Let me say that my firsthand dealings with Dr. Shumate (who wrote the article in question) and my local FBFI church have been extremely positive.
Unfortunately though, I suspect the FBFI will find themselves in a bit of a catch-22 with their critics. If they had done nothing they would always been charged with indifference on the matter. But doing something, like this blog/journal article, can be spun as damage control, too little to late, etc. Especially when there are people who would still like a greater degree of resolution to the Dr. Phelps issue (which I only bring up because of its fairly direct relation to the question above).
I had Dr. Shumate as my advisor when I was at BJU (He’s since left); he’s a top notch guy that I really enjoyed working with and who has a real blessing as I went through his classes on church admin. I am sure that God is using him mightily; I know that he was very concerned about reaching out to the Spanish speaking community in Greenville.
As for the FBFI - kudos to them for starting a blog; I’m looking forward to seeing what they put up in the future. I have a bunch of old Frontline mags that I’ll still look at every once in a while.
Oh, and JG - The answer is “no”. Bank on it.
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Unfortunately though, I suspect the FBFI will find themselves in a bit of a catch-22 with their critics. If they had done nothing they would always been charged with indifference on the matter. But doing something, like this blog/journal article, can be spun as damage control, too little to late, etc. Especially when there are people who would still like a greater degree of resolution to the Dr. Phelps issue (which I only bring up because of its fairly direct relation to the question above).
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As for the FBFI - kudos to them for starting a blog; I’m looking forward to seeing what they put up in the future. I have a bunch of old Frontline mags that I’ll still look at every once in a while.
Oh, and JG - The answer is “no”. Bank on it.
"Our task today is to tell people — who no longer know what sin is...no longer see themselves as sinners, and no longer have room for these categories — that Christ died for sins of which they do not think they’re guilty." - David Wells
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