{ Subject Index }

A
Abrahamic election. See election, Abrahamic
“all” passages 71–72, 78–79, 92, 122–127, 202–204, 211
altar call xii, 48, 101–102, 107, 144, 233–251
Amyraldianism 68, 78, 192
Anabaptist congregationalism. See congregationalism, Anabaptist
Anabaptists ix, 216–217, 217, 221–224, 228–229, 242–243
ancient church 215–219, 224, 226, 231
antinomianism xi, 215, 227–231
apostasy x, 143, 172–184
application of the atonement. See atonement, application of
aristocratic elitism 215, 223–227, 231–232
Arminianism ix–x, 3–5, 14, 43–51, 55, 59, 62–66, 74–78, 89, 110–111, 134, 144–147, 163–165, 172–173, 181, 208, 292–293
apostasy 172–173
aseity, divine 265–266
assurance xii, 7, 163–187, 243–245, 257, 269
atonement 61–107, 191–212
application of 62–65, 72, 77, 83–89
definite atonement 62, 83, 87, 102, 194–195, 202
extent of 61–107, 169, 174, 191–212
general 73–74, 205
limited xii, 3, 6, 36, 61–107, 122, 130, 147, 168–169, 169, 191–195, 201–211, 233
particular 63, 71, 81, 98–99, 143, 147, 192, 196, 198–199, 205, 208
substitutionary 52–53, 100–102, 194
universal (unlimited) 61–107, 191–212
Augustianism 172–173, 191, 215, 219–231

B
baptism, believer’s ix–x, 78, 132–134, 140, 216–217, 224, 229, 231–232, 238–243, 248, 251
Baptist Faith and Message 8, 46, 50, 57, 59, 130–131, 155, 214, 219, 221, 223, 227, 230–231
Baptists
Baptist Calvinism x–xi, 8–9, 95, 98, 213
Baptist General Conference 134, 213
Charleston tradition 50, 105
General Baptists x, 6, 48, 61, 109, 134
Particular Baptists x–xii, 6, 48, 61, 109
Regular Baptists x, 48
Sandy Creek tradition 50, 104
Separate Baptists 46–51, 105
Southern Baptists viii, x, 1–2, 5, 7–9, 24, 26, 46–51, 101, 102–107, 115, 129–130, 140, 213, 219, 223, 227, 230–231
Belgic Confession 7
best possible world 267–269

C
call (calling)
effectual call xii, 111–155, 169–170, 250–251, 259, 259–261
general call 56, 111–112, 120, 123, 129, 140, 145, 152, 250–251, 259, 271, 273
ineffectual call 169
inward call 250–251, 259
outward call 250–251
serious call 111
special call 250
universal 250
Calvinism
Baptist. See Baptists, Baptist Calvinism
high 64–67, 76, 78, 80–81, 89–97, 101–103, 148
hyper xi, 4–5, 65, 77, 83, 93–99, 143, 228–230
moderate 64–66, 78–80, 90–98, 283
perseverance 172
church, doctrine of (ecclesiology)
ecclesiology 48, 54, 78, 213–232
invisible or universal church 220–221, 231
local church 213–232
church and state. See religious liberty
common grace. See grace, common
compatibilism 114–115, 150–151, 155, 176–177, 177–178, 253–274, 283
congregationalism xi, 224, 229, 232, 244–246
Anabaptist 224
New Light 134
Old Light 134, 242, 245
reformed episcopacy 226
congruent election. See election, congruent
Council of Trent. See Trent, Council of

D
definite atonement. See atonement, definite
determinism 150–151, 154, 253–274, 292, 296
doctrine of salvation. See salvation, doctrine of
Donatists 222, 229
Dort, Synod of ix–xii, 3–7, 63, 67–68, 74, 77–78, 84, 109–116, 132–133, 142–146, 192, 208, 215–216, 232
double payment argument 74, 83–92
doubly culpable 92, 204–207
dualism 63, 76

