Are you a DB?
Posted by: stuartdelony in Baptist, Blogroll, Church, Conservative, DB, Dirty Baptist, Jesus, Ministry, Southern Baptist, general, god, people, relationship, religion, sbc, spirituality
That’s right. I’m a Dirty Baptist or DB. I’m not ashamed of it. Frankly, I’m proud of it.
So what is a DB?
You might be a DB if… (you answer NO to these)
1. You must wear a suit on Sunday (and you like it).
2. Sitting in your pews makes you smell like old person (and that’s a good thing).
3. You put Charismatics in the same category as Mormons (because they’re both a cult)
4. The sound of pipe organs makes you feel at home (let us turn now to hymn 3732.34b).
5. You have used the term “Turn or Burn” in the course of evangelism (it’s truth people need!).
6. You’ve used a bible as a weapon to bludgeon a non believer (sword of the spirit baby).
7. You pronounce Jesus with four syllables (J-huh-eEEEE-Sssussss!).
8. You hold to traditions, but have no idea why you do them (it’s what we’ve always done!)
So as a DB what do I personally stand for? Well, I believe in the biblical model of a church (Acts) and not a set of traditions set in motion 70 years ago or ones by chubby Buddha Ricky Bobby Warren. I believe that God is living and you have to move and change to keep up with Him. I believe that we’ve sold the danger of the Great Commission for the comfort of the American Dream. I believe that we need to engage, pursue, and love the dirty people (i.e. the ones we don’t want sitting next to us on a Sunday morning because you know they sin - like we don’t). I believe that the biblical model of a believer and follower of Christ is a dangerous thing that the world fears (but rarely sees).
So what officially makes me a Dirty Baptist? Well, it’s the looks of disapproval I garnet from the other Baptists as I move outside the box (or sanctuary).
So don’t get me wrong, I love Baptists. It’s just I enjoy being a dirty one.
So what about you? Are you a DB? Or a Dirty ________ (insert denomination)?
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Oh boy Stuey! You have opened up yourself to a barrage of abuse on this post! Good on you. I personally detest denoms when their culture and values are placed higher then scripture. At times, the community and accountability is ok but this doesn’t happen the way it should.
Being an Aussie and watching what happens in the US freaks me out many times. It seems as if there is a civil war going within the church on denom and theological lines. Like yourself, I prefer to be a dangerous christian instead of a labeled one.
As far as a title is concerned, I like “Dirty Christ Follower”. But even “Christ Follower” is attacked by the conservatives and abused by the liberals. You just can’t win!
Just give me Jesus!
I’m a dirty Non-denomer who grew up fighten fundie, baptist. I am hoping to call you tomorrow afternoon my time. I have been in training meetings all week. By the time I get out I’m fried. I could call you in the morning in my way in but I have to leave here about 7 am and that means it’s like 4 am there. I imagine you’re spending that time worshiping God by intensely studying your eyelids.
so, this is totally unrelated, but….no baby yet?
No baby till end of the month.
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