New Book documents . . .
The Betrayal of Southern Baptist Missionaries
written by John W. Merritt
General Secretary Emeritus of the European Baptist Convention
and a former SBC Missionary who served for 34 years.
Here's a brief outline of what the book discusses:
l. The process by which the fundamentalists got their
authority over the Southern Baptist Convention.
1. Authority over information
2. Exclusion (authority over) of women
3. Exclusion (authority over) lay leadership
4. Authority over truth
5. Authority over offerings (rejection of offerings
from CBF in 1994 SBC)
6. Authority over Jesus Christ (2000 SBC and 2000
Baptist Faith and Message)
7. Authority over missionaries and their message
2. The means by which they gained control
The mixture of good and evil to gain their
objectives
ONE BIG LIE DOCUMENTED AND TRACED
3. ANOTHER GOSPEL AND AN APPEAL TO THE CHURCHES
1. Rebellion against God's Greatest Commandments
2. Commitment of Evil Against Others, Especially
Christian Leaders
3. Failure to Live by the Truth
4. Rejection of the Ministry of Reconciliation
5. Quenching the Spirit and His Gifts in Themselves
and Others
6. Closing the Door of Freedom Opened by God
7. Establishment and Enforcement of Partiality
8. Refusal to Listen to the Church
9. Self Exaltation
10. Ignoring Biblical Warnings Against Disobedience
to God
4. Proposal of Actions for Southern Baptist Churches
1. Study and Ask Questions about the Bible
2. Study and Ask Questions about your Church
3. Hold Church Leaders Accountable to the Church
4. Study and Ask Questions about your church and the
Cooperative Program
5. Create Open Forums of Discussion
5.A New Vision for a New Future for Southern Baptists
A book review is in the September 2004 issue of Baptists Today
The book may be ordered from Smyth &
Helwys:
http://www.helwys.com/books/merritt.html
or from the author at ejmerritt@aol.com.