Comments on: Baptist Disagreements — Things to Avoid http://sbcvoices.com/baptist-disagreements-things-to-avoid/ Southern Baptist News & Opinion Mon, 21 May 2012 10:36:29 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dr. James Willingham http://sbcvoices.com/baptist-disagreements-things-to-avoid/#comment-4591 Dr. James Willingham Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:38:11 +0000 http://sbcvoices.com/?p=1677#comment-4591 Recently, a president of one of the Moderate Baptist divinity schools delivered an address dealing with the tendency of Baptists to argue over everything. He especially cited an Episcopalian from the period under consideration (lte 1700s). the really interesting thing to my way of thinking was that in all of that ferment of that period, the Baptists blessed the whole world with religious liberty, united Separates and Regulars, used both educated and uneducated men in the ministry, evangelized in quantity and quality at the same time, establsihed on the early attempts to deal with slavery (Friends of Humanity), worked with people like Washington, Jefferson, Madison, etc., established our first educational institutions, began the great century of missions, and experienced two great awakenings. Some ferment. Some controversy. I called it the climax of the reformaton. One Baptist in 1816 thought that if it were not a miracle, it was something remarkably like it. Certainly, that period was a wonder to him. In the midst of our ferment, let us have the good grace to laugh at ourselves and not take ourselves too seriously. A little humility about our understanding of our views might go a long way. God bless. .-= Dr. James Willingham´s last blog ..<a href="http://thirdgreatawakeningcom.blogspot.com/2009/02/climax-of-reformation.html" rel="nofollow">The Climax of the Reformation</a> =-. Recently, a president of one of the Moderate Baptist divinity schools delivered an address dealing with the tendency of Baptists to argue over everything. He especially cited an Episcopalian from the period under consideration (lte 1700s). the really interesting thing to my way of thinking was that in all of that ferment of that period, the Baptists blessed the whole world with religious liberty, united Separates and Regulars, used both educated and uneducated men in the ministry, evangelized in quantity and quality at the same time, establsihed on the early attempts to deal with slavery (Friends of Humanity), worked with people like Washington, Jefferson, Madison, etc., established our first educational institutions, began the great century of missions, and experienced two great awakenings. Some ferment. Some controversy. I called it the climax of the reformaton. One Baptist in 1816 thought that if it were not a miracle, it was something remarkably like it. Certainly, that period was a wonder to him. In the midst of our ferment, let us have the good grace to laugh at ourselves and not take ourselves too seriously. A little humility about our understanding of our views might go a long way. God bless.
.-= Dr. James Willingham´s last blog ..The Climax of the Reformation =-.

]]> By: Todd Benkert http://sbcvoices.com/baptist-disagreements-things-to-avoid/#comment-4568 Todd Benkert Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:04:26 +0000 http://sbcvoices.com/?p=1677#comment-4568 Glad you thought my post worthy of passing along. Thanks :) Glad you thought my post worthy of passing along. Thanks :)

]]> By: Consecrating Conflict http://sbcvoices.com/baptist-disagreements-things-to-avoid/#comment-4549 Consecrating Conflict Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:52:03 +0000 http://sbcvoices.com/?p=1677#comment-4549 [...] http://sbcvoices.com/baptist-disagreements-things-to-avoid/ [...] [...] http://sbcvoices.com/baptist-disagreements-things-to-avoid/ [...]

]]> By: Joe Miller http://sbcvoices.com/baptist-disagreements-things-to-avoid/#comment-4382 Joe Miller Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:31:23 +0000 http://sbcvoices.com/?p=1677#comment-4382 Hi, I enjoyed the list of suggestions and wanted to let you know I shared it with my readers <a href="http://www.morethancake.org/2009/07/how-to-disagree-without-being-disagreeable.html" rel="nofollow">HERE</a> .-= Joe Miller´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/morethancake/AwtT/~3/8QoPrYt9-IA/how-to-disagree-without-being-disagreeable.html" rel="nofollow">How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable</a> =-. Hi, I enjoyed the list of suggestions and wanted to let you know I shared it with my readers

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.-= Joe Miller´s last blog ..How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable =-.

]]> By: Todd Benkert http://sbcvoices.com/baptist-disagreements-things-to-avoid/#comment-4372 Todd Benkert Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:16:35 +0000 http://sbcvoices.com/?p=1677#comment-4372 You're welcome. I'm glad we could carry the conversation as far as we did to really understand each other's position and end on a positive note. I look forward to future conversations. Blessings, Todd You’re welcome. I’m glad we could carry the conversation as far as we did to really understand each other’s position and end on a positive note. I look forward to future conversations.

