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Zaatar71

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You've never heard of John MacArthur, Charles Ryrie, Millard Erickson (not a dispensationalist), etc. etc.? All would agree that covenant theology is not taught in Scripture. It is instead inferred to some degree.
I have seen and read where there is a Baptist form of Covenant theology. It maintains Baptist distinctives, yet see's God as a Covenant making, and Covenant keeping God. I am not yet familiar with Millard Erickson. I will have to do a search on him. Thaks for the recommendation!
 

JesusFan

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I have seen and read where there is a Baptist form of Covenant theology. It maintains Baptist distinctives, yet see's God as a Covenant making, and Covenant keeping God. I am not yet familiar with Millard Erickson. I will have to do a search on him. Thaks for the recommendation!
There are some large differences between Reformed Baptists and traditional reformed, as RB affirm Believers baptism, not infant, usually have different type of church government, subscribe to a different Confession of Faith, and tend to see the NC as being literally a Brand new One, while Reformed tend to see much more continuity. Also majority Reformed hold to A Mil, while many RB hold to some form of premil still, just not pretrib rapture
 

John of Japan

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I have seen and read where there is a Baptist form of Covenant theology. It maintains Baptist distinctives, yet see's God as a Covenant making, and Covenant keeping God. I am not yet familiar with Millard Erickson. I will have to do a search on him. Thaks for the recommendation!
Erickson is the systematic theology used in many Baptist seminaries, including where I got my MA and where I now teach. The title is Christian Theology, 3rd ed., and is well worth the read, as are the other books of his I have.
 

JonC

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What is meant by that term you use a "moderate Calvinist"?
The term "moderate Calvinist" means "inconsistent Calvinist". I like "confused Calvinist" because it has a better ring to it.

They are Calvinists who reject points of Calvinism (4 pointer, 3 pointer, 0 pointer).

IMHO Calvinism is an all or none theology.
 

Zaatar71

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Do you actually think I would endorse Ehrman? :Laugh You miss my entire point. My profs have all been good born again Baptists.
No, of course not. No one in their right mind would endorse him,lol
I did not miss your point, but rather, I was making a counterpoint, that he was recognized by some to be a top scholar
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Bart Ehrman has a PhD. He earned his Ph.D. degree in 1985 from Princeton Theological Seminary, where his dissertation was awarded magna cum laude...My point was not suggesting that you endorse him, but simply, having been awarded this as he was, does not guarantee fidelity to truth.
 
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