He can read it and go by it without embarrassment. He can afford to be plain, simple, straightforward, and obedient, knowing that if there is anything wrong with the teaching of the New Testament, he is not to blame for it. I am a Baptist because John was, Jesus was, the apostles were, the first churches were, and all the world ought to be!5 I confess to not sharing Gambrell’s serene confidence in the simple correctness of our shared denominational heritage. Humanly speaking, I am a Baptist because
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