Clarence Sexton: Leaving Behind a Legacy of Compromise, Pragmatism, Man-Centeredness, Error and Heresy

Reuben
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On December 12th, 2023, Pastor Clarence Sexton, the independent fundamental baptist (IFB) pastor of Temple Baptist Church, and president of Crown College, passed away. Sexton had built a major institution and was concerned about leaving a legacy. But did he and what kind of legacy? Some would say a good and godly legacy, but what does scripture say, our ultimate authority? His influence has been significant among the independent baptists, thanks in large part to the marketing and finances invested in him. But only Gods Word can effectually discern and judge whether a man has built a godly legacy or not.

We believe Pastor Clarence Sexton was a nice and likeable man, a friendly man who treated those he met with kindness and tenderness, from our angle. We have no issues with his personality, or his desire to see the good in everything. Many times however with this type of mindset, compromise becomes more easy and easily justifiable. We believe this was the case with Clarence Sexton. The same typical man-centred, pragmatic direction of ministry, attempting to appease all crowds and have no enemies, nor conflict, a southern hospitality mentality rather than a Biblical stance, while twisting, redefining, misusing, and abusing scripture to justify his agenda and support false doctrine and an anemic, corrupted gospel, and to enable compromised relationships. We believe Sexton to be another honourary member of the Order of Judas. The highly influential pastor of Temple Baptist Church and president of Temple Baptist College was loaded with the typical man-centred IFB errors and fallacies, church growth heresies and philosophies (albeit with a fundamentalist twist), and propagated the same false repentant-less, Lord-less, easy-believism, quick-prayerism gospel of Jack Hyles whom he loved and called "a great man" for whom he lied, the disgraced and wicked wolf and "pastor" of First Baptist Church of Hammond, a vessel of Satan to bring thousands into the lake of fire (2 Cor 11:12-15).

What was wrong with Clarence Sexton's doctrines and philosophies? A lot of things. Consider a few.

Clarence Sexton Preached and Purveyed an Anemic, Corrupted Gospel.

Sexton embraced and purveyed a false gospel (easy-believism/quick-prayerism 1-2-3 pray after me, no/false repentance, false teaching on evidence of salvation, silly carnival atmosphere, turned evangelism into a type of salesmanship, manipulated alter calls, false worship in tolerating and even embracing CCM music, etc, all of which is a perverted and corrupted gospel and falls guilty under Gal. 1:6-9.

Sexton made Temple Baptist into a Sword of the Lord type of church. Very slick, clever, and deceptive in the way they present the gospel, alter calls, how they typically define repentance in their doctrinal statements (or not at all), as if they actually believe in Biblical repentance, when in reality they don't. The careful student of scripture can normally see right through this deception. These types of churches would say that an issue really not should not be made of this, and that differences of opinion on the matter of repentance and Lordship are not grounds for separation. We would say, wow! How very pragmatic and how very unsurprising.

Sexton was more concerned about the filling of pews than the purity of the true gospel. He was more concerned with the image of his name and church and college and movement than the purity and obedience of Gods Word, than the preaching and standing for the truth of God Word. He was a master of pragmatism but not a master of the truth, and so it is amongst practically all Sword of the Lord type of churches, John R Rice leading the way.

What was glaringly absent in Sexton's gospel proclamation, a doctrine that rarely escapes his lips, and when it is mentioned, it's superficial and vague at best, but most often perverted and falsified almost without exception — is the doctrine of repentance and everything that it comes with, which is inseparable from the true gospel/salvation. At times he would give repentance a true but partial description, such as in this article, but only the one sentence on this critical doctrine, the very Foundation of Salvation.

There are three primary ways today that repentance is abused or corrupted, and essentially denied. One is to reduce it to merely a change of mind. This turns salvation to a mere intellectual exercise, confined solely to head knowledge. The word means a lot more than intellectualism. Two, saying that it is repenting of unbelief, that is turning from unbelief to belief, so someone who was not believing is now believing, and that is repentance apparently. They essentially dumb down repentance to being synonymous with faith, revealing their rejection of the doctrine. Nowhere is repentance portrayed like this in scripture, anywhere, and it’s once again a clever rejection of a critical and foundational doctrine of the gospel. Three, someone says repentance is a work, so it isn't required for salvation, but comes after salvation. Scripture shows clearly that biblical repentance isn't a work (Ac 11:18, 2 Tim 2:25) anymore than faith is (Phil 1:29, Eph 2:8-9), and we’re not saved by works, and we know that repentance is absolutely required for salvation (Mk 1:15; Ac 20:21; Lk 13:1-5; 5:31-32; 2 Pet 3:9; etc). All three of these corruptions of repentance are in fact denials.

