A recent formal doctrinal statement on the nature of salvation (or in technical theological terms, soteriology, or the study of salvation) signed on to by none other than Paige Patterson, president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (as one example), amongst others, like Emir Caner, is making quite the stir, even ... Read More

From a Reformation Theology post in 2007. It is a good reminder that we have more in common with Arminians than we're willing to admit many times. We stake out our positions (even if we're right) at the expense of common ground, that is, that we're united in Christ alone, ... Read More

As I was reading Hebrews 10 last night, I came across a verse I've read many times, but thought I'd comment on. The verse is verse 14, which states, "For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified." In other words, by the ... Read More

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http://www.banneroftruth.org/pages/arti ... l.php?1487 "To this reviewer the Reformed Faith means four things. First, there is a love for Martin Luther and what God wrought through him in the amazing re-establishment of the doctrine of justification by faith and clarity about salvation which has its source in the sovereign grace of God ... Read More

I have asked a few people this now, and the overwhelming majority of those I asked said that what did it for them was the section on limited atonement in the position paper entitled What We Believe About the Five Points of Calvinism written by John Piper and Bethlehem Baptist ... Read More

http://www.westerfunk.net/archives/theo ... Calvinism/ For those of you who claim to be Calvinists (or even if you don't really), this is a must read article. So you're a Calvinist. Alright then: have you seen God, been shocked by His glory and your utter unworthiness before Him, as to why He would have ... Read More

"No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day." - John 6:44 When sticking with this one verse (Jesus' own statement) you cannot escape the conclusion: No one comes to Jesus, believes in Jesus, cares anything about Jesus, ... Read More

James White and Tom Ascol were going to debate Ergun and Emir Caner on Baptists and Calvinism back in the Fall of 2006. However, it never happened, for whatever reason (you decide (1), (2)). So White and Ascol decided to put together this audio clip with their opening statements for ... Read More