Original Sin-Depravity Infects Everyone

by J.I. Packer (from Concise Theology)

“Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me” (Ps. 51:5)
Scripture diagnoses sin as a universal deformity of human nature, found at every point in every person (1 Kings 8:46; Rom. 3:9-23; 7:18; 1 John 1:8-10). Both Testaments have names for it that display its [...]

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 [...]

R. Scott Clark on Limited Atonement

If one accepts that Jesus died as a propitiatory substitute for all his people, there are really only two alternatives, definite atonement or absolute (total) universalism. Either he saved everyone who ever lived, or he saved all those whom he loved.
As R. B. Kuiper said, “From the viewpoint of Scripture it is difficult to take [...]

Together for the Church

Calvinism and the SBC is the subject of this absolutely tremendous article by Timmy Brister at Strange Baptist Fire. In it Timmy writes;
“Denominational (SBC) executives have come out of the woodwork with warnings in the form of talking points telling young Calvinistic Baptists to stay out of non-Calvinistic churches. Young Calvinists like myself are told [...]

John MacArthur on The Doctrines of Grace

On Grace to You, John MacArthur is presenting a tremendous teaching series on The Doctrines of Grace. You must hear these programs and you can at www.gty.org. You can listen to the audio online, read the transcript, or better yet, purchase the entire series for yourself. Here is an excerpt from the transcript of the [...]

What are the Five Solas?

The subject of the Five Solas of the Protestant Reformation have come up in several conversations recently, and in some of those discussions, it seemed that some people did not understand what the Five Solas are. So, I offer the following brief definition from Wikipedia.com, and a link from a document that was originally written for the [...]

Sola Scriptura-Steve Camp

 from Christian Worldview Network
This is what the Reformers referred to as Sola Scriptura, meaning: The Bible is the sole written divine revelation of God and alone can bind the conscience of believers absolutely. This truth flew in the face of abject Romanism that did not hold to Sola Scriptura and still does not. In fact, [...]

How Grammar Can Solve Bible Debates

Here is an absolutely wonderful video dealing with the doctrines of grace. See if you know who “J.R.” and “Dave” are. The entire video is about 10 minutes and totally worthy of saving.
WATCH “HOW GRAMMAR CAN SOLVE BIBLE DEBATES”
(link updated)