The practice of nailing the colors to the mast, meant that a ship refused to surrender to the enemy.
Dear Christian, be prepared to nail your colors to the mast in service to the Savior Jesus Christ. Refuse to surrender, no matter what our enemy, Satan, hurls at us!
The fact that today's SBC is having the same debate over women pastors with "Conservatives" using the same talking points that were used by the liberals 40+ years ago, shows that the Conservative Resurgence™ was merely a speedbump and not a true theological course correction.
You can't judge a person by the cover of their "Book."
It has been said that, "A bible that is falling apart probably belongs to someone who isn't."
A bible that isn't falling apart may have been repaired and rebound just as it had done for the person who wore it out.
@BlueTimeFairy@Truth_matters20 This is true. That is why, Jesus Christ, God the son, came to Earth and died on the Cross as the perfect sacrificial Passover Lamb.
Nothing we could do was good enough. Only the perfect Son of God could please God and take away man's sin.
@MichelleDLesley@kellierstewart At my ordination, there were several liberal pastors on the council (the church that called me was BGAV at the time).
I was asked that very question.
I replied, "Are you suggesting that witnessing is all that a pastor does?"