Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Can't We All Just Get Along, Part 2

Update to my earlier report:


Brother Chadwick Ivester from SC has been to their State Pastor’s Conference and has said that Danny Akin has said a few choice words on this topic too. Dr. Akin, who is, if I recall, an Amyraldian, believes the problem isn’t Calvinism, but bibically illiterate pastor-teachers.

From his notes (emphasis mine)

Then let’s step into our own family: oh, were at a crisis: We’re having debates about Baptism, both, the lack of them,
and just what constitutes Biblical baptism. . . We’re talking about tongues . . . We’re talking about alcohol. . .
We’re talking about church discipline. . .and we’re talking about church membership. . . and we’re talking about worship. . . and of course. . . WE’RE ALSO TALKING ABOUT CALVINISM.
And, yet, much of what I hear, today, IS SLOPPY . . .IT IS ILL-INFORMED. . .
THEOLOGICALLY AND BIBLICALLY, WE OUGHT TO BE ASHAMED OF OURSELVES!!! . . . OF SOME OF THE TRITE PUNCHLINES THAT WE HEAR COMING OUT OF
THE MOUTHS OF SUPPOSED LEADERS WITHIN THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION!

Now lest you misunderstand me. . . I am not a fivepoint Calvinist. . . . BUT I CERTAINLY BELIEVE WHEN YOU CRITIQUE SOMETHING, YOU OUGHT TO DO IT WITH INTEGRITY. . . .YOU OUGHT TO DO IT
FAIRLY. . . . AND YOU OUGHT TO DO IT WITH SOME SEMBLANCE OF KNOWING WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. . . BUT WE DON’T DO VERY GOOD AT IT RIGHT NOW! BECAUSE WE’RE NOT TEACHING
THE BIBLE. . . WE’RE NOT TEACHING THEOLOGY. . . AND WE, INDEED, HAVE LOST SIGHT OF OUR CALLING. . . .AS THE PASTOR/TEACHER OF EPHESIANS 4:11. . . OR IF YOU LIKE, THE CALLING TO BE A PASTOR/THEOLOGIAN.

So, we've had the President of SEBTS and the Chairman of the North American Mission Board of the SBC both say some choice, public words about the anti-Calvinist rhetoric flying about the SBC. What's next, the sun turning to darkness and the moon to blood?

1 comment:

  1. Praise the Lord! One church has a word or two for these so-called "Christians" who deny election and predestination:
    http://www.landoverbaptist.org/audio/pod/sissychristians1.mp3

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