Clarence Sexton was guilty of the first two points. He denied the paramount doctrine.

Is intellectual-only faith or repentance a false doctrine? It is. You hear this taught among fundamentalists. You can’t fellowship with those who teach this. I wouldn’t have anything to do with Clarence Sexton and Crown College for this reason alone.

I'm basing this on several factors that seem obvious to me, but if you are inside the barrel, you may not see it, because it looks like the rest of the barrel. Clarence Sexton pushes men that take this view and honours them; for instance, the Curtis Hutson Center. If you read Curtis Hutson's book on repentance or understood his spite for it, he's been a sort of father of what we're talking about.

I say intellectual only faith and repentance, because you can't separate repentance from faith in conversion. Repentance is more than just intellectual, the etymological approach, which says repentance is a mere change of mind, and worse a change of mind about unbelief. You weren't believing and now you're believing, so you changed your mind about believing, and that's what repentance is. That is the Curtis Hutson presentation but its heretically and horribly corrupt.

Scripture says that faith and repentance are more than intellectual, but also volitional and emotional. It is a conversion of the soul, which is more than the mind, but also the will and the emotion. The volitional aspect is mainly what's missing, turning from self, from your way to His way (Ac 14:15-16).

We cover in detail to the Biblical truth of repentance its necessity in gospel preaching and entrance into the kingdom of God in the following links, so we won't rehash all the details:

Sexton also warmly and lovingly embraced heretics that believed and taught a perverted repentant-less false gospel such as Jack Hyles and Curtis Hutson, thus he was in obvious agreement over a most critical doctrine (Am 3:3). Sexton's Crown College has the Curtis Hutson Center for Local Church Ministries there on campus. Hutson was as responsible as any fundamentalist leader for changing the gospel by changing the definition and description of repentance to an unbiblical one. First in his 1986 booklet, "Repentance: What Does the Bible Teach?", Hutson denied that repentance means to turn from sin (p. 4), rejected that it is sorrow for sin (p. 8), and taught that it means “a change of mind that leads to a change of action” (p. 16), thus he concluded with the false definition that repentance is merely “to change one’s mind.” Sexton's adoration of Curtis Hudson, even naming a building at the Crown College after him, speaks volumes as to the type of gospel he embraces. A “gospel” that is stripped of repentance at the very least. But Hutson didn’t just deny repentance. He hated repentance. Vehemently, even changing gospel hymns while editor at Sword of the Lord that contained the word repent. It comes as no surprise that Hutson was a very close friend of the wolf in sheep’s clothing Jack Hyles.

Hutsons "gospel" was a perverted gospel (Gal 1:6-7) which means he was accursed (Gal 1:8-9). But that didn't matter to Sexton because his gospel was practically the same.

Sexton's relationship with Jack Hyles whom he loved and called "a great man" in this video, where he lies for Jack Hyles, the disgraced and wicked wolf and "pastor" of First Baptist Church of Hammond in the 70's and 80's, speaks volumes to what Sexton really believed about the true gospel.

Clarence Sexton further rejected the true gospel by rejecting the Lordship of Christ. Men like Sexton accuse those who teach Christ's Lordship of teaching works salvation, and claim that repentance doesn't need to accompany faith to the point that it should practically be avoided, and that people can be Christians without showing true and dramatic change in their lives. This is hitting upon the heart of the problem. Correcting it would knock many of those preachers off of their thrones.

Sexton’s Man-Centeredness, Lording, Hero-Worship along with Rank, Nauseating Pragmatism of the Highest Order.

Man-centredness and hero worship along with rank pragmatism of the highest order, which is a mark of a false teacher (Rom. 16:17-18, pay attention to v. 18).

No, or next to no church discipline, another evidence of man-centred man-worshipping belly-servers. Obedience to Scripture isn't what drives these men but biggism, empirism, niceness, keeping the "peace."

People claim that pastor Sexton is completely tyrannical in his pastoring, a spiritual abuser. He doesn’t show love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness or temperance. “Woe be unto the shepherds that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! says the LORD.” (Jer. 23:1).

Clarence Sexton is not a real Dr. of anything–honorary doctorate from Tennessee Temple University.

