Comments on: W.A. Criswell on “The Bible Kind of Salvation”

By: L. Adam Russell

L. Adam Russell — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:50:12 +0000

Allowing the holy scriptures to speak reveals God’s Holiness and Sovereignty of all things in Christ. To use the title of “Calvinism” takes us away from the entire systematic working in God’s Word. Only God can “draw” us to him; Can I as dead can aquire faith apart from God meaning I am just “sick”. I think these weighty matters discussed by Paul, Augustine, Luther can not be downplayed. God’s election/predestination/drawing are what make grace so amazing!

By: dan

dan — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:49:33 +0000

michael,

please describe the difference between election and predestination as you understand it. is this just a semantic argument?

By: Wyman Richardson

Wyman Richardson — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:42:56 +0000

Michael,

I watched this when Tom put it up and was, to put it mildly, surprised! Fascinating indeed, and a great sermon.

I love, though, how Tom says in his comments section that Criswell was just being “a biblicist,” which, for those who have kept up with the recent discussions concerning Calvinism in the SBC, is funny indeed!

Thanks for this.

Wyman

By: iMonk

iMonk — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:54:35 +0000

W.A. Criswell, long time pastor of First Baptist, Dallas.

By: Headless Unicorn Guy

Headless Unicorn Guy — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:03:59 +0000

I assume the “Criswell” referred to is NOT that Celebrity Psychic of the Fifties who narrated Plan Nine from Outer Space for Ed Wood?

(Sorry, IMonk, but that is the first thing the name “Criswell” brings up in my mind. My grandmother was quite a fan of “I PREDICT…”)

By: Dan Smith

Dan Smith — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:45:16 +0000

My Campbellite dad played in the Amarillo, TX, high school band with SBC W.A. during the late 20s. Dad used to tell me how he got Criswell his very first date.

Thanks for the memories.

By: mshedden

mshedden — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:54:43 +0000

See if you can get some Warren Carr. Now there is a baptist I would be willing to follow.

By: Mark W

Mark W — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:51:10 +0000

Thanks so much for posting this. I had to miss church today, and I wanted to hear some preaching. This is exactly what I needed for all kinds of reasons that had nothing to do with election. Funny how that happens when a preacher preaches the scripture.

By: Patrick Lynch

Patrick Lynch — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:25:11 +0000

I watched some of it; I like this guy.

By: iMonk

iMonk — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 15:22:12 +0000

I’m not a Calvinist either. But neither was Criswell. Without going into Limited atonement, Criswell shows that election is the plain teaching of the Bible. Did he mention predestination?

I posted this so the anti-Calvinists- who revere Criswell- could see what W.A.C. learned at SBTS in the days long before the “Calvinist takeover.”