AMENDED: SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION-CAULDRON OF COMPROMISE & CORRUPTION
The two previous posts of this blog which dealt with the Southern Baptist Convention in particular, included:
1) Ralph Ovadal of Pilgrims Covenant Church, Monroe, Wisconsin, http://www.pccmonroe.org, has two great sermons on the SBC which demonstrates its ecumenism, etc. Visit Sermon Audio, “Heart of the Matter”:
http://www.sermonaudio.com/search.asp?sourceonly=true&currSection=sermonssource&keyword=hom&subsetcat=series&subsetitem=Southern+Baptist+Convention.
AND:
2) David Cloud of Way of Life www.wayoflife.org explains reasons for not being a Southern Baptist at: http://www.wayoflife.org/database/whynotsbc.html. In summary the reasons are as follows:
(1) THE DENOMINATIONAL SYSTEM ITSELF IS UNSCRIPTURAL.
(2) THE SBC IS ECUMENICAL.
(3) THE SBC HAS REFUSED TO DISCIPLINE BILLY GRAHAM.
(4) SBC CHURCHES ARE NOT GOVERNED SCRIPTURALLY.
(5) WORLDLINESS IS RAMPANT IN SBC CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS.
(6) SHAMEFUL POLITICS IS PRACTICED BY SBC CONSERVATIVE LEADERS.
(7) WOMEN ARE ALLOWED TO HOLD LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THE SBC.
(8) THE CHARISMATIC MOVEMENT IS GROWING WITHIN THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.
(9) THE SBC IS PERMEATED WITH THEOLOGICAL MODERNISM. (See below)
(10) THE SBC IS FILLED WITH MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE YOKED WITH PAGAN ANTI-CHRIST ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE MASONIC LODGE AND THE EASTERN STAR.
(11) THE VAST MAJORITY OF SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONGREGATIONS REFUSE TO EXERCISE CHURCH DISCIPLINE, AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE A BIBLICALLY PURE CHURCH WITHOUT DISCIPLINE.
(12) SOUTHERN BAPTISTS ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF PROMOTING THE CHURCH GROWTH PHILOSOPHIES THAT WEAKEN THE CHURCHES BY TURNING THE CHURCH’S MISSION AWAY FROM THE COMMITMENT TO THE WHOLE COUNSEL OF GOD, WHICH IS THE MISSION AND PURPOSE THAT JESUS CHRIST DELIVERED TO THE CHURCH (MATT. 28:19-20), TO A CAPSULATED, WATERED-DOWN, MAN-MADE “PURPOSE.” THE CHURCH GROWTH MOVEMENT PROMOTES THE USE OF WORLDLY MUSIC AND DRESS TO ATTRACT LARGE CROWDS. (See below)
(13) THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION IS NEW EVANGELICAL AND REJECTS BIBLICAL SEPARATION.
There is a compelling need to update the progression within the SBC of it growing ecumenism, adoption of Catholic contemplative mysticism and lectio divina, worldliness, and carnality.
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January 24, 2013 UPDATES as follows:
David Cloud’s Way of Life includes articles on the SBC below, some of which are lengthy, but thoroughly researched:
1) “The Treacherous Waters of the Southern Baptist Convention”, subtitled “The Path From Independent Baptist to the Shack, Rome and Beyond” at: http://www.wayoflife.org/index_files/4bcc0a35627aa9ca8a003c7bda7fb4f1-817.html, with free E-Book at: http://www.wayoflife.org/thepath/index.html.
2) “The Southern Baptist Convention and the Baptist World Alliance” chronicles the SBC support and funding of the BWA, an ecumenical group of worldwide Baptist denominations. The article is here:
http://www.wayoflife.org/index_files/494e34b5df8fdaacc17d64ecb1727b26-160.html.
3) “Why Most Fundamental Baptist Churches Will Be Emerging Within Two Decades” catalogs Baptist churches, schools and universities that are ecumenical, Catholic sympathizing, paracticing mysticism and yoga, here: http://www.wayoflife.org/index_files/7bdd7479b0b53f964472624cb421c69c-949.html.
4) “A Visit to a Southern Baptist Seminary” here: http://www.wayoflife.org/database/southernbaptistseminary.html.
Ken Silva, presently still affiliated with the SBC as far as we know, runs Apprising.org where he has excellent articles, some of which are these:
1) “Southern Baptist Convention Using More Counter Reformation Contemplative Spirituality” here:
http://apprising.org/2011/12/27/southern-baptist-convention-using-more-counter-reformation-contemplative-spirituality/.
2) “Lifeway (SBC publishing house) Encouraging Southern Baptists to Practice Lectio Divina”, here:
http://apprising.org/2011/07/25/lifeway-encouraging-southern-baptists-to-practice-lectio-divina/.
3) “Southern Baptist David Jeremiah Praises ‘Vision God’ Gave To TBN’s Paul Crouch” here:
http://apprising.org/2012/05/16/southern-baptist-david-jeremiah-praises-vision-god-gave-to-tbns-paul-crouch/.
4) “Alabama Baptist Convention (SBC) Encourages You To Learn Lectio Divina from Apostate Tony Jones” here: http://apprising.org/2011/07/16/alabama-baptist-convention-sbc-encourages-you-to-learn-lectio-divina-from-apostate-tony-jones/.
5) “Southern Baptists Assist the Roman Catholic Church to Infiltrate Evangelicalism” here:
http://apprising.org/2012/05/06/southern-baptists-assist-the-roman-catholic-church-to-infiltrate-evangelicalism/.
