Questions for SBC President Frank Page

[Mark]

[John Sneed]

[Mark]

[ALin]

[David Flick]

[Ed Pettibone]

Mark, the other Dr. Page is Paige Patterson, not Page Patterson.

[William Thornton]

[bobfrgsn]

[pjerwin]

[Billy]

[Bruce Gourley]

[Billy]

[Hal Eaton]

To pjerwin and Billy: IMO, in my opinion my opinion is different from your opinion, IMO.

To Billy: Biblical inerrancy is a denounced, or ignored, or strange, or even unknown term to at least 99.9% of the world's population. But hang on to it; it may be the only credit you can employ in your own circumstance.

Admittedly, it does provide job security, pulpit dogmatism, a self-actualized superiority amongst your peers, and solutions for all of life's known and unknown absurdities -- creation, cosmology, the future, etc.

Famous urban legend of a sort: Scientists at an un-named (but famous)university finally put together a massive computer which contained all the knowledge of the world. They then asked it, "Is there a God?" The computer displayed the answer: "NOW there is!"

Further details: The scientists then entered a second question: "Why?" The 'puter self-destructed.

[Bruce Gourley]

[Mark]

I clearly indicated that each of the schools named had severed legal ties with their respective state conventions, a reference to their establishment of a self-perpetuating board of trustees. I'm also aware that most of them still wish to retain a Baptist identity.

As to "moving on", I'm happy to do that, and have done so. I was merely responding to this past week's comments of Frank Page. Just as we cannot forget the civil rights era, we cannot forget how many people were mistreated in the name of "inerrancy", a man-made theory of how the Bible was inspired.

[Haruo]

[Mark]

[Sandy]

[Big Daddy Weaver]

[Bruce Gourley]

[fox]

[John Sneed]

Mark,

Things are going really well here overall. It was kind of amusing .. I preached the first sunday morning I was here but that evening we had a 10 celebration of the church's existence, so there was a special singing group and I did not preach. This past Sunday we had an "On Missions Celebration" conference and visiting missionaries spoke in the morning and evening, so I did not preach. I spoke once in the first four services I attended.

But it has given us time to unpack and arrange the house. God has been good to meet our needs and I am looking forward to a fruitful ministry in a great church. Thanks for asking.

John

[John Sneed]

I want to make a point I made elsewhere. There are significant differences between the SBC and moderate/liberal Baptists in other groups. These include differing views of God, of Christ, of salvation, and of the church. I personally find it hard to think we can compromise and be within the same group.

From all I have read, I praise the Lord for the resurgence. It seems it was badly needed.

And while I personally hold the 1689 Confession of Faith as my own, I have no grief with the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message.

John

[Sandy]

[Norm]

John Sneed: ... I personally find it hard to think we can compromise and be within the same group.

You personally asked for prayer from this group concerning your church move, which it did gladly, but you continue to find it personally difficult to accord this group a meaningful place at the table with you. Interesting that those here who welcomed sharing your burden are viewed as a burden to you. God help you, John.