Since I have been on this forum (since 2001) there has consistently been the accusation Calvinism denies a universal aspect of the Cross. Specifically this comes up in opposition to the view that the work of the Cross was such that all who believed would be saved. In other words, the opposing position is an argument against what is said through assuming what is not said.

I realize that Calvinism (just like non-Calvinism) comes in many colors. But are there any doctrines of Calvinism that...

Greg Laurie's Harvest Church Joins SBC, Continues Ties With Calvary Chapel

I don't know if you realize it, but the SBC just grew by approxiamately 15,000 members overnght! From what I understand, the SBC gains one of Southern Californias mega congregations, and the founding pastor, Greg Laurie will gaiin assistance in putting on Crusades throughot the country and the world!

For years,, Laurie was compared to Billy Graham. Laurie was even very tight with the Graham ministry, teaching...

"...but because God loves people so much, He wants to fill His beautiful heaven with people who will live with Him forever. Our sin should keep us out of heaven, but instead, God invites everyone-you too!-to come to Him and ask for forgiveness for our sins. And He promises forgiveness to each one who asks."

Much of the discussion here has been on intra-SBC matters. So, I thought I'd bring up another sector of the Baptist galaxy
The Conservative Baptist Conflict

Tell me which of these verses is in the bible and which one is heresy.
A OR B?
A
Romans 10:10
10for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.

B
Romans 10:10
10for with the heart a person believes after being made righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, after salvation.
A
1 Corinthians 1:21

21For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not come to know God, God was well-pleased through...

Loyal Opposition at SBC Today is a full, unedited version of Eric Hankins’s keynote address at the annual Connect 316 Banquet held June 13, 2017.
By Traditionalism, I mean the Southern Baptist soteriological tradition of always rejecting some or all of Calvinism going all the way back to 1845.
SBC Voices discussion of the address can be found HERE.

In the topic The Flat Earth myth and the Bible we took a temporary trail of discussion about whether Moses wrote the Pentateuch. I though it might be worthy of its own thread. I'll start.

There are several lines of internal biblical evidence that Moses is the author of the first five books of the Bible. The Pentateuch itself testifies to Moses as its author. The rest of the Old Testament also testifies to Moses as the author of the Pentateuch. Statements in the New Testament confirm Moses...

For those of you who use Study Bibles, what is your go to Study Bible?

I have the Nelson King James Study Bible, the Holman KJV Study Bible, and the HCSB Study Bible and use all three regularly.

Open for discussion.

Rob

There is a teaching called Soul Sleep... What is it exactly and is it scriptural?... What happens to the soul according to scripture at the point of each believers death?... I discovered this article that can explain it better than I can because, this is how I believe it and I'm sure there are many on here that see it the same way... At the point of death there is sadness for those loved ones left behind but for believers there is?... I don't want to spoil it, read the article and find...

Where do we go from here? The most prolific poster on parts 7 & 8 posted 1-liners that did not contribute to understanding. We did reply to a number of these in the hope that he & others would read carefully & contribute positively.

However his approach was:
You can have theology given apart from the scriptures, as when I give my viewpoints, it is related th what is in the scriptures, its just that those holding to either pretierism or spirtualozing the scriptures would reject....

One...