What I Don’t Like About the SBC and its Theology

I am a Southern Baptist ordained minister. There are many things that I like about being a Southern Baptist. Their emphasis on the need for missions is just one of the many things I love about the SBC. The fact that the SBC is one of the worlds largest and fastest disaster-response organizations is something that could be seen as a point of pride.

One of the many things that I don’t like about being a Southern Baptist is to look at the SBC’s theology. It is a mixture of Calvinism and Arminianism. For instance, most Southern Baptist (those who are not Calvinists or Arminians) believe in total depravity and eternal security. However they hold to a libertarian view of free will and reject unconditional election, irresistible grace, and limited atonement/particular redemption. But this is very inconsistent. Some of the guys at Theology for the Masses I prefer to talk to about this subject because they are not like this. They are consistent Arminians or Calvinists. Yesterday and today on the radio, Dr. Adrian Rogers–former president of the SBC three times(?)–was preaching in this very inconsistent manner. Drove me nuts! Here is a video where James white critiques the late Dr. Rogers on Romans 8-9 and shows this inconsistency in all its……I don’t know but I don’t like it.