"If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you also."If we are persecuted for our faith, we are in the company of Jesus. This whole ugly scandal just points out how vital it is to place our faith and trust in Him, not in church leaders who are bound to disappoint us. He also says we need to pray for our persecutors, and that's really hard to do. I and many others are holding all of you in Phoenix in our prayers, that He will provide you with the leadership you need, men of holiness and prayer who can minister the healing love of Jesus to all of you who are living through this nightmare. We pray also for a revelation of truth and mercy for those who would exploit this situation to bring further hurt and damage to the church.
Church leaders are not immune from human weaknesses and sin, they also need salvation, they also can go to Hell --- it's not really any different in a corporation, just because someone is higher up in status doesn't make them less likely to commit fraud, embezzle or cheat. We can't believe leaders and other higher-ups are some special class ----they all need their feet held to the fire, they all must be watched closely and kept honest.