Monday, May 23, 2022
The Briefing with Albert Mohler
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
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🗓️ 23 May 2022
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Part I (00:13 - 05:46)
The SBC Independent Investigation of Sexual Abuse and the Judgment of the LordPart II (05:46 - 18:17)
‘For Real, God is Pretend, and For Pretend, God is Real.’: The Problem of Evil, ‘Fictionalism,’ and the Need for a Faith Based on Fact How to Pray to a God You Don’t Believe In by New York Times (Scott Hershovitz)Dear God, Even if You Don’t Exist by New York Times Part III (18:17 - 24:03)
Passing on the Faith Once for All Delivered to the Saints, Starting From the Home: The Apologetic Imperative for Christian Parents Raising Christian Children
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| 0:00.0 | It's Monday, May 23rd, 2022. |
| 0:05.0 | I'm Albert Mooler, and this is the briefing, a daily analysis of news and events |
| 0:12.0 | from a Christian worldview. I want to begin |
| 0:14.8 | today with words from the prophet Isaiah. It comes from the book of Isaiah chapter 37 |
| 0:19.6 | verse 1. It happened when King Hezakiah heard it that he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the Lord's house. |
| 0:28.0 | I'm speaking today at one of the most difficult moments ever experienced by my beloved |
| 0:32.7 | denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention. |
| 0:34.8 | Considering the historical roots of the SBC, that's actually quite a statement, but |
| 0:38.2 | it's true. |
| 0:39.2 | This is a moment long-incoming, and it is not over. Yesterday afternoon the report produced by the |
| 0:44.6 | investigative firm Guidepost Solutions concerning sexual abuse in the |
| 0:48.5 | Southern Baptist Convention was released to the public. Along with everyone else |
| 0:52.3 | I saw it yesterday for the first time. |
| 0:54.3 | The report was produced as an independent investigation of sexual abuse in the |
| 0:59.0 | SBC and the handling of abuse accusations by the SBC's Executive Committee. the this today. I am not a neutral or independent observer. I'm president of the |
| 1:14.3 | SBC's oldest institution and I've been involved in the leadership of the |
| 1:18.1 | SBC for 35 years. I speak daily on this podcast, The Brief briefing, to how Christians should understand issues and events from a Christian worldview. |
| 1:27.0 | Others, thinking about this from greater distance, and from outside SBC leadership will certainly address this report and its consequences. |
| 1:34.8 | But given my own responsibilities and roles, not talking about this today on the briefing would |
| 1:39.5 | feel like cowardice and dereliction of duty. |
| 1:42.4 | The first truth that must be spoken is the |
| 1:44.5 | heartbreaking fact that many precious individuals made in God's image have been |
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