I'm confused. I just hadn't seen evidence for such a "resurgence" within our Baptist churches. I still haven't seen data to support such a claim. Sorry. I'm not being mean or trying to hijack anything - it is just that people often claim things without providing any proof, and this seems that it is something that people throw around without any evidence to support it.
If you're SBC & not a Calvinist...
Discussion in '2003 Archive' started by rlvaughn, Mar 27, 2003.
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The Archangel Well-Known Member
SBC,
You said:
You also said (as printed above): Southern itself should not have a Calvinism with which to be proud. It should represent the larger beliefs within the convention.
This is a bit troubling. Perhaps I am not understanding you correctly. However, I do not think a seminary should take the people of a denomination as its theological rule. The institution should take the Word of God as its rule.
An seminary should be about theological fidelity, not a popular rule.
Please continue to clarify. I am enjoying the discussion.
Blessings,
Archangel -
BTW, I write these things as someone who loves Southern (I am completing a PhD there now and have been there for over 7 years) & as someone who is very God-centered theologically.
My whole point is that SBTS should not be a Calvinistic institution. Neither should it be an Arminian school. Southern should represent differing beliefs on the evangelical spectrum (David Dockery was a master at presenting the various views within the larger evangelical circle). If Southern becomes strictly a Calvinistic school, she is shooting herself in the foot (IMHO). There has to be room for diversity in the world of the mysterious (I am thinking particularly of the divine sovereignty/human freedom mystery).
Theological fidelity is not the issue at Southern now. The issue is whether the insitute will reflect the theological diversity within the SBC orthodox circle as a whole or whether it will represent a minority.
B/c of how the SBC functions, in the end the people do have the final say on the direction of a seminary. This is obviously one of the potential disadvantages of being a denominational school (or in the case of the resurgence, it is one of the great advantages).
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