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So my latest entries don’t portray my true feelings towards the problems in the IMB. I am sad and a little mad at what is taking place. I theologically disagree with the new standards as unbiblical. I disagree as a Southern Baptist. And it has also gotten personal with it affecting the lives of my friends. Worst of all, it makes me mad because I believe that more people will go to hell over these decisions. Qualified people who want to seek and save the unreached will be turned back, slowed down, and discouraged from going overseas. Those little boys in the picture on the top of this blog are ones I met while traveling in their country. They and their people need Jesus badly. All the generations of their people before them have perished without the knowledge of our glorious Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. We need to be speeding up in our efforts to get them the good news, not making new restrictions to keep people from going. I will always be against anything that I believe hurts the people that we should really be concerned about. This is about them and not about how we feel on theological and denominational issues. It would be a shame if their generation perishes as well because we who have had the good news for hundreds of years cannot cooperate well enough to get them laborers to tell them of the One that died for them. Do my previous posts totally disqualify me from saying this sincerely? If so, I will remove them and repent.
April 8th, 2006 at 11:07 am
Through all this let’s remember that the IMB is not the bad guy - Satan is, and somebody on the board is believing his lies. Pray that the light of God’s word will expose this lie and any sin associated with it soon. The battle really is spiritual. Jesus is worthy, and the great commission will be fulfilled!
April 8th, 2006 at 11:33 am
Good point Ed. Also, it isn’t the IMB that is having the problems as much as their Trustee Board. I see them as two seperate things. Also, it appears that it is more than one Trustee that is believing lies. Obviously the enemy must be behind it all. What a great way to slow down world evangelization than do attack the largest missions agency in the world.
April 8th, 2006 at 7:01 pm
Michael,
Satire and sarcasm are the best ways that this situation can be portrayed. We all feel hurt by what is going on with the SBC. Not only am I not offended but if we couldnt laugh about this we would cry.
April 8th, 2006 at 9:40 pm
Dear Michael,
This is my first time on your blog, and I was very moved by the articles I read. Thanks for what you have posted. Thanks, also for the humorous treatment of the present IMB BOT crisis.
Love in Christ,
Jeff
April 9th, 2006 at 9:15 am
Hey Michael buddy,
I really thank you for your comments and posts here. The IMB decision has really frustrated me, as you know, but I’m in the process of writing a letter and a treatise. Men like John L. Dagg and James P. Boyce are rolling over in their graves right now–especially on the treatment of baptism. These moves are completely the opposite of what it is to be a Baptist.
April 9th, 2006 at 3:27 pm
Mark,
Many of us have been saying the same thing regarding Baptist leaders of old, like Dagg, Boyce, and others. I’m sure you would say the Bible is the basis for our doctrine — not Dagg, Boyce or anyone else. But why do you think our trustees are so out of step with our Baptist heritage? Any thoughts? I’m baffled.