There has been a great deal of discussion about the presence or lack thereof of a Landmark influence in the SBC. I for one do not think that there is an active Landmark movement today. But there are many in SB life that have beliefs that are either knowingly or unknowingly shaped by a Landmark influence.
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Entries from December 2006
12/28/2006
That Old Landmark Spirit…
12/21/2006
Baptized Into the Body or Into the Church?
There is no evidence that the command to Baptize was given just/or exclusively to a local church. It certainly was given to the followers of Christ. It was given to all those who were present at Christ’s ascension. All through my life, all being a Southern Baptist, I have been taught and have taught that [...]
12/19/2006
Paige Patterson is (was) Right about Southern Baptists and PPL’s
Will the real Paige Patterson please stand up…(see below)
Alan Cross has posted what he calls “Blatant Baptist Ramblings” here. He is certainly not “rambling” but making salient points in light of the facts that:
1. There are Southern Baptists who are continualists.
2. There are Southern Baptists who have a PPL.
3. That there is no Scriptural support for [...]
12/15/2006
Does the Lord’s Supper Belong to the Church to the Exclusion of the Body?
Alan Knox http://assembling.blogspot.com/ has an excellent site and I am humbled that he would post my thoughts on the Lord’s Supper. In reality they are the product of my interaction with the writings of the first Baptists.
In my opinion, much of what Southern Baptists believe about the nature of the ekklesia and its relationship to the [...]
12/15/2006
People of the Book?
Are Southern Baptists really “People of the Book?” We certainly are on paper, but the reality at times seems to be much different!
I have been a Southern Baptist nearly all my life. I was born a PK; I started most of our summer vacations by running around the halls of the convention center, trying to [...]
12/15/2006
We Must all Become Vegetarians!?
I simply cannot understand why Baptists are fighting over alcohol. I fully understand the history of our alignment with the prohibition movement in America. I fully understand the desire the desire and the heart behind those that have such a strong conviction concerning this matter. What there are those that act as if the Bible does not apply [...]
