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There are plenty of southern baptists who are calvinists, myself among them (though I am not reformed, I am dispensational). There are reformed southern baptists, there are dispensational calvinistic southern baptists ... southern baptist does not really denote a specific set of doctrine, beyond believer's baptism, the autonomy of the local congregation, and support of the IMB.
"What kind of Baptist ARE you?" is exactly what my Pastor keeps asking me. LOL
What?????? This is exactly why I am confused on this site. What ever happen to being a bonded slave to Christ and proclaiming to be a simple Christian. I came here to find Christian fellowship, but many here speak so far above my head I have trouble understanding the point trying to be made. This only an observation and my simple opinion. Where can I find Christian 101 for dummies?
In Christ My Brothers,
Van
Greetings brother,What?????? This is exactly why I am confused on this site. What ever happen to being a bonded slave to Christ and proclaiming to be a simple Christian. I came here to find Christian fellowship, but many here speak so far above my head I have trouble understanding the point trying to be made. This only an observation and my simple opinion. Where can I find Christian 101 for dummies?
In Christ My Brothers,
Van
Just something to spark a little conversation...
What Baptist group do you belong to? Why?
I truly fit in the "other" category. I am an independent Baptist who holds without compromise or apology to the Doctrines of Grace commonly called Calvinism. I am not Reformed or Dispensational but come close to the theology of John Gill, William Huntington and Don Fortner since he is my pastor. I was raised as a Primitive Baptist but reject the Hyper-Calvinism that is prevalent among them. I am a Baptist because I am convinced that historical Baptist thought and distinctives are as close to what is Scriptural as can be found in the present day. I believe that many, if not most, Baptists today have lost that which distinguished them from all others. My focus isn't on doctrine, as seems to be the norm among Reformed Baptists, or on eschatology, as is the norm among Dispensational groups, but on the person and work of Christ. He is all in all.
I'm pretty much in the same boat as Ron.
Independent, fundamental, separated, historical, sovereign Grace Strict & Particular, Old School, Calvinistic Baptist.
I'm not Reformed or Dispensational, I use the Authorized Version and my eschatology is Premil with a heavy leaning toward historicist.
My soteriology would be consider high Calvinist, assuming supralapsarianism if the categories are valid, eternal grace, justification from eternity etc.
I've been influenced by the works John Gill, John Brine, William Huntington, William Gadsby, J.C. Philpot, A.W. Pink, Rolf Barnard and Don Fortner.
I would consider covenant theology truth, but not Reformed covenant theology, more of a modified version of it.
I voted other.
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