New Era SBC President: a Mix of Reformed Baptist, Charismaticism

Calvinism+ charasmatic Chaos equals?

 

John Piper? Still a bad sign of things to come.

 

Reading pastor Greear's blog, I must say, I am impressed.

Surprisingly, his last few blog entries deal with subjects the Spirit has led my heart on recently as well.

The only big thing I wish I could communicate to him is the need for holiness in southern baptist churches. His emphasis on missions and evangelism is wonderful. Yet, given his recent blog post on the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats, I wonder if he realizes that his call for generosity to poor Christians, among other issues he writes on, is part of a broader issue of holiness in deeds and relationships.

He has been quoted as saying that churches that invest in missions will be remembered, that is true. But, it also seems to me that, given Revelation 2-3, the churches that invest in holiness are those that will not only be remembered, but will survive for generations to come.

To quote President and CEO Greear:

I pray he has the wisdom and understanding that comes from the Spirit to know the Father's will (Ephesians 1:17, Colossians 1:9). I hope more people pray for this with me. I thank God our Father he knows the vital importance of missions and evangelism, especially after the "prayer walking" fad of yesteryear. I also pray he fully realizes and acts on the need for holiness among all churches, for the survival of those congregations for generations to come.

 

From Greear’s book Breaking the Islam Code: “Believing wrong things about God and worshiping him incorrectly doesn’t mean one is worshipping a different God” (p.59).

Read more at J.D. Greear says Christians & Muslims Worship the Same God

This is utter nonsense on stilts. Because allah with the lower case means god with the lower case does not mean that Allah of Islam is God in any sense.

Can anyone recommend another denomination?

 

Thank you! Next he will be saying that Mormons, JWs and Christian Scientists worship the same God that Christians do. I thought that preachers were supposed to be smarter than I am.

 

Is it correct to say this about Greear?

2 Corinthians 11:4 (KJV) For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or [if] ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with [him].

 

Any who would state that Allah of islam is Yahweh of the Bible would be someone that should never pastor a church, much less head up the SBC!

 

And that Muhmmed outranks Jesus Christ?

 

By your fruit you will know them, and this fruit of his is ripen garbage!

 

See his views on Allah and Yahweh!

 

Where did he say that?

 

In his book.

 

Ok, care to post a link or cite? I thought that I had read through all of the links posted so far, but let me know if I missed it.

 

J.D. Greear says Christians & Muslims Worship the Same God

 

Ok, again, where in that link does Greear write that:

 

I missed that you were asking if he outranked. Just the fact that he calls them the same with different names is what I was referring to. Sorry.

 

President and CEO Greear is totally wrong on the god of Islam. He seems to have some bad ideas, including his stance on tongues.

However, we must be careful as he is an elder. Also, we are told to gently rebuke a brother in the bible. Since I doubt anyone here holds him as apostate, that means consistent, respectful correction is needed.