An Open Challenge To Hardshell Apologists

I submit to any leading "Hardshell" or "Primitive Baptist" "historian" or "apologist" a challenge to come forth and debate the following propositions. They are written in the affirmative for me to affirm, but I will be happy to deny the reverse of them. Will there be any takers?


Affirmative Propositions

1. The “gospel means” position was the position of the Baptists generally prior to 1820.

2. One must believe the 1689 London Confession of Faith on salvation to be a “Primitive Baptist.”

3. The Bible teaches the “gospel means” position held to by Baptists.