Coming Up...Week 2: Meeting the True Believers of The Berean Baptist Church

Next on the list my buddy Chad and I are going to visit the Berean Baptist Church in Ogden,Utah. Their homepage reads:

"Since 1958, Berean Baptist Church has been standing as a faithful gospel witness in Ogden, Utah and throughout the Wasatch Front.  We count it our special privilege to serve the Lord in this area and at this time. "

 I was looking through the site and it appears that this is an independent Baptist church and are proudly fundamentalist and adhere only to the King James version of the Bible. One thing that raised an eyebrow for me was this:

"A Church that Defends the Faith (2 Timothy 2:24-26).  Living in Utah provides us with many opportunities to defend the faith against unbelieving attacks.  We strive to do so in the spirit of meekness as God's Word commands.  But we also strive to do so rigorously, with a humble boldness and reliance upon the Word of God in every apologetic encounter.  We strive to defend the faith manfully, earnestly contending for the faith.  We strive to defend the faith faithfully, not ever apologizing for the "less than palatable" parts of Scripture.  We strive to be "always ready to give an answer to every man that asketh us a reason of the hope that lieth within us."  In the future, we will provide material and information that directly addresses Mormon attacks on our faith.  If you would like to watch a 25 minute gospel presentation that plainly presents the gospel of "grace alone" and is particularly designed for our LDS neighbors"

They call it a humble boldness, but to me it comes off as a bit arrogant and like they are in Utah, calling out the Mormons. In this tactic they also seek to play the victim which I find distasteful.
They are pro-Seperation of Church and State (which REALLY surprised me! Good for them, that's a win). Or really separation of just about everything, they seem to be very exclusive so I am not certain how they will react when two strangers show up out of the blue.Oh and humans are lowly creatures...

"We emphasize the Biblical doctrine of man's innate wretchedness and sinfulness against a holy and righteous God.  We believe that salvation is the gift of God, whereby a sovereign and holy God extends His free grace to unworthy sinners."

I am looking forward to the service and hoping that I can gain better perspective on their positions and meet with them in their house of worship and try to understand them. Chad is not really looking forward to this one but we are in this together. If we are questioned about why we are there or what our position is, we will of course be honest, and tactful. My goal is mainly understanding and experience followed by entertainment (but I may leave out that last bit).

"According to Acts 17:11, Paul praised the believers in Berea because they "received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily."  At Berean Baptist, we desire to follow the example of these early Bereans.  We strive to live by the whole council of God.  We want to help others do the same."

This will be fun