Thread by @bartbarber

Here's what I think I am: I am a Southern Baptist who (a) is pretty strict about everything in the BF&M as well as some other things, but who (b) waits until someone publicly teaches or acts contrary to the BF&M before concluding that he or she differs with it,…

…and then, (c) tries to deal lovingly, respectfully, and redemptively with that person at that time rather than dismissively or pejoratively.

So, like, with regard to Complementarianism, I'm a strict Complementarian, and I'm not ashamed to say so. Also, I think that limiting the office of pastor (there is no biblical office of "senior pastor") to men is the SBC position, and I'm not ashamed or reluctant to defend it.

But I'm going to try to embody ALL of the pastoral qualifications while interacting with people who hold a different opinion about this, even while offering my opinion that this point of view is biblical and is the right way forward for the SBC.

P.S.: Profound apologies to everyone I promised that I would stay out of SBC controversies on Twitter for a while. I'm not really trying to join a shooting-war-in-progress; I'm just trying to make the point that it is possible to be simultaneously convictional and fraternal.

…which occasionally seems a relevant sort of thing to say.