Disgraced Ex-Preacher Says There’s a Major Culture Problem in Evangelical Christianity

The Blaze ^ | Dec. 16, 2013 | Billy Hallowell

[Moleman]

He, like all of us is a sinner. Pray for him

[SunkenCiv]

If they just love the attention, and the high regard accorded them by the congregation, and they don’t get caught, what’s the point in contrition, contrived or not?

[Benito Cereno]

I can forgive anyone just about anything, and I know that God can and will forgive it all. I could be a friend of someone like this, and I could worship together with him as co-heirs of God. However, what I can’t accept is someone who has had such a disgraceful and public comeuppance return to the pulpit and resume the responsibility of leading a new congregation. New Life was right to send him packing. It is disgraceful that he has started a new church (saintjameschurch.com) and just as disgraceful that many of the New Life congregants, many of them the big donor types, left with him.

[DaveMSmith]

Just tonight, we had a Bible Study titled: "Salvation is of the Lord." which examined the popular Christian myth that 'Born Again' is a 15 minute process and that you are a new creation, spiritually there and then at Baptism.

Self examination and temptations occur forever - even to the next life. We are never perfect. Repentance/Reformation/Regeneration is a process.

If your Church is scamming you with 'instant' Salvation, run! Find a real Church that tells the truth!

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

There will be no temptation in heaven, there will be no sin.

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

But I must add that one is saved and it is a continual action.

[DaveMSmith]

Do you have Scripture saying that spiritual beings do not have temptation? Only the Lord is perfect. The Ten Commandments have an internal/spiritual meaning, like Jesus saying adultery including lusting in the heart...

[narses]

“Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.’ And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.’ “

[mitch5501]

1 Corinthians 15:42
So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

Romans 6:4-7
1 John 3:2
1 Cor 15:52

Do you have verses that support temptation in heaven? Can a Holy God allow this?

[DaveMSmith]

I read that verse as corruption of a natural body, which is why I believe Jesus Christ will never walk this earth again.

[DaveMSmith]

Lord, lead us not into temptation...

[Arthur McGowan]

Of course, Jesus also gave the Apostles the gift of telepathy, so they would never, ever have to hear anybody’s confession.

[narses]

:)

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[mitch5501]

Revelation 21:27 "And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life."

Nothing that corrupts will enter God's kingdom.Even if it did or could,it would be a waste of time...we are raised immortal and incorruptible.Both corruption an mortality have death at their end and death will be cast into the lake.

[Arthur McGowan]

I love the “steam boiler” theory of sex. I.e., if only pedophiles could be married, they wouldn’t mess with children.

[Morgana]

Okay I have to ask.

who is Issac Hunter?

[Cronos]

These are individual incidents. Can we blame all for individual mental incidents?

Evangelicals have a wide variety of beliefs and practices. One can't say it's a group problem as there does not seem to be any common point

[wardaddy]

Barf alert

Tks Glenn....really

[Cronos]

imho, we should not fall into either of two extremes: dismissing everything about us as utterly evil, that would take us to Catharism, nor that we are utterly capable of good without God's help.

We are made in His image, so we can't be all bad, yet we are tainted, so we can't even attempt to be as good as Him without His help.