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D.A. Horton

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24 Dec

The SBC is headed for an unnecessary "civil war", all in the name of a pseudo-conservative resurgence. In the meantime, baptisms are down. For those outside or inside the SBC who are not aware of the Conservative resurgence please read this book (amzn.to/3pkKaAg)

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The Conservative resurgence sought to purge the SBC of legit liberalism (but still had blindspots w/ sins of its leaders). The book (in post 1) explains how the "SBC" works, & the process of leadership position appointments produce transformation inside the convention.

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Inside the SBC Seminaries were Professors who denied the Inspiration and Inerrancy of Scripture, the literal resurrection of Jesus, and all other essentials of the Christian faith. Liberals were in key leadership positions and the Conservative resurgence took them head on.

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D.A. Horton

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21 Dec

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Christians in America should read the works of C. René Padilla, Samuel Escobar, Orlando Costas, & "A Gospel for the Poor" by @dc_kirkpatrick.

Those who are making Critical Race Theory a test of Orthodoxy are following suit with what Latina/o Evangélicos faced in the 60's-80's

North American/British Conservatives, organizations, & missions agencies turned the fight regarding "Inerrancy" (a fight w/ modernism) against their own brothers & sisters in Latin America (IFES Papers '1972).

Reflecting on the Cochabamba Declaration (of the FTL) Escobar said...

"We thought that to include the word "inerrancy" was to bring an agenda from the United States to a situation where nobody ever doubted the authority of the Word of God!"

This is a very similar move regarding today. For Christians who speak out against the sin of partiality...

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D.A. Horton

@da_horton

8 Dec

A Missiological word on Critical Race Theory from an Evangélico to American Evangelicals (Pt 2):

The history of American Evangelicalism is riddled with fighting & fractions. Evidence for this is seen in the history of the denominations. In the 2020 Evangelical landscape

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"Liberal", “Social Gospel”, "Marxist" are applied to those who not only embrace CRT but also Christians who Evangelicals label proponents of it. To understand the use of these terms’ history can't be neglected.

Fundamentalism was the Evangelical response to Liberalism.

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Liberal Theology was a logical outgrowth of the Enlightenment, used higher criticism (birthed in Germany at the Tübigen School see A History of Christian Thought by J.L. Neve) in concert w/ Darwinian evolutionary theory.

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D.A. Horton

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7 Dec

I want to publicly say express thanks to mi Padre who loved me & made deposits of Spiritual Capital in my heart when I didn’t realize it.

Pero, I’m 40 yrs old y soy padre de tres hijos, in retrospect I now recognize more frequent deposits of Spiritual Capital mi Padre made than ever before.

Mi Padre used music to express his emotions. On many long trips we’d take to wrestling tournaments, he would share about God & his life stories when certain songs would come on.

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D.A. Horton

@da_horton

4 Dec

A Missiological word on Critical Race Theory from an Evangélico to American Evangelicals (Pt 1):

Evangelicals can’t begin to process the battle we’re (self included) entrenched in if we don’t first look through the corridors of history to track how we got here.

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18th Century: At one time Evangelicals were known for centering the Bible, the Crucifixion, Conversionism, & Social activism (see Bebbington). All the while at-large turning a blind eye to the sin of greed, chattel slavery, & the sin of partiality based on skin (racism).

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It was the systemic sin of partiality practiced without repentance at St. George’s Methodist Episcopal in the “free North” that led Bishop Richard Allen to start Mother Bethel AME (Freedom’s Prophet by Richard S. Newman). The Black Church was born because of systemic sin.

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D.A. Horton

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3 Dec

As an Evangélico, I want to share a common pattern I've encountered inside of Evangelicalism the past couple decades to help provide insight for those engaged in fruitless online debates:

Step 1 - Make a hyperbolic claim about a specific person (or designated group).

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Step 2 - When asked to provide evidence in support of said claim either:

(a) provide generalized anecdote(s)

(b) backpedal away from the specific person/group initially called out & shrewdly pivot to a broader group

(c) share a YouTube link

(d) all the above

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Step 3 - Pivot the conversation by asking the person requesting evidence, to provide you with evidence to support their debunking of your initial claim. (Note: In this step it's okay to deny reading primary sources if you assert the Bible is your rule of faith & study)

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