Michael Clary
@dmichaelclary
Pastor. Reformed. Conservative.
Few know this, but there are Baptists out there who are historically confessional and convictionally Baptist, and not just wishy washy generic evangelicals. There are Baptists beyond the fog machines and rock band. There is a real Baptist tradition out there, and it is good.
Just nine months ago, @ERLC staff promised that they would always ask these seven questions before taking actions. All seven of these questions counseled against signing this letter. But EIT called, and the letter was signed.
The @erlc letter to Congress says biblical convictions make the Dignity Act a "necessary reform." So, not only does the letter go beyond SBC resolutions, it suggests the bill is a necessary result of proper evangelical beliefs.
"Harsh speech is not always sinful; gentle speech is not always righteous." Read full article from @dmichaelclary 👇👇👇
I’ll be speaking at the Burn the Ships conference in Boulder, CO, on Aug 1-2 with my friends @dougponder, @jchasedavis, and @mattpat1 I’ll be unpacking some material on Loser Theology Why haven’t you registered yet? boulderwell.org/burntheships
This was a lot of fun to research and write. I’m grateful for the heritage I’ve been given as a Southern Baptist. centerforbaptistleadership.org/five-reasons-t…
“The Christian denominations & churches that try to decrease tension with the surrounding culture and adopt elitist, worldly values and commitments tend to die out. The ones that don’t, survive and grow” @wadethomasjr on why the SBC stayed conservative centerforbaptistleadership.org/five-reasons-t…
The contradiction in Joel Rainey’s tweet is remarkable. “I don’t believe in gay marriage” immediately followed by referring to them as “already established unions.” Sodomy does not produce unions.
Question, is this a biblically defensible position for a pastor to take? Because I have my doubts…
"Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God…
What constitutes sexual sin changes across the Bible as social convention changed & the folks responsible for composing the Bible negotiated between those conventions, their received tradition & their identity politics. This just shows it's about costly signaling & nothing more.
Ahem. @chipgaines @joannagaines 👇
When it comes to human sexuality, there are two iron clad truths: 1. Obeying God with our sexuality is an essential part of Christian holiness. 2. Sexuality is a persistent area of deception, temptation, and spiritual attack. We all stumble in many ways. No one is beyond the…
When it comes to human sexuality, there are two iron clad truths: 1. Obeying God with our sexuality is an essential part of Christian holiness. 2. Sexuality is a persistent area of deception, temptation, and spiritual attack. We all stumble in many ways. No one is beyond the…
"Comer’s approach is to stir discontent with historic Christianity, repackage trendy ideas as timeless truth, and sell it as a spiritual awakening. This is not the way." @tyler_austin55 reviews John Mark Comer's popular—and dangerous—new book. centerforbaptistleadership.org/the-next-rob-b…
If two or more people close to you would say they can’t imagine you saying, “I was wrong, I’m sorry,” you have Stage 4 spiritual cancer.
Assuming Chip and Joanna are still upstanding members of their local church, their pastor is to blame. Years of big-box, mass-market, Evangelical fluff—devoid of biblical depth, courageous preaching, or accountability. This is what it produces. I don’t think the reaction to…