Geoffrey Paxton

Geoffrey J. Paxton has been an ordained minister in the Anglican Church of Australia.

Biography

Paxton was principal of the Queensland Bible Institute (now the Bible College of Queensland; [http://www.bcq.qld.edu.au/ webpage] ) in Brisbane, Australia for 7 years.

Interaction with Adventists

Paxton has had significant interaction with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and a "keen interest" in its theology.cite journal
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pages = 58–74
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accessdate = 2008-04-23 See page 65 especially] This began through his acquaintance with Robert Brinsmead, as both were critical of the charismatic movement." [http://spectrummagazine.org/files/archive/archive06-10/9-3ford.pdf The Truth of Paxton’s Thesis] " by Desmond Ford. "Spectrum" [http://spectrummagazine.org/files/archive/archive06-10/index09-3.html 9:3 (July 1978)] ] One source described the pair as "anti-Charismatic crusaders" after one meeting. [" [http://home.pacific.net.au/~dparker/BapChar.htm Baptists in Queensland and the Charismatic Movement] " by David Parker. "Queensland Baptist Forum", December 2004. Accessed 2008-04-18] They held public meetings supporting belief in justification by faith alone. Paxton contributed to Brinsmead's "Present Truth Magazine".

He published " [http://www.presenttruthmag.com/7dayadventist/shaking/index.html The Shaking of Adventism] "cite book
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title = The Shaking of Adventism
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date = 1977
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chapterurl = ] in 1977, about the struggle within the Adventist church over what it means to be saved, and also over the nature of Christ. [" [http://www.sdanet.org/atissue/books/webster/ccac01b.htm Seventh-day Adventist Orientation] ", chapter 2 in " [http://www.sdanet.org/atissue/books/webster/index.htm Crosscurrents in Adventist Christology] " by Claude Webster] It evaluates the Adventist claim to being heirs of the Protestant Reformation. The title comes from the traditional concept in Adventism of a "shaking" time.

The Adventist magazine "Spectrum" devoted a special section to the book (see below). Also Adventist Richard Rice affirmed the book's review of past and then-present views of salvation in Adventism as "well informed and generally accurate", yet claims the standard by which Paxton compares Adventist views as "artificial". He says, "Paxton reads more into their claim to be heirs of the Reformation than most Adventists do," and "the Reformers themselves held that justification and sanctification are inseparable."

Paxton lost his job at the Bible school because of his association with Adventists, [" [http://spectrummagazine.org/files/archive/archive06-10/9-3butler.pdf An Interview with Paxton] " by Jonathan M. Butler. "Spectrum" 9:3, p58–60] or as Desmond Ford puts it, "because of his refusal to lay aside his interest in the Adventist 'cult'."

See also

References

Other resources:
* Erwin R. Gane. [http://www.adventistarchives.org/docs/AUSS/AUSS19781001-V16-02__B/index.djvu?djvuopts&page=62 Review] (DjVu) of "The Shaking of Adventism". "Andrews University Seminary Studies" Autumn 1978, v16, p420–22

External links

* " [http://www.presenttruthmag.com/7dayadventist/shaking/index.html The Shaking of Adventism] " by Paxton, reprinted on the "Present Truth Magazine" website (formerly of Robert Brinsmead). Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1977
* " [http://www.presenttruthmag.com/archive/VI/6-6.htm A Discussion of Holiness Theology: Summary of an Interview with Geoffrey J. Paxton] ". "Present Truth Magazine", vol. 6
* The [http://spectrummagazine.org/files/archive/archive06-10/index09-3.html 9:3 (July 1978)] issue of "Spectrum" ran a "Special Section: The Shaking of Adventism?":
** " [http://spectrummagazine.org/files/archive/archive06-10/9-3guy.pdf A View from the Outside] " by Fritz Guy
** " [http://spectrummagazine.org/files/archive/archive06-10/9-3douglass.pdf Paxton’s Misunderstanding of Adventism] " by Herbert Douglass
** " [http://spectrummagazine.org/files/archive/archive06-10/9-3ford.pdf The Truth of Paxton’s Thesis] " by Desmond Ford
** " [http://spectrummagazine.org/files/archive/archive06-10/9-3larondelle.pdf Paxton and the Reformers] " by Hans LaRondelle
** " [http://spectrummagazine.org/files/archive/archive06-10/9-3butler.pdf An Interview with Paxton] " by Jonathan M. Butler, p58–60
** Responses: " [http://spectrummagazine.org/files/archive/archive06-10/9-4responses.pdf On Paxton] ", letters to the editor from Richard B. Lewis, George W. Colvin, Jr. and Eric C. Webster. "Spectrum" 9:4, p63–64.
** Responses: " [http://spectrummagazine.org/files/archive/archive06-10/10-1responses.pdf On Paxton] ", letters to the editor from Douglas Hackleman and (brief) Thomas J. Zwemer. "Spectrum" 10:1, p60–63