The story in Acts 2 is one of the most fascinating passages in all of Scripture. The Spirit fell on all of them. Men and women both. People spoke and people heard. Then, Peter stood up and quoted the prophet Joel: In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Notice, Paul doesn’t say “daughters, except in official capacities” or “daughters, pending a constitutional amendment.” Just daughters.
This week, as churches across the world were preparing their Pentecost sermons, Al Mohler announced he will propose a new amendment to the SBC constitution at the annual meeting in Orlando next month. The motion would add language to Article 3, Paragraph 1 of the SBC constitution specifying that a cooperating Southern Baptist church “does not act to affirm, appoint, or endorse a woman serving in the office or function of a pastor/elder/overseer, such as preaching to…