Dr. Mike Licona resigned from his position as the Apologetics guru of the Southern Baptist Convention at The North American Mission Board. In a recent Baptist Press article Dr. Licona said; “Historical research, Licona said, must work on a case-by-case basis.” According to Dr. Licona’s own words, he believes the Scriptures are to be approached with a question in the back of the reader’s mind concerning the historical accuracy of the text. Friends, this is not inerrancy. Any approach to the text with a question concerning the historical accuracy of the text negates the basis of the text being without error. It is like two Baptists, one a Frewill Baptist and another a Confessional Baptist singing the song, “when we all get to heaven”. The confessional Baptist sings it with a statement of fact in his voice. While the Freewill Baptist sings it verbally, but in his mind changes the words to; “if” we all get to heaven.
Well it looks as if the “scholarly” community, as expressed by SEBTS’s professor Dr. Evans, desires to be “the appropriate places for such a discussion to occur“. This scholarly community is saying, in essence, “these dumb preachers are just trying to jump on a band wagon.” Well, let’s look at who is leading the “band wagon.” Read more
