Sunday, December 31, 2006

Gardner Calvin Taylor

 
Gardner Calvin Taylor
Gardner Calvin Taylor  The Reverend Gardner Calvin Taylor is senior pastor emeritus of the Concord Baptist Church of Christ in Brooklyn, N.Y. The “On Faith” panelist led the congregation from 1948 to 1990, as church membership grew by 9,000 and through a 1952 fire that necessitated a $1.7 million rebuilding effort. His role as pastor included oversight of the Concord Baptist Church Elementary School, Concord Nursing Home, Concord Clothing exchange, Concord Federal Credit Union, Concord Seniors Residence and Concord Baptist Christfund. Beyond Brooklyn, Taylor has taken the pulpit from London’s Westminster Hall to China to Copenhagen to Zambia. His publications include How Shall They Preach, The Scarlet Thread, Chariots Aflame and Wisdom. Among his awards and honorary degrees are doctorates from Oberlin College, Leland College, Wake Forest University and Howard University; a Star of Africa, conferred by Liberian President William Tubman; and the rank of Knight Commander, Order of African Redemption, conferred by President William Tolbert of Liberia. President Clinton awarded Taylor the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2000. Born in Baton Rouge, La., he now resides in North Carolina.
Gardner Calvin Taylor  The Reverend Gardner Calvin Taylor is senior pastor emeritus of the Concord Baptist Church of Christ in Brooklyn, N.Y. The “On Faith” panelist led the congregation from 1948 to 1990, as church membership grew by 9,000 and through a 1952 fire that necessitated a $1.7 million rebuilding effort. more »
Faith Gives Substance To Unseen Evidence (Hebrews 11:1)

I believe that Jesus Christ was and is the Son of God. The key word in the sentence for me is “believe.”

The conduct of life is based on “belief,” key to everything from this lofty, central article of our Christian faith, down to the confidence that at a traffic signal each motorist will obey the red or green light, or that the label on a drug or grocery item is true.

I believe that Jesus Christ was and is the Son of God because of the witness of scripture, the witness of my heart, and the witness of two thousand years of Christian experience.

Jesus, loyal spokesman for truth that he was here on earth, said “He that hath seen me hath seen the Father” (Gospel of John 14:9). Jesus Christ was in time what God is in eternity, a faithful “transcript” of the Creator and Sustainer of the universe.

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