Dr. Eric Hankins chops it up with Eric and Drew for their 2nd interview. This time they discuss the state of the soteriological controversies in the SBC, how Dr. Hankin's prescriptions from "Loyal Opposition" are going, and how we can make a difference going forward. Hankins talks briefly about his own theological journey, how he started receiving pushback as a self-professed "3-point Calvinist", and how this led to the formulation of what is known as the Traditional Statement of Southern Baptist understanding of God's plan of salvation. Hankins wanted to articulate clearly and cogently what he as a Southern Baptist believed soteriologically which resulted in the TS' affirmations and denials (linked below). Hankins talks about the Founders Ministry's self-stated desire to return the SBC to the foundation of Reformed Theology and how the Abstract of Principles, a 4-point Calvinist document, is affirmed by two Southern Baptist seminaries (SEBTS & SBTS). The guys talk about the role the Abstract of Principles plays in Southern Baptist academia and how, even though we're not supposed to talk about it, for some reason, most seminary graduates are Reformed when they come out. Eric and Drew lament the apathetic state of many Christians towards soteriology and Hankins highlights the strength of a "whosoever will" theology in evangelism and missions. Drew gives testimony about his evangelism experiences and where Calvinism entered in. Hankins talks about the challenge of obtaining theological clarity in light of the BFM2000's "incoherence" and how this can sometimes lead to division. Hankins talks about the choice that he faced of choosing or not choosing to "be online" and lead up the Traditionalist movement or to continue pastoring. Hankins responds to a question about what drives robust missions and evangelism. Drew and Eric express their desire to see more online resources that people can access from a Provisionist theological perspective. Hankins then responds to how important it is to emphasize a personal response of faith in our soteriology as opposed to running away from it.

Premiered July 27, 2021

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