The Debate: The Truth and Authority of God's Word

The debate, of course, is not about one behavior, no matter how severely it is damaging the ABCUSA. It’s about the Bible.

Did God make mistakes when He inspired the Bible?
Was God unaware of scientific reality when He inspired it?
Did God purposely give us error when He inspired it?
Was God a sin-a-phobe (to coin a term) when He inspired it?
Did God have the right to say what He said about certain behaviors when He inspired it?
Has God changed His mind since He inspired it?
Are we more sensitive than God was when He inspired it?
Are we smarter than God was when He inspired it?
Was God, Himself, sinning when He inspired it?
Did God, when He inspired it, give us the right to reject His Word, and still consider ourselves being obedient to its authority?

My answer to all 10 of these questions is “No!”

I am a traditional Baptist. I believe that the Bible is inspired, authoritative, and inerrant.
I believe when it calls something a sin, that it is a sin, even if I like that sin or have friends who are living in that sin. I will continue to love those friends, but must be honest in telling them that according to God’s Word they are living in sin. And I will, while continuing to love them, tell them that it is not appropriate to claim to be traditional (American) Baptists while rejecting the clear teaching of scripture.

If the denominational leadership had been following such a straightforward course of action over the years we would not be standing on the precipice that we are. Maybe it’s still not too late for ABCUSA if the leadership will change direction. Maybe.