One could provide dozens of examples of this, consider one:

Clarence Sexton performed power plays to show his congregation who was boss. Sexton used to have the choir repeat a song immediately if he liked it. There was an 8-minute long rendition of “It Is Well” that must have been tedious to sit through. And on many occasions, Sexton got up and told them to immediately repeat it. If you liked that arrangement, great. But the whole point was that he was showing the congregation that he could subject them to whatever he wanted. And that he was like a king who could cause a whole choir to perform at command, no matter how tedious and inconsiderate the command. He did this kind of thing all the time. Either you were impressed by it, and fell under his domineering control, or you eventually got out, perhaps for additional reasons.

Clarence Sexton Refused to Warn about Error, False Teachers, Corrupt Men, Especially Those Within the IFB and Rather Embraced Such Men (e.g., Jack Hyles, Curtis Hutson and son Tony, Jack Schaap, David Gibbs, Jack Trieber, etc). He Also Refused to Criticize or Accept Criticism.

Sexton’s false separation and affiliation with heretics and wolves in sheep’s clothing (e.g. Jack Schaap, Jack Trieber, Tony Hudson, First Baptist Church of Hammond, and all the rest of the fragmented and unrepentant remains of the Hyles coalition)

Sexton is a long-time affiliate of Jack Schaap, Jack Hyles, David Hyles, First Baptist Hammond, Pastors' School (Hyles), Hyles-Anderson, John Wilkerson, Scott Pauley, Sword of the Lord, Shelton Smith, Paul Chappell, West Coast Baptist, Jack Trieber, Golden State Baptist, Tony Hutson, Youth Congress, Mount Moriah Camp, John R Rice, Curtis Hutson, Lee Roberson, Lester Roloff, Faith for the Family, David Gibbs, Revival Fires, Dennis Corle, Jeff Fugate, Lonnie Mattingly, Keith Gomez, Mickey Carter, Eddie Lapina, Jim Shettler, Pensacola Christian, Bob Jones, etc.

Jack Hyles and First Baptist Church of Hammond. Sexton liked Jack Hyles. He was good friends and assoicates with him. He preached at his church, including Hyles "Pastors School."

Sexton gave a doctorate (from Temple Baptist College) to fellow cult leader John Wilkerson, who has now taken over the cultish profane pulpit of Hyles and Schaap.

David Gibbs. Clarence Sexton preached with David Gibbs, Johnny Pope, and Paul Chappell at a Preacher's Delight Conference. He closely associates with these men and has had Gibbs preach in his church multiple times. Gibbs is a lawyer and was a lawyer for Hyles who helped him deal with scandals like the A.V. Ballenger molestations, Dave Hyles immoral sexual predator cover-ups, and more. Gibbs has every legal right to defend people as a lawyer. The problem is, he then went into churches and claimed people like Ballenger, who was a convicted child molester, were innocent. Gibbs lies everywhere he goes. And he lies for child molesters like Ballenger, in church. This is part of the Hyles group that Sexton associated with. And Chappell and Pope are part of it too.

Pope attended Hyles-Anderson and may have even taught there. And Chappell worked for Trieber who is very corrupt. It appears Chappell moved in a better direction, but he really didn’t. He just made the package more appealing. We expose Paul Chappell here.

This past year you've probably heard about the Cameron Giovanelli scandal, Bob Gray Sr, and other things. That's part of it too.

You said in the past that Sexton distanced himself from Hyles. But if he's still preaching in meetings with Hyles' most obviously crooked accomplice, and others who have copied his ways, he hasn’t.

You've probably heard him. Look up the A.V. Ballenger scandal and watch how Gibbs and Hyles responded at the news conference they made after the Preying From the Pulpit news series aired if you want an idea of how crooked they really are.

Jack Schaap. Embraced the apostate Jack Schaap. Watch Sexton praise Hyles and Schaap, two false teachers on several levels, in 2011 (after the blasphemous teaching on communion) by clicking here. For more praise of Schaap by Sexton click here. Until the statutory rape was made public there was much promotion of Schaap by Sexton in print and video on the websites used by the Baptist Friends group that was founded, and is led, by Sexton. They all disappeared without a trace or explanation.

In the following clip, Clarence Sexton praises Jack Schaap: https://vimeo.com/62008223. In 2010 Jack Schaap preached a “sermon” he had titled “Polishing the Shaft,” where he simulated masturbating before the entire congregation. It is one of the most, if not the worse, disgusting “sermon” that one could watch. Sexton was aware of it.

