California Baptist Church Changes Views On Homosexuality After Pastor's Gay Son Comes Out

Fortunately, each church in the SBC, is an independent entity, only slightly influenced, if influenced at all, by the other independent churches. In this particular church, if he embraces open sin, whatever it may be, in this case, homosexuality, either he will soon be preaching to an empty sanctuary, or the deacons and others in authority, will relieve him of his pastoral duties, and find another pastor.

Not entire correct. They cannot retain and continue to use the "Southern Baptist" name if they do not adhere to biblical doctrine. At least two Texas churches have been kicked out, disfellowshipped, from the SBC within the past decade, not because they jumped whole-hog into homosexual advocacy, but because they would not sufficiently condemn it as sin.

It's always instructive that this excommunication is the right decision when the disfellowshipped groups then DO jump whole-hog into homo-activism once they are no longer associated with the larger orthodox group. In other words, they quit pretending.

Yes of course there are second chances, but usually a certain amount of time must pass, to regain his credibility.

True. There is no rule about that but we all instinctively know when it's time to give someone another chance.

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