New BGCT officers
L to R: Clyde Glazener, president; Lorenzo Pena,
first vice president; Bill Ballou, second vice president
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BGCT
affirms 1963 doctrinal statement
By Mark Wingfield
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| EL PASO--Texas Baptists will not go along
with changes to the Baptist Faith & Message enacted by
the Southern Baptist Convention. |
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| How does it feel when you have
taken the Scripture seriously and therefore voiced your understanding
of a passage, then told by those who interpret the Scripture
differently that "you do not believe the Bible?"
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| Ephesians 5 has been used often
as a club, almost a choke-hold, to force sincere Christian
women into submission. Ironically, the passage does not even
teach what hierarchialists (also called complementarians)
claim it does. |
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| God is at work among Texas Baptists!
That would be my final word as I come to my last column as
Co-Chair of Texas Baptists Committed. |
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| El Paso was
a wonderful convention. A real spirit of cooperation and excitement
about the future was present because Texas Baptists are doing
so many good things. |
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| "I cannot
have fellowship with those who do not believe the bible is
the inerrant word of God, ... who believe in culture over
conviction, ... who believe it's all right to murder babies
in the womb, ... who believe it's OK to ordain women as ministers
and deacons." |
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Dear
Friends in Christ, Please
add our names to your mailing list. A relative gave me your
September newsletter. Besides the $ 35.00 fee, I have enclosed
a contribution for your general fund.
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Rumors are spreading that
the committee to study the mission programs of the SBC and
CBF was brought into existence to justify stopping support
of the SBC.
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| Since the convention
TBC has had several calls from churches wanting information
about the SBC takeover for their Denominational Relations
Committees. As the rhetoric of SBC leaders increases, it will
cut two ways. |
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| The neo-Norrisites
who captured the Southern Baptist Convention may find their
dreams of a greater empire diminished if the Baptist General
Convention of Texas next year gives final approval to accepting
a constitutional amendment that allows churches from outside
the state to join the BGCT. |
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| On special
occasions my family and I have gone to family reunions in
San Antonio where members of my family have lived for several
generations. |
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| Baptists have
existed since the early 17th century without a creed. Our
appetite for freedom and our celebration of an individual's
conscience-driven conclusions has mitigated against ultra-precise,
rigidly enforced, theological uniformity. |
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In 1979, when I first heard about the rising power of fundamentalists in Baptist life, I was saddened and appalled -- but not surprised.
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| As a concerned American and person of faith and goodwill, I urge all candidates for public office including candidates for President of the United States, US Senate and House of Representatives, governorships, and state and local offices, to implement and honor the following Framework of Civility. |
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| Reading about the Texas Baptists meeting in El Paso, I was reminded of a favorite Will Rogers quote: “I belong to no organized party. I am a Democrat.” |
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Those who appreciate irony will love this! Recently, Jerry Falwell, an Independent Baptist turned Southern Baptist pastor, met with 200 gay rights activists at his Thomas Road Baptist Church.
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| It was a sad day for me when I read about FBC Dallas essentially pulling out from its support of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. However, I was not surprised. |
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| Protests by a Wichita Falls layman resulted in classroom distribution of controversial materials sharply criticizing the Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission and the Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. |
