In our day, some of our more theologically sound evangelical brethren place heavy emphasis on being “Gospel centered.” In doing so, they can sometimes appear to downplay doctrinal distinctives, (in this case, perhaps most notably regarding ecclesiology) perhaps giving some the idea that they are relatively unimportant. While we should teach and preach the whole [...]
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C.H. Spurgeon: Soul-Winning Takes Precedence over Doctrinal Distinctives
Posted in Arminianism, Baptism, Baptist Distinctives, C.H. Spurgeon, Calvinism, Evangelism, Gospel, infant baptism, Reformed Theology, regeneration, soteriology, The church, Visible Church on July 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Rabbi” Duncan on Hyper-Calvinism and Arminianism
Posted in Arminianism, Calvinism, Hyper-Calvinism, soteriology, tagged John "Rabbi" Duncan on April 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Hyper-Calvinism is all house and no door: Arminianism is all door and no house.” John “Rabbi” Duncan quoted in Colloquia Peripatetica p. 156.
Why Baptist and Not Methodist
Posted in Arminianism, Baptism, Baptist Distinctives, Baptist Why and Why Not, Calvinism, infant baptism, Methodism, SBC, tagged R.A. Venable on March 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Baptist Why and Why Not (1900) Chapter 5: Why Baptist and Not Methodist By R. A. Venable, D. D. Pastor First Baptist Church Meridian, Mississippi For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the first-born among many brethren. Moreover whom he [...]
Calvinists the cause of the “Down-Grade?”
Posted in Arminianism, C.H. Spurgeon, Calvinism, church history, Down-Grade Controversy, ecclesiology, heresy, liberalism, Presbyterianism, tagged Bob L. Ross on December 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
According to Bob L. Ross, Spurgeon blamed the Down Grade on Calvinism, or specifically, the “Hybrid Calvinism” that Ross says is taught by Reformed paedobaptists as well as some “Reformed Baptists” and those who are affiliated with Founders Ministries. As will soon become clear, nothing could be further from the truth, unless by “Hybrid Calvinism” [...]
