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John MacArthur speaks plainly on the doctrine of Limited Atonement (Particular Redemption).

If only Southern Baptist pastors could speak so plainly in front of their own congregations about this biblical and historic Southern Baptist doctrine.

sbc logoRecently, there has been increasing discussion regarding the Baptist Faith and Message (BFM) in all its editions both on this blog and around the blogosphere. One issue being raised is how to interpret the Baptist Faith and Message 2000. Does the document exist in a vacuum without any historic doctrinal precedent or should the document be read in light of its historic doctrinal precedent. I hope to address this issue in a future post.

Another issue being raised, and the purpose of this post, is whether or not the 1963 and 2000 editions of the Baptist Faith and Message are in any way doctrinal rejections of the 1925 edition, specifically the article on man and imputed guilt. Continue Reading…

The current state of the Southern Baptist Convention is not healthy. I know it. You know it. And those in leadership (Patterson, Mohler, Akin, et al.) surely know it too. As the great theologian Leonard Cohen croons, “everybody knows.” The SBC is doctrinally confused and where confusion does not exist you can bet on the presence of rank doctrinal anemia.

We Southern Baptists don’t know what we believe and why we believe it.

The Baptist Faith and Message 2000 (BFM2000) is a near-useless article(s) of faith. Why such harsh words? Well, because there are motivations behind the document which render it near-useless. I am talking about “intentional ambiguity.” Continue Reading…

What is Mormonism? Who is Joseph Smith? Are Mormons Christians? James White shares his take in this episode of Renewed Mind.
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