Comments on: Truth from the SBC http://pursiful.com/2008/06/truth-from-the-sbc/ Darrell Pursiful's blog Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:34:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: SingingOwl http://pursiful.com/2008/06/truth-from-the-sbc/comment-page-1/#comment-17444 SingingOwl Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:06:06 +0000 http://pursiful.com/?p=734#comment-17444 WHEW! WHEW!

]]> By: PS http://pursiful.com/2008/06/truth-from-the-sbc/comment-page-1/#comment-17443 PS Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:01:09 +0000 http://pursiful.com/?p=734#comment-17443 Wow, talk about an "open" comment. I can't comment specifically about the SBC, since I may never have met anybody in that group, however I have run into many many people who consider themselves belonging to a conservative branch of American Christianity who come across as judgmental. Judgmental seems to me to equal we/they. And the "They" are somehow always inferior, not possessing as much of the Truth, etc. Yes, that would come across as not liking somebody, or at least, not liking them the way they currently believe. I will say, however, that my denomination may not come across as judgmental, but there are statements about the True Religion or True Faith on the website (or at least there was 2 years ago. They've revamped the website.) And branches of my denomination will not serve communion to Christians who are not members of their group. That can easily be interpreted as You are Not Good Enough. Or your beliefs are not good enough. This, in spite of the basic theology that we aren't saved by our beliefs or being good enough....we are saved by God's grace. I think Draper's remarks could easily be applied to any Christian who starts to feel somehow better than others. Yes, this isn't a way to welcome the stranger or feed the naked. Wow, talk about an “open” comment. I can’t comment specifically about the SBC, since I may never have met anybody in that group, however I have run into many many people who consider themselves belonging to a conservative branch of American Christianity who come across as judgmental. Judgmental seems to me to equal we/they. And the “They” are somehow always inferior, not possessing as much of the Truth, etc.

Yes, that would come across as not liking somebody, or at least, not liking them the way they currently believe.

I will say, however, that my denomination may not come across as judgmental, but there are statements about the True Religion or True Faith on the website (or at least there was 2 years ago. They’ve revamped the website.) And branches of my denomination will not serve communion to Christians who are not members of their group. That can easily be interpreted as You are Not Good Enough. Or your beliefs are not good enough. This, in spite of the basic theology that we aren’t saved by our beliefs or being good enough….we are saved by God’s grace.

I think Draper’s remarks could easily be applied to any Christian who starts to feel somehow better than others. Yes, this isn’t a way to welcome the stranger or feed the naked.

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