Category Archives: Theology

The Answer to Freedom and Predestination is Found in Christ

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Bob Williford

By Bob Williford, former director of the Hope Migrant Mission Center at the Migrant Farm Labor Center near Hope, Arkansas (a ministry of the Arkansas Baptist Convention), and author of Fence Post Digest blog. Someone has said that the issue … Continue reading →

Posted in Calvinism, Salvation, Theology | 6 Comments

A Need for a New Identity:
Conversionism, Transformed Theology, and a New Tulip
Part 4: An Argument for an Irrefutable Gospel

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Bob Hadley

By Bob Hadley, Pastor of Westside Baptist Church in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Chancellor of Atlantic Coast Bible College and Seminary This article is the fourth in a series that offers an alternative to the classical Reformed T.U.L.I.P. The entire … Continue reading →

Posted in Calvinism, Salvation, Theology | 20 Comments

Theological Terminology Thursday:
The Study of Specialized Words Relating to Theology
Decisionism

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Ron Hale

By Ron F. Hale, Minister of Missions, West Jackson Baptist Church, Jackson, TN Jesus did not call us to anonymity, living and lurking in a shadowy secret society. Jesus calls us out into the open and into the arena of … Continue reading →

Posted in Calvinism, Theology | 29 Comments

The Incarnation: Why Does It Matter?

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Steve Lemke

by Steve Lemke, Provost, Professor of Philosophy and Ethics, McFarland Chair of Theology, and Director of the Baptist Center for Theology and Ministry at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. As we celebrate Christmas, we focus on one of the most … Continue reading →

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A Need for a New Identity:
Conversionism, Transformed Theology, and a New Tulip
Part 3: An Argument for Limiting Atonement

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Bob Hadley

By Bob Hadley, Pastor of Westside Baptist Church in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Chancellor of Atlantic Coast Bible College and Seminary This article is the third in a series that offer an alternative to the classical Reformed T.U.L.I.P. The entire … Continue reading →

Posted in Calvinism, Salvation, Theology | 127 Comments

A Need for a New Identity:
Conversionism, Transformed Theology, and a New Tulip
Part 2: An Argument for Unconditional Love

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Bob Hadley

By Bob Hadley, Pastor of Westside Baptist Church in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Chancellor of Atlantic Coast Bible College and Seminary This article is the second in a series that offer an alternative to the classical Reformed T.U.L.I.P. The entire … Continue reading →

Posted in Calvinism, Salvation, Theology | 51 Comments

A Need for a New Identity:
Conversionism, Transformed Theology, and a New Tulip
Part 1: Total Lostness

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Bob Hadley

By Bob Hadley, Pastor of Westside Baptist Church in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Chancellor of Atlantic Coast Bible College and Seminary This article is the first in a series that offer an alternative to the classical Reformed T.U.L.I.P. The entire … Continue reading →

Posted in Calvinism, Salvation, Theology | 148 Comments

Theological Terminology Thursday:
The Study of Specialized Words Relating to Theology
Election

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Ron Hale

By Ron F. Hale, Minister of Missions, West Jackson Baptist Church, Jackson, TN My fingers eagerly tore into a package that resulted in a “free” book. The book came to me as I pastored in the Kansas City area in … Continue reading →

Posted in BF&M, Calvinism, Doctrine, Salvation, Theology | 106 Comments

Thoughts on the Daviess-McLean Baptist Association Decision
about Pleasant Valley Community Church
Part 2: Reflections on the Significance of What Happened

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Steve Lemke

By Dr. Lemke, Provost, Professor of Philosophy and Ethics, occupying the McFarland Chair of Theology, Director of the Baptist Center for Theology and Ministry, and Editor of the Journal for Baptist Theology and Ministry at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. … Continue reading →

Posted in Acts 29 Network, Associational News, Baptist Identity, BF&M, Calvinism, Church, Cooperation, Doctrine, Ecclesiology, SBC Issues, SBC Perspective, Theology | 26 Comments

Thoughts on the Daviess-McLean Baptist Association Decision
about Pleasant Valley Community Church
Part 1: Attempting to Analyze What Actually Happened

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Steve Lemke

By Dr. Lemke, Provost, Professor of Philosophy and Ethics, occupying the McFarland Chair of Theology, Director of the Baptist Center for Theology and Ministry, and Editor of the Journal for Baptist Theology and Ministry at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. … Continue reading →

Posted in Acts 29 Network, Associational News, Baptist Identity, BF&M, Calvinism, Church, Cooperation, Doctrine, Ecclesiology, SBC Issues, SBC Perspective, Theology | 41 Comments