Who was Schaap? He became the son-in-law of Jack Hyles through marriage to Hyles daughter Cindy. Following the passing of Hyles, Schaap became the Senior Pastor for First Baptist Church of Hammond, IN, in Jan 2001. In the same month, Schaap also took up the role of Chancellor of Hyles-Anderson College in Crown Point, Indiana, his alma mater. In 2012 he was arrested and plead guilty to a federal charge of taking a minor across state lines for sex. He was sentenced to 12 years in prison followed by five years’ probation.

Good for 1st Baptist/HAC to point out that Schaap will not have employment there. Now it’s time for them to remove honors given to Hyles, as he (and his son) are both implicated in similar kinds of offenses to those of Schaap–Jack Hyles against his secretary and her husband, and David Hyles against a host of victims.

Here is Sexton’s response, on his Facebook page, to the exposure of Jack Schapp’s grooming of a child and subsequent child abuse, a letter writte entitled "The Fall of a Friend" (source). https://www.facebook.com/pastorsexton/posts/484947034866129 (since removed)

There are times for God’s people to be silent and times when they need to speak. I have gone through another spine surgery and while at home recuperating, I have had a lot of time to ponder the goodness of the Lord and to praise Him for his care and keeping of my life. Let us remember that He never changes. The clearer our vision of God, the clearer everything else will be.

Just before I went into surgery I received the heart-breaking news concerning Brother Jack Schaap. Immediately, I called him and told him I had heard of his sin, and that I loved him and I was praying for him. I told him that if he desired to talk with me about this, I was willing to listen.

At the same time, I also spoke with Cindy. She was so heartbroken. Of course I told her Evelyn and I loved her, and that God will come to her aid and He will see her through this.

In forty-five years of ministry, I have not witnessed anyone who gave up so much for a moment of pleasure. This must be a warning to all of us.

Jack and Cindy Schaap have two wonderful children. Their son and daughter are admirable young adults in every sense of the word. They are married to outstanding Christians, and each of them has a beautiful family. I want them to have the brightest future possible. God is with them.

Many will be quick to condemn not only the Pastor, but also the grieving church which he pastored. Please allow me to say just a word about the First Baptist Church of Hammond, Indiana. It is an Independent Baptist Church and a truly great one. It is made up of great people who have a great Saviour. The Lord Jesus is with them. This great church has responded biblically and with compassion.

Upon finding the facts, the deacons of the church acted immediately to dismiss the pastor. Unanimously, they agreed that he has disqualified himself. They prayed for divine direction and the Lord is with them. The church did what was right even though their hearts were broken beyond what we who look on are capable of understanding. This is the Bible way. They are continuing to do the right thing, including cooperating with all local authorities. First Baptist Church of Hammond has displayed in their behavior a true biblical pattern. Christ remains their only head and the Bible, God’s Word, their sole authority for their faith and practice.

In conclusion let me say that I am grieved beyond words for people I genuinely love, but at the same time I am grateful to be an Independent Baptist. Dear friends, let us speak every word we speak as if it were spoken in the presence of Jesus Christ. It is.

Pastor Clarence Sexton

Galatians 6:6-10

This letter almost made us barf. It is a disgusting illustration of pragmatism and outright lies. The fakeness and faux humility is absolutely disgusting. Sugar coating the terrible crime commited and giving the appearance that "Christian" Schaap made a little slip up

The above letter written about a man who groomed a young girl and sexually took advantage of her, is a good example of the subject of this section.

Sexton refused to receive reproof or give any warnings about other IB’s, no matter how egregious the errors. Sexton was well aware of the horrible heresies that Schaap taught, but that didn't matter to Sexton. The only thing that mattered was how anything might affect the "pastor" and his "reputation." Here is an example from a book authored by the wicked Schaap:

"Psalm 119:30 says, ‘I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.’ That word laid is a sexual term which literally means the same thing as a man laying with a woman. God was saying that God’s laws should be as intimate as a marriage partner in a sexual liason. In the next verse, David gets more graphic. ‘I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame.’ That word stuck means ‘the act of a man entering his wife’; it is sexual intercourse. God says that the Word of God should be the Christian’s lover, and nothing should be closer to him than the Bible. The Words of God are supposed to be the most intimate lover of his life.” – Dr. Jack Schaap, “Marriage: The Divine Intimacy“, p. 50.

