A History of Christian Doctrine #3 - Online Christian Library

A History of Christian Doctrine
Interestingly, the statement does not explicitly affirm
salvation by grace through faith. Nor does it issue an
explicit call to evangelism. Apparently, the framers were
still primarily concerned to establish conservative doctrine
against Liberalism.
While Evangelicals are confessional trinitarians, a
number of scholars who are considered authorities by the
Evangelical world have offered interpretations of the trinity
that are remarkably similar to the Oneness view. Frank
Stagg, a prominent Southern Baptist seminary professor,
essentially embraced the same view of the Godhead as
Oneness Pentecostals. 242 Renowned Christological scholars
Oscar Cullmann and James D. G. Dunn have
described the Incarnation in the same way that Oneness
theologians do when distinguishing their belief from traditional
trinitarianism. 243 Often, there seems to be little
difference from the Oneness view when Baptist ministers
preach, teach, pray, lead in worship, and explain the doctrine
of God in practical terms, as when former Southern
Baptist president W. A. Criswell stated that the only God
we will see in heaven is Jesus. 244
Lordship Salvation
There is a dispute within Evangelicalism over the
meaning of faith and repentance. One side says that genuine
conversion includes more that a verbal confession
of faith; it also involves confession of sin, godly sorrow
for sin, and a decision to forsake sin. One must accept
Christ both as Savior and Lord in order to be truly converted.
This position gives full weight to the biblical definition
of repentance. Exponents of this view are A. W.
Tozer, John Stott, and John MacArthur. Christianity
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