Last week, Tom Ascol expressed his concerns about the vision of Baptist Identity and in particular, their rejection of theological triage using a chapel message delivered by Dr. Malcolm Yarnell on October 30, 2008 at SWBTS chapel.  The message Dr. Yarnell preached was entitled “The Essentials...

I just got out of the conference a few minutes ago and thought I'd do a few emails and such.  What did I find?  Hundreds of page views coming from Founders.  I knew Founders had put up a post linking me in their latest crusade.  I did not expect that many page reads, however.  Thank you Dr. Asc...

  Founders Calvinists never appear weary in quoting a particular excerpt from the mighty English Baptist preacher, Charles Haddon Spurgeon: "I have my own private opinion that there is no such thing as preaching Christ and Him crucified, unless we preach what nowadays is called Calvinism. It is a n...

           The recent flurry within the SBC over Calvinism was, at times, heated.  Some have become disgusted with the conversation and vowed to bow out.  I see nothing whatsoever wrong with such, for they are only taking my Moma's never to be questioned wisdom:  "If you can't stand the...

As an interim between Part I and Part II of my response to Tom Ascol, Executive Director of Founders Ministries, who recently made an open attack on  Dr. David Allen and the John 3:16 Conference platform, implicating them as "Anti-Calvinists," Dr. Malcolm Yarnell III, offers this brief response to ...

    **Dr. Tom Ascol, Executive Director of Founders Ministries, has finally offered his evaluation of the recent John 3:16 Conference.  J316C, according to Ascol, is one of "three events that have put the spotlight on [Calvinism in the SBC] recently have come from those who are not merely non-Cal...

Last week, I directed you to read the words of Voddie Baucham on the anti-Calvinism in the SBC. This week I want to turn your attention to the response of Tom Ascol who addresses three recent happenings: Steve Lemke’s article in NOBTS journal (which I have addressed), David Allen’s 34-pa...

    By Dr David Allen Since the John 3:16 Conference, there has been an excessive amount of attention to my comments concerning James White on the various Calvinist blogs. Allow me to set the record straight on three fronts: 1) what I said, 2) the context in which I said it, and 3) why I said it....

       I hope you took the time to scan Dr. Allen's review of Calvinism:  A Southern Baptist Dialogue posted at Center for Theological Research at SWBTS.  It is worth your time, I assure. I offer two particular quotes I found interesting, each of which is a part of Dr. Allen's query into Dr....

     The J316C is now history.  I cannot thank Jerry Vines Ministries and the co-sponsoring seminaries enough for hosting this much needed conference.  I planned to offer my own thoughts pertaining to its success or non-success, but the clubbing the conference has already taken from the more "...