” They have all-but admitted that their basic theological position is that the Catholic Church has it wrong... let’s go find another answer.”
Hogwash. I’ve been a Baptist for 40+ years, and I’ve never heard ANY Baptist use the Catholic Church to reference theology! Frankly, we don’t CARE what Catholics teach!
In every discussion I’ve heard, we simply ask, “What does the Bible say?”
” That’s why most “Protestants” who are comfortable with the ecumenical movement are Arminian.”
Most Protestants have never heard of Arminius. However, frankly, I’ve never met a Cavinist who believed in Calvin’s doctrines at the time of salvation. Odd, isn’t it?
When was the last time you heard a pastor preach, “If God decides to save you, you cannot resist! If he does not, you cannot be saved - and God hates most of you! Now - who is God compelling to come forward tonight?”
As for the Anglicans: I see no sign the Anglican Church believes scripture is the Word of God, and not just some dusty old rules that don’t apply to modern man. Indeed, by having “priests”, it rejects the teaching of the New Testament for the teaching of man.
Do I or other Baptists spend a lot of time worrying about it? No, but neither do I give much weight to someone’s theological views if they insist they hold an office the New Testament never mentions...
“As for the Anglicans: I see no sign the Anglican Church believes scripture is the Word of God, and not just some dusty old rules that don’t apply to modern man.”
I beg your pardon, the King James Version of the Holy Scriptures is OUR Bible, we published it, and I have heard many a Baptist declare the KJV to be the only “True Word of God”.