Comments on: Profile of the Lukewarm http://sbcvoices.com/profile-of-the-lukewarm/ Southern Baptist News & Opinion Tue, 22 May 2012 12:12:36 +0000 hourly 1 By: Matt Svoboda http://sbcvoices.com/profile-of-the-lukewarm/#comment-3013 Matt Svoboda Thu, 07 May 2009 16:07:21 +0000 http://sbcvoices.com/?p=1441#comment-3013 Darby, First, I want to clarify. I am not saying the denomination as a whole has been one to only please people rather than God. On the issues of complementarianism and private prayer language we have taken a strong stand for the better. Our comp stance is certainly not a world-pleasing stance. Most of you will learn that when I say SBC I usually mean the people who make up the convention, not the convention itself, make sense? What I am saying is that our churches are FILLED with world pleasing christians. This, IMHO, is due to lack of biblical conviction. Our convention does lack a fervor for Scripture and this usually results in people-pleasing followers of Christ. Darby,

First, I want to clarify. I am not saying the denomination as a whole has been one to only please people rather than God. On the issues of complementarianism and private prayer language we have taken a strong stand for the better. Our comp stance is certainly not a world-pleasing stance.

Most of you will learn that when I say SBC I usually mean the people who make up the convention, not the convention itself, make sense?

What I am saying is that our churches are FILLED with world pleasing christians. This, IMHO, is due to lack of biblical conviction. Our convention does lack a fervor for Scripture and this usually results in people-pleasing followers of Christ.

]]> By: Darby Livingston http://sbcvoices.com/profile-of-the-lukewarm/#comment-3008 Darby Livingston Wed, 06 May 2009 21:19:49 +0000 http://sbcvoices.com/?p=1441#comment-3008 Matt or Dave, Could you give an example of what you have in mind about point # 3? I'm not challenging your conclusions. I'm just not grasping. <abbr><em><abbr><em>Darby Livingstons last blog post..<a href="http://profoundmystery.blogspot.com/2009/04/scalpel-or-sword-surgery-or-slaughter.html" rel="nofollow">A Scalpel or a Sword: Surgery or Slaughter?</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> Matt or Dave,

Could you give an example of what you have in mind about point # 3? I’m not challenging your conclusions. I’m just not grasping.

Darby Livingstons last blog post..A Scalpel or a Sword: Surgery or Slaughter?

]]> By: Pete http://sbcvoices.com/profile-of-the-lukewarm/#comment-3003 Pete Wed, 06 May 2009 03:50:53 +0000 http://sbcvoices.com/?p=1441#comment-3003 Now let's have a profile of the piping hot. Now let’s have a profile of the piping hot.

]]> By: The Blog Patrol (May 5, 2009) « Wayne’s Random Thoughts http://sbcvoices.com/profile-of-the-lukewarm/#comment-3000 The Blog Patrol (May 5, 2009) « Wayne’s Random Thoughts Tue, 05 May 2009 22:41:38 +0000 http://sbcvoices.com/?p=1441#comment-3000 [...] Profile of the Lukewarm [...] [...] Profile of the Lukewarm [...]

]]> By: Clark http://sbcvoices.com/profile-of-the-lukewarm/#comment-2998 Clark Tue, 05 May 2009 17:57:49 +0000 http://sbcvoices.com/?p=1441#comment-2998 I would agree that are churches are filled with the lukewarm, and imagine that this scenario is not confined to the SBC. As I read the list, I was thinking that it's the 80% or so of lukewarm membership that pays the bills and keeps the lights on. You may have noticed that about 20% of your congregation pretty much does everything in your church. The same people who sing in the choir also teach the Sunday School classes, lead small groups or teach youth on Wednesday nights, teach/work during VBS, go on the mission trips, and so forth. For the majority of church members/attenders, the work of the church is a spectator event. <abbr><em><abbr><em>Clarks last blog post..<a href="http://themasterstable.wordpress.com/2009/05/03/our-call-to-discipleship/" rel="nofollow">Our Call to Discipleship</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> I would agree that are churches are filled with the lukewarm, and imagine that this scenario is not confined to the SBC. As I read the list, I was thinking that it’s the 80% or so of lukewarm membership that pays the bills and keeps the lights on. You may have noticed that about 20% of your congregation pretty much does everything in your church. The same people who sing in the choir also teach the Sunday School classes, lead small groups or teach youth on Wednesday nights, teach/work during VBS, go on the mission trips, and so forth. For the majority of church members/attenders, the work of the church is a spectator event.

Clarks last blog post..Our Call to Discipleship

]]> By: Matt Svoboda http://sbcvoices.com/profile-of-the-lukewarm/#comment-2996 Matt Svoboda Tue, 05 May 2009 15:46:52 +0000 http://sbcvoices.com/?p=1441#comment-2996 volfan, I think you are right... Number 3 seems to hit the SBC the hardest. volfan,

I think you are right… Number 3 seems to hit the SBC the hardest.

]]> By: volfan007 http://sbcvoices.com/profile-of-the-lukewarm/#comment-2995 volfan007 Tue, 05 May 2009 15:37:08 +0000 http://sbcvoices.com/?p=1441#comment-2995 You are very correct. This is a great post...full of truth. One of the points is especially true for SB's, and even some SB Pastors. This one: "3) Lukewarm people tend to choose what is popular over what is right in conflict. They want to fit in both inside the church and outside of it. They care more about what people think of their actions than what God thinks of their heart." We see this one played out all the time. David Worley, National Spokesperson Southern Baptist Average Joe's and Rednecks You are very correct. This is a great post…full of truth. One of the points is especially true for SB’s, and even some SB Pastors. This one: “3) Lukewarm people tend to choose what is popular over what is right in conflict. They want to fit in both inside the church and outside of it. They care more about what people think of their actions than what God thinks of their heart.”

We see this one played out all the time.

David Worley, National Spokesperson
Southern Baptist Average Joe’s and Rednecks

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