Posts by Wally Morris
Is Our Culture Our Failure?
Wally Morris The significant changes in attitudes and laws concerning homosexuality, polygamy, marijuana, and other issues have surprised Christians who knew these changes would come eventually but not so quickly. Second Timothy 3:1ff. describe the characteristics of the last days, so we knew our society would experience significant changes. The policy change last year, then…
Read MoreScholarship, Separation, and ETS (4)
Part Four: Examining ‘Staying In’ in Light of Separation Passages Wally Morris [One] ♦ [Two] ♦ [Three] ♦ [Four] ♦ [Five] ♦ [Six] The Application Of Separation: Do Biblical Principles Of Separation Apply To The ETS? Common Reasons For Fundamentalist ETS Membership & Responses Often in discussion and debate about separation,1 the various arguments focus…
Read MoreScholarship, Separation, and ETS (3)
Part Three: The ETS & Inerrancy – how deep is the commitment? Wally Morris [One] ♦ [Two] ♦ [Three] ♦ [Four] ♦ [Five] ♦ [Six] Doctrinal Basis of the ETS Article III of the ETS Constitution states very simply the doctrinal basis for the ETS, and every member must “subscribe in writing annually” to this…
Read MoreScholarship, Separation, and ETS (2)
Part Two: Introducing Christian Scholarship and the ETS Wally Morris [One] ♦ [Two] ♦ [Three] ♦ [Four] ♦ [Five] ♦ [Six] Christian Scholarship Many resources exist for understanding Christian scholarship. Several years ago, Kevin Bauder wrote a series of articles called “Fundamentalists and Scholarship”, originally published in his In The Nick Of Time column. These…
Read MoreScholarship, Separation, and ETS (1)
Part One: Raising some questions Wally Morris [One] ♦ [Two] ♦ [Three] ♦ [Four] ♦ [Five] ♦ [Six] With this article we commence a series raising the question of Fundamentalist involvement in the Evangelical Theological Society. Some of our readers may have never heard of the ETS, we hope that this series might be enlightening.…
Read MoreThe Pressure Is Growing
Wally Morris Three recent events illustrate the growing pressure on anyone who believes in the traditional (Biblical) definition of marriage and who believes that homosexuality is wrong.
Read MoreSeparation of Church and State
Wally Morris One of the fundamental historical characteristics of Baptist belief has been the belief in the separation of church and state. In America, the phrase “wall of separation between church and state” was the creation of Thomas Jefferson. He wrote those words in an 1802 letter to a group of Baptists from Danbury, Connecticut.…
Read MoreRiding Against the Wind: the struggle to maintain a fundamentalist mindset
Wally Morris As pastors get older, we tend to develop stress related health problems such as high blood pressure, ulcers, and coronary disease. We also tend to eat too many snacks and drink too much coffee and carbonated drinks. For several years, during the warmer months, I have enjoyed cycling as a way to exercise,…
Read MoreWhat Do We Build That Lasts?
Wally Morris For a brief time in high school, I was the president of our local archeology club. I grew up in southern Georgia near the coast, an area of arrowheads, shark’s teeth, and colonial history. Just north of where I lived is St. Simons Island where John and Charles Wesley ministered to the soldiers…
Read MoreA Plea For Prayer Meeting
Wally Morris How many churches still have a Prayer Meeting during the week? I am referring to a church-wide assembly where believers of all ages meet to review prayer needs and then pray about those needs. Prayer Meeting has been replaced by a “mid-week service”, childrens’ ministry, teen ministry, singles ministry, and other activities. Some…
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