Dallas Theological Seminary Graduation at Prestonwood Baptist

[bgwilkinson]

Here is a Seminary Graduation.

 

[Twisted]

Here is a Seminary Graduation.

Another large group of apostates that will do little to nothing to build faith in the word of God, start soul winning churches, live a separated life from sin and the world and will never be known as a "peculiar" people.

 

[fishinnut]

Here is a Seminary Graduation.

Another large group of apostates that will do little to nothing to build faith in the word of God, start soul winning churches, live a separated life from sin and the world and will never be known as a "peculiar" people.

"Peculiar" or Twisted? :

 

[Jrock]

This raises the question on how Jack Hyles viewed Dallas Theological Seminary. Did he ever said anything at the pulpit or in writing about DTS?

 

[bgwilkinson]

Bro. Hyles was an anti-intellectual.

He did not believe in studying systematic theology as it might mess up his latest spin on Bible interpretation.

He was also death on apologetics.

 

[Jrock]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Jack Hyles a protege of John R. Rice? Both men were against expository preaching and I guess systematic theology. The reason was because they believe that it did not grow soul winning churches.

Jack Hyles 's "The Science of Calling a Pastor" Quote:

"Choose someone who is not a Bible expositor. There is not one expository sermon in the Bible. All of them are topical. I am not fighting expository preaching, but that kind of preaching will destroy a great church. Do not be swayed by their suave teaching. The great soul-winning churches have been pastored by topical preaching. I am not talking about evangelistic church; I mean soul-winning church! If you want a soul-winning church, you must call a pastor who preaches topical sermons."

"Many of our once great soul-winning churches fell prey to the popular notion of expository preaching. They decided that they wanted more Bible, but when they got it, it cost them their effective soul winning."

John R. Rice said, "Expository preaching, as it is done in most Bible-believing pulpits, does not grow soul-winning churches" (Why Our Churches Do Not Win Souls, Sword of the Lord, 1966, p. 74).

So both Hyles and Rice believed that expository preaching does not grow soul winning churches. I disagree Romans 10:17 says "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God."

The preaching of God's Word is instrumental in a person's salvation. What do you think? Is expository preaching a danger to our churches? Hmmmm.

 

[Twisted]

What do you think? Is expository preaching a danger to our churches?

The answer, in all its simplicity, is "BALANCE".

 

[Jrock]

I like both expository and topical preaching. But "balance" is not what Hyles or Rice believed. They believe that local churches should be mainly evangelistic or soul winning. As a pastor said "they worship soul winning" to the point that bible teaching is secondary.

 

[Twisted]

I like both expository and topical preaching. But "balance" is not what Hyles or Rice believed.

They were wrong.

 

[Jrock]

There was also some strong disagreement between John R Rice and Lewis Sperry Chafer over the methods of evangelism. DTS Lewis Sperry Chafer criticized how "evangelists" were being used in churches. I don't remeber all the details but it got so controversial that John R Rice tried to stop the publishing of Chafer's book "True Evangelism".

 

[redhead]

Another large group of apostates that will do little to nothing to build faith in the word of God, start soul winning churches, live a separated life from sin and the world and will never be known as a "peculiar" people.
[/quote]

I'm sorry- I don't know you. You're kidding, right?

 

[Twisted]

I'm sorry- I don't know you. You're kidding, right?

Crazy people never kid, or pay attention to anyone who can't do a proper quote.