Who are your “influencers”?
What I mean by this is who are the pastors that you favor, that you enjoy listening to and/or that have impacted your life. Have they changed over the years?
Who are your influencers?
Discussion in 'General Baptist Discussions' started by JonC, Apr 5, 2016.
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Squire Robertsson AdministratorAdministrator
B. Myron Cedarholm, Richard Weeks, and my current pastor.
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Revmitchell Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
Billy Graham
Jerry Vines
Johnny Hunt
Junior Hill
Vance Havner
Leonard Ravenhill
Curtis Hudson
R. G. Lee
E. V. Hill
Bruce Wilkerson
Adrian Rodgers
David Jeremiah
Ravi Zacharias
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Mine would be D.A. Carson and John Piper. Extending it a bit I would include David Wells, Gordon Fee, and Douglas Moo. J.I. Packer. David Jeremiah. Oh….and F.F. Bruce, Andreas Köstenberger, and David Allen. And Tim Keller, sometimes. Joel Beeke....if only he would stop using "thee and thou".
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blessedwife318 Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
Mine would be in no particular order
Dan Unruh
Todd Friel
John MacArthur
John Piper
Charles Spurgeon
Martin Luther
Wayne Grudem -
I do like reading NT Wright. Whistling and Karl Barth. Oh....and Gerald Bray....and Paul Helm....
To counter Wright and Barth, however, I also like the preaching of John MacArthur. Thumbsup -
I generally cannot listen to radio preachers, but I enjoy listening to Tony Evans.
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The late O. Van Moreau
The late R. B. Theme
Tony Evans
Chuck Swindol
Roy Cloudt
The late Eddie Adams
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One whom I never heard preach or teach but he lived from 1828-1898 and was a baptist pastor, founder of a college abolitionist in Mississippi, he taught Latin and Greek at Mississippi College and its predecessor The Central Female institute and my gg-grandfather F. M. Logue. -
John Bunyan, George Whitefield, Jonathan Edwards, George Mueller, John W. Burgeon, E.W. Bullinger, Clarence Larkin and our faithful Anabaptist forefathers who suffered, bled, or died for Christ throughout the ages of church history.
More recently; Dr. Henry Morris, Dave Hunt, Ian R.K. Paisley, Dr. Joseph L. Henson.
I have not chosen any living man in this category for almost all those I once looked up to have greatly disappointed me in this age of compromise, ecumenism, and heresy.
Books I learned a great deal from though I didn't agree with their theology on some points: The Feasts of the Lord by Marv Rosenthal. The Bible, the Jew, & the Supernatural by McAndlish Phillips, journalist of the New York Times. The King James Version Defended by E.F. Hills (not King James Only!). The Hidden Dangers of the Rainbow by attorney Constance Cumby. The Sovereignty of God by A.W. Pink. Beyond Seduction by Dave Hunt. Daniel by John Walvoord. A Poor Man and a Tinker (about Bunyan) by Christopher Hill. The Works of Jonathan Edwards by Banner of Truth Publications. -
righteousdude2 Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
Some of you may question my choices, however, these guys give me a very good variety of teaching and insight to His word. I consider myself well balanced, and more importantly, I am blessed, and lifted, which is what it should be about.
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I might put it like this: I am where I am theologically because of the following influences
John Piper (Preaching and theology)
Jonathan Edwards (theology)
John MacArthur (the gospel)
G. K. Beale (biblical theology, NT use of the OT, and Revelation)
N. T. Wright (NT and biblical theology)
Christopher J. H. Wright (biblical theology & OT)
Cornelius Van Til (apologetics and theology)
John Sailhamer (Pentateuch, biblical theology, and protology)
Of course there are more, but these stick out in my mind as influencing me the most. -
SovereignGrace Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
Brothers Paul Washer & Voddie Baucham for me. Also Dr. Steve Lawson.