In Whomever He Wills, Dr. Matthew Barrett writes in his chapter entitled, “The Scriptural Affirmation of Monergism” concerning the doctrinal significance of what has become known as regeneration precedes faith–or, in short, monergism. He writes: “For some, such a debate [i.e. synergism vs. monergism] may appear insignificant. To the contrary, God’s glory hangs in the […]
Nineteenth Century Mississippi Baptists not strictly Calvinistic
According to Mississippi Baptist historians, Z. T. Leavell and T. J. Bailey, the first attempt by Mississippi Baptists to form a statewide convention failed.1 In 1823, three Baptist associations—Pearl River, Union, and Mississippi—proposed a meeting for all Mississippi Baptists for “preserving and continuing the ties of brotherly love”; for “union between sister associations”; for “the propagation […]