MacArthur on SBC: “When you literally overturn the teaching of Scripture to empower people who want power, you have given up biblical authority”
“During the ‘Truth Matters Conference,’ held Oct. 16-18 at Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, where he is pastor, MacArthur and other panelists were asked to give their gut reactions to one- or two-word phrases. Asked to respond to the phrase ‘Beth Moore,’ the name of a well-known Southern Baptist Bible teacher, MacArthur replied, ‘Go home.’” - RNS
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[Jay]The tweet in question never references MacArthur at all. Beth specifically mentions “the issues” and then refers to “misogyny” a moment later. She also explicitly denies the validity of “returning insult for insult”.
You can freak out and read shots at MacArthur into the tweet, or you can read what was actually written:
Really busy work day so I’m just now able to follow this up. Believe me, you guys, I’m not talking about cooling it on the issues. Misogyny is rampant & shameful. I’m talking about not returning insult for insult. What Jesus called us to do in a case like this is HARD but right.
And as others have said, MacArthur misrepresented Resolution 9 to his audience. What he said it was is untrue but what a lot of random people believe it to be. Read the text of Resolution 9. I have read it, disagree with it, and would have voted against it but I am not going to lie about what it says.
Come on, Jay. You’re embarrassing yourself. Her second tweet wasn’t a stand alone tweet separate from the MacArthur discussion. It was her follow-up tweet IN THE SAME THREAD that she had started with the admittedly admirable tweet. She is plainly calling MacArthur and anyone else who disagrees with her preaching activity a misogynist. She can’t just acknowledge a good faith difference in theology; she has to demonize with a feminist cultural buzzword. That’s no better, and I’d say worse, than MacArthur’s “go home” quip (which was followed by a more substantive response within the same platform discussion).
Here is a discussion of MacArthur’s quip that has more balance than anything else I’ve seen out there. The author agrees with MacArthur and disagrees with Moore on the substantive issues. Yet he is critical of MacArthur’s bluntness and makes good points about its lack of effectiveness. I prefer this criticism of Mac because the author doesn’t grovel at Beth Moore’s feet in the process.
https://rickthomas.net/podcast/life-over-coffee/ep-212-johnny-friends-p…
P.S. It’s a podcast, but the link also includes the text of the podcast if (like me) you prefer to read rather than listen.
What, Beth Moore can’t discuss two separate things in one thread several hours apart?
If you want another source that discusses this evenhandedly, look to Doctrine and Devotion: http://www.doctrineanddevotion.com/podcast/moorecarthur
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