Ken;
Let me use the following one in the place of Rev. I agree he was talking to the church but also most of that was during a time of transition from the Law to Grace and I think they had some problems we don’t have to deal with today.
Isaiah, chapter 45
21": Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.
"22": Look unto me, and
be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.
"23": I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
also.. Bob... I wanted to ask you a personal question... and I mean no disrespect to you at all, so please do not be offended... I know that you are a Pastor, have been for a long time... you have your church, your livlihood... if.... if... you were convinced that Calvinism were correct, what would happen to your pastorate?
blessings,
Ken
Probably same thing that would happen to all other Pastors/Moderators that no longer believed in the doctrine of the church they were serving, I would no longer be a Pastor in Old Regular Baptist for sure. Fortunately, I have been asked by the United Baptist to come to them and I am sure the Primitive would accept me if I believed as they do for I have many relatives, friends who are Primitive and my first cousin is the Association Moderator of Mates Creek Primitive Baptist Association. I think they would all receive me with much love. I might not be a Pastor/Moderator but I would be an ordained preacher. The reason I put Pastor/Moderator is because in The Old Regular Baptist we are called Moderators. Personally, I find no fault with using Pastor but the ORB frown on it.