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vehemently today. It is not the type of evangelism we find in the New Testament, and I refuse to follow man-made theology and practice regardless of what label it bears and regardless of how many of the brethren support it. Truth is not determined on democratic principles. Baptists and fundamentalists who teach and practice contrary to the Bible are as wrong as Protestants and New Evangelicals and Emergents who do so.
This unscriptural methodology has permeated a large segment of the independent Baptist movement during the past three decades.
Though many men have been guilty of promoting this, I believe the one man who has wielded the largest influence is the late PASTOR JACK HYLES. His influence waned a bit in the 1990s before his death, but in the 1970s and 1980s, his influence was vast through Hyles-Anderson College, his books, and the annual Pastor’s Schools. In fact, his influence is still vast.
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