Jesus Saves - No Asterisk Needed

Founders Press recently published a book entitled, Whomever He Wills: a Surprising Display of Sovereign Mercy. The publisher describes the book as followers:

“This book deals with the timeless issues of the ineffable glory of the grace of God and the dependence of sinners on unalloyed mercy. It also addresses a highly contemporary conflict in Southern Baptist life over the character of this very mercy.”

The book also appears to be the latest addition in the ongoing discussion in the Southern Baptist Convention over the subject of Calvinism and even more specifically, a direct response to the book, “Whosoever Will: a Biblical-Theological Critique of Five-Point Calvinism” published in 2010.

On the program today, our discussion will center on just one chapter in “Whomever He Wills”. A chapter entitled, “Jesus Saves, No Asterisk Needed: Why Preaching the Gospel as Good News Requires Definite Atonement”. My guest on the program today will be David Schrock - Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church (Seymour, IN) and currently a doctoral student at SBTS (Louisville, KY). He also blogs at Via Emmaus.

Endorsement for Whomever He Wills:
“The issues in this book are essential to a consistent Theism. They are essential to any confession of divine rescue. They are an essential part of the very fabric of the biblical revelation of divine salvation. They are essential to a right understanding of the gospel. They are essential to a worship that would rightly acknowledge God as the Savior of sinners. And they are basic to a realized joy in God's salvation.”

Fred Zaspel, author of The Theology of B. B. Warfield
Pastor, Reformed Baptist Church of Franconia, PA