Comments on: Broadway & the SBC: The Church Attorney’s Perspective http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/2009/02/broadway-the-sbc-the-church-attorneys-perspective.html News & Commentary About All Things Baptist Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:19:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: dwight crainshaw http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/2009/02/broadway-the-sbc-the-church-attorneys-perspective.html#comment-47876 dwight crainshaw Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:31:24 +0000 http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/?p=1900#comment-47876 Lynn, My guess is that I'm much older than you--my values may be a little stricter--approx. 30 years ago in NC ,at the request of the pastor and deacons ,I wrote a letter to the General Board,local board represenative and the local newspaper,concerning the liberal policies of a few Baptist churches in NC--our view is that if you attend chuech long enough then you sin may become approved--like the sin of the week thing--I felt then that the open embrace of homosexuality is wrong and still do--I love the sinner but hate the sin--slowly we have come to absorb sinners of all natures into the church--if this sin is an abomination to God--how can one continue to practice it. Maybe I'm old fashioned but I think once we let the gate down,then we open the gates to all sins for approval at some point. I personally would not want any sinner to feel unwelcome in my church--but realizing that without repentance he can't become a member. I can't be admitted to the bar as an attorney until I meet certain requirements--same for the church--being aborn again Christian is first--meaning that you have put off the old and started afresh with Jesus--we won't be perfect but we can't cling to the old--repentance is turning from the old to the new--doesn't work half way. The old country song stated it pretty well--"if you don't stand for something-you'll fall for anything". Dwight Crainshaw Lynn,
My guess is that I’m much older than you–my values may be a little stricter–approx. 30 years ago in NC ,at the request of the pastor and deacons ,I wrote a letter to the General Board,local board represenative and the local newspaper,concerning the liberal policies of a few Baptist churches
in NC–our view is that if you attend chuech long enough then you sin may become approved–like the sin of the week thing–I felt then that the open embrace of homosexuality is wrong and still do–I love the sinner but hate the sin–slowly we have come to absorb sinners of all
natures into the church–if this sin is an abomination to God–how can one continue to practice it.
Maybe I’m old fashioned but I think once we let the gate down,then we open the gates to all sins for approval at some point.
I personally would not want any sinner to feel unwelcome in my church–but realizing that without repentance he can’t become a member.
I can’t be admitted to the bar as an attorney until I meet certain requirements–same for the church–being aborn again Christian is first–meaning that you have put off the old and started afresh with Jesus–we won’t be perfect but we can’t cling to the old–repentance is turning from the old to the new–doesn’t work half way.
The old country song stated it pretty well–”if you don’t stand for something-you’ll fall for anything”.

Dwight Crainshaw

]]> By: Bart Barber http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/2009/02/broadway-the-sbc-the-church-attorneys-perspective.html#comment-18230 Bart Barber Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:16:40 +0000 http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/?p=1900#comment-18230 I'm glad to react: We cannot afford <strong>not</strong> to have a punitive action at this point because of the negative ramifications both in the public and between us as believers. I’m glad to react:

We cannot afford not to have a punitive action at this point because of the negative ramifications both in the public and between us as believers.

]]> By: David Lowrie http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/2009/02/broadway-the-sbc-the-church-attorneys-perspective.html#comment-17209 David Lowrie Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:35:18 +0000 http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/?p=1900#comment-17209 BDW, I tend to agree with you that Lyn may be confusing legal interpretation of a document with the sentiments and values of a living organism (the SBC in session). Based on my interpretation of the Ex Committee of the SBC proceedings, I believe they and probably the body at large have a much narrower view than Lyn's understanding. The issue of membership and leadership vary from church to church. I believe there are pro-active healthy steps Broadway can take to address the issue and stay in friendly cooperation, but trying to stand on a technical interpretation of a constitution would not be firm footing in my book. I am praying for all concerned, but it is critical that as Baptists we handle this matter in a way that promotes cooperation and understanding. We cannot afford a punitive action at this point because of the negative ramifications both in the public and between us as believers. David Lowrie BDW,

I tend to agree with you that Lyn may be confusing legal interpretation of a document with the sentiments and values of a living organism (the SBC in session). Based on my interpretation of the Ex Committee of the SBC proceedings, I believe they and probably the body at large have a much narrower view than Lyn’s understanding.

The issue of membership and leadership vary from church to church. I believe there are pro-active healthy steps Broadway can take to address the issue and stay in friendly cooperation, but trying to stand on a technical interpretation of a constitution would not be firm footing in my book.

I am praying for all concerned, but it is critical that as Baptists we handle this matter in a way that promotes cooperation and understanding. We cannot afford a punitive action at this point because of the negative ramifications both in the public and between us as believers.

David Lowrie

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