Take heed wrote:
John UK is a divisive character who speaks out of both sides of his mouth ...

"Only Vultures would be circling for bones as one would think he was 'suddenly' an apostate by all the clamour. He makes simple challenges to some posters who maintain that they are biblicists...show me the men who preach the same and the churches that do likewise and he could show you thousands on SermonAudio that hold to the same doctrine as himself, including the founder of SermonAudio. He doesn't hide the fact where he stands ... J C Ryle's evangelistic preaching and where he believes the 1689 confession is scriptural. So he will be sadly missed.
'And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.' Eph 4:32

Just to clarify, you put words into my mouth as I clearly didn't call anyone a vulture or say any had said John was an apostate, but directing that the clamour was over the top, as less has been made over apostates, hence the scripture, before it DID BECOME picking at bones as though he was an apostate!

B. McCausland wrote:
John ... this forum will be the poorer missing robust insights.

The two most recent sermons from my own Pastor might be helpful to us all …

‘Let no Corrupt Communication’ 23 01 19 Ephesians 4:29-32

https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=130191212572931

‘Walking in Biblical Love’ 30 01 19 Ephesians 5:1-2

https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=131191129233446

He also gave a recent link to (read?):
http://www.1689federalism.com/faq2/

Which is also a hot topic amongst those who are not Baptists:
https://www.puritanboard.com/threads/1689-federalism-revisited.97308/

His favourite preachers- J C Ryle and C H Spurgeon; a good guide to the fact that he is in the mindset of historical biblical Christianity (I'd call him a Protestant, but he wouldn't like it!).

The particular mystic lady he referred too is also referred to favourably by Spurgeon and Pink.

His Confessional Text defence has developed to be the same as the Trinitarian Bible Society and best described here:
https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=12815107578

I could go on, but base my findings on having had contact with John and reading his posts, off and on, for 13 years. He isn't perfect and doesn't claim to be, but he is still defending his firm convictions … 1689 Reformed Baptist. The same convictions as the great C H Spurgeon.

I believe we can easily forgive any mistaken outbursts; even if we only be guilty of the same ourselves in thought.