was founded in 1859. It was the first of the six Southern Baptist seminaries. was the school's first president. Boyce, being a Calvinist trained at Princeton Theological Seminary (Presbyterian), was a Calvinist. To insure that the seminary faculty would follow the Calvinist tradition, Boyce commissioned to draw up the . The Abstract was a thoroughly Calvinistic document (5-Point Calvinism).
In 1994, Southern Seminary opened the , the first program in the Southern Baptist Convention dedicated solely to training missionaries and evangelists. is arguably .
Southern Seminary apparently has an incongruent situation on their hands. The Abstract of Principles declares that the seminary is a Calvinist institution. Yet Billy Graham is anything but a Calvinist. He is arguably a 3 or 4-Point Arminian, believing in the free will of man, preaching a gospel of the universal availability of salvation for all mankind. He does not believe in Unconditional Predestination, Limited Atonement, or Irresistible Grace.
How is it that a Southern Baptist school of theology would be founded on a system of Reformed Theology and also have a school of evangelism named for a man who is an Arminian? Seems incongruent to me.
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by T. D. Webb » Fri Aug 25, 2006 10:47 am
David, you are correct that the Abstract explicitly declares that God has elected (predestined) some (not all) of his created beings to be saved. The fact is that the Five Points of Calvinism, as are the Five Points of Arminianism, while focusing on distinct theological beliefs, are respectively closely inter-related. . .which make this Okie wonder how one can be consistent in adhering to one or more of each perspective's points without embracing them all 
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by scottaerwin » Fri Aug 25, 2006 7:01 pm
Scott, God is not calling you to HAVE a 900 lb. gorilla, God is calling you to BE a 900 lb. gorilla -- discerning friend
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Scott, God is not calling you to HAVE a 900 lb. gorilla, God is calling you to BE a 900 lb. gorilla -- discerning friend
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