...The Making of the 1963 Baptist Faith and Message (2008) BOOK REVIEWS The Making of the 1963 Baptist Faith and Message. A. J. Smith Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2008. In the book entitled, “The Making of the 1963 Baptist Faith and Message,” by A. J. Smith he begins to established in the introduction how Herschel H. Hobbs stands out as one of the most prolific writers in Southern Baptist history. (p. 1) He shares that in some sections Hobbs introduced concepts and phrases. (p.1) In others he coordinated the thinking of the committee. Throughout, he was the writer, presenting successive drafts for committee approval. (p.1) His enthusiasm for the document in whole and in part is obvious in his explanation and defense of the text in a widely used study course book. (p. 1) Smith shared how Hobbs transformed the message and faith of the Baptist denomination to avoid a division. He shared how Hobbs wanted to satisfy the conservatives and liberals. In the Preview of the work, Smith shares that in Chapter 2 the historical context for the formation of the committee on Baptist Faith and Message will be examined. (p. 10) He introduces in this chapter the Apostasy Controversy surrounded around two Southern Baptist Theological Seminary professors Dale Moody and Ralph Elliott. Professor Dale Moody adopted an ecumenical viewpoint which appeared to contest long-held understandings regarding the perpetual safekeeping of the believer. Professor Ralph Elliott distributed...
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...Family: Leaving a Lasting Legacy By Dr. Jerry Pipes and Victor Lee A Book Summary Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary Lynchburg, VA In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Course of Contemporary Evangelism EVAN 525 B. Massengill May 15th, 2013 B. Massengill EVAN 525 May15th, 2013 Family to Family Paper Review Abstract The publication subject to this week’s book critique is Family to Family which as written by Dr. Jerry Pipes and Victor Lee. Dr. Pipes completed his B.S. at Texas A & M University, his M.A. at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and his Doctorate of Ministry at Luther Rice. He and his wife, Debra, have two children, Josh and Paige. He is the president of Jerry Pipes Productions located in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Dr. Pipes has traveled the world for the last thirty years teaching and speaking to people about family and personal growth. His public speeches and teaching has been recommended by Dr. Billy Graham. He had the great honor of serving on President Bush’s War on Drugs Commission in the early 1990’s. Dr. Pipes’ immense experience and knowledge is clearly seen in this publication. Dr. Pipes’ co-author, Victor Lee, is a reporter by trade and has authored hundreds of articles for Christian publications. Currently, he is a writer for Sports Spectrum Magazine and he serves as a young adult pastor at the First Baptist Church located in Knoxville, Tennessee. Lee and his wife, Judy, have an adult daughter and three...
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...people question the logical standing of other individual’s beliefs and opinions for many plausible reasons. Politics and Religious practices for many people seem as if they are only built into one’s character due to their parents’ influence. When you grow up your entire life hearing one thing consistently, there seems to be no reason for you to question it. The people who you trust most in the world are the ones giving you the information so when you are young and still forming your individual character, there is no reason for questions because there seems to be no logical reason you can see that refutes the statement. As stated before, a major example of this would be religious beliefs. I grew up in a Christian home and attended a southern Baptist church. Looking at it from a logical stand point, I didn’t have much of a choice in this. My parents made me wake up every Sunday morning and they drove, there was not much questioning, it just had always been that way. Once I started college though, I had to make the decision to wake up early on Sunday mornings and drive myself to church. This made me start to question something I had believed my entire life. Was I going to church just because my parents made me go every week or did I actually believe what was being taught at church? And when people asked me why I gave up sleeping in to go to church, I didn’t know if I would be able to answer them because I didn’t know either. In the end I think that it was a mixture of both; I had...
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...self-analysis according to the theological perspective and induced a sense committal to the newly established benchmark of personal morality. Consequently, the Second Great Awakening also occurred in the early 19 century. The movement began in the 1800’s. It introduced a set of reforms which was aimed at removing the evils from the society (www.encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com). The impact of the Great Awakening The First Great awakening eventually led to a major change and a revolution took place. In the lower county, the Baptist in the northern side and the Methodist preachers aided in converting whites and blacks into Christianity, enslaved them as well as gave them freedom. The blacks were given a warm welcome and were asked to play an active role in the congregations as well as become preachers. The first church of Baptist was made in Virginia in the southern site. It was later also made in the southern side of Carolina along with Georgia. Two Baptist churches were made in Virginia in Petersburg. The result or the consequence of the revival movements was that many left the religion that was followed by the forefathers. This ethos helped willing people for the American...
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...Demographic Trends in Hudson Oaks Steve Malley - Week One Anna Maria College Management Policies in Government Finance MPA504 Everett Pierce January 13, 2013 Demographic Trends in Hudson Oaks Hudson Oaks is a small suburban city in Parker County, Texas. It is located 23 miles west of Fort Worth and according to the 2011 Census is home to 1677 residents. “The City of Hudson Oaks was incorporated in 1978 by a group of citizens who shared a desire to come together in creating a community that could create its own destiny rather than having it shaped by the taxing entities in the surrounding area” (Deen, n.d., para. 2). Since that time the City of Hudson Oaks has become a vibrant leader in the development of eastern Parker County. With a city limits containing 8.29 square miles Hudson Oaks is not considered a large community by anyone. It is however a very progressive and well planned community. “The City of Hudson Oaks and its elected and appointed officials deeply value long-range planning. This is why the City has taken a leadership role in initiatives to seek regional solutions to challenges shared by all cities in eastern Parker County” (Deen, n.d., para. 5). This has allowed the city to manage is commercial and residential growth in a way that benefits its residents as well as its business owners. Single family housing in Hudson Oaks is still the primary mode of housing. There are no apartments in the City of Hudson Oaks with no plans of building any currently...
