With all the interesting events over the past year, I think it is somewhat ironic that next year's SBC be held so close to the Alamo. Being a Texan, I was brought up with the legend and truth of the battle there. Sometimes it is hard to determine which is which. Not all the defenders held to the same convictions for being there and to this day people debate all kinds of mystery associated with it.
Similarly, the universal church of today appears to have internal conflicts going on in every denomination. There is legend, myths, fallacies, and truth from proponents and opponents of each issue.
Whenever the apostles encountered legalism, license, and heresy it always came back to the gospel of Jesus Christ and his sufficiency for salvation. There are a lot of issues and hills Christians are willing to die on; maybe there should be only one.
1 Cor 2:2
For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
Gal 6:14
But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.
Grace to all
Troy
