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Traditional Theology & the SBC
Traditional Theology & the SBC

Traditional Theology & the SBC

An Interaction with, and Response to, The Traditionalist Statement of God's Plan of Salvation

byTom Ascol

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This book offers a careful response to the “Statement of Traditional Southern Baptist Understanding of God’s Plan of Salvation,” a document written in 2012 in opposition to the resurgence of the doctrines of grace within the Southern Baptist Convention. With… Read more

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  • Dr. Tom Ascol looks at the claims of the “Traditional Baptists” who want to claim a fairly recent doctrinal view as foundational and traditional. Tom approaches the subject historically, and biblically, but at all times pastorally! I commend this book if you want to see where Southern Baptists find their roots theologically.

    Bill Haynes

    Bill Haynes

    Senior Pastor of GBC

  • Dr. Ascol presented some of this work in our fall lectures a few years ago. The contrasts of the Traditionalist Statement to Baptist Faith & Message and his rebuttals were informative, even handed, and extremely well-received.

    Charley Holmes

    Charley Holmes

    President

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Traditional Theology & the SBC

Traditional Theology & the SBC

Tom Ascol

I suppose the word “traditional” can mean different things to different people. Is it traditional because something has been followed for the past 75-100 years and thus establishing it as right? Dr. Tom Ascol looks at the claims of the “Traditional Baptists” who want to claim a fairly recent doctrinal view as foundational and traditional. Tom approaches the subject historically, and biblically, but at all times pastorally! I commend this book if you want to see where Southern Baptists find their roots theologically. A theology that birthed one of the greatest missions and evangelism movements in modern history.

Bill Haynes

Bill Haynes

Senior Pastor of Grace Baptist Church, Somerset, KY 42503

“Dr. Ascol presented some of this work in our fall lectures a few years ago. The contrasts of the Traditionalist Statement to Baptist Faith & Message and his rebuttals were informative, even handed, and extremely well-received. This is an extraordinarily valuable read for any Baptist.”

Charley Holmes

Charley Holmes

President, BMA Theological Seminary, Jacksonville, TX

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This book offers a careful response to the “Statement of Traditional Southern Baptist Understanding of God’s Plan of Salvation,” a document written in 2012 in opposition to the resurgence of the doctrines of grace within the Southern Baptist Convention. With clarity and conviction, Tom Ascol examines the theological claims of the Traditionalist Statement and evaluates them in light of Scripture and Baptist history.

Written in the context of ongoing debates over Calvinism, the book seeks to move beyond caricatures and misrepresentations by engaging the issues directly and thoughtfully. While firmly defending the doctrines of grace, Ascol writes with respect toward those with whom he disagrees and repeatedly calls for humility, charity, and faithfulness to God’s Word in theological discussion.

At the heart of the book is a concern for the purity of the gospel and the future theological health of Southern Baptist life. The author argues that the doctrines of grace are not foreign to Baptist identity, but deeply rooted in the denomination’s history and confessional heritage. Both theological critique and pastoral appeal, this work encourages Southern Baptists to think carefully about the gospel they proclaim and the doctrinal foundations that shape their mission, unity, and witness to the world.

Table of contents

Traditional Theology & the SBC

Traditional Theology & the SBC

Tom Ascol

Preface to the Revised Edition

Introduction

1. Interacting with the Preamble

2. The Preamble (Part 1)

3. The Preamble (Part 2)

4. Interacting with Article One: The Gospel

5. Interacting with Article Two: The Sinfulness of Man

6. Interacting with Article Three: The Atonement of Christ

7. Interacting with Article Four: The Grace of God

8. Interacting with Article Five: The Regeneration of the Sinner

9. Interacting with Article Six: The Election to Salvation

10. Interacting with Article Seven: The Sovereignty of God

11. Interacting with Article Eight: The Free Will of Man

12. Interacting with Article Nine: The Security of the Believer

13. Interacting with Article Ten: The Great Commission

Conclusion

Afterword by Dr. Tom Nettles

Appendix One: “A Statement of the Traditional Southern Baptist Understanding of God’s Plan of Salvation” by Eric Hankins

Appendix Two: “Polemic Theology: How to Deal with Those Who Differ From Us” by Roger Nicole

Product details

Page count
122
Dimensions
7.5" x 5.0" x 0.5"
Publication year
2018
Published by
Founders Press

Tom Ascol

President of Founders Ministries; Pastor of Grace Baptist Church

Tom Ascol has served as Senior Pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Cape Coral, Florida since 1986. He is the President of Founders Ministries, founding editor of the Founders Journal, and a leading voice in the modern Reformed Baptist movement. He also serves as President of the Institute of Public Theology and President of Founders Seminary.

A graduate of Texas A&M University (BS in Sociology) and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MDiv, PhD), Tom has written hundreds of articles, contributed to TableTalk magazine, hosted the Sword and the Trowel podcast, and authored/edited multiple books on theology, pastoral ministry, and Baptist history. He is widely respected for his commitment to the recovery of the historic gospel and the reformation of local churches.

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