E
ecclesiology. See church, doctrine of
effectual calling. See calling, effectual
elders xi–xiii, 51, 134, 223–227, 232–237, 246
election 29, 64, 81–82, 90, 102, 106, 119–120, 128–133, 140, 152–153, 165, 168–174, 272–274
Abrahamic election 53–55, 59
congruent election 45–59
salvation election 55–61
unconditional election xi–xii, 6, 45–59, 130, 165, 192, 233
enabling grace. See grace, enabling
eternal life 26–28, 37, 59, 72, 92, 121, 125, 128, 136, 142, 146, 163–187, 204, 209–211
eternity 17, 27, 55–59, 132, 149, 152–153, 247, 259, 279
evangelicalism 1–2, 6–7, 50, 95, 140, 155, 159, 165, 166, 169, 172–173, 173, 182, 214, 223, 232, 287
evangelism 8, 19, 61, 80, 96–98, 106–107, 140, 144, 233–251
evidence of genuineness position 166, 170, 172–175, 181, 184–185, 184–187
evil, problem of 145–150, 258–259, 273, 275–298
extent of the atonement. See atonement, extent of

F
faith ix, xii, 3–4, 8, 25–26, 32, 35–36, 39–51, 57–59, 65, 70, 76, 82, 84–85, 88, 92, 100, 111–114, 123–125, 130–150, 159, 163–170, 167, 174–175, 178–179, 178–187, 197, 204–209, 214, 221–223, 229–231, 233–251, 268, 270, 273, 280, 287, 297
fatalism 14, 255
five-point Calvinism vii, x–xi, 2, 5–7, 14, 64, 67, 78, 107, 112–113, 116, 119, 135–136, 139, 144, 192, 215, 232, 245
foreknowledge 5, 54–58, 152–155, 176, 282
Founders Ministry 2, 96, 104–107
freedom, libertarian xii, 65, 114, 150–151, 253–274, 281–294
freedom of inclination 255
freedom of religion. See church and state
free grace view 172–176
“free offer” of the gospel 77, 87, 95, 98, 142, 146
free will 282

G
general atonement. See atonement, general
General Baptists. See Baptists, General
general call. See call, general
God
character of 145–150, 169
doctrine of (theology) 275–298
glory of 32, 153–154, 161, 282, 284, 290
love of 14, 19, 22, 89, 96, 186
sovereignty of x, xii, 3, 25, 57, 95–100, 131–134, 148–161, 177, 183, 253–274, 275–298, 285
God and time 55–59, 151–152
God’s knowledge. See knowledge, God’s
grace
common grace 65–66, 76, 90–91, 103, 147
enabling or assisting grace 59, 114
irresistible grace xii, 3, 6, 56, 106, 109–160, 192, 233, 258, 259–261, 267
prevenient grace 59, 110, 159
resistible grace 109, 113, 117–122, 129, 154, 261, 272
Great Awakening 47, 50, 105, 244–245

H
Heidelberg Catechism 7, 71–72, 72, 84
hierarchicalism 224
historical overview
early Baptists 243–247
early church 237–241
medieval period 241–243
Reformation. See Reformation
Southern Baptists x, 46–51
Holy Spirit (Pneumatology) 3–4, 21, 24, 26, 36, 43, 45, 48, 56, 80, 111–112, 116, 118–119, 123, 128–137, 140, 145, 150, 156–159, 167, 169–170, 181, 187, 216, 239, 248–251, 259
hypothetical universalism. See universalism, hypothetical

I
illocution 269–273
implicit universalism. See universalism, implicit
imputation 35–37, 62–67, 86, 89–91, 297
inability, spiritual 4, 41, 44, 135, 248, 255
incompatibilism 254–255
inner call. See call, inward
Institutes of the Christian Religion 141, 148, 167, 196–200, 218–232, 244, 258–259, 270
invisible church. See church, invisible
irreconcilable tension position 172, 176
Irresistible grace. See grace, irresistible
is/ought principle 267–269

J
justification xi–xii, 32, 36, 65, 87, 110, 130–133, 164–170, 180, 234, 260, 264, 276
doctrine of ix, 138, 166
forensic justification 164, 180–181

K
knowledge
God’s 155–292
middle knowledge. See middle knowledge

L
libertarian freedom. See freedom, libertarian
limited atonement. See atonement, limited
Lombardian formula 66, 72

M
“many” passages 36, 71, 78, 200–202, 211, 251
means-of-salvation view 165–166, 172–184
meticulous providence 148, 154
middle knowledge 172, 176, 183–184
Molinism 183–184, 274
monergism 114, 260, 272

