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Jack Schaap’s Fall & the Future of the IFB Movement: Act 2

Posted by Bob Hayton on

September 18th, 2012

Just seven weeks ago the news broke about Jack Schaap’s fall. The pastor of the largest independent fundamental Baptist Church in the world had been fired under suspicions of sex abuse of a minor. Well today it was announced that he reached a plea agreement with the authorities and has…

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Sorrowful, Angry, but not Hateful: A Survivor’s Reaction to the News from FBC Hammond

Posted by Bob Hayton on

August 8th, 2012

I wanted to share another post about the Jack Schaap situation. The author of this post, Lori Shaffer, contacted me and thanked me for the posts I’ve written surrounding this sad event. She wanted to share her post with me, and I must say I was very impressed. This is…

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Particular Pitfalls of Independent Baptists: Legalism

Posted by Bob Hayton on

August 3rd, 2012

Jack Schaap is not the first high profile pastor or church leader to fall into sin. I remember blogging about the fall of Ted Haggard, former president of the National Association of Evangelicals, back in 2006. Roman Catholics have their fair share of priest-turned-pedophiles, and no church group has the…

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Jack Schaap’s Fall and the Future of the IFB Movement

Posted by Bob Hayton on

August 1st, 2012

Another Independent Fundamental Baptist (IFB) leader is dismissed amid a national scandal. First Baptist Church of Hammond Indiana, which boasts the world’s largest Sunday School and membership of 15,000, issued the following press release yesterday: At this time, we deeply regret the need to announce that First Baptist Church has…

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John Sailhamer’s Messianic Interpretation of the Song of Solomon

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February 17th, 2011

I came across the NIV Compact Bible Commentary and was delighted to find that John Sailhamer was its author. I’ve so enjoyed his The Meaning of the Pentateuch, that I picked up his commentary on the Pentateuch. I’m going to have to pick up this compact Bible commentary of his…

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The Lightlings by R.C. Sproul

Posted by Bob Hayton on

December 31st, 2010

Have you ever wondered why stories have such power to move us? Why children sit mesmerized when they hear a fairy tale, and why people inevitably share their own personal stories when they get together? Stories move us because we are part of a bigger story, “The Story”. As Christians,…

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Why Preachers Fall

Posted by Bob Hayton on

September 1st, 2010

The higher you rise, the harder you fall. There seems to be nothing more universally revolting than the fall of a big name preacher. The scandals of Jim & Tammy Bakker, Jimmy Swaggart and Ted Haggard all made the national news headlines. But not every scandal gets such nationwide attention. …

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We Believe (#5): Man's Sin and Fall

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September 23rd, 2007

Part 5 in a series of Sunday posts celebrating the glorious Truth we believe as Christians. The readings are quoted from the Elder Affirmation of Faith, of my church, Bethlehem Baptist (Pastor John Piper). I’m doing this because every few weeks our congregational reading is an excerpt from this document,…

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