[Warning to all my non-SBC readers and friends: this post may make you yawn]
In the late hours of the night I happened upon a site once frequented by a bevy of readers and commenters. Rumor has it that we'll be facing yet another challenge to wipe the SBC off the face of the earth....
(well, not really) However, if some folks have their way, according to the rumor, Southern will be deleted, Baptist will be deleted, and Convention will be deleted. That, my friends, leaves....drum roll please......
NOTHING.
16-MILLION (more or less) worshipping, bible-studying, born-again, regenerated, reformed and un-reformed, can no longer lay claim to the cooperating body of believers beneath the banner of the SBC. Ah...but what does it really matter in the scheme of things? The only "real-life" misery will be the thousands upon thousands upon thousands of dollars it will take to change all the documents, contracts, etc.
I don't know. To me, it is just silly business...the changing, the financial waste, the emotional upheavals, the divisive arguments and debates, the splits here, the splits there and for what? well...ya see, that is the question not quite on the floor of the SBC.
First they'll debate the change, then argue why not to do it, then send it to committees for evaluations, then blogwars will erupt with all kinds of stupid new names that mean nothing to the average pew-sitting Southern Baptist, or for that matter the world at large. Folks who've never heard of the NEWNAMEFAITHGROUP, will ask what's that? What do they believe? What doctrines do they hold? What kinda music do they play? Do they have megatrons so I don't have to carry a Bible? on, and on and on.
Folks who do know (or discover our covert plan to gain new converts), that NEWNAMEFAITHGROUP was once named the Southern Baptist Convention, won't trust NEWNAMEFAITHGROUP anymore than they did OLD-NAMEFAITHGROUP. It will be one big fat century-old battle of bullheaded Baptists (or nuevo-no-names) doing exactly what they always do...major on minors instead of majoring on Jesus. Will we set up our debate rules by Robert's Order, or by the most vocal Blogger's Rule? I can visualize the comments now.
Even writing a post like this may stir a pot of pure bile from the gall of some commenters. But, do me a favor. Take it all over to SBC Today and give it all to Dr. Jerry Nash, Director of Missions from Trenton, Florida; I'm not up to arguing about stuff not worth arguing about. I'm seeking first the kingdom of God so all the lesser things will be added unto me as He so sees fit to bring it into my life. Have a super Tuesday and beyond, my fellow Southern Baptists. selahV
