SBC Voices

R. Albert Mohler Jr. Answers The Calvinism Criticism

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Getting into politics is like inviting the whole world to clean your closet, or at least rummage around a bit. For better or worse, this holds true for Southern Baptist politics. In January they announced R. Albert Mohler Jr. would be nominated for Southern Baptist Convention President at the Annual Southern Baptist Meeting this June in Indianapolis, Indiana. (We need to shorten all those names!) The Anti-Mohlers wasted little time. Within a week, many questions were raised about his character, theology and leadership abilities. Most of this was excepted. What surprised me was the … [Read more...] about R. Albert Mohler Jr. Answers The Calvinism Criticism

Baptist Buzz Backlog 1/14/08

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Here are some of the best Southern Baptist blog posts form the last week. Every day I scan my all known SBC Voices and link to the best posts, typically 3-5 per day. I hope to turn this into a weekly feature for SBC Voices each Friday, so be sure to get our RSS feed or subscribe to SBC Voices by Email. The Calculus of Worthiness from Praisegod Barebones Toward an SBC Reform ‘Platform’ (I): “A Contract with... from Agree to Disagree Agreeably FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW from SelahV Today Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: An Amazing Breakthrough... from The Ethics & … [Read more...] about Baptist Buzz Backlog 1/14/08

Recipe For Baptist Buzz

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So, what makes a blog post worthy of making my Baptist Buzz links? This whole project is still in the early stages; the official blog launch is still several weeks away. I’m still working out an exact formula, but here are my general principles. Has it generated comments? An easy way to measure a posts impact is reader reaction. Normally, I select posts with at least 10 comments. Although I make exceptions based on the other factors. Is this a substantive post? I’m looking for posts that require more than a quick scan. Despite the popularity of the snipe style posts – they are a … [Read more...] about Recipe For Baptist Buzz

Paige Patterson’s Story Of The Conservative Resurgence

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Dr. Paige Patterson’s small book on the Conservative Resurgence is now online at BaptistTheology.org. It is a free PDF download: Anatomy of a Reformation Public images and portrayals notwithstanding, most conservatives do not enjoy controversy. Like everyone else, they wish to be loved and appreciated by everyone. But our understanding of the history of the impact of the uncritical use of critical methodologies upon the churches and their missions has led us to believe that faithfulness to Christ and to the revelation of God in Scripture is more important than human approval. Without … [Read more...] about Paige Patterson’s Story Of The Conservative Resurgence

Church Reform, Politics, and Highview’s Missions Plan: Southern Baptist Buzz

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This week started off with several hot topics around the Southern Baptist blogosphere. Here are a few posts that caught my eye tonight. Church Reform - Doctrine from Hammer and Nail Eric Carpenter has begun a helpful series on church reform. His first installment looks at the crisis of doctrine that plauges much of modern Christianity. He also offers several suggestions to begin the reform. Huckabee, Obama win in historic Iowa vote from The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission The ERLC has released some lengthy statement on the Iowa victories by Huckabee and Obama. The post has … [Read more...] about Church Reform, Politics, and Highview’s Missions Plan: Southern Baptist Buzz

Thom Rainer + Building Bridges

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Dr. Thom Rainer from LifeWay news release:My passionate desire is to be a bridge builder in the Southern Baptist Convention. Not to compromise biblically. Not to be soft in my theology. I desire true collaboration with those of uncompromising biblical certitude to reach a lost world with the gospel of our Savior. My prayer is that the conservative resurgence will now grow into a Great Commission resurgence.But our witness is compromised when a spiritually lost world sees us fighting with one another, when they see unloving words hurled without restraint, when they see terse comments cloaked in … [Read more...] about Thom Rainer + Building Bridges

Give Glory To Man

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Les Puryear has written an important article about our desire to give man the glory rather than God. He writes:Why is it that supposedly mature Christians succumb to the applause of men? The Bible teaches that God is the only one who is good. No man is good, no, not one. If a man does anything that glorifies God, it is because God has caused Him to do so. So why do we honor men for what God has done? ... How do we honor men for what God has done? Let me count the ways...or at least some of them. * Naming seminary or church buildings after venerated preachers, professors, members, or donors. … [Read more...] about Give Glory To Man