Bill Rhetts (@BRhetts)

On the surface, to undiscerning optimists, the #SBC banning female pastors or women preaching or teaching from the pulpit looks good. But what would have been something to celebrate would be banning all egalitarianism. Unfortunately, their egalitarianism will continue. Oh, sure, some of the SBC churches will change titles, but their #complementarianism will not change roles. They’ll just repackage and relabel their feminists to lead or teach over here and there. . For starters, let’s talk about their newly elected President, Willy Rice. He pastors Calvary Church in Clearwater, FL. (CCC). According to an analysis of their website, they are egalitarian. Oh, CCC may not call them “pastors,” but it sinfully has many women in leadership positions across various ministries, calling them “Director” and “Lead Director.” They’ve got women leading all over the place. They have them front and center on the stage. They even gave a pulpit, I mean a podcast, to one in her sleeveless shirt that displays her manly fully tattooed arm. . As most, his mega church is heterodox, not orthodox. They are unbiblical in many ways, including but not limited to. Their church has multiple “campuses” that emphasize getting a “service experience.” It is man-centered, even holding signage that tells the people, “You’re #1.” They have unbiblical “Children and student ministries” and contemporary entertainment. A VBS “Illumination Station” with a “fun-filled adventure.” An X150 movement with a “vision to multiply God’s blessings by 150.” . . There’s much more unbiblical nonsense, but in the interest of time, you get the point. That’s the church pastored by the new SBC President. . Nonetheless, I might be celebrating if the corrupt SBC repented and decided to practice the doctrine of the sufficiency of Scripture, and the principle “Thus saith the Lord!” In other words, they would never have to vote on an issue that the Scriptures already forbid. . They will wrongfully claim I’m divisive. But the divisive ones are those that sinfully disregard God’s Word with their contra Scriptura convention. As I’ve said for years. The solution to his problem is to abolish the corrupt SBC. Run from the SBC and their Rome-like hierarchy. More about #egalitarianism here https://www.theexpositor.tv/blog/what-is-egalitarianism-or-an-egalitarian/ #Feminism