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...ETH125 Week 4 Quiz Ch. 5 Ethnicity and Religion This is a multiple choice quiz and each item is worth two points for a total possible of 50 points. There is only one correct response for each numbered item, and you should use the Schaefer text as needed to determine the best response. Please clearly identify your choice (you can highlight, underline or mark it in red ). If you have more than one box checked, it will count as incorrect. Review your work prior to submission and make sure you have responded to all questions. Save your work and upload via the Assignments tab by the due date. 1. The largest ancestral group of European Americans is a. French. b. Irish. c. German. d. Norwegian. 2. Which of the following groups has always been considered White by the English? a. Irish. b. Germans. c. Swedes. d. none of these 3. The principle of third-generation interest states that a. the grandchildren of the original immigrants would have an increased interest in their ethnicity. b. the grandchildren of the original immigrants would have a decreased interest in their ethnicity. c. the children of immigrants would have more of an interest in their ethnicity than their children. d. none of these 4. The emphasis on ethnic foods and ethnically associated political issues was called __________ by Herbert Gans. a. symbolic ethnicity. b. ethnic...
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...Theology and the Southern Baptist Convention: Historical Precedent or Revisionist Heterodoxy A Research Paper Submitted to Dr. Jonathan Yeager in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for The Course CHHI 525 Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary by Jeffery S. Cully Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina July, 2014 Table Of Contents Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………….3 Reformed Baptist Origins……………………………………………………………………...4 Colonial Baptists………………………………………………………………………………5 Charleston Tradition………………………………………………………………………….7 Sandy Creek Tradition………………………………………………………………………..10 Southern Baptist Convention………………………………………………………………..12 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………...15 Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………………...17 Introduction While Arminians have through the years attempted to lay claims of exclusivity that theirs is the primary soteriological doctrine of the Southern Baptist Convention, history demonstrates otherwise and these assertions have a revisionist inflection that is in opposition to the autonomous nature of Southern Baptist congregations. It is not this papers intent to engage in the pros or cons of any given doctrine as it pertains to soteriology, but instead illustrate that what is seen by some as a modern incursion of Calvinism upon the Southern Baptist scene is in fact not without precedent and has a long standing tradition among many of this denominations most ardent practitioners. The Southern Baptist Convention is no...
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...The Baptists are one of the largest Christian denominations. As indicated by their name, the primary Baptist distinctive is their practice of "believer's baptism" instead of infant baptism. Baptist churches tend to be evangelical in doctrine and reformed in worship, but beliefs and practices can vary due to the autonomy of individual Baptist churches. Historically, Baptists have played a key role in encouraging religious freedom and separation of church and state. In the United States, the two largest Baptist organizations are the Southern Baptist Churches (SBC) and the American Baptist Churches (ABC). Notable Baptists have included Martin Luther King, Jr., Charles Spurgeon, John Bunyan and Billy Graham. My friend, whom I attended a Baptist...
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...Describe how “The Seventy-Five Million Campaign” affected the Southern Baptist Convention. The Seventy-Five Million Campaign was the Southern Baptist effort to raise $75 million for various Baptist causes during the five years spanning 1919-1924. It initially began to strengthen Baptist education, but evolved into a campaign to aid all Baptist causes. The SBC appointed a Campaign Commission was chaired by George Truett and was complimented by directors from each state, association, and local church. The commission then launched the most “intense campaign of publicity and promotion that Southern Baptists had ever known, with a campaign calendar.” The campaign was an early success with pledges exceeded the goal with a total of 92,630,923 being received which prompted SBC agencies to expand on borrowed money. The actual collection of the pledges proved difficult because the South experienced a recession due to drop in crop prices after World War I. Support also was affected by the notion that the funds were to be used for an Interchurch Fund which the South did not want to participate in. The Southern Baptist Convention was affected negatively when Clinton Carnes, treasurer of Home Mission Board, who embezzled $909,461. The scandal affected the image of the SBC and the confidence of its members. The recession, the scandal, and the stock market crash of 1929 further exasperated the Baptists. In response, Southern Baptist had massive cuts in areas of missions, and education. ...
