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It is going to be a volatile few months leading up to the SBC meeting in Nashville. And I’m saddened. I’m saddened as look at the SBC landscape and I see men lining up on a different side than me that I once greatly admired and respected.
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I’m saddened at seemingly well meaning brothers and sisters who have completely capitulated on women’s roles in the church and have allowed and promoted the preaching of women and even approved of women serving as pastors as long as it’s not a “lead pastor”
I’m saddened that our SBC President canceled church for so long in 2020. And that many in the SBC do not seem to understand and appreciate the essentialness of the local church and it’s nature: regenerate church membership, biblical worship, etc.
I’m saddened by our move away in some areas from the sufficiency of the gospel for reconciliation with God and men and our departure from the sufficiency of scripture.
I’m saddened that instead of men seeking to understand why the CBN exists they just complain about Paige Patterson.
I’m saddened that so many rail on Founders which has only sought to uphold sound and historic southern baptist theology and bring glory to Christ.
I am saddened by all this and more. And I am saddened that we have to fight. But here’s the deal: I have chosen to remain southern baptist so that I can fight. Not because I want to fight. But because the day and hour have come.
If you relish conflict, I ask you to bow out now. This isn’t fighting for the sake of fighting. The SBC is drifting and there are multiple options for us. Some are abandoning ship. Fine. Others want to burn it down. I don’t. I want to take it.
I want to see the banner of Christ lifted high above the SBC as we seek to trust His Word and live His ways and honor our commitment to what we’ve said the Bible says (that’s the BFM 2000).
I understand there may come a day when I no longer can stay in the SBC. But while I remain I will contend for truth. The next few months will be tumultuous as more comes out. And I am burdened. But I am also resolved. If the SBC sinks it won’t be because some of us didn’t try.
