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A couple of weeks ago I was chatting with a friend of mine, who is employed at a Southern Baptist Church, about the annual convention that was going on. He asked me the one thing that we were both thinking. “Does the enemy even know this is going on?” Or rather, “Does he even care?”
I have written about them, but do the politics of convention just seem like the lamest deal ever? That is all.
June 27th, 2006 at 1:04 pm
I often think about this very question. Being employed by an SBC church and enrolled at an SBC seminary, I get my fair share denominational-political talk.
I personally think most of it is from the devil. Maybe that is a bit strong; so let me say it this way. I am pretty sure the Holy Spirit is not a part of it.
The most recent hullabaloo with the IMB (tongues and baptism) is clearly at least somewhat unbiblical. That is a clear enough indication to me.
Regarding uncooperation with other denoms or agencies: Paul says that the peace of Christ and the word of Christ should dwell in us in order for us to be unified - for that is what we were called to, unity (Col. 3).
I could go on, but I’m not. It is all quite nauseating in my opinion.
All that to say, it is not of the Spirit and I think probably the devil knows about it and is pretty happy that it takes so much of our attention. It may have even been orchestrated by him in some degree.
June 27th, 2006 at 1:17 pm
Dustin pretty much said what I was thinking