WHEREAS, The Southern Baptist Convention continues to make the Word of God central in its mission and ministry of leading men, women, and children to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ, and
WHEREAS, The American Bible Society provides an essential worldwide service for all people through the translation, publication, and distribution of the Scriptures, especially for the Southern Baptist Convention’s Bold Mission Thrust, in Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Spanish as well as English, and
WHEREAS, We appreciate that thousands of members of Southern Baptist churches are American Bible Society volunteers serving in their community by promoting the use of American Bible Society produced Scriptures, and
WHEREAS, We recognize that the American Bible Society and the other members of the United Bible Societies continue to produce local language translations of the Scriptures similar to the Good News Bible to make the Word of God more accessible to people around the world.
BE IT RESOLVED, That the messengers of this Convention encourage all state conventions, associations, and churches to be bold in their reading and sharing of the Word of God, and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, That we encourage our churches to support the American Bible Society with their constant prayers and gifts to ensure that an ever-increasing supply of the printed Word will become available to all people in the language they speak and at a price they can afford.