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Are you aware that Calvinism is taking over our traditional Southern Baptist churches? It's done in a very secretive and deceiving way.
I was among the many who had never heard of Calvinism until it appeared in our church unannounced. Please go to www.founders.org to read about some of their beliefs. You'll find some alarming information.
For instance, they believe Jesus died only for the select and elite. We believe in John 3:16. They believe in pre-destination. Our former pastor admitted to being a "Five Point Calvinist." Go to www.baptistfire.com for more information.
By the time the majority of the members are aware of this movement toward Calvinism, it's too late and you have lost your church. This has happened at Morningview Baptist Church. Unfortunately, the church has split. This is sad and there should be something that could be done about it. Some of our members have been in this church for more than 50 years and they are devastated.
Morningview Baptist is starting a school to be opened in August 2006. It is a fact that children will be taught Calvinism. It will be named Cornerstone Christian Academy.
My prayer is that the Southern Baptist Convention will take an active role in ridding our traditional Baptist churches from the movement toward Calvinism. We live in a great country that is founded on religious freedoms. Start your own church and leave ours alone.
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Montgomery
I have obfuscated the name of the author because I do not wish to encourage any foolish judgments in the minds of my readers. Comments on the content of the letter will come shortly...
2 comments:
Two website are referred to in that letter. At founders, you know who is writing. At baptistfire, the whole thing is anonymous. Quite peculiar.
Moreover, Calvinism is a part of "traditional Baptist"ic beliefs. At the founding of the SBC in 1845, all of them were Calvinist.
Damion,
Thanks for your post, but you are mistaken about me. My own theology is thoroughly Calvinistic. Apparently you have read this particular post and missed the fact that it was a quote from a local paper here in Montgomery (I am not the author of it!). I happen to be a member of the church which the article references and my following two posts are my comments on the article and it should be obvious from them that I am one of those dirty Calvinists!
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