Blessings,
Todd

]]> By: Debbie Kaufman http://sbcvoices.com/baptist-disagreements-things-to-avoid/#comment-4360 Debbie Kaufman Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:28:51 +0000 http://sbcvoices.com/?p=1677#comment-4360 Yes Todd, you are correct in that when I laughed at the first comment. It was when it began naming names that it was no longer funny but belittling. I hope you choose not to do it privately for the same reasons I mentioned, but there is nothing I can do about that. Everything is fine. Thank you for hearing me. .-= Debbie Kaufman´s last blog ..<a href="http://debbiekaufman.wordpress.com/2009/07/01/we-need-to-begin-to-wipe-the-slate-clean-and-begin-again/" rel="nofollow">We Need To Begin To Wipe The Slate Clean…And Begin Again</a> =-. Yes Todd, you are correct in that when I laughed at the first comment. It was when it began naming names that it was no longer funny but belittling.

I hope you choose not to do it privately for the same reasons I mentioned, but there is nothing I can do about that.

Everything is fine. Thank you for hearing me.
.-= Debbie Kaufman´s last blog ..We Need To Begin To Wipe The Slate Clean…And Begin Again =-.

]]> By: More Than Cake » How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable http://sbcvoices.com/baptist-disagreements-things-to-avoid/#comment-4352 More Than Cake » How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:33:02 +0000 http://sbcvoices.com/?p=1677#comment-4352 [...] should meet (viz.. “the church should only meet in homes”).   Todd Benkert over at SBC Voices has put together a great list of “Things to avoid in our disagreements with others”. [...] [...] should meet (viz.. “the church should only meet in homes”).   Todd Benkert over at SBC Voices has put together a great list of “Things to avoid in our disagreements with others”. [...]

]]> By: selahV http://sbcvoices.com/baptist-disagreements-things-to-avoid/#comment-4350 selahV Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:06:17 +0000 http://sbcvoices.com/?p=1677#comment-4350 Todd Benkert, I think you are right. And hopefully we can all appreciate your words in the post and use them to guide our blogging. There's a lot to remember, though...more than the ten commandments. :) I find myself thinking more and more of my own contributions to the blogosphere and seeking to allow more of Jesus to live through me in my words. There are times I have come up short, and believe there is always room for improvement. selahV .-= selahV´s last blog ..<a href="http://selahvtoday.typepad.com/selahv/2009/07/is-it-possible.html" rel="nofollow">IS IT POSSIBLE?</a> =-. Todd Benkert, I think you are right. And hopefully we can all appreciate your words in the post and use them to guide our blogging. There’s a lot to remember, though…more than the ten commandments. :) I find myself thinking more and more of my own contributions to the blogosphere and seeking to allow more of Jesus to live through me in my words. There are times I have come up short, and believe there is always room for improvement. selahV
.-= selahV´s last blog ..IS IT POSSIBLE? =-.

]]> By: Todd Benkert http://sbcvoices.com/baptist-disagreements-things-to-avoid/#comment-4346 Todd Benkert Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:41:45 +0000 http://sbcvoices.com/?p=1677#comment-4346 This dialogue, I think, has been a good test case for the principles I put forth in the original post. .-= Todd Benkert´s last blog ..<a href="http://bemywitnesses.blogspot.com/2009/07/two-challenging-sermons-from-sbc.html" rel="nofollow">Two Challenging Sermons from the SBC Pastor's Conference</a> =-. This dialogue, I think, has been a good test case for the principles I put forth in the original post.
.-= Todd Benkert´s last blog ..Two Challenging Sermons from the SBC Pastor’s Conference =-.

]]> By: selahV http://sbcvoices.com/baptist-disagreements-things-to-avoid/#comment-4343 selahV Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:18:00 +0000 http://sbcvoices.com/?p=1677#comment-4343 Stephen...now, brother. That is probably a commitment few in the blogosphere could ever live up to. Kinda like one of those New Year's resolutions. :) selahV .-= selahV´s last blog ..<a href="http://selahvtoday.typepad.com/selahv/2009/07/protected-from-gods-glory-lest.html" rel="nofollow">PROTECTED FROM GOD'S GLORY, LEST....</a> =-. Stephen…now, brother. That is probably a commitment few in the blogosphere could ever live up to. Kinda like one of those New Year’s resolutions. :) selahV
.-= selahV´s last blog ..PROTECTED FROM GOD’S GLORY, LEST…. =-.

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