Category Archives: Salvation

“It is finished.”
False Assumptions because of the Cross
Part 2 – I don’t have to pursue salvation

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Thomas Douglas

Dr. Thomas Douglas Pastor Parkway Baptist Church Kansas City, KS This is the second part of series; click to read part one. If you have pastored for even a year, you recognize among our congregations a general lack of concern … Continue reading →

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“It is finished.”
False Assumptions because of the Cross
Part One

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Thomas Douglas

Dr. Thomas Douglas Pastor Parkway Baptist Church Kansas City, KS Ever wonder how “people of the book” can get so far away from God?  Ever struggle with church members that cling to the old rugged cross to proclaim their forgiveness … Continue reading →

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Praying to Receive Christ

Posted on May 14, 2012 by the editors of SBC Today

Is it unbiblical to encourage someone to pray to “receive” or “accept” Christ as their Lord and Savior? Is it unbiblical to speak of inviting Christ into your heart or life? Dr. Steve Gaines (Pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in … Continue reading →

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Is There a Bridge over the Troubled Waters
of Our Soteriological Divide?

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Chris Bonts

Dr. Bonts is the Senior Pastor of Parkway Baptist Church in Auburn, Alabama.  He has earned a BA in Theology from The Baptist College of Florida, and an MDiv and PhD from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Over the course of … Continue reading →

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The Sinner’s Prayer: Superstitious or Scriptural?

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Ron Hale

By Ron F. Hale. He has served as Pastor, Church Planter, Strategist (NAMB), Director of Missions, Associate Executive Director of Evangelism and Church Planting for a State Convention, and now in the 4th quarter of ministry as Minister of Missions. … Continue reading →

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

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Eric Hankins

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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Theological Terminology Thursday:
The Study of Specialized Words Relating to Theology
Conversion and Regeneration

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Ron Hale

By Ron F. Hale. He has served as Pastor, Church Planter, Strategist (NAMB), Director of Missions, Associate Executive Director of Evangelism and Church Planting for a State Convention, and now in the 4th quarter of ministry as Minister of Missions. … Continue reading →

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

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Eric Hankins

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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Are We Bootstrap Baptists?

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Ron Hale

By Ron F. Hale. He has served as Pastor, Church Planter, Strategist (NAMB), Director of Missions, Associate Executive Director of Evangelism and Church Planting for a State Convention, and now in the 4th quarter of ministry as Minister of Missions. … Continue reading →

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

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Eric Hankins

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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