Author Archives: Eric Hankins

Interview with Dr. Eric Hankins

In the weeks preceding this year’s John 3.16 Conference (see ad to right), SBCToday will post interviews with each person scheduled to speak at the Conference. The following interview is with Dr. Eric Hankins, pastor of First Baptist Church, Oxford, … Continue reading

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Response to Jon Akin

By Dr. Eric Hankins, pastor First Baptist Church, Oxford, Miss. Over the last few days, Jon Akin has offered a three-part response to a blog-post I wrote a couple of weeks ago. Jon’s series is called “A Defense of Christ-Centered … Continue reading

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SBC New Orleans: A Convention of Clarification

By Dr. Eric Hankins, Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Oxford, Mississippi As I have processed the proceedings of our most recent Convention, I believe one of the most exciting and promising aspects of those days were some terrific … Continue reading

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A Resolution on the “Sinner’s Prayer”
to be presented at the SBC in New Orleans, June 2012

By Dr. Eric Hankins, Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Oxford, Mississippi WHEREAS, God desires for every person to be saved and has made salvation available for any person who hears the Gospel (John 3:16; Romans 10:14-17; 1 Timothy … Continue reading

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A Response to Dr. Al Mohler
Regarding “A Statement of the Traditional Baptist
Understanding of God’s Plan of Salvation”

By Dr. Eric Hankins, Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Oxford, Mississippi I am appreciative of Dr. Mohler’s willingness to reply to our Statement, and I agree with much of it. He is a statesman whose influence on Southern … Continue reading

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An Introduction to “A Statement of the Traditional Southern Baptist Understanding of God’s Plan of Salvation”

by Dr. Eric Hankins Pastor of First Baptist Church Oxford, Mississippi A Statement of Traditional Southern Baptist Soteriology SBC Today.pdf (Right click on link to save a pdf version of this document). The following is a suggested statement of what … Continue reading

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Beyond Calvinism and Arminianism: Toward a Baptist Soteriology
Part 4: The Anthropological Presuppositions

Eric Hankins is the Pastor of First Baptist, Oxford, Mississippi Editor’s Note: Today’s post is the fourth of a four-part series by Eric Hankins entitled “Beyond Calvinism and Arminianism: Toward a Baptist Soteriology.” This series attempts to frame Baptist soteriology … Continue reading

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Beyond Calvinism and Arminianism: Toward a Baptist Soteriology
Part 3: Theological Presuppositions

Eric Hankins is the Pastor of First Baptist, Oxford, Mississippi Editor’s Note: Today’s post is the third of a four-part series by Eric Hankins entitled “Beyond Calvinism and Arminianism: Toward a Baptist Soteriology.” This series attempts to frame Baptist soteriology … Continue reading

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Beyond Calvinism and Arminianism: Toward a Baptist Soteriology
Part 2: Philosophical Presuppositions
about Freedom and Determinism

Eric Hankins is the Pastor of First Baptist, Oxford, Mississippi Editor’s Note: Today’s post is the second of a four-part series by Eric Hankins attempting to frame Baptist soteriology in a different structure than comparing it to Calvinism and Arminianism. … Continue reading

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BEYOND CALVINISM AND ARMINIANISM:
TOWARD A BAPTIST SOTERIOLOGY

Eric Hankins is the Pastor of First Baptist, Oxford, Mississippi This is part one of a four part series. These posts are adapted from Eric Hankins’s article “Beyond Calvinism and Arminianims: Toward a Baptist Soteriology,” published in the online Journal for … Continue reading

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