Following Steve Pettit's departure from BJU we ask if his agenda to proliferate Reformed & Covenant theologies on campus remain a priority. We may have the answer from the speaker line up for BJU's 2024 CoRE Conference.
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Chancellor Tim Jordan and President Sam Harbin marched CBTS to its death knell by bringing in New Evangelical speakers such as Haddon Robinson and Mark Dever. Haddon Robinson (1931-2017) had been the President of Denver Conservative Baptist Seminary (now Denver Seminary) for twelve years. Mark Dever (b. 1960) is a Reformed theologian and pastor of the SBC church, Capitol Hill Baptist Church, in Washington, DC. He is President of 9Marks, formerly “Center for Church Reform.” In Reformed Theology, there is no biblical future for Israel; such future promises merely pass on as spiritual promises to the Church. Such is included in Dever’s Center for Church Reform. Dever is, furthermore, amillennial in his eschatology.1
CBS Hosts New Evangelical Haddon Robinson
Daniel Dionne MD, in Spokane, Washington, is a certified counselor by the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC), an example of Broad Evangelicalism. See Speakers
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Stuart Scott, Professor of Biblical Counseling at Bob Jones University and Seminary, is also the Member Care Director of the ACBC. Scott received his BA at Columbia International University. He received a MDiv at Grace Theological Seminary, a MTh at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and his DMin at Covenant Theological Seminary.
Scott’s current website reports that he still teaches graduate courses adjunctly at John MacArthur’s Master University in Santa Clarita, CA. For nine years, Scott served as pastor of counseling at MacArthur’s Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, CA.
Scott has a ministry called “One-Eighty Ministries,” and among his most “trusted and faithful advisors” are SBC pastors. On July 6, 2022, Dr. Alan Benson wrote of Stuart Scott, “His careful scholarship and thought leadership exemplify our promise of uncompromised, next-level teaching. Dr. Scott will serve as director of biblical counseling.” See: BJU News
Stuart Scott is no true Fundamentalist. Scott is an Evangelical, at the head of the Division of Graduate Studies in BJU Seminary. See- One-Eighty Ministries & BJU Seminary
Daniel Dionne MD, in Spokane, Washington, is a certified counselor by the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC), an example of Broad Evangelicalism. See Speakers
See weak Doctrine of the Church
Stuart Scott, Professor of Biblical Counseling at Bob Jones University and Seminary, is also the Member Care Director of the ACBC. Scott received his BA at Columbia International University. He received a MDiv at Grace Theological Seminary, a MTh at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and his DMin at Covenant Theological Seminary.
Scott’s current website reports that he still teaches graduate courses adjunctly at John MacArthur’s Master University in Santa Clarita, CA. For nine years, Scott served as pastor of counseling at MacArthur’s Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, CA.
Scott has a ministry called “One-Eighty Ministries,” and among his most “trusted and faithful advisors” are SBC pastors. On July 6, 2022, Dr. Alan Benson wrote of Stuart Scott, “His careful scholarship and thought leadership exemplify our promise of uncompromised, next-level teaching. Dr. Scott will serve as director of biblical counseling.” See: BJU News
Stuart Scott is no true Fundamentalist. Scott is an Evangelical, at the head of the Division of Graduate Studies in BJU Seminary. See- One-Eighty Ministries & BJU Seminary
In past conferences we've observed the pattern of featuring almost exclusively Reformed speakers. The speakers invited to BJU's 2024 CoRE Conference strongly suggests Acting CEO Alan Benson and current BJU leadership remain committed to erasing the university's fundamentalist, separatist legacy and to Steve Pettit’s proliferation and advancement of Reformed and Covenant theologies.
LM
Footnote:
1) Mark Dever is amillennial believing there will be no 1,000 year reign of Christ (with His saints) on Earth. He is among the leading voices in the so-called "conservative" evangelical camp. Groups like T4G, The Gospel Coalition, Desiring God is an assembly of men, who for unity around Calvinism and their Lordship Salvation interpretation of the gospel, routinely tolerate, allow for, ignore and excuse numerous doctrinal aberrations and worldly expressions of worship.
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What’s the big thing against Calvinists? I’m not a Calvinist myself, but the Calvinist view isn’t heretical.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the reaction.
DeletePlease understand that there is no hint of having a "big thing against Calvinists" There are good, well-meaning men in our circles who have simply gone wrong in their understanding of key doctrines, such as: election, sovereignty of God and free will of man. The "thing" is our rejection of Calvinism, all five points. Calvinism can only be arrived at by forcing into and/or extracting from the Scripture things that are not there. Calvinism, furthermore, is the gateway to additional extra-biblical extremes, such as:
Regeneration Must Precede Faith. See- https://www.middletownbiblechurch.org/doctrine/danger03.htm
Faith is the Gift. See- https://www.middletownbiblechurch.org/doctrine/danger04.htm
Calvinism also leads to Reformed & Covenant Theology. You can familiarize yourself with those aberrant theologies at this link.
https://indefenseofthegospel.blogspot.com/2023/04/bob-jones-university-driving-force.html
If you are genuinely interested to learn what Calvinism is, how its advocates arrive at their position and the biblical answers that refute Calvinistic theology I encourage you to purchase and read Dr. Chris Shepler's book, ForeWarned & ForeArmed. Use the link below to the book.
https://swordbooks.com/collections/paperbacks/products/forewarned-and-forearmed
Kind regards,
LM
In an article from 2013 about the soon to close Northland International University
ReplyDeletehttps://indefenseofthegospel.blogspot.com/2013/03/dr-matt-olson-i-apologize-to-you-for.html
I found a comment in which Tim Jordan was referenced. His (Jordan's) appearance at NIU is noted because of his hostility toward fundamentalism in particular is noted. With Steve Pettit having and the current administration continuing to erase BJU's fundamentalist legacy it makes sense they would put Jordan on the platform.
"This train has been approaching Northland for a while now. When I was at the Heart Conference in 2009, right front and center in the book store was 'The Purpose-Drive Youth Manual'. The book store then was filled with New Evangelical titles including Swindoll's 'Grace Awakening'. That same week Tim Jordan gave what was IMHO a challenge to Northland to get on board with his changes. It was filled with humor and mocking of fundamentalism strict stands on almost anything. I felt then that that message by Jordan was a turning point for that entire segment of fundamentalism. I think that may be proving to be true. I don't think Olson liked being mocked by Jordan so he just joined him." See-
https://indefenseofthegospel.blogspot.com/2013/03/dr-matt-olson-i-apologize-to-you-for.html?showComment=1364784731997#c5442498707866721962
LM