13) | TrackBack (0)
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Dr. Tom Ascol is Director of Founders Ministries, the largest network of Calvinists affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. Founders Ministries maintains that since Southern Baptists have “lost the gospel”, it apparently will be up to like-minded Calvinists like themselves to assist us in finding the gospel* >>>
*I remain very much aware I broke my own ususal standard in posting such a long piece. I only hope I have not presumed upon my readership for whom I am always thankful...
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Posted by peter lumpkins on Jun 12, 2012 at 08:14 AM in Baptist associations, Baptist distinctives, Baptist history, Baptist personalities, Calvinism, determinism, ecclesiology, evangelicalism, Founders Ministries, Free Church theology, free will, hermeneutics, Hyper-Calvinism, Irresistible Grace, non-Calvinism, philosophy of religion, Radical Reformation, Radical Reformers, Reformation, Reformed Baptist, salvation, SBC, SBC issues, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, theology, Total Depravity, TULIP, Unconditional Election, Young Restless and Reformed, YRR | Permalink | Comments (25) | TrackBack (0)
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I’m personally appreciative Al Mohler responded to “A Statement of the Traditional Southern Baptist Understanding of God’s Plan of Salvation” (TS) released to the public last week by Dr. Eric Hankins, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Oxford, Mississippi >>>
Posted by peter lumpkins on Jun 08, 2012 at 12:28 PM in Arminianism, Baptist distinctives, Baptist history, Baptist personalities, book reviews, Calvinism, determinism, evangelicalism, Free Church theology, free will, Libertarianism, non-Calvinism, salvation, SBC, SBC issues, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, sovereignty, theology, Young Restless and Reformed, YRR | Permalink | Comments (34) | TrackBack (0)
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