Again, I regret it has to come to this. I suppose a

similar measure would have to be undertaken were a

significant number of Baptist churches adopting a "Catholic"

doctrinal lifestyle. Baptist life has its distinctives

just as Pentecostal life has its distinctives. Both have much to learn from

one another while not forsaking their differences.

A Baptist church that promotes the speaking in tongues

and "being slain in the Spirit" perhaps has left its Baptist

moorings and personality. It's more of a Pentecostal church. You

see, we can all have our distinctives and still love and respect

one another. Unity in our Lord Jesus Christ does not

require abdication of our heritage nor our home court practices.

Who's right? Well, I don't want to make a call. I do want

to continue being a Baptist who is in fellowship with my

fellow believers who are Pentecostal and Liturgical and whatever.

On some things, I may be right and you may be wrong. On

other things, you may be right and I may be wrong. Truly, we

all can't be right at the same time. Nor wrong. And,

when we all that's right, all of us get to heaven, it won't matter.

It will be a day of such rejoicing because we all will be

singing and shouting the victory Christians together.

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