Some Pray We Will Fight

I read the Associated Baptist Press. The ABP is a group of liberal Baptists who haven't got over the fact they lost control of the Southern Baptist Convention in 1979. I read their stuff because it is good to know what the liberals are thinking. I have always been in the habit of reading everyone's thoughts. However, I can only name one other person that frequents their website.

Over the last few months, the ABP has been so excited by a possible dispute at the Southern Baptist Convention. All most every article they print about the upcoming SBC is about dissension within the ranks. It is as if they are praying that the SBC has a big fight. I know this is going to disappoint them, but it ain't going to happen folks.

The reason they want a nasty fight is to prove their point. They believe that the conservative resurgence was an awful thing, and it was done by awful people. (By the way, every article they write about the current SBC leadership uses the term "Fundamentalist". However, they never use the word liberal to describe their side). A big nasty fight would prove their hypothesis that the SBC conservative movement is ran by hatemongers and rabble-rousers.

Also, a big nasty fight would prove one of their heroes correct. Bill Lenard, a liberal Church Historian, has said for years that Conservatives have to fight about something. Thus, they would end up turning on themselves. Bill Lenard also said that the SBC would break up into many denominations. He said this at Cumberland College many years ago. He has also predicted many other things that aren't true. However, if this one is true, then Bill Lenard is a genius.

Here is my prediction for this years SBC. Ronnie Floyd will win the presidency with about 70% of the vote. He will call for unity. The other candidate will get up on stage with Ronnie and encourage all Southern Baptists to support their new leader. Their will be a huge standing ovation, and some tears shed.

As for the Mohler and Patterson discussion on Calvinism. This will be nothing more than a discussion. They will talk about how each side can reach the lost. This will not be a debate at all, and everyone will be happy at the end.

I know this prediction is going to cause the liberals to be sick to their stomachs. All their hopes and dreams are going to be shattered.

I look forward to the SBC. I enjoy the worship, I enjoy the displays, and I enjoy the reports. I was at the last large convention in 1990. Those days are over, we will not fight like that again. The reason we fought so hard then was to correct a Biblical problem. There will always be opinions on the Conservative side of things, and sometimes those opinions will be strong. However, we will not see a massive movement for change in the SBC. We may debate over some issues, but truthfully, most of us are fairly happy. Of course, there are flaws in our organization, but nothing on Earth is perfect.

PS. I will be on vacation next week. I will post again the following week. Thanks for reading.