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It was not a "conservative resurgence" anyway. It was a fundamentalist takeover, politically orchestrated.

 

Yeah, because the news shows are always talking about stuff like biblical inerrancy being taught in the seminaries...a hot political topic .

 

You know every time you come on this board with a different username but post the same crazy junk it tells on you.

 

You are a liberal I presume. Only liberals call it a fundamentalist takeover.

 

You presume wrong. Moderates call it that, and even conservatives call it that. It was a fundamentalist takeover using political tactics. Fundie SBC'ers deny Baptist distinctives. For instance, they want to say "priesthood of ALL BELIEVERS" rather than "priesthood of THE BELIEVER or EACH BELIEVER". They substitute a collectivist, statist view for the individualist Baptist view.

 

You are entitled to be wrong.

 

Moderate, the name Liberals in disguise want to be called.

 

“The past was alterable. The past never had been altered. Oceania was at war with Eastasia. Oceania had always been at war with Eastasia.”

 

Conservative, the name Fundamentalists in disguise want to be called.

 

"Because of the opprobrious epithet "liberal," today they call themselves "moderates." A skunk by any other name still stinks!" ~ W.A. Criswell

 

Fundamentalist, conservative, I will proudly own both titles.

 

Uh that is not exactly true I would encourage everyone to read the article in the link.

 

What is the earliest use of either "priesthood of believers" or "priesthood of the believer" in a Baptist confession of faith? Re Southern Baptists, at the following link, I found "the priesthood of believers" in 2000 and "the priesthood of the believer" in 1963, and neither in 1925.
Comparison of 1925, 1963 and 2000 Baptist Faith and Message

Since the 1925 BF&M is based on the New Hampshire Confession of Faith, I looked at it also. It has neither phrase. Finally, I looked at the 1689 and 1644 London Confessions. The 1689 does not have it. The 1644 has something similar:

This certainly doesn't begin to exhaust the available Baptist confessions, but it is some of the major ones of the past, as well as the SBC ones, which body you mentioned in your post. It suggests to me it has not been such an agreed upon phrase as your post indicates.

 

Here is a quote from one of the "Fundies," Bart Barber, on its biblical use.
“Priesthood of THE believer” is utterly and entirely absent from the Bible. Every biblical reference to the priesthood of all believers is plural, not singular. 1 Peter 2:5 “you [plural…“y’all”] also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” 1 Peter 2:9 “But you [plural…“y’all”] are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.” Revelation 5:10 “You have made them [the believers, in plural, considered collectively] to be a kingdom and priests to our God.”