A report on Calvinism in Southern Baptist life has received positive reviews from bloggers on both sides of the theological spectrum.
"[The report] models Great Commission unity amidst Southern Baptist diversity," wrote Harwood, who was elected to the faculty of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in late May. "People with differing theological convictions have set aside those differences in order to reaffirm cooperation for the sake of the lost. ... [T]he committee has aligned itself with the mission of the Lord Jesus Himself, who 'came to seek and to save the lost' (Luke 19:10). Such unity exists in wide theological diversity within the parameters of the [Baptist Faith and Message]."
The Baptist Faith and Message is Southern Baptists' official statement of belief, last updated and approved in 2000.
The report by the committee on Calvinism should be applauded because it acknowledges...