Being born into a new life through the Spirit is real; but I do not, and will not believe in the Southern Baptist mantra "once saved, always saved." That was just a nice little refrain for the 18th and 19th slaveholders to do terrible things to their slaves and claim they were still Jesus' little pure lambs.
Yes, I consider it incredibly problematic because it rejects any sense of accountability for harmful behavior. It doesn't matter how bad you are to others, you still get the greatest blessing of all: heaven! Meanwhile, you can know that all those other people who are not a real Christians (tm) who are trying to establish boundaries on your behavior to protect others from you are going to burn in hell. Indeed, an ncredibly problematic theology.
Being born into a new life through the Spirit is real; but I do not, and will not believe in the Southern Baptist mantra "once saved, always saved." That was just a nice little refrain for the 18th and 19th slaveholders to do terrible things to their slaves and claim they were still Jesus' little pure lambs.
Yes, I consider it incredibly problematic because it rejects any sense of accountability for harmful behavior. It doesn't matter how bad you are to others, you still get the greatest blessing of all: heaven! Meanwhile, you can know that all those other people who are not a real Christians (tm) who are trying to establish boundaries on your behavior to protect others from you are going to burn in hell. Indeed, an ncredibly problematic theology.