Did William Miller Ever Stop Being A Baptist?

Many Baptists testified that William Miller was a man of God. And even after the Great Disappointment, William Miller was certain that his movement was of God. And Miller believed that he would still be vindicated. William Miller's Confession - August 1, 1845

 

You tell me. Do Baptists approve of William Miller being secretly disfellowshipped by a crafty cabal of carnal churchian criminals? Do you accept that act of evil as being legitimate?

 

Actually, I have demonstrated from the Scriptures that Miller's movement was of God. You just haven't examined the proof.
The Millerite Interpretation of Multiple Prophetic Scenarios

 

I do confess that I only read these pages yesterday: MEMOIRS OF WILLIAM MILLER, pp. 288-292 by Sylvester Bliss.

 

A link to the proof was given and God has spoken. "Do not quench the Spirit; do not despise prophetic utterances. But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good; abstain from every form of evil." (1 Thessalonians 5:16-22).

 

So you approve of William Miller being secretly disfellowshipped by a crafty cabal of carnal churchian criminals? And you accept that act of evil as being legitimate? So which church do you represent that accepts this evil?

 

OK. Do you see the action as wrong? Are you willing to confess that William Miller had the right to a fair church trial? Or do you believe that the unjust actions of a crafty cabal of carnal churchian criminals can change a faithful God-fearing Baptist into a non-Baptist? Additionally, can a Baptist church today right the wrong done to Brother Miller? The only thing I know regarding the history of William Miller's status of possibly being a Baptist near the end of his life is contained in the lengthy excerpt Do Baptists approve of William Miller being secretly disfellowshipped by a crafty cabal of carnal churchian criminals?

 

As far as I know, we only have the New Testament account of how the early Christians were persecuted by the Jews. The faith of the early Christians and the silence of the Jews, especially the refusal of the Jewish leadership to settle differences with Christ's followers in fair and open hearings, is a valid argument in favor of the early Christians. The same principle applies to William Miller and the new light that he brought to the Baptists. If Baptist leaders had no answer to Miller's widely circulated reports, then the failure of prominent Baptists to act responsibly is a fair judgment against them.

1 Timothy 5:20
Those who continue in sin, rebuke in the presence of all, so that the rest also will be fearful of sinning.

Ephesians 5:11
Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

Jude 1:3
Contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.

 

As I said, the only thing I know regarding the history of William Miller's status of possibly being a Baptist near the end of his life is contained in the lengthy excerpt Do Baptists approve of William Miller being secretly disfellowshipped by a crafty cabal of carnal churchian criminals?

 

William Miller's central message was essentially correct. The world was scheduled to end at the conclusion of the 2,300 days of Daniel 8:14.

 

No prominent Baptist is on record demanding that Miller's charges be refuted. But what does the Bible say?

1 Timothy 5:20
Those who continue in sin, rebuke in the presence of all, so that the rest also will be fearful of sinning.

Ephesians 5:11
Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

Jude 1:3
Contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.