Comments on: How much influence do I have? http://sbcvoices.com/how-much-influence-do-i-have/ Southern Baptist News & Opinion Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:17:30 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dr. James Willingham http://sbcvoices.com/how-much-influence-do-i-have/#comment-3871 Dr. James Willingham Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:49:14 +0000 http://sbcvoices.com/?p=1409#comment-3871 You fellows seem not to know your past. So therefore you are very likely to be deprived of it. If so, you will lose as most Baptists already have the very essence of the truth which we need for a Third Great Awakening. No one, I repeat, no one seems to be informed on the immense loss this will constitute. If that theology produced the First and Second Great Awakenings and the origins of the Great Century of Missions (these are the greatest events in Church History since the First Advent of our Lord), then it must be the theology which will take the whole earth. Fail to be concerned about the truth, and the great event might well be delayed another century. We need to be focused here. Even most of the believers of Sovereign Grace do not really understand how it really works, how it becomes so terribly and awesomely attractive that it becomes irresistible in the most wonderful way. I do feel heart broken that the leaders do not - even the ones who believe in Sovereign Grace -, I repeat, do not grasp the vital, dynamic, liberating, compelling, winsome, attractive nature of these truths. I have said in other blogs that the truths are all apparently two-sided and apparently contradictory, and that for reason. They will make belieers balanced, flexible, creative, and magnetic. Again, no one has noticed this. Until we began to understand the nature and effect of Biblical theology, we will never know how to present its appeal. Leaders who do not know this cannot truly lead us. God have mercy upon us and grant that eyes be opened to the reality and power of the truth. .-= Dr. James Willingham´s last blog ..<a href="http://thirdgreatawakeningcom.blogspot.com/2009/02/climax-of-reformation.html" rel="nofollow">The Climax of the Reformation</a> =-. You fellows seem not to know your past. So therefore you are very likely to be deprived of it. If so, you will lose as most Baptists already have the very essence of the truth which we need for a Third Great Awakening. No one, I repeat, no one seems to be informed on the immense loss this will constitute. If that theology produced the First and Second Great Awakenings and the origins of the Great Century of Missions (these are the greatest events in Church History since the First Advent of our Lord), then it must be the theology which will take the whole earth. Fail to be concerned about the truth, and the great event might well be delayed another century. We need to be focused here. Even most of the believers of Sovereign Grace do not really understand how it really works, how it becomes so terribly and awesomely attractive that it becomes irresistible in the most wonderful way. I do feel heart broken that the leaders do not – even the ones who believe in Sovereign Grace -, I repeat, do not grasp the vital, dynamic, liberating, compelling, winsome, attractive nature of these truths. I have said in other blogs that the truths are all apparently two-sided and apparently contradictory, and that for reason. They will make belieers balanced, flexible, creative, and magnetic. Again, no one has noticed this. Until we began to understand the nature and effect of Biblical theology, we will never know how to present its appeal. Leaders who do not know this cannot truly lead us. God have mercy upon us and grant that eyes be opened to the reality and power of the truth.
.-= Dr. James Willingham´s last blog ..The Climax of the Reformation =-.

]]> By: Matt Svoboda http://sbcvoices.com/how-much-influence-do-i-have/#comment-3848 Matt Svoboda Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:21:06 +0000 http://sbcvoices.com/?p=1409#comment-3848 Nathan, Thanks for coming by.. Although, this post isn't my original post where I argue for the name change. I linked to it at the top. Nathan,

Thanks for coming by.. Although, this post isn’t my original post where I argue for the name change. I linked to it at the top.

]]> By: Nathan Creitz http://sbcvoices.com/how-much-influence-do-i-have/#comment-3832 Nathan Creitz Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:47:33 +0000 http://sbcvoices.com/?p=1409#comment-3832 I just found this post thanks to a comment on my site from Matthew Svoboda. Thanks Matthew! His response was in reply to a post I just wrote called "Giving the SBC a New Name". There I give lots of reasons why we need a name change, what the positive results will be with a new name, and one suggestion for what that name might be. I hope you will check it out and let me know what you think: http://churchethos.com/2009/06/19/giving-the-sbc-a-new-name I just found this post thanks to a comment on my site from Matthew Svoboda. Thanks Matthew!

