“I mean, it’s nice to say “the Bible and the divinity of Christ”, but, then does that mean a, say non-Trinitarian group can be SBC? “
No. When their position was made known, they would be forced out, as have several homosexual tolerant congregations.
The statements in the link below are not binding in the sense that not all congregations accept them. Many congregations reject any idea of a doctrinal statement. However, congregations rejecting the Trinity, or saying homosexuals can marry, would not last long in the SBC.
Conversely, any member congregation can leave at any time. The SBC exists to provide common support for missions and seminaries.
http://www.sbc.net/bfm/bfmcomparison.asp
The Orthodox would maintain that if you innovate from Orthodoxy, your parish gets tossed out, but the Baptists don't have orthodoxy. So how? seriously
No. When their position was made known, they would be forced out, as have several homosexual tolerant congregations.
The statements in the link below are not binding in the sense that not all congregations accept them. Many congregations reject any idea of a doctrinal statement. However, congregations rejecting the Trinity, or saying homosexuals can marry, would not last long in the SBC.
Conversely, any member congregation can leave at any time. The SBC exists to provide common support for missions and seminaries.
http://www.sbc.net/bfm/bfmcomparison.asp
EXACTLY. And you have asked “how”, Cronos. The SBC would not accept the funds that were sent to it by the church and would refuse to seat their messengers at the convention. They would, in effect, be ousted from the association.