Luke 11:5-6, “And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves; For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?”
Proverbs 17:17, “A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.”
Dr. Jack Hyles was 100% right: “THE CHRISTIAN ARMY IS THE ONLY ARMY IN THE WORLD THAT KILLS ITS WOUNDED!” I'm letting the whole world know that Pastor David Baker was (and still is my friend). I love the man tremendously, and his family! What good is a friend if we're not a FRIEND AT MIDNIGHT? I cannot help but think in lieu of all this mistreatment of our dear Brother in Christ and friend, that this will be his gravestone...
Pastor Baker has been accused of a serious crime, but an accusation is not factual guilt. Anybody can accuse anyone of anything, but that doesn't make it true. That is why in God's system of justice, someone was not even legally allowed to bring forth an accusation alone. Deuteronomy 19:15, “One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.” Biblically, it would be better to let nine guilty men go free, than to convict one innocent man. If you know that one of ten men is guilty, but cannot determine who is the guilty party, then to be just you must released all ten men.
Since Brother David Baker took his own life (for reasons we will likely never know), he won't get his day in court, and will never be convicted of any crime. So the man went to his grave INNOCENT as far as the law is concerned, which means we must honor his presumed innocence. To assume that someone is guilty without due process of law is wickedness, unfair and tyranny. Yet, there are very wicked haters in this world, like Eric Skwarczynski (he runs the hateful 'Preacher Boys Podcast') who has already assigned guilt to Dr. Baker, condemning him as an evildoer and fraud. I wouldn't want to be in Eric's shoes when God judges him in eternity (Matthew 7:1-5).
Our ungodly American newsmedia has been condemning people since it began, based on mere allegations without evidence. When an accusation is made against a man, local newspapers print the story on page one or somewhere closer to the front of the publication. But a couple years later when that same devastated man (because of what the evil news media did to ruin his name) is exonerated in court, and the Prosecutor says: “In the name of justice the charges are dropped,” the news paper might print a retraction on the last page (if they print any retraction at all). God will hold these wicked news papers—these manure-spreading parasites who destroy men's lives for profit—accountable for every name they dragged through the mud, every person and family they hurt, every life that adversely afflicted for their greed to make money. God will hold every ungodly news media outlet accountable for the evil they have done, for the countless lives which they have destroyed for filthy lucre's sake!
Tragically, the Christian Army is the only army in the world that kills its wounded. I seem to recall a man in the Holy Bible whose name was Jesus. He was accused of a horrible crime, but Jesus' friends all forsook Him. Some of them, like Peter, vehemently denies ever knowing Him. Matthew 26:73-74, “And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee. Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.” Peter, one of Christ's very apostles whom Jesus hand chose to serve alongside Him, denied ever even knowing the Lord.
Likewise, since Pastor David Baker was accused this past week of committing a horrible crime, his friends have abandoned him. The dear pastor took his own life in a local hospital restroom. He shot himself twice in the chest. Doctors in the Emergency Room desperately tried to save his life, but couldn't. It would be wrong to speculate with any certainty, simply because we don't know the reason why he killed himself. Only a wicked person would assume that his suicide confirms his guilt. We don't know all the details. His church likely fired him when they heard the accusation against him, which could have played a role in his decision. We simply don't know dear reader what went on, or what compelled him to take his own life. I will say that no one should ever commit suicide, under any circumstances, because it is a sin. Our God is able to deliver us from the fiery furnace (Daniel 3:17).
It grieves my heart to see Pastor Baker's friends in the ministry—people that he dearly loved, served alongside and trusted year after year—completely abandon his memory, erasing his name from their website databases, pretending like he never existed in the first place. Is that what we've become as fundamentalist believers today? Is this how little loyalty we have anymore for our loved ones and friends? I am saddened to see the Family Baptist Church, where Brother Baker pastored for many years, throw him under the bus in one day! They have removed every memory of Pastor Baker from their church website, like he never was.
The same is sadly true of Independent Baptist Online College, where Pastor Baker taught Bible classes for several years, and was on the executive board (he was their Vice President and co-founded the college). The school has erased every memory of Brother Baker, as if he never existed. What is wrong with Christians today? Pastor Baker is our redeemed Brother in Christ! He is our dear friend! I want the whole world to know that I am still Pastor Baker's loyal friend. I love the man dearly, and his surviving family. My heart goes out to his wife and ten children, I can only imagine the horrific emotional trauma they must be enduring right now.
On my Facebook page, over 40 rotten people posted laughing emojis on my post announcing that Pastor David Baker commit suicide. The unsaved world absolutely hates Jesus Christ (John 7:7), and because we are Christians the world hates us too (John 15:19). These are the “perilous times” as foretold in 2nd Timothy 3:1-7. When ungodly people think it is funny that a pastor killed himself, you know that their souls are filled with Satan their father (John 8:44).
Dear reader, Galatians 6:1 teaches that when a fellow saint chooses to go into sin, we are NOT to abandon them, throw them under the bus or deny that we ever knew them; but rather, “ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.” Sometimes the greatest thing that a friend can do is to just BE A FRIEND. Don't condemn them. Don't try to analyze or fix the unfixable. You're not God! Only the Lord can repair a broken life. All we can do is be a friend.
It is because of the deliberate Satanic agenda today to attack, intimidate and destroy Independent Baptist Churches (soulwinning churches that make a difference for Christ), that everyone in these institutions are scared. This is why they ran for cover immediately upon hearing the accusation against Pastor Baker, pulling up their anchors and throwing Brother Baker like Jonah over the side of the ship to drown in the sea. It is shameful the way that believers mistreat each other, especially in our darkest hour of need. That is not God's love.
Independent Baptist Online College should be proud that Pastor Baker was a part of their ministry, not completely erase him from their database. And his own Family Baptist Church, where he preached and led God's sheep for several years, has distanced themselves from Brother Baker, like he never worked there. What they've all done is unjustly condemn him as if he is guilty, when the man hasn't even had a court trial yet. It is sad, sickening and injustice! Whatever happened to the true adage: A man is innocent until proven guilty?
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