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Originally Posted by joshua 
Is the burden of proof on me to pull all the historical documents to show that they did not call themselves Reformed?  |
I have already indicated that I'm fine with the term "confessional" baptist and that I agree with Scott's differentiation. However, it is not difficult to see where the confusion comes from as the following quotes come from the
Encyclopedia of the Reformed Faith.
By the way, does John Gerstner count as a Truly Reformed guy? This was his take on baptist theologian, Strong . . .
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A Baptist leader, Strong was also that tradition’s most celebrated American theologian . . . Strong wrote what may be the most erudite Reformed Systematic theology ever written enriched greatly by his love for, acquaintance with, and participation in contemporary poetry, The Great Poets and Their Theology (1897). His deep influence on Carl Henry, one of the leading Baptist advocates of the Reformed faith today, is quite evident. JOHN H. GERSTNER
McKim, D. K., & Wright, D. F. (1992). Encyclopedia of the Reformed faith (1st ed.) (359). Louisville, Ky.; Edinburgh: Westminster/John Knox Press; Saint Andrew Press.
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And, in a discussion of revivalism . . .
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At the same time, emphases on providence and predestination have led many Reformed leaders to resist revivalism. As a result of Reformed ambiguity, many Baptists actually moved out of Reformed theology. Communions other than those of the Reformed family have supported revivalism most fervently.
McKim, D. K., & Wright, D. F. (1992). Encyclopedia of the Reformed faith (1st ed.) (325). Louisville, Ky.; Edinburgh: Westminster/John Knox Press; Saint Andrew Press.
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And, when discussing "Calvinism in America" . . .
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The Puritan and Scotch–Irish forms of Calvinism were organized into Congregational, Presbyterian, and Baptist churches. The Dutch Reformed, German Reformed, and other immigrant groups also established American churches during the eighteenth century.
McKim, D. K., & Wright, D. F. (1992). Encyclopedia of the Reformed faith (1st ed.) (50). Louisville, Ky.; Edinburgh: Westminster/John Knox Press; Saint Andrew Press.
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These were all different articles by different scholars, all of them Reformed, writing in the
Encyclopedia of Reformed Theology. Hey, guys. Don't beat up us baptists too badly when your own reference books make the same "mistakes."
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