Division over music styles displeases God, Mohler says
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)–Too often churches divorce the Word of God from the songs they sing in worship, said R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. “In these days, it is the case that in the local church worship is often one of the most controversial issues,” Mohler said Oct. 19 in a […]
Salvation is not a 50-50 transaction, Dockery says
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)–Great confusion exists, both inside and outside the church, about what the gospel message is, said David Dockery. “For 20 centuries there have been dogs eating around the edges of the church, not just cults or groups outside the church, but theologians, preachers and evangelists inside the church,” said Dockery, president of Union […]
God empowers ‘inadequate’ men to preach the gospel, Gaines says
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)–Churches are suffering from a shortage of powerful, God-called preachers, said Steve Gaines, pastor of First Baptist Church, Gardendale, Ala. “Where have all the preachers gone?” Gaines asked in an Aug. 31 message at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky. “Where are the people called by God — men of God, who preach […]
