Mere Calvinism
by Jim Scott Orrick | Book Summary
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Author: Jim Scott Orrick
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This arrogance and ignorance is found even among those who hold to a high view of God's sovereignty and freely accept the label of Calvinist. Many of these people, while willingly associating with the doctrines of grace, would simultaneously struggle to cogently, coherently explain the soteriology of Reformed theology. "I have attempted to write a simple, easy-to-understand explanation of the Five Points of Calvinism. I have tried to write a book that you might hand to a young Calvinist, or to someone who just wants to understand what Calvinism is with the confidence that he or she will be able to understand the book." (p. 11) This book not only attempts to make the doctrines of grace clear, it also seeks to root these ideas in the text of the Bible. |
Jim Scott Orrick is the preaching pastor at Bullitt Lick Baptist Church in La Grange, Kentucky. Bullitt Lick Baptist Church describes itself as a Reformed Southern Baptist Church. The church values expository preaching and tries to love the community of La Grange. Previously, Orrick served as a professor of literature and culture at Boyce College in Louisville, Kentucky. Boyce College is the undergraduate school associated with The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Orrick is the creator of "The Baptist Catechism Set to Music." This two-CD set is published by Founders Press. The CDs contain singable melodies that will help children and adults memorize the Baptist Catechism. In addition to this work, Orrick is the author of A Year with George Herbert and Seven Thoughts Every Christian Ought to Think Every Day.
Mere Calvinism
by Jim Scott Orrick
[ Book Summary ]
| Author | Jim Scott Orrick |
| Publisher | P&R Publishing |
| Date | 219 |
| Pages | 219 |
Overview:
Over the last few decades, there has been a rising interest in Calvinism and Reformed theology among Christians in the United States. However, "many of the new Calvinists are young and cocksure… Just because someone calls himself a Calvinist does not mean that he knows what Calvinism is" (p. 10).
This arrogance and ignorance is found even among those who hold to a high view of God's sovereignty and freely accept the label of Calvinist. Many of these people, while willingly associating with the doctrines of grace, would simultaneously struggle to cogently, coherently explain the soteriology of Reformed theology.
"I have attempted to write a simple, easy-to-understand explanation of the Five Points of Calvinism. I have tried to write a book that you might hand to a young Calvinist, or to someone who just wants to understand what Calvinism is with the confidence that he or she will be able to understand the book." (p. 11) This book not only attempts to make the doctrines of grace clear, it also seeks to root these ideas in the text of the Bible.
Jim Scott Orrick is the preaching pastor at Bullitt Lick Baptist Church in La Grange, Kentucky. Bullitt Lick Baptist Church describes itself as a Reformed Southern Baptist Church. The church values expository preaching and tries to love the community of La Grange. Previously, Orrick served as a professor of literature and culture at Boyce College in Louisville, Kentucky. Boyce College is the undergraduate school associated with The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Orrick is the creator of "The Baptist Catechism Set to Music." This two-CD set is published by Founders Press. The CDs contain singable melodies that will help children and adults memorize the Baptist Catechism. In addition to this work, Orrick is the author of A Year with George Herbert and Seven Thoughts Every Christian Ought to Think Every Day.