tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post1443751113616553503..comments2023-04-04T08:07:42.350-04:00Comments on SBC Plodder: Did you notice the Calvinist team's only pragmatic recommendation?William Thorntonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12502242710436994507noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-37243670565299326242013-08-26T03:01:19.822-04:002013-08-26T03:01:19.822-04:00[Hi William. Saw this on the web. Any reaction to ...[Hi William. Saw this on the web. Any reaction to it? Alan]<br /><br />Just wondering if Dr. Patterson and other dispy SBC leaders have ever Googled "Pretrib Rapture Dishonesty," "Pretrib Rapture Pride," and "Pretrib Rapture Stealth." The last item has enough passages from Acts etc. to blow the pretrib rapture all the way back to 1830 and to the doorstep in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-6708691891609090552013-06-19T09:15:43.472-04:002013-06-19T09:15:43.472-04:00"The Calvinists are responsible for most of t..."The Calvinists are responsible for most of the acrimony in the SBC."<br /><br />Really? What hyperbole like that, who needs enemas? :)<br /><br />"Traditionalists don't split churches"<br /><br />Please name the Calvinists who were responsible for the conflict at FBCJax, Bellevue, Two Rivers, etc...<br /><br />Yes, stealth candidates are a problem...and I'd like to Jonathannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-57726758061748692352013-06-12T14:21:03.233-04:002013-06-12T14:21:03.233-04:00For the record, here's what I like about Calvi...For the record, here's what I like about Calvinists:<br /><br />1. They bring a degree of seriousness to doctrine and this is healthy.<br />2. They are serious about witnessing.<br />3. They are unwilling to skate along with that which generates the numbers.<br /><br />Also for the record, I am not among those who think SBTS and SEBTS grads should be looked upon with suspicion, nor do I thinkAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00318761483549322086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-66495064259355166222013-06-12T14:11:57.735-04:002013-06-12T14:11:57.735-04:00I am a graduate of SBTS, too. I studied reformed t...I am a graduate of SBTS, too. I studied reformed theology, Pannenberg, Barth, Moltmann, and see much merit in their work. I studied Tillich, Mullins, Moody, and Conner, too, and see much merit in their work, as well. I have fashioned a biblical faith; that is the best I can do, yet it is still unfinished and will probably always be problematic from a systematic point of view. Most people that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-76520048764774167822013-06-12T13:04:26.855-04:002013-06-12T13:04:26.855-04:00When will we learn to stop using the language of w...When will we learn to stop using the language of war against our brothers? Listen, I consider myself to be a Calvinist. I am a graduate of SBTS and wholeheartedly believe my position to be the biblical one. But that does not mean I want to alienate those who disagree with me on these issues. During the Conservative Resurgence, you all fought against Liberalism for the very sake of the gospel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-28632555558341665312013-06-12T12:57:33.146-04:002013-06-12T12:57:33.146-04:00I always admit to using provocative language but m...I always admit to using provocative language but my record on C/T is middle-of-the-road.<br /><br />And I would ask why it is that the C study group, Patterson, myself and many others have been calling for forthrightness of staff candidates? Those with any experience and understanding of this know that the problem has been the stealth Calvinists.<br /><br />Perhaps the will heed this latest call Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-33972448800658071852013-06-12T11:02:16.318-04:002013-06-12T11:02:16.318-04:00"Traditionalists don't split churches ......"Traditionalists don't split churches ...."<br /><br />Yes. They. Do. And yes, over theological issues, too. From the outside, there is no high ground being held by either side and cooperation is not thought to be an important value held by either side. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-15441533261171694962013-06-12T10:52:18.442-04:002013-06-12T10:52:18.442-04:00The Calvinists are responsible for most of the acr...The Calvinists are responsible for most of the acrimony in the SBC. Traditionalists don't split churches, they believe as we Baptists always have. Calvinists bring their so-called "doctrines of grace" into the local church and fragment it with their arrogance. I have known many Godly men who study theology seriously that could argue circles around these obnoxious upstarts. StillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-67205802290621619462013-06-12T10:44:57.145-04:002013-06-12T10:44:57.145-04:00The Calvinists are not without power, but given an...The Calvinists are not without power, but given an all-out feud, they will lose and Mohler will: a) learn the real limits of his power in SBC given his beliefs, or b) undergo another conversion to enlarge his power in SBC. Past does not assume prologue, although the dynamic linkage of past behavior to future behavior cannot be ignored, either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294170801673753291.post-14205073668716382662013-06-12T09:37:04.727-04:002013-06-12T09:37:04.727-04:00I am sorry, but this is part of the problem betwee...I am sorry, but this is part of the problem between Calvinists and traditionalists. You dedicate several paragraphs ripping Calvinists with incendiary language and huge demands i.e. Mohler moderating his words (and that his blog be checked to make sure he does), change his hiring practices, endorsing Danny Akin's offensive statement, "you might take time to bear down on your neophyte Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com