Sexton knew about it but did not reprove Schaap and rather continued not only his fellowship and friendship, he also promoted him. Once again this is a clear mark of a false teacher/believer (blatantly rejecting the truth of God’s Word and work of the ministry: e.g. Ac. 17:11: Rom. 16:17-18; 1 Th. 5:21; 2 Tim. 3:16-17; Pr. 10:17; 12:1, 15; 13:1; 15:10, 31-32; 17:10; etc).

He refused to receive or give any warnings about other IB’s, no matter how egregious their errors, which is also a mark of a false teacher/believer (blatantly rejecting the truth of God’s Word and work of the ministry: e.g. Ac. 17:11: Rom. 16:17-18; 1 Th. 5:21; 2 Tim. 3:16-17; Pr. 10:17; 12:1, 15; 13:1; 15:10, 31-32; 17:10); etc.

Consider the following video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCeEzY-PmjRBy2sdvaNHhdw/videos (scroll down to the bottom, the last 8 or so videos are all on Sexton). In these videos you will note the unrepentant embracement and friendship between Sexton and these two wolves in sheep’s clothing, even preaching in their church (First Baptist of Hammond). Sexton continued to embrace and praise these ungodly heretics like Hyles after everything had come to light (calling him “a man of God who fell”) and Schaap in 2011 after his blasphemous teaching on communion was brought to the public spotlight (see here Clarence Sexton Praises Jack Schaap and Clarence Sexton Lies Again For Jack Hyles and Clarence Sexton Continues Praising Jack Hyles, Schaap, and John Stancil) and up until Schaap’s statutory rape of a child was made public there was much promotion of Schaap by Sexton in print and video on the websites used by the Baptist Friends group that was founded and led by Sexton; but then they all disappeared without a trace or explanation. Yes sir, IFB fundamentalist pragmatism at its finest. Its really ungodly thats what it is, and reveals the wolf character of men like Sexton.

While hosting that inaugural meeting of the IBFI, Sexton, and other featured speakers made it very clear that any criticism of the meeting or movement was not welcome. Instead of appreciating that "iron sharpeneth iron," which is something a true friend does (Pr 17:17), those who questioned the promotion of some of the preachers at the conference were referred to as "presumptuous" and "immature." One preacher stated that we should "never criticize any man that's trying to get people saved. It doesn't matter who they are." That philosophy is foreign to Scripture. Peter, a preacher and follower of the Lord, was sharply rebuked by the Lord Jesus for his un-Scriptural statements (Matt 16:22-23). Later, the same Apostle was "withstood" by Paul for his wrong practice regarding the Gentiles (Gal 2:11), and Paul confronted him before the entire church at Antioch. Paul even went so far as to write his criticism down for believers all over the world to see! But not Sexton and the IBFI. They are built on the idea that as long as a man or ministry has the label of Independent Baptist then he or it is not to be judged in any way, just accepted. The concept is so foreign to the warnings of the Lord Jesus, Paul, Peter, John, and Jude that it just boggles the mind, doesn't it?

A few years ago, with the commencement of his Independent Baptist Friends International (IBFI) movement (which he repeatedly promised at the time was not a new organization, but of which he now is listed as the "executive director"), Dr. Sexton boosted the influence of Jack Schaap in a tremendous way, all while refusing the pleas and warnings from several of his friends to not promote Schaap who had already written his blasphemous book on communion and preached his series promoting a prosperity Gospel. When Schaap’s immorality was made public Sexton wrote about the “fall” of his “friend,” while never acknowledging the error of getting in fellowship with, and promoting Jack Schaap. This is how heretics operate, ungodly and unrepentant men that wouldn't stick out their neck for the truth if their life depended upon it, men that bring great reproach to the name of Christ.

Sexton had Ian Paisley and other Presbyterians in to preach at his church and school. When he introduced Paisley he made light of the fact that he is a Presbyterian and we are Baptists. There was no warning of the fact that the Free Presbyterian church views baptism as a 'controverted issue' that is a matter of 'personal liberty.' There was no refutation of their Calvinism. As a matter of fact, the Reformers' portraits line the halls of Temple Baptist Church.

