One of the advantages of social media is that an author receives pretty quick feedback on an article, allowing him to see what people are hearing or not hearing from his piece. For that reason, I’m grateful for the robust social media response—positive and negative—to my written reflections and the Pastors Talk with Mark Dever on Saturday. Both commented on Friday’s Grace Community Church elder statement, which called churches to join them in obedience to Christ by resisting the government’s restrictions on various gatherings, including churches. Some folks were very critical of our stance, and we welcome the pushback.
One question that has surfaced again and again on Twitter is this: Why would 9Marks feel compelled to respond to these elders and raise these points right now? Aren’t you the pro-church and pro-gathering guys?
It’s a good question, yet it takes me right back to the point of the article, which most critiques seem to have missed (I’m happy to take responsibility for that). We’re not looking for a debate on civil disobedience or what the Supreme Court said in Nevada or how bad the pandemic is or isn’t. As I said in my first piece, the stance of the
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