A Piety Above the Common Standard: Jesse Mercer and the Defense of Evangelistic CalvinismMercer University Press, 2005 - 238 Jesse Mercer (1769-1841) was a Baptist pastor, editor, and denominational statesman who figured prominently in the debates over Calvinism among Southern clergymen. Most studies of Calvinism in America have focused on Jonathan Edwards, the New Divinity Movement, and the Princeton theologians. Calvinism, however, played a key role in shaping the religious mind of the South, particularly among Baptists who debated the relationship between divine sovereignty and human responsibility as it related to missions, education, and social reform. These debates led to the formation of two Baptist groups, Primitive and Missionary, the latter of which ultimately became Southern Baptists. This book explores the role of Jesse Mercer within these debates as he promoted the first form of the Georgia Baptist Convention. His Calvinistic theology governed his actions and life. He emphasized missions, theological training for pastors, and cooperation between churches in fulfilling the Great Commission. Calvinism is as important a topic today in the study of religion as it ever has been. This book gives perspective and history to current trends and understandings. |
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... divine plan . Missionary Baptists also claimed to be Calvinists but did not view themselves as forfeiting that claim by spreading the gospel . They were merely instruments in God's hand accomplishing His eternal purposes through their ...
... divine plan . Missionary Baptists also claimed to be Calvinists but did not view themselves as forfeiting that claim by spreading the gospel . They were merely instruments in God's hand accomplishing His eternal purposes through their ...
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... divine love ; consequently his elect were loved by him from all eternity , and the rest of mankind not loved by him at all . " 47 Walker stated that if God's love were based apart from one's works then God " distributed favors and ...
... divine love ; consequently his elect were loved by him from all eternity , and the rest of mankind not loved by him at all . " 47 Walker stated that if God's love were based apart from one's works then God " distributed favors and ...
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... divine foreknowledge as God's ability to see contingencies rather than His determination of the " absolute fixedness of all events . " 51 Hence , humans were free to choose and God was free from blame . Third , Jeremiah Walker called ...
... divine foreknowledge as God's ability to see contingencies rather than His determination of the " absolute fixedness of all events . " 51 Hence , humans were free to choose and God was free from blame . Third , Jeremiah Walker called ...
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... divine intervention in drawing a person to salvation . However , he cautioned , " The point in dispute is not whether man by his native powers can repent , believe , and turn to God ; but whether many are not the subjects of the ...
... divine intervention in drawing a person to salvation . However , he cautioned , " The point in dispute is not whether man by his native powers can repent , believe , and turn to God ; but whether many are not the subjects of the ...
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I have no fears The Life and Times of Jesse Mercer | 23 |
He is rather of the old School Jesse Mercer and Calvinism | 59 |
I want a revival that will last all winter Jesse Mercer and Revival | 91 |
Surely there are some Baptists who may be trusted Jesse Mercer and Missions | 125 |
Words are his tools Jesse Mercer and Ministerial Education | 159 |
A company of horses in Pharaohs chariots Jesse Mercer and Cooperation | 187 |
Be mindful of the designs of grace through you Conclusion | 215 |
Bibliography | 221 |
Index | 233 |
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Strona 2 - I saw clearly the hour was come for leaving this place : and, soon as evening prayers were over, about eight o'clock, the tide then serving, I shook off the dust of my feet, and left Georgia, after having preached the Gospel there, not as I ought, but as I was able, one year, and nearly nine months.