When Arlington, Texas, pastor Dwight McKissic spoke out last August about speaking in tongues, all heck broke loose in Southern Baptist circles.
And he’s still talking.
“They’re out of touch with the text and the times,” he said of denomination leaders who have taken an “anti-tongues” line.
Southern Baptists have traditionally been wary of speaking in tongues — a practice associated with Pentecostals and other “charismatic” Christians who attribute their ecstatic, unintelligible utterances to the Holy Spirit.
But Baptists are also known for allowing individual congregations and believers much leeway in religious practice. And some Baptists have joined McKissic in opposing a Southern Baptist Convention policy against hiring foreign missionary candidates who have ecstatic utterances in private prayer.
2007-01-05 03:06:58 · 8 answers · asked by atreadia 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
McKissic is in an escalating conflict with fellow trustees of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, and with the seminary’s president, Paige Patterson.
It began on Aug. 29 when McKissic preached a chapel sermon at Southwestern, acknowledging that he first experienced ecstatic utterances in his private prayer in 1981, as a student at Southwestern.
He went on to say, “It’s tragic in Baptist life when we take a valid, vital gift that the Bible talks about and come up with a policy that says people who pray in tongues ... cannot work in certain positions.”
The reference was to the SBC’s International Mission Board, whose trustees in 2005 decided to disqualify missionary candidates for having a private prayer language.
Patterson ordered that McKissic’s sermon not be video-streamed on the seminary’s Web site, as is usual for chapel sermons. He said McKissic’s sermon did not reflect the views of most Southern Baptists.
2007-01-05 03:08:00 · update #1
I have heard where some Southern Baptists are now discovering personal growth from using a "private prayer language" (which, essentially, is the same thing as speaking in an unknown tongue.) Most of the older Southern Baptists dismiss Pentecostal people (charismatics) as being heretics, so it will be interesting to see if this newer development has any impact on SBC.
2007-01-05 03:11:45 · answer #1 · answered by SB 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A shame when even Bible colleges and seminaries won't stand for the Bible. Tongues as they practice it is totally unbiblical.
2007-01-07 03:37:42 · answer #2 · answered by oldguy63 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I dont know if tounges a real today or not, but its sad that a board will not let people who are willing to serve God do what he has called them to do.
2007-01-05 11:13:43 · answer #3 · answered by TULSA 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I hope not, many churches have accepted that tongues didn't stop in the bible days.
2007-01-05 11:08:56 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Once you cross that line into religious nutjob land, do the details really matter?
2007-01-05 11:09:58 · answer #5 · answered by frugernity 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If they split Satan will be jumping for joy. He will will have accomplished what He wants....divide and conquer.
"Why don't you see Satan at the bar on Saturday night"?
He's home resting up for church on Sunday.
"Tongues" is a 'gift' of the Holy Spirit, why would one refuse that.....narrow minds maybe.
2007-01-05 11:15:41 · answer #6 · answered by dizzymac 1 · 1⤊ 3⤋
What do i care? all christians are lunatics anyways. I dont care what thier dogma entails, a christian is still dangerous.
2007-01-05 11:11:19 · answer #7 · answered by yinyangandsomewhereinbetween 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
That is an occultic practice.
2007-01-05 11:09:38 · answer #8 · answered by dirty_white_boy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