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04/17/2017 By Peter Lumpkins

Preaching “Regeneration precedes faith” deadly for Baptists in the Mississippi Valley in the 19th century

Preaching “Regeneration precedes faith” deadly for Baptists in the Mississippi Valley in the 19th century

 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 […]

Filed Under: Baptist Theologians & Scholars, Calvinism, Mississippi Baptists, Regeneration, Southern Baptist Tagged With: Matthew Barrett

05/28/2016 By Peter Lumpkins

Nineteenth Century Mississippi Baptists not strictly Calvinistic

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 […]

Filed Under: Baptist, Baptist Associations, Confessions, Free Church Theology, Mississippi Baptists, Sandy Creek tradition, Southern Baptist

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