Pastor Adrian Rogers retires…
Here’s a good article from BP news regarding Adrian Rogers retiring from Bellevue Baptist Church after 32 years of service…
Retiring Adrian Rogers honored by friends from near & far
After reading this, I decided to do some internet searching with the google and clusty search engines. What was amazing is that I couldn’t find any negative things said about him. That’s even more amazing considering how Christians who believe in Biblical truth and the infallibility of God’s Word are normally taken to task by so many these days.
Note the comments from the above story:
Richard Land, president of the SBC’s Ethics & Religious Liberties Commission, called Rogers the Apostle Paul of the SBC.
“The amazing thing about this man is that he is the same in private as he is in public,” Land said. “Who he is comes forth from his inmost self. He’s humble, never haughty. Bold, never bombastic. Clear, but never cutting. Scintillating, but never sarcastic. Sanctified, but never sanctimonious.”
On Sunday morning, James Dobson of Focus on the Family said he loves and respects Rogers as much as anyone else in the country.
“The highest compliment that I can pay you is that you remind me a lot of my father,” Dobson told Rogers. “You draw me to Christ. When I am with you, I feel closer to the Lord.”
Adrian Rogers is a man of integrity, grace, humor, and most importantly - a man of God. That is reinforced even more when we see the comments of those close to him. Simply put: others see Jesus in him.
On the Love Worth Finding website…there are more comments:
Billy Graham: “We need for ministers of the Gospel to defend the Bible as the infallible Word of God…I believe in my heart that Adrian Rogers is such a man. I know him personally. I have walked with him and prayed with him…I know God’s hand is upon Adrian Rogers as he proclaims the Bread of Life from his church and through radio and television…I praise God for his ministry.”
Chuck Colson: “In my opinion, Adrian Rogers is one of the truly great preachers in America today - and a beloved friend. This is God’s man with God’s message.”
George Bush: “Here is a man whom the Southern Baptists have kept coming back to. He served them earlier as president of the Convention and now again. On top of everything else, he pastors one of the largest churches in the world…There are many who presume to speak for the evangelical movement, but surely Dr. Rogers is one of the handful who truly represents them. He is a great man with a lot of influence and a lot of wisdom…”
Some good related links:
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