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Tom Nettles

While asserting that inerrancy is foundational for a genuine reformation, Nettles believes Southern Baptists now must teach and live out the doctrinal content of an inerrant Bible.

"The task of reclaiming is not complete," he writes. "If only the acceptance of the divine authority of the deposit (the Scriptures) gains adherence but the content of the treasure itself lies dormant, the recovery is a sham. The formal principle without the material principle does not make a reformation.

"For recovery or reformation to be full, the content of the revelation must also be rediscovered and proclaimed." Renewed attention to "a sweeping historic confessional theology" will inspire a broader and deeper grasp of truth and more love for God, he writes.

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WHY I AM A BAPTIST
Tom Nettles, Russ Moore editors

In light of the current identity crisis facing Baptists today, editors Nettles and Moore offer a volume of testimonies from contemporary Baptists expounding on that very question, Why I Am a Baptist. Taking a more objective approach than offered in earlier books, Why I Am a Baptist models a more doctrine-oriented approach, explaining Baptist life on the basis of historical tenets of the Christian faith worked out in practice.

Contributions by Carl Henry, Albert Mohler, Roger Nicole, Paige Patterson, Wayne Grudem and others.

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BAPTISTS AND THE BIBLE
Tom Nettles and Rush Bush

Since its publication in 1980, Baptists and the Bible has become one of the most complete and oft quoted sources for reliable, incisive, and detailed information on the history of Baptist attitudes towards the doctrine of the inerrancy and infallibility of the Bible. Now this newly expanded edition makes it even more useful in understanding what baptists believe about the scriptures - and why. Baptists and the Bible explores the origins of the modern Baptist faith, traciing its beliefs from 17th Century England to the controversies of today. Through their studies of 18th and 19th century scholars, Bush and Nettles uncover how today's Baptists arrived at their current doctrinal positions. They also investigate the sources of uncertainties in scriptural interpretation and relate their new findings to present day issues in Baptist Life.

Meticulously researched, this revealing study brings the Baptist legacy to life, providing today's Baptists with a look at their past, and a resource for the future life. ?Backus Books

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click for details By His Grace and For His Glory:
A Historical, Theological, and Practical Study
of the Doctrines of Grace in Baptist Life
Tom Nettles

Initially this book arose, published in 1986, as a response to church reactions to the January Bible Study of 1980. Since then, the issues engaged have become more visible, more widely embraced by church members, pastors, denominational servants, more controversial and ardently opposed by some, and the subject of many discussion groups in churches and a variety of denominational settings. The attention focused on the doctrines of grace is good; it is healthy to give intense thought to issues of God's holiness, His sovereignty, and His efficacious and infinitely wise design in the justification of sinners under the curse of His Law.

Revised and Expanded 20th Anniversary Edition

"Tom Nettles' book By His Grace and For His Glory is a landmark study. Bringing together the disciplines of the school, the concerns of the preacher and the heart of a Christian, Nettles effectively reminds Baptists of our own day what so many before us believed to be the gospel." - Mark Dever

"A valuable contribution both for its history of Baptist theology and for its insistence on the loss by Baptists of their Calvinist heritage as well as for its clear and candid statement of Calvinism for today." (ADRIS Newsletter)

Tom Ascol: "Fifteen years after its first appearance, Tom Nettles' book remains an important work for modern Baptists. His major historical thesis - that the doctrines of grace formed a theological consensus among Baptists in the Southern states from the mid-nineteenth century into the first quarter of the twentieth century - has not seriously been engaged, much less refuted, by detractors and others who are less than thrilled by this doctrinal heritage. This book is essential reading for anyone who wants to be honest when assessing historic Southern Baptist theology."(Pastor, Grace Baptist Church in Cape Coral, Florida; Editor, Founders Journal)

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Tom Nettles

Dr. Tom Nettles reveals the strong, doctrinal roots of the Baptist denomination and traces the influence of these doctrines in Baptist life from the 17th century to the present, particularly focusing on Southern Baptists. He shows how many of these foundational beliefs have been weakened with time and urges a return to the principles espoused by the denominationÆs founding fathers and the Word of God.

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A Foundation for the Future:
The Southern Baptist Message and Mission
Tom Nettles

From the Back Cover --

Baptists, like other Christians, are defined by doctrine--some of it common to all orthodox and evangelical groups and a portion of it importantly distinctive. Theological reformation is urgently needed in order to promote the spiritual effectiveness and longevity of the recent return to biblical authority. This reformation will speak with renewed vigor and fidelity in biblical exposition, walk circumspectly but energetically with beautiful gospel-bearing feet, strain forward toward the heavenly goal of Christ's transforming return, and remember the example and faith of Baptist pilgrims of the past. Who were the people and what were the teachings that gave Southern Baptists the bones, ligaments, muscles, breath, and blood to endure and prosper in the intensity of the twentieth century? Looking back to the founding fathers has the potential to provoke spiritual renewal by helping modern believers more clearly understand the Word of God. Such a reformation and revival among the Southern Baptists could, under God, significantly influence the missions, theological education, worship, and evangelism in the entire modern evangelical world....

Those who maintain fidelity to historic Baptist theology should not be discouraged by present controversies or strong opposition. Reformation and revival never come without great tribulation. The founders of the convention and supporters of the original missionary and educational enterprises would certainly not expect their theological heirs to forsake the practical manifestation of that heritage simply to avoid conflict. If there is a "downgrade," we must work for an "upgrade." If opposition to biblical theology is experienced, it is no more than the orthodox of any generation have withstood.

A blast of the trumpet to return to the faith once-delivered, as believed wholeheartedly by the original Southern Baptists, is needed. This small book is designed to encourage those who appreciate the urgency of these issues to take up their trumpets, draw their breaths, and sound out the call for action.

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