Review of Roger Olsen’s “Arminian Theology: Myths and Realities”

from Reformation 21, by Dr. Carl Trueman, Academic Dean, Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, PA
“……the heavy didactic tone of the book comes over at times as rather patronizing; but if you can cope with this and are also aware of the serious mistakes in Olson’s understanding of the scholarship on seventeenth century thought, this is a [...]

Founders-Steve Gaines revives the caricatures of Calvinism

Dr. Thomas Ascol, Director of Founders Ministries, shares on his blog site the gross caricatures made toward the reformed faith, and sadly in one instance, by another prominent Southern Baptist pastor. Dr. Steve Gaines, pastor at Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova, Tennessee (Memphis) made some outrageous statements concerning the Doctrines of Grace during a chapel message at Criswell [...]

Dr. Tom Ascol-John 3:16 Conference…Take 2

from Founders Ministries Blog
Diane Lytle alerted me in a comment that Dr. Steve Lemke has explained the purpose of the announced John 3:16 conference coming up this fall in Woodstock, Georgia. Dr. Lemke writes,
“This conference is intended as a majoritarian Southern Baptist response to the “Building Bridges” and “Together for the Gospel” conferences. The announcement [...]

Lamenting Calvinism in the SBC?

The issue covered in a recent Baptist Press article really got my blood pressure up. Timmy Bristerwrote a wonderful commentary on the article. The BP story told of a “conference” of 15 Southern Baptist evangelists who met to lament “the growth of Calvinism and the rise of a Willow Creek-style of non-confrontational evangelism within Southern [...]

When God Abandons a Nation

From Apprising Ministries comes this post featuring a message by Dr. John MacArthur based on Romans 1:18-32, with verse 18 stating,
“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness.”
Of course such doctrine totally contradicts the majority of the teaching in contemporary Christianity [...]

Building Bridges Conference–Hot Links

Here are some sources of information and opinions about the Building Bridges conference, courtesy of Founders Ministries.
Audio files of the talks
Baptist Press Reports
Calvinism examined in its Baptist context.
For whom did Christ die?
Does God choose who will believe?
Stereotypes hinder SBC’s Calvinism dialogue.
Akin envisions ‘Great Commission Resurgence.
Selected Blog Comments
Timmy Brister, one and two
Tim Rogers [...]

Building Bridges: Southern Baptists and Calvinists

from Between Two Worlds
The conference “Building Bridges: Southern Baptists and Calvinism,” sponsored by Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Founders Ministries, is taking place Nov. 26-28 at LifeWay Ridgecrest Conference Center. Each session has two speakers who are presenting different perspectives on their respective topics.
Starting this afternoon, podcasts of the conference will be made available at [...]

Cross of Christ Conference

The opening of The Cross of Christ Conference, a Ligonier Ministries regional event, got underway Friday evening, with Dr. R.C. Sproul taking questions from conference attendees.
Walking with a cane due to a recent surgery, Dr. Sproul addressed questions dealing with a myriad of topics including justification by faith, whether a belief in the inerrancy of [...]

The Five Points of Free Will…does God help those who help themselves?

from CamponThis

AND THE ANSWER IS? … No. He helps those who can’t help themselves - that’s what grace is all about.
“The reason that all five points are false, is that they all depict fallen man as being “in cooperation” with God for salvation; and more importantly, make man the sovereign over his eternal destiny ultimately [...]

Timmy Brister on Finney and the New ‘New Measures’

from www.timmybrister.com
“I’ve been reading some Finney lately, especially his Lectures on Revivals in which he defends his use of “new measures,” viz. the “anxious meeting,” “protracted meeting,” and the “anxious seat.” Finney believed that revival came through the right use of means which a preacher makes effectual the same way a sinner makes conversion effectual [...]