UPC Minister engaged to former Porn Star

[Sean]

A little reminder.....


Luke 7:36-50King James Version (KJV)

36 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat.

37 And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,

38 And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

39 Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.

40 And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on.

41 There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.

42 And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?

43 Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.

44 And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

45 Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

46 My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.

47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.

48 And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.

49 And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?

50 And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace


What is the Holy Ghost saying to you right now?

[Sean]

Lets not bring up folks' sinful pasts against them, that is unthinkable for those that are walking in the Spirit.

[Sean]

This thread should be deleted....

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by Sean

Lets not bring up folks' sinful pasts against them

The problem is not the past it is the present. Any minister marrying a brand new convert is not very wise. God surely can and will forgive her past. We all become new creatures with no past. Wisdom would tell any minister to wait and see some tract record.

[Sean]

Yes bro., but all this stuff is in confidentiality. This thread is trashing a soul that has repented. We are no different than the Pharisee Simon in the passage I presented.

I felt the Holy Ghost smite me with sorrow as I posted that.

[Disciple4life]

So the lesson we learned was that cards are of the devil and everybody should have refused the invite to the card game. Ha! Ha!! HAAA!!!

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by Sean

Yes bro., but all this stuff is in confidentiality. This thread is trashing a soul that has repented. We are no different than the Pharisee Simon in the passage I presented.

I felt the Holy Ghost smite me with sorrow as I posted that.

If she is forgiven her past is gone. Baptism remits all sins. But evidently no confidentiality is involved since they made it public.

[Michael The Disciple]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

The problem is not the past it is the present. Any minister marrying a brand new convert is not very wise. God surely can and will forgive her past. We all become new creatures with no past. Wisdom would tell any minister to wait and see some tract record.

Yes its a wisdom issue.

[Michael The Disciple]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

If she is forgiven her past is gone. Baptism remits all sins. But evidently no confidentiality is involved since they made it public.

This thread reminds me of a testimony from Christ Gospel Church. About 1979 we met a young woman from that group. She told us she had been a stripper before.

She got to seeking "God" but not through Jesus rather through Buddhism and New Age teaching. She said one night she was chanting
in her house when suddenly she saw swirls of like light energy in her room.

As she watched she said all of it came together in one place and there stood Jesus Christ! She said he opened his mouth and said "My Son and I are one"! She said the room became full of the greatest sensation of love imaginable and after awhile she became aware that she was singing in other languages in the deepest love for Jesus Christ.

She said she had been led to Christ Gospel Church where she was baptized and serving the Lord. We accepted her invite to visit her Church one night so we saw the change in her life.

So just a testimony I thought you might enjoy and proof that Jesus has power to save to the uttermost!

[Abiding Now]

John 8:7 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.