Recent content by John of Japan

You know, this is not the original BJU. When I was there in 1970-1972 it was anti-Calvinism, only about 65% Baptist, and rabid right wing fundamentalist. Nowadays it is mostly Calvinist, mostly Baptist, and closer to conservative evangelicalism than fundamentalism.

Wait, so the coal in my stocking that one year was foreordained??

There are good and bad professors, and good and bad scholars. There are fundamental and conservative and liberal scholars. It's a mixed bag. I believe that true scholarship is a search for truth, and I believe that Ryrie did that, though he is not a "hero" of some kind, just a seeker after...

Well, at least JM never had a beard, unlike this Pidcock guy. That alone makes JM right and Pidcock wrong, doesn't it? :Rolleyes P. S. For full disclosure, I disagree vehemently with some things Pidcock wrote...but not all.

None of this is relevant, IMO. It doesn't matter if the writer is a Baptist (JM was not), or where he went to college and seminary, or whether or not he is clean cut, or what publication allowed it. What matters is whether he spoke the truth or not. So, I suggest you go to the critic's website...

Being a dispensationalist, I've been following this thread with interest. I'd like to point out some things from the history of the theology. 1. It's founder is generally conceded to be John Nelson Darby (1800-1882). He was a Brethren founder and evangelist. I've read his biography and some of...

Books 2 and 3 are also excellent: Amazon.com : This Day in Baptist History

Dr. Fred Moritz, former general director of Baptist World Mission, has written a history of the board with the title, Now is the Time. It is available at: Now is the Time - Missions - Faithful Life Publishers - Christian Book Publishing Company, North Fort Myers This book is not just a history...

My go to Baptist histories: The Baptist Heritage, by H. Leon McBeth. Published in 1987, it's pretty up to date for a Baptist history. It's being used as a seminary textbook. 822 pages of gold! Short History of the Baptists, by H. C. Vedder. This 1907 book is a real classic.

Yes, I'm pretty sure JM's church is 5 point Calvinist, so I'm sure they teach that, a typical Calvinist teaching. As for Baptist churches that teach that, the Reformed Baptists and the Sovereign Grace Baptist churches probably would. The typical independent Baptist churches (my crowd) would not...

Actually there are Calvinists who are dispensationalists: John MacArthur and his church and schools, Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary (4 points), and others.

Yea, great fighter. I met him once. Saw him defeat Joe Corley in Atlanta for the world professional karate championship in 1975. He's still active.

That's my opinion and I'm sticking to it. They both were awesome fighters, but that day Chuck was better due to his superior fighting strategy and patience.

Depends on the circumstances. Does the samurai know that the ninja is there? :Geek

Yeah, it is a great story! The way Mike Crain told it, he strictly warned Jordan not to try to sit up until Mike told him to, but Jordan did anyway, and that caused the cut. Many years later Crain and Jordan were at the same event after Jordan became famous, and someone said to Jordan, "Hey...