The Holy Spirit has placed the pastor there. To fire him without false teaching or moral failure is sinful. – @piratechristian #RefMT2015
— Wilderness Radio (@wildernessradio) June 25, 2015
The catch? According to the SBC, the priesthood of the believer is vested exclusively in the pastor, who is the expert on what is and is not false teaching.
WHEREAS, The doctrine of the priesthood of the believer can be used to justify the undermining of pastoral authority in the local church.
Be it therefore RESOLVED, That the Southern Baptist Convention, meeting in San Antonio, Texas, June 14-16, 1988, affirm its belief in the biblical doctrine of the priesthood of the believer (1 Peter 2:9 and Revelation 1:6); and
Be it further RESOLVED, That we affirm that this doctrine in no way gives license to misinterpret, explain away, demythologize, or extrapolate out elements of the supernatural from the Bible; and …
Basically, if you don’t catch Pastor Bubba with his pants down — literally, and not even then if it involves children — you’re stuck with him.
This reminds me of Albert the Pious’ teaching that there’s no right to leave a church except for false teaching.
Seriously: Why does anybody regard these self-aggrandizing hot dogs as anything but objects of ridicule? All I can think is that it takes of lot of insecurity to be a good Southern Baptist.