Earlier today, Founders Ministry released a brand new e-book called Traditional Theology and the SBC: An Interaction with, and Response to, the Traditionalist Statement of God's Plan of Salvation.
This book is available for free in ePub or mobi (Kindle) formats through
the Founders website. It will be necessary for you to set up an account, but
there is no charge, and no credit card info is required. The book was posted just
this morning and demonstrates the power of technology in theological dialogue.
Allow
me to give a little background. Less than three weeks ago, a document was
released called “A
Statement of the Traditional Southern Baptist Understanding of God’s Plan of
Salvation” which took aim against New Calvinism and the doctrines of grace.
The document already has over
650 signatures and has been endorsed by many of the SBC’s non-Calvinist
leaders. It sent the blogosphere into a frenzy and even prompted our SBC
President Bryant Wright this morning to call Calvinism “the elephant in the
room.”
This short e-book began as a series of posts on the blog of Tom Ascol,
director of Founders Ministry. It is a quick but reasoned response, seeking to
set the record straight on this touchy subject.
Personally, I use the label “Calvinist”
sparingly, but I do believe the Bible teaches the doctrines of grace and I preach
them unashamedly. I am happy to cooperate with my non-Calvinist brothers for
gospel causes, but I believe that salvation is only best and fully understood
when we see it as an act of God’s sovereign grace, all for His glory.
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