His response was in reply to a post I just wrote called “Giving the SBC a New Name”. There I give lots of reasons why we need a name change, what the positive results will be with a new name, and one suggestion for what that name might be. I hope you will check it out and let me know what you think:

http://churchethos.com/2009/06/19/giving-the-sbc-a-new-name

]]> By: Dr. James Willingham http://sbcvoices.com/how-much-influence-do-i-have/#comment-3110 Dr. James Willingham Sat, 16 May 2009 02:14:47 +0000 http://sbcvoices.com/?p=1409#comment-3110 The real question is this: What am I standing for? My influence will derive from what I stand for and how I stand for it. I stand for the original theology of Sandy Creek, Charleston, Philadelphia, which is the theology of the First and Second Great Awakenings, so-called calvinism or, better yet, Sovereign Grace. If we are going to have another great awakening, we must have a renewed respect and appreciation for that biblical teaching - even all seven points of PREDESTINATION, TOTAL DEPRAVITY (and I mean INABILITY), UNCONDITIONAL ELECTION, LIMITED ATONEMENT, IRRESISTIBLE GRACE, PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTS, AND REPROBATION. I know it sounds ridiculous to say, but these truths, are actually THE GREATEST INVITATIONS TO SINFUL SOULS TO BE SAVED ON GOD'S TERMS. They are the most pressing, the most urgent, the most inviting, the most diplomatic, the most attractive truths in the world. THEY ARE THE TEACHINGS OF THE GREAT MINISTERS OF THE FIRST AND SECOND GREAT AWAKENINGS (who surely turn over in their graves when I call them great but these teachings only make God great - and no one else. Alas we are humans and do tend to the flesh too much). In any case just look at George Whitefield, Jonathan Edwards, John Gano, Shubal Stearns, Daniel Marshall, John Leland, John Taylor, Richard Furman, Hezekiah Harmon, George (?) ( of Sandy Creek in 1801), Isaac Backus, James Manning. Mind you, I except for the first two names, my list has been about Baptists, but the Presbyterians, Congregationalists, etc. were all a part of both events. The thought that we might have another of these visitations stirs me so profoundly that words fail. I must add such teachings are like the paradoxical interventions which some counselors use as therapy for some situations. Now, if professional counselors (Psychiatrists, Psychologists, and Counselors) can devise such strategies of treatment, then, surely, God, who is a whole lot smarter, can do an even better job with even more complex therapies. Could this be the reason why Dr. George W. Truett could say, "CALVINISM PRESSED DOWN UPON THE BROW OF MAN HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY." In my studies in American Intellectual History, I came across a statement where one scholar referred to how the men of Iron, the Puritans, the Calvinists, were the kind of people who could stick it out. We all know how the Pilgrims were willing to become the stepping stones for others to advance the cause of Christ (or we should know it). Let us stand for the truth in the right spirit. <abbr><em><abbr><em>Dr. James Willinghams last blog post..<a href="http://thirdgreatawakeningcom.blogspot.com/2009/02/climax-of-reformation.html" rel="nofollow">The Climax of the Reformation</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> The real question is this: What am I standing for? My influence will derive from what I stand for and how I stand for it. I stand for the original theology of Sandy Creek, Charleston, Philadelphia, which is the theology of the First and Second Great Awakenings, so-called calvinism or, better yet, Sovereign Grace. If we are going to have another great awakening, we must have a renewed respect and appreciation for that biblical teaching – even all seven points of PREDESTINATION, TOTAL DEPRAVITY (and I mean INABILITY), UNCONDITIONAL ELECTION, LIMITED ATONEMENT, IRRESISTIBLE GRACE, PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTS, AND REPROBATION. I know it sounds ridiculous to say, but these truths, are actually THE GREATEST INVITATIONS TO SINFUL SOULS TO BE SAVED ON GOD’S TERMS. They are the most pressing, the most urgent, the most inviting, the most diplomatic, the most attractive truths in the world. THEY ARE THE TEACHINGS OF THE GREAT MINISTERS OF THE FIRST AND SECOND GREAT AWAKENINGS (who surely turn over in their graves when I call them great but these teachings only make God great – and no one else. Alas we are humans and do tend to the flesh too much). In any case just look at George Whitefield, Jonathan Edwards, John Gano, Shubal Stearns, Daniel Marshall, John Leland, John Taylor, Richard Furman, Hezekiah Harmon, George (?) ( of Sandy Creek in 1801), Isaac Backus, James Manning. Mind you, I except for the first two names, my list has been about Baptists, but the Presbyterians, Congregationalists, etc. were all a part of both events. The thought that we might have another of these visitations stirs me so profoundly that words fail. I must add such teachings are like the paradoxical interventions which some counselors use as therapy for some situations. Now, if professional counselors (Psychiatrists, Psychologists, and Counselors) can devise such strategies of treatment, then, surely, God, who is a whole lot smarter, can do an even better job with even more complex therapies. Could this be the reason why Dr. George W. Truett could say, “CALVINISM PRESSED DOWN UPON THE BROW OF MAN HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY.” In my studies in American Intellectual History, I came across a statement where one scholar referred to how the men of Iron, the Puritans, the Calvinists, were the kind of people who could stick it out. We all know how the Pilgrims were willing to become the stepping stones for others to advance the cause of Christ (or we should know it). Let us stand for the truth in the right spirit.

