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Dr. David L. Allen, 2013 John 3:16 Presentation, Part 3/3
Below is a portion of a March 21-22, 2013 John 3:16 Conference presentation. Read the Baptist Press article about the conference here: http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=39992 A free e-book containing the 2013 John 3:16 Conference presentations is scheduled to be released at SBC … Continue reading
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Dr. David L. Allen, 2013 John 3:16 Presentation, Part 2/3
Below is a portion of a March 21-22, 2013 John 3:16 Conference presentation. Read the Baptist Press article about the conference here: http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=39992 A free e-book containing the 2013 John 3:16 Conference presentations is scheduled to be released at SBC … Continue reading
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Dr. David L. Allen, 2013 John 3:16 Presentation, Part 1/3
Below is a portion of a March 21-22, 2013 John 3:16 Conference presentation. Read the Baptist Press article about the conference here: http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=39992 A free e-book containing the 2013 John 3:16 Conference presentations is scheduled to be released at SBC … Continue reading
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Further Reflections on Theological Triage
by a Baptist Theologian(Comments on this post are closed temporarily. I you have further questions or comments, please email them to SBCToday.) Today, I read yet another presentation of the Calvinist attempt, popularized in SBC circles by Al Mohler, … Continue reading
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The TULIP’s Petals and Sepals, part 5
by Ronnie Rogers Perseverance of the Saints: This includes both preservation by God and perseverance by the saints. The Westminster Confession says, with regard to the truly elect, they “can neither totally nor finally fall away from the state of … Continue reading
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The TULIP’s Petals and Sepals, part 4
by Ronnie Rogers Irresistible Grace: The Holy Spirit efficaciously applies salvation to those unconditionally elected sinners whom He personally calls to Christ. Calvinism believes that the general call of the gospel extends to everyone, but the internal efficacious call of … Continue reading
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The TULIP’s Petals and Sepals, part 3
by Ronnie Rogers 3. Limited Atonement: Christ’s death is of infinite value, but He died salvifically only for the unconditionally elect. Calvinism understands limited atonement to mean that Christ’s death did not in any eternally meaningful way pay for the … Continue reading
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The TULIP’s Petals and Sepals, part 2
by Ronnie Rogers Unconditional Election: God chose for some to be the objects of His unmerited favor, and salvation is totally a work of God—monergistic.Calvinism’s understanding of unconditional election necessarily includes that God has selected to give the salvifically required … Continue reading
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The TULIP’s Petals and Sepals, part 1
by Ronnie Rogers Before you make the TULIP your flower of choice, consider it in full bloom. TULIP is used acronymically to succinctly point out the major emphases of Calvinism. I well understand that the use of the TULIP does … Continue reading
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Super Spirituality Syndrome: Claiming More Christ or Gospel Than Others
Comments closed overnight by Rick Patrick I will never forget where I was when I first heard the term super spiritual separatism. It was a classroom discussion in one of my first doctoral seminars. I had openly shared my experience … Continue reading
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