The following list of emergents were found on Liberty University’s YouTube Channel, and have spoken at the university’s “Convocation” in the last couple of years. It should be noted that none of these appear to have been to Liberty to speak more than approximately three years ago. Liberty has not protected the youth there from all the modern apostasies, or even bothered to warn them. Apparently, Falwell’s sons, Al Mohler, etc, have no problem with these folks and offering them speaking engagements. Liberty is surely not the same independent Baptist school it once was when Jerry Falwell was alive. However, Jerry did decide to affiliate the school with the SBC, thereby declaring that he and the school repudiated biblical separation”. Liberty’s YouTube Channel portrays the school’s image as an entertainment complex in Lynchburg, Virginia with a showtime lineup.
Among many others are: Mark Driscoll, Steven Furtick, Franklin Graham, Christine Caine, Jentezen Franklin, Louie Giglio, David Jeremiah, James Robison, Francis Chan, Rick Warren, Ed Stetzer, etc.
As if this wasn’t enough evidence to convince Christians to abandon the SBC, there is the persistent problem of Freemasons being allowed to join SBC churches and they number over 1,100,000. The following sites clearly show the connections.
From Freemasonry Watch is this article: http://freemasonrywatch.org/holly.html.
From Saints Alive is this article: http://saintsalive.com/resourcelibrary/freemasonry/freemasonry-and-the-southern-baptist-church.
Still need more evidence that is incontrovertable? Just know that God hates Christians being involved with the occult just as much as He hates our man-centered “other gospels” being presented to the next generation of young Christians.
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January 24, 2013 UPDATES as follows:
David Cloud’s Way of Life includes articles on the SBC below, some of which are lengthy, but thoroughly researched:
1) “The Treacherous Waters of the Southern Baptist Convention”, subtitled “The Path From Independent Baptist to the Shack, Rome and Beyond” at: http://www.wayoflife.org/index_files/4bcc0a35627aa9ca8a003c7bda7fb4f1-817.html, with free E-Book at: http://www.wayoflife.org/thepath/index.html.
2) “The Southern Baptist Convention and the Baptist World Alliance” chronicles the SBC support and funding of the BWA, an ecumenical group of worldwide Baptist denominations. The article is here:
http://www.wayoflife.org/index_files/494e34b5df8fdaacc17d64ecb1727b26-160.html.
3) “Why Most Fundamental Baptist Churches Will Be Emerging Within Two Decades” catalogs Baptist churches, schools and universities that are ecumenical, Catholic sympathizing, paracticing mysticism and yoga, here: http://www.wayoflife.org/index_files/7bdd7479b0b53f964472624cb421c69c-949.html.
4) “A Visit to a Southern Baptist Seminary” here: http://www.wayoflife.org/database/southernbaptistseminary.html.
Ken Silva, presently still affiliated with the SBC as far as we know, runs Apprising.org where he has excellent articles, some of which are these:
1) “Southern Baptist Convention Using More Counter Reformation Contemplative Spirituality” here:
http://apprising.org/2011/12/27/southern-baptist-convention-using-more-counter-reformation-contemplative-spirituality/.
2) “Lifeway (SBC publishing house) Encouraging Southern Baptists to Practice Lectio Divina”, here:
http://apprising.org/2011/07/25/lifeway-encouraging-southern-baptists-to-practice-lectio-divina/.
3) “Southern Baptist David Jeremiah Praises ‘Vision God’ Gave To TBN’s Paul Crouch” here:
http://apprising.org/2012/05/16/southern-baptist-david-jeremiah-praises-vision-god-gave-to-tbns-paul-crouch/.
4) “Alabama Baptist Convention (SBC) Encourages You To Learn Lectio Divina from Apostate Tony Jones” here: http://apprising.org/2011/07/16/alabama-baptist-convention-sbc-encourages-you-to-learn-lectio-divina-from-apostate-tony-jones/.
5) “Southern Baptists Assist the Roman Catholic Church to Infiltrate Evangelicalism” here:
http://apprising.org/2012/05/06/southern-baptists-assist-the-roman-catholic-church-to-infiltrate-evangelicalism/.
The following list of emergents were found on Liberty University’s YouTube Channel, and have spoken at the university’s “Convocation” in the last couple of years. It should be noted that none of these appear to have been to Liberty to speak more than approximately three years ago. Liberty has not protected the youth there from all the modern apostasies, or even bothered to warn them. Apparently, Falwell’s sons, Al Mohler, etc, have no problem with these folks and offering them speaking engagements. Liberty is surely not the same independent Baptist school it once was when Jerry Falwell was alive. However, Jerry did decide to affiliate the school with the SBC, thereby declaring that he and the school repudiated biblical separation”. Liberty’s YouTube Channel portrays the school’s image as an entertainment complex in Lynchburg, Virginia with a showtime lineup.
Among many others are: Mark Driscoll, Steven Furtick, Franklin Graham, Christine Caine, Jentezen Franklin, Louie Giglio, David Jeremiah, James Robison, Francis Chan, Rick Warren, Ed Stetzer, etc.
As if this wasn’t enough evidence to convince Christians to abandon the SBC, there is the persistent problem of Freemasons being allowed to join SBC churches and they number over 1,100,000. The following sites clearly show the connections.
From Freemasonry Watch is this article: http://freemasonrywatch.org/holly.html.
From Saints Alive is this article: http://saintsalive.com/resourcelibrary/freemasonry/freemasonry-and-the-southern-baptist-church.
Still need more evidence that is incontrovertable? Just know that God hates Christians being involved with the occult just as much as He hates our man-centered “other gospels” being presented to the next generation of young Christians.