“Any person who holds to five-point Calvinism will never be in any danger in this convention as long as he does not allow it to lead him to unscriptural conclusions–such as we ought not to give invitations and things like that. When he gets to that point, either implicitly or explicitly, it has now become a hindrance to evangelism and missions.”

These words, spoken by the previous President of the Southern Baptist Convention Paige Patterson,  ring true with many in that denomination. In fact these are common sentiments against anyone who claim to hold to the Doctrines of Grace.

Patterson added that he found no scriptural support for the doctrines of irresistible grace or limited atonement as espoused by Calvinists. “I’m easy to convince. I stand under the word (of God). Bring me the Bible and show me where it says grace is irresistible and if you’re the elect God’s going to pursue you like the hound of hell.”_

The Bible actually advocates “the exact opposite” of a belief in limited atonement, he asserted. “It says he died not only for our sins, but also the sins of the whole world. That is an unlimited atonement if I’ve ever read anything at all.”  No doubt Patterson who just quoted 1 John 2:2  would also lean on John 3:16 for his argument. But who really limits the atonement of Christ. If I ever met Mr. Patterson I would read John 12:19 to him

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I hope this post finds you well. I want to start by thanking Travis for letting me crash his new blog party. I hope yall three of you that read this will be encouraged. If not, at least you will be entertained.