Church Repentance Resolution Passed at SBC 08

Here is a link to an excellent blog site that reports on the the recent passing of a Resolution concerning church membership and discipline.

Founders Blog

It can also be found on the most excellent "Expositor" blog:

The Expositor (Indianapolis #3)


For those who are interested; the below is a comment I placed on "The Expositor" site:

I am ecstatic to see that our denominational leadership is finally coming to an understanding of the silent corruption that has embedded itself within our local church bodies. Week after week, local fellowships are adding cancers to the body instead of allowing the Holy Spirit to surgically remove the portions which are unregenerate. Many have become so "my" church minded that they forget entirely that we are to make disciples of all nations and preach the gospel to every tongue and tribe. There is way too much focus on building "My" church instead of building Christ's church. We are HIS witnesses (Act 1:8) and not our own.

The body of Christ is holy and precious, not the cool Starbucks flavor of the day. We gather at Christ's calling and are born again at the imputation of His righteousness. Somewhere in all of this lies the deceptive work of the adversary who wants to infiltrate growing and healthy fellowships. In doing so, membership roles grow but spiritual rebirth and depth does not.

Why is it that many senior adults that have been in local fellowships their entire adult life cannot intelligently iterate the basic fundamentals of the gospel? Why is it that middle aged and young adults who have supposedly been Christians since they were "Baptized" at age 6 come no closer to intelligently iterating the gospel truths as their senior counterparts? Church discipline has been lacking for too long and the body of Christ is suffering from its effects.

Last night while ministering to a non-church member in our community he made the comment that he knew he needed to be "going to church". My words to him were that my desire was to see him saved and not necessarily a member of our local church. If he is converted by the Spirit of God than the desire for fellowship among the saints will be implanted by the same God who saves.

Let us also repent of our "my" church focus and focus on growing the kingdom of God.