Ed Reese. The type and calibre of Christianity that Sexton embraces is seen in a lot of ways, including in having a heretic teach and preach at Crown College for years, which Sexton is Founder and President of, for almost twenty years, in that of Ed Reese (who was one time a teacher at Hyles Anderson College as well). Reese is the author of the Reese Chronological Bible and the Reese Chronological Encyclopedia of Christian Biography, both of which are blatantly heretical. Concerning the later, Sexton recommends this book, stating, “These sketches will inspire Christian workers, students and laymen alike and immensely help our Christian heritage to be passed down to the next generation.” Let’s consider who Reese considers to be “key players . . . who, historically, have made a difference in the world because of their Christian leadership and investment in the cause of Christ during their day and time.” Roman Catholics (quotes as found in the book) “Veronica - Woman whose veil retained impression of Christ” (p. 1); “St. Stephen I of Hungary” (p. 103); “Francis of Assisi – Founder of the Franciscan order” (p. 126); Catholic nuns like Sweden’s Sister Bridget, Italy’s Catherine of Siena, and Germany’s Sister Gertrude “The Great”, all of whom were fourteenth-century mystics given to demonic visions and prophecies (pp. 132, 140-41). Others include the anti-Semite “Edward I” (also known as “Longshanks”) whose many “contributions” to the cause of Christ, including in 1290 banishing 16,000 Jews charged with organized extortionate usury.” Of course, he is much better known for having drawn and quartered the beloved Scottish patriot, Sir William Wallace in 1305. Sexton claims to be KJV-only while Reese isn’t. Sexton isn’t even different though, just much more deceptive and charismatic and flattering.

Like most typical IFB’s today, he does “not draw the line clearly and consistently enough from Independent Baptists who are not true separatists, from those who are associating with the SBC, who are using CCM, and who are moving rapidly in the contemporary, wishy-washy direction.” (An Open Letter to Clarence Sexton about the Friendship Conference, March 3, 2010, David Cloud)

Am 3:3,

"Can two walk together, except they be agreed?"

1 Cor 15:33,

"Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners."

Pr 13:20,

"He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed."

Sexton was a liar, a defender of wicked men, and the Bible is clear that no liar or defender of the wicked will ever enter the kingdom of God (Rev 21:8, 27).

Sexton has lied repeatedly and publicly by covering up for such wicked ministers such as Jack Hyles and Jack Schaap, and were they alive or still in the ministry, they behaviour would undoubtedly continue. Not only has he lied repeatedly publicly, and on the Internet, he takes money from kids in exchange for these kinds of lies. His false statements on Hyles and Schaap are public and shameless. No one made him do it. He did it himself. His lies were quite public, even to the point of being broadcast over the Internet, and should be refuted publicly also.

I do not hate Clarence Sexton, or even Jack Hyles. There has been a lot of wrong done, however, and you should care about that too, immensely. Sexton hurts the credibility of Christians by lying for scoundrels. Before denying the evidence I've meticulously documented for you, you ought to have been interested in truth—and not made up your mind before you know the answers.

Clarence Sexton continues lying for Jack Hyles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppomCQYkLvY. Despite the evidence against David Hyles and Jack Hyles, from witnesses like Victor Nischik and his daughter Linda Hyles Murphrey, Paula Hyles Polonco, attorney Voyle Glover, Jerry Kaifetz, The Indianapolis Baptist Temple, and The Biblical Evangelist, as well as more recent articles like "Let Us Prey" from Chicago Magazine; Clarence Sexton continues to lie in behalf of Jack Hyles.

This sermon took place on Dec 10, 2012 to the students of Crown College at Semester End —very clever to talk about Hyles this way before the Christmas break so his followers would think Schaap's arrest was an isolated event and not part of a much longer and just as serious string of scandals reaching back decades.

TD Jakes and many others should be exposed for unbiblical teaching. You're right. But it would be pharisaical to do that if we never remove the beams from our own eyes. Independent Baptists have set themselves up as being perfect, and taught pride and arrogance to generations of students, while harboring and idolizing such truly wicked men as Jack and David Hyles, Jack Schaap and others. That isn't a matter anyone should take lightly, including you. From the preachers we both have in common, we ought to be friends.

All liars and abominables will have their part in the lake of fire (Rev. 21:8, 27).

Pr 17:15,

"He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD."

Rev 21:8,

"But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. . . . And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life."

Conclusion

All these things make it clear that Sexton is a hypocrite and heretic, one warned of by Jesus (Matt 7:15) and by Paul who declared, “grievous wolves [shall] enter in among you, not sparing the flock.” (Ac. 20:29).