“And since I have never heard a sermon by a Baptist preacher about TULIP, and since most baptists I’ve met think TULIP is a flower, I conclude that very few baptists are, in fact, calvinists. Yesterday was the first time in my life that I heard someone in a Baptist church mention TULIP, apart from flowers!”
That is odd. Every Baptist church that I have attended has had a Calvinist Pastor. My father was a Dispensational, Calvinist, Baptist Pastor for over 70 years; never gave an altar call, just trusted the preaching and teaching of the Word and the Holy Spirit to bring people to a realization of their election.
The majority of the professors at the Seminary I attended were Calvinist Baptist. None were Reformed Baptist because of differences in eschatology and covenant theology.
Interesting difference. I started at 13 going to chapels on the military bases where we lived, and most of the baptist churches I’ve gone to have been in the western US, plus one in Texas. At 51, and a military brat turned active duty for 25 years, I’ve had a lot of exposure, but none back east.
Regional differences, maybe? I’ve never met a baptist preacher who didn’t give altar calls at least some times.
Amen!
Write a book!!! A 70-year pastorate is an accomplishment few men have achieved (not to mention the joy of fathering a FReeper.)
That's interesting, I have never heard of that distinction and have used both terms to describe myself. Could you help me figure out what I am? :)