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SBC & Calvinism: Three Events That Widened The Divide: A Brief Response by Malcolm B. Yarnell III

As an interim between Part I and Part II of my response to Tom Ascol, Executive Director of Founders Ministries, who recently made an open attack on Dr. David Allen and the John 3:16 Conference platform, implicating them as "Anti-Calvinists," Dr. Malcolm Yarnell III, offers this brief response to Dr. Ascol and Founders Ministries. Dear Peter, Thank you for letting me post my last response to Tom Ascol at your place. I have learned three things from this short interchange on the blog of Dr. Ascol, whom I am glad... Read more →

Tom Ascol, The John 3:16 Conference and Widening the Divide: An Appraisal: Part I

**Dr. Tom Ascol, Executive Director of Founders Ministries, has finally offered his evaluation of the recent John 3:16 Conference. J316C, according to Ascol, is one of "three events that have put the spotlight on [Calvinism in the SBC] recently have come from those who are not merely non-Calvinists, but are more accurately described as anti-Calvinists." I have a full response to Dr. Ascol in Part II forthcoming. Presently, I want to shed light only on one, single aspect of Ascol's evaluation referenced in composing his thoughts. In the latter part... Read more →

Hyper-Calvinism: Professor David Allen Responds to Critics

Update: James White offered a response to this post here. I offered some initial remarks toward White's response which I may, after a coat of polish, post on the main page in due time. Since the John 3:16 Conference, there has been an excessive amount of attention to my comments concerning James White on the various Calvinist blogs. Allow me to set the record straight on three fronts: 1) what I said, 2) the context in which I said it, and 3) why I said it. By Dr David Allen... Read more →

Hyper-Calvinism: Professor David Allen Responds to Critics...

Tomorrow, I'll post Dr. Allen's lengthy response to critics concerning his paper on Limited Atonement which he presented at the recent John 3:16 Conference. He especially deals with critics pertaining to his remarks on Hyper-Calvinism. Stay Tuned... Read more →

Dr. David Allen, His Critics, and the Future of Live-Blogging: Part I

One of the participants at The John 3:16 Conference (J316) was Dr. David Allen, Dean of the School of Theology, Professor of Preaching, Director for the Center for Expository Preaching, and George W. Truett Chair of Ministry at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS). Professor Allen's presentation focused on Limited Atonement. I wrote before the conference that we "expect[ed] his contribution to invigorate the discussion on what I view[ed] as the definitive chink in the Dortian Calvinist's armor." I was far from being incorrect. The discussion has been inciting. Unfortunately, one... Read more →

The John 3:16 Conference: Reviewing the Reviews

I've tried to keep up with the internet reviews on the recent John 3:16 Conference. Thus far, they have been predictably both positive and negative. I'll let you guess who wrote each respectively. Now, I've been accused at SBCTomorrow of being biased. Imagine that! Me biased! The nerve of some people... More seriously, I know I am biased. And, frankly I have never suggested I was not--at least not in several, several years. What I do attempt to do, under God and with His grace, is offer fairness to those... Read more →

The John 3:16 Conference and its Critics: Founders & Justin Taylor: Part I

The J316C is now history. I cannot thank Jerry Vines Ministries and the co-sponsoring seminaries enough for hosting this much needed conference. I planned to offer my own thoughts pertaining to its success or non-success, but the clubbing the conference has already taken from the more "objective" websites has sparked me to offer a few corrections to the record first. By no surprise, Founders Ministries wasted no time in offering the predictable lament that "misrepresentation" was the order of the day. Coming under fire especially of late is Dr. Steve... Read more →

Dr. David Allen: On Calvinism: Part II

I hope you took the time to scan Dr. Allen's review of Calvinism: A Southern Baptist Dialogue posted at Center for Theological Research at SWBTS. It is worth your time, I assure. I offer two particular quotes I found interesting, each of which is a part of Dr. Allen's query into Dr. Tom Nettle's paper entitled "A Historical View of the Doctrinal Importance of Calvinism Among Baptists" and Dr. David Dockery's paper entitled "Southern Baptists and Calvinism: An Historical Look." First, after offering a brief summary of Dr. Nettle's conclusion,... Read more →

Dr. David Allen: On Calvinism

One of the participants at The John 3:16 Conference (J316) is Dr. David Allen, Dean of the School of Theology, Professor of Preaching, Director for the Center for Expository Preaching, and George W. Truett Chair of Ministry at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS). Professor Allen's paper will focus on Limited Atonement. We expect his contribution to invigorate the discussion on what I view as the definitive chink in the Dortian Calvinist's armor. As an introduction to Dr. Allen's paper, interested attendees especially may want to read his book review just... Read more →