June 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG0TK72ybUA see also www.disciplemaking.net

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQEMgb1onag see also www.disciplemaking.net

I appreciate this resolution, but I would first read the article Stop It!! – A Plea for Grownup Conversation in the SBC RESOLUTION ONA SPIRIT OF COOPERATION IN MISSIONS AND EVANGELISMDESPITE THEOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES As submitted by Chris Roberts, pastor, Immanuel Baptist Church, Panama City) WHEREAS, our nation and world continue in a state of moral and spiritual crisis which can only be changed through the gospel of Jesus Christ, WHEREAS, Jesus has united his people under his Lordship and has instructed us to make disciples throughout the world through local church ministry and global missions, WHEREAS, we celebrate the cooperation of Southern Baptists

The FAQs: Southern Baptists, Calvinism, and God’s Plan of Salvationfrom The Gospel Coalition Blog by Joe Carter Note: The FAQs is TGCs new series in which we answer your questions about the latest news and current events. What’s the controversy? Two weeks ago a group of current and former Southern Baptist leaders signed and posted a statement which attempts to draw a clear line between Calvinism and what they call the “traditional Southern Baptist” of soteriology. The document has attracted a considerable number of supporters and critics and sparked a vocal debate about the role of Reformed theology within the Southern Baptist Convention. If I’m not a

Southern Baptists and Salvation: It’s Time to Talk: by Dr. Albert Mohler (President of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) A recent statement on the doctrine of salvation has received a good bit of attention in recent days. Since it deals with matters of current controversy, it has generated some heat. Our current task as Southern Baptists is to engage in a theological conversation that will transform heat into light. This is the very least we owe each other as brothers and sisters who are committed to the Great Commission, to the Southern Baptist Convention, and to each other. The document, identified

Does Presuppositionalism Engage in Question Begging: James Anderson: James Anderson’s Does Presuppositionalism Engage in Question Begging article HEREexcerpt from Dr. Anderson’s article: The Gospel Coalition is running a series on methods in apologetics. The latest installment is “Questioning Presuppositionalism” by Dr. Paul Copan, who raises four criticisms of presuppositionalism, one of which is the old canard that presuppositionalists engage in fallacious circular reasoning. (I think all four are misguided in one way or another, but the other three will have to wait for now.) He writes: First, it engages in question-begging — assuming what one wants to prove. It begins with the assumption that God exists, and