Tm Aschol has posted a great blogersation with his good friend Alvin Reid. The discussion is demonstrative of the deep friendships that can and must exist within the plurality of theological positions within the SBC. The beauty of their friendship is that they do not play down their differences, reduce their convictions to the lowest common denominator, or assume since “doctrine divides” (a phrase that I wish would return to hell) that they must eliminate it for the cause of an empty unity. These guys are real friends with a raw, vulnerable, and open interaction. The end their blogersation as follows:
I guess I would say finally that the common virtue we share is not only for the Word and the gospel, but there is a great sense of urgency. Tom has a daughter serving in a far away land for the gospel. My president, Danny Akin, has two children doing the same thing. This is not a theoretical or even a utilitarian connection. We are driven by a sense of urgency for a world lost and in need of Christ Who alone can save.
We not only should join together for the gospel, we must!
Read the whole thing here.