N
New Hampshire Confession of Faith 47, 49–50, 57
New Light (or Old Light) Congregationalism. See congregationalism, New Light (or Old Light)

O
once saved, always saved 167, 172–180, 184
openness of God/open theism 95, 153, 155, 162, 284
ordo salutis 134, 152, 169
outward call. See call, outward

P
particular atonement. See atonement, particular
Particular Baptists. See Baptists, Particular
particularism 62–67, 71–78, 83, 91, 98, 199–205, 208, 211–212
Pelagianism 4–5, 114, 257–261
perlocution 269–273
perseverance of the saints x, 6, 106, 165, 172, 174, 182–185
Philadelphia Confession of Faith 49
Pneumatology. See Holy Spirit (Pneumatology)
preaching/proclamation of the gospel ix, xi, 7, 13–15, 26, 30, 35, 44, 45–54, 57, 59, 61, 73–74, 77, 80, 85, 87–91, 94–107, 112, 116, 120, 128, 138–146, 157, 173, 197, 199, 207, 218, 225, 228, 233–251, 259, 273
predestination xi, 54, 113, 144–148, 154, 167, 169, 192, 196, 208–212, 273
predestination, double 169
Presbyterianism 226–227
promiscuous offer of the gospel 143, 146
public invitation 233–251
Puritans 75, 77, 166, 168–171, 182, 226

R
Reformation 68–71, 78, 80, 94, 104–107, 166–171, 183, 185, 208, 216–218, 242–243
Reformed episcopacy congregationalism. See congregationalism, Reformed episcopacy
reformed theology vii, 1–2, 6, 8, 68, 138, 184, 191, 196, 208, 216, 272
regenerate church membership 218–220, 228, 259
regeneration 26, 32, 35, 88, 114–115, 130–131, 134, 136–140, 155, 167, 172, 181, 186
Regular Baptists. See Baptists, Regular
religious intolerance 219–222
religious liberty x, 217–221, 231–232
Remonstrants 3–6, 109–113, 118, 145
repentance xii, 7, 25, 35, 116, 123–124, 130–131, 138–139, 159, 173, 237, 239, 248–249, 257, 259, 261, 269–270
resistible grace. See grace, resistible
Roman Catholicism 166, 195, 208, 219, 226, 229, 242–243

S
sacramentalism 6–7, 196, 216–217, 225–233, 242
salvation, doctrine of (soteriology) viii, 3, 6, 8, 46–49, 102, 124, 142, 163–165, 180, 184, 215, 219, 232
salvation election. See election, salvation
sanctification xii, 9, 26, 49, 57, 100, 131, 163–164, 163–171, 185, 263–264
Second Helvetic Confession 7, 71, 220
Second London Confession xi
Semi-Pelagianism 4–5, 261
Separate Baptists. See Baptists, Separate
serious offer of the gospel 8
sola fide 166, 183, 185
sola scriptura 215
soteriology. See salvation, doctrine of
sovereignty of God. See God, sovereignty of
specific inner call. See call, special and call, inward
speech-act theory 269–273
spiritual deadness 135
substitutionary atonement. See atonement, substitutionary
sufficiency 64–66, 72, 90, 97, 265–267
extrinsic 64, 74, 89
intrinsic 66
limited 63
universal or infinite 63
synergism 114, 155, 261, 264
Synod of Dort. See Dort, Synod of

T
Thirty-Nine Articles 73
total depravity 29–44, 49, 106, 130, 135, 192, 233, 257
Trent, Council of (Tridentine Council) 167, 182–183, 208
Trinity ix, 35, 117, 222, 264–266, 292
triple choice argument 86

U
unconditional election. See election, unconditional
universal call. See call, universal
universal church. See church, universal
universalism 76–77, 172, 174, 194, 260
biblical 71
hypothetical 68, 71, 78
implicit universalism 172–174
Unitarian 139
universal/unlimited atonement. See atonement, universal (or unlimited)

W
well-meant offer of the gospel 67, 94–99, 143–146
Westminster Confession 7, 67, 73–75, 132–133, 139, 148
whosoever 14, 23–25, 44, 52, 59, 73–74, 79, 84, 92–93, 124, 126–127, 142, 146, 158–161, 209, 237