SBC Voices

I know, I know. We at SBC Voices are political progressives who are secretly trying to turn the SBC into a culturally Marxist, Hillary-loving, Blue-state haven. In reality, every single one of us here is politically conservative and committed to what we believe are conservative principles. Some of us have split with the current GOP because of our conservative views, not because we have abandoned them. The stances of the parties have shifted dramatically in the last 50 to 75 years. Southern Democrats were once the party of desegregation and the GOP was involved heavily in the agenda of civil … [Read more...] about Have We (Political Conservatives) Squandered a Great Opportunity?

We share our opinions and insights at SBC Voices, but we believe that the Voice that matters most is the one that comes from God's Word. We present these daily expositional devotions, beginning with a tour of Ephesians called, "Walk Worthy," in hopes of encouraging our readers to remember to listen to the Voice above every voice. Passage: In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace 8 that he richly poured out on us with all wisdom and understanding. 9 He made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his … [Read more...] about From the Voice that Matters Most: Ephesians 1:7-10 – The Lavishing Love of Our Lord

The most bewailed SBC statistic is the average percentage of undesignated receipts given by churches to the Cooperative Program. The figure stands at 5.16% having declined from over 10% back in the days prior to the Conservative Resurgence. The decline has been incremental, steady, and relentless although during Frank Page's tenure as SBC Executive Committee CEO the percentage has stopped declining and is more or less flat. SBC leaders and others regularly speak of raising the percentage and returning to the earlier times when churches were happy to devote a tenth of their budgets to the … [Read more...] about Magical thinking on Cooperative Program percentages

We share our opinions and insights at SBC Voices, but we believe that the Voice that matters most is the one that comes from God's Word. We present these daily expositional devotions, beginning with a tour of Ephesians called, "Walk Worthy," in hopes of encouraging our readers to remember to Voice above every voice. Passage: Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavens in Christ. For he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in love before him. He predestined us to be adopted … [Read more...] about From the Voice that Matters Most: Ephesians 1:3-6 – Holy and Blameless Children of God

We share our opinions and insights at SBC Voices, but we believe that the Voice that matters most is the one that comes from God's Word. We present these daily expositional devotions, beginning with a tour of Ephesians called, "Walk Worthy," in hopes of encouraging our readers to remember to Voice above every voice. Passage: Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will: To the faithful saints in Christ Jesus at Ephesus. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Ephesians 1:1-2, CSB Expositional Devotion: There are massive consequences to intentionally … [Read more...] about From the Voice that Matters Most: Ephesians 1:1-2 – Is This Someone Else’s Mail?

Originally posted at SBC History The recent conference marking the 50th Anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King by the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission has sparked many conversations across the SBC about race and racism.  Sermons by Matt Chandler, Russell Moore, and David Platt and other in and out of SBC life have all been called simply products of current social justice trends or meant to please men and not God.  Discussions online and in person have been heated as people discuss how much churches and the SBC should push for racial reconciliation today. One of the … [Read more...] about A history of racial reconciliation in the SBC (Luke Holmes/SBCHistory.com)

“It is a marvel that any man escapes ruin, the dangers which beset even the best being many and terrible.” –W.S. Plumer Have you noticed 90% of news stories necessitate a person being ruined? Occasionally the ruin is not a result of a bone-headed decision or immoral choice. But more often than not, it is because sin has caught up with someone. And if you and I are being honest we’d have to admit that our absence from the front page isn’t for lack of opportunity but rather because of grace. Psalm 38 is a painful Psalm. David is the guy on the front page whose life is ruined because of a … [Read more...] about What To Do When Your Sin Makes Enemies Pounce

We share our opinions and insights at SBC Voices, but we believe that the Voice that matters most is the one that comes from God's Word. We present these daily expositional devotions, beginning with a tour of Ephesians called, "Walk Worthy," in hopes of encouraging our readers to remember to Voice above every voice. Passage: Therefore I, the prisoner in the Lord, urge you to live worthy of the calling you have received. Ephesians 4:1  CSB Expositional Devotion: We have all likely experienced something similar, meeting with the family of one recently deceased. "He lived a rough life, … [Read more...] about From the Voice that Matters Most: Ephesians Overview

The long lament of SBC leaders concerns declining baptisms. The weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth was intensified last June when the lowest number of baptisms was reported since 1946, when Georgia's Louie Newton was SBC president. The drop was called a "freefall." Thom Ranier, LifeWay head said that "evangelism and discipleship are waining" in the SBC. Frank Page said that we should all "lament the poor state of our churches, our lack of evangelistic fervor, and our increasingly irrelevant programs." Indeed. We are accustomed to the June swoon of SBC leaders when the baptism figures … [Read more...] about There is clearly soteriological heresy in the SBC