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...LIBERTY UNIVERSITY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Family to Family Submitted to Dr. Gene Jefferies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of EVAN 525 Contemporary Evangelism by Shawn T. Hunt October 4, 2014 Abstract The book Family to Family is a concrete guide for the family that has lost connection with itself. The very purpose of the book as stated by the authors is to “discover God’s purpose for your family, develop a family mission statement, establish core values, make time for quality and quantity family time centered around God’s purposes, and equip you to lead your children to Christ and mentor them spiritually.” As the authors Pipes and Lee walk the readers though these areas they show us how to raise families that are centered on Christ and how parents can pass on their faith to their children and reverse the trend of them leaving the church upon turning eighteen. Family to Family begins with the life of the typical church going family that tries to do too much and is not connected to each other through Christ. The authors give the reader a weekly rundown of all the activities that this typical family has and shows how this is the cause of their disconnection with Christ. Pipes and Lee use data from the American Family Association to show that “Only 34 percent of America’s families eat one meal together each day. The average father spends only eight to 10 minutes a day with his children, this includes meal times...
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...Springs, Florida. Mr. Campbell has been a Jehovah’s Witness for the past 35 years, and is a personal friend and neighbor to my family. There are approximately 75 members in the Green Cove Springs hall, being established in 2005. Being a friend, Mr. Campbell understands that my questioning of his religious practices is not to confirm or deny, interrogate or subrogate his beliefs or mine in any adversarial way. Actually he stated that it would give him a chance to “speak what he has been learning for the past 35 years from his family room recliner.” I have spent the past three Sunday evenings speaking to Mr. Campbell in regards to the beliefs and practices of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. I found it a most interesting chance to compare my Baptist beliefs to his. We both addressed issues that were specifically important to our beliefs and made simple comments about items we mildly “questioned” about the others. He never made me, or I him,...
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...Hocutt Baptist Church Constitution and By-Laws CONSTITUTION FOR HOCUTT BAPTIST CHURCH OF CLAYTON, NORTH CAROLINA PREAMBLE We declare and establish this constitution for the preservation and security of the principles of our faith so that this body may be governed in an orderly manner. This constitution will preserve the liberties of each individual member of this church and the freedom of action of this body in its relation to other churches of the same faith. ARTICLE 1 – NAME This body shall be known as the Hocutt Baptist Church. The church is located in the town of Clayton, North Carolina in Johnston County. ARTICLE 2 – HISTORY The history of Hocutt Baptist Church began on January 13, 1957, when the church was officially organized. Early efforts date back to November 26, 1956. The 63 charter members met in homes for prayer and discussion concerning the organization of the church. The first services were held in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Pulley. After this, permission was given for use of the Clayton Woman’s Club as a temporary place of worship, and the group worshipped there until the completion of the first unit of the building. Many people made sacrificial efforts in the organization of the church. Committees were formed, and much work was accomplished. Rev. J.L. Atkins, first pastor of the church, conferred with the pastor of the First...
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...buried, and risen Saviour, the believer's death to sin, the burial of the old life, and the resurrection to walk in newness of life in Christ Jesus. John the Baptist mentions that he will baptise in water, but someone mightier than he, will baptise with the Holy Spirit and fire. Baptism and the Spiritual gifts are the two major things that I will address. The argument that I will be looking at is the baptism...
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...If the United States government were to single out the entire metropolitan population of Chicago and deny them equal rights, the entire world would be in outrage. If affordable health care was offered to all French citizens but withheld from anyone choosing to call Paris home, riots would ensue. If residents of both Toronto and Philadelphia were forced to live their lives according to religious beliefs that may or may not be factual and were written approximately 2,500 years ago, an uprising would surely come about. If nine million people here in our very own country were told that they were not worthy of being wed today because of the verbiage within a document that was written by wealthy white men in the late 18th Century, what would we do? In the United States alone, it is estimated that nearly nine million people consider themselves gay or lesbian--equivalent to the populations in the above mentioned scenarios (Gates, 2011). So why is it that nearly fifty years after the Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964, the gay and lesbian community is bearing the brunt of such inequality? In the 1930’s, approximately the same number of Jews in Europe were targeted as an inferior class and we are all well-aware of the atrocities that resulted shortly thereafter (Jewish Virtual Library, 1997). While comparing the Holocaust to the rights of the gay and lesbian community in America is undoubtedly a stretch, it should at least open one’s eyes to the wide-spread nature of the injustice...
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...Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary Book Critique: Believer’s Baptism: Sign of the New Covenant in Christ A Paper Submitted to Professor Larry McDonald In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Course Ecclesiology Theo 620 By Matt Dover September 8, 2012 Bibliography Believer’s Baptism: Sign of the New Covenant in Christ. Thomas R. Schreiner & Shawn D. Wright. Nashville: B & H, 2007. 359 pages. Reviewed by Matt B. Dover Authorship Thomas R. Schreiner is the professor of New Testament Interpretation and the Associate Dean of Scripture and Interpretation at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Prior to this he served for 11 years at Bethel Theological Seminary, and he also taught New Testament at Azusa Pacific Seminary. Schreiner is the author of numerous books and articles. He is also the pastor of Clifton Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky. Shawn D. Wright is the Assistant Professor of Church History at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Prior to this he served the Southern Baptist churches in New England. Wright also serves as the pastor at Clifton Baptist Church alongside Schreiner. He is also noted for writing various articles and journals. He also serves as a member of the Evangelical Theological Society. Thesis Statement The goal of this book is to recover and maintain an adequate and proper view on the role of baptism in the believer’s life...
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