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New Calvinism gets reviewed by young British Baptist Calvinist

Jeremy Walker, co-pastor of the Maidenbower Baptist Church in the United Kingdom has penned a well-balanced critique of the young, restless, and reformed movement in the evangelical church. Entitled The New Calvinism Considered: A Personal and Pastoral Assessment , the volume is available in the United States in both paperback and digital versions.1 Walker himself theologically identifies with Calvinism as a confessional, Particular Baptist assuring his readers his intentions are not to "mindlessly ignore, attack, or defend any particular group, but to deal fairly with the new Calvinism."2 In fact,... Read more →

1 Corinthians 4:7: Does it Distinguish Between the Saved and the Unsaved? by Peter Lumpkins

On my last piece, one commenter quoted Paul’s words in 1 Corinthians 4:7 as indicative of the Apostle arguing that this gracious “system or paradigm of conversion” eliminates all boasting or crediting oneself with being saved. He further noted that Paul says that those who reject the idea that they are different because of God's gift to them are ones who have grounds for boasting. In the course of the exchange, I offered some contextual matters necessary to understand Paul’s rhetorical questions he asked the Corinthians. Paul writes, “For who... Read more →

Southern Baptists Possess the Sickness...TBN Possesses the Cure

I have never considered myself an enemy of the charismatic phenomenon. Years ago, it was Professor Dale Moody who picked my interest in such by noting in his systematic theology that we Baptists would do well if we listened very intently to what the charismatic movement of the 60s was saying. I did. Or, at least, I tried to >>> I read some of the earliest charismatic pioneers in the last quarter of the 20th century. Episcopal Priest, Dennis Bennett shaped popular opinion perhaps more than any one person in... Read more →