Dr. James Willinghams last blog post..The Climax of the Reformation

]]> By: volfan007 http://sbcvoices.com/how-much-influence-do-i-have/#comment-2886 volfan007 Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:49:57 +0000 http://sbcvoices.com/?p=1409#comment-2886 Mark, Amen! David Mark,

Amen!

David

]]> By: Mark Lamprecht http://sbcvoices.com/how-much-influence-do-i-have/#comment-2876 Mark Lamprecht Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:29:59 +0000 http://sbcvoices.com/?p=1409#comment-2876 I think my heart was taken captive over the hills and yonder. :) <abbr><em><abbr><em>Mark Lamprechts last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hereiblog/XMYK/~3/Xcdi8FDzVSA/" rel="nofollow">Keep Up With Your Favorite Blogs</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> I think my heart was taken captive over the hills and yonder. :)

Mark Lamprechts last blog post..Keep Up With Your Favorite Blogs

]]> By: Matt Svoboda http://sbcvoices.com/how-much-influence-do-i-have/#comment-2872 Matt Svoboda Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:54:40 +0000 http://sbcvoices.com/?p=1409#comment-2872 I actually like the first two Mark... But the third one makes me question if the Holy Spirit really dwells within you. I will pray that God changes your heart.. That must be part of the 'old man' you are still fighting off. I actually like the first two Mark… But the third one makes me question if the Holy Spirit really dwells within you. I will pray that God changes your heart.. That must be part of the ‘old man’ you are still fighting off.

]]> By: Mark Lamprecht http://sbcvoices.com/how-much-influence-do-i-have/#comment-2871 Mark Lamprecht Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:24:06 +0000 http://sbcvoices.com/?p=1409#comment-2871 Why not just 'Great Commission Convention'? Evangelical Baptist Convention? TN Vols Baptist Convention? ;) <abbr><em><abbr><em>Mark Lamprechts last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hereiblog/XMYK/~3/rrIZf9SEOAo/" rel="nofollow">$5 Deal of the Day Giveaway</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> Why not just ‘Great Commission Convention’?
Evangelical Baptist Convention?
TN Vols Baptist Convention? ;)

Mark Lamprechts last blog post..$5 Deal of the Day Giveaway

]]> By: Matt Svoboda http://sbcvoices.com/how-much-influence-do-i-have/#comment-2869 Matt Svoboda Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:00:08 +0000 http://sbcvoices.com/?p=1409#comment-2869 Voices Baptist Convention? Great Commission Baptist Convention? Conservative Cooperative Baptist Convention? Not Just Southern Baptist Convention? We Are Better than You Convention? Voices Baptist Convention?
Great Commission Baptist Convention?
Conservative Cooperative Baptist Convention?
Not Just Southern Baptist Convention?
We Are Better than You Convention?

]]> By: Tony Kummer http://sbcvoices.com/how-much-influence-do-i-have/#comment-2868 Tony Kummer Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:38:42 +0000 http://sbcvoices.com/?p=1409#comment-2868 I think that's the African American group that had legal troubles a few years back. I think that’s the African American group that had legal troubles a few years back.

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