I believe this is mainly a formality. The SBC has been trending more conservative, not less, on a number of issues. Al Mohler is a good example of that. But things like admission to fellowship are necessarily addressed by the convention, because being in fellowship has a number of advantages, and those advantages should be limited to only those member groups in good standing. Hence the decision making cannot be careless and informal. There must be a coordinated action. Think of it as church discipline at the level of congregations rather than individuals. I know we are living in strange days, and unpleasant outcomes are always possible, but I am cautiously optimistic in this particular situation.
I hope you’re right, and I hope this convention adheres strictly to the bible. I will wait and see.
On a side note, I just had a conversation with a young lady who was violently opposed to the bible, and was extremely ticked off at me when I said it was the absolute truth.
She said it’s like any story and embellished. I said either Jesus is a liar or he’s not, which is it? I was accused of being of inferior intelligence. I tend not to argue much, just tell the truth to a person’s face and let the Holy Spirit do his thing.
This is the kind of attitude it seems which has been around since the biblical days. Messages aren’t well received.
We all need to stick to our biblical guns no matter what society says.
I attend, but am not a member, an SBC church that is also affiliated with the CBF - don't know how that happens.
The CBF (Continuing Baptist Fellowship) was created in 1991; it separated from the SBC over, among other things, the SBC’s refusal to ordain women. In OCT 2000 Jimmy Carter publicized his decision to leave the SBC and join the CBF.
I have read other Freepers who are members of the SBC write that the leadership in Nashville is curetnly trending to the left. The biggest example of this is its embracement of illegal alien amnesty. The previous president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, Richard Land (~67), was essentially forced into retirment in 2013 after he embarrassed the SBC leadership with his comments regarding the Trayvon Martin case - he defended George Zimmerman. The new president of the ERLC, Russell Moore, is ~42. The jury is still out on him. Many think he is not willing to stand up to the popular culture of homosexual acceptance.
I have read several blogs by Albert Mohler over the last 2.5 years. I like what he writes.