Bishop Eddie Long Settles Out Of Court

[Truthseeker]

Originally Posted by Sam

I don't know if Bishop Eddie Long is guilty of the "down low" stuff he was accused of or not. If he is, he's certainly not the first preacher to be guilty of sexual indiscretion. Look at Jimmy Swaggart and Jim Bakker and others. God's grace is a marvelous thing. God was able to use David, a womanizer, liar, murderer and extortionist, to give us a large part of the Bible. David was human like all the rest of us but he was a man after God's own heart.

Do you know if it was said he was a man after Gods heart after or before the incident?

[Sam]

Originally Posted by Truthseeker

Do you know if it was said he was a man after Gods heart after or before the incident?

It was said before the incident. David was a young man shepherding his father's sheep when YHWH told Samuel that David was a man after His own heart. I did not mean to imply that David was a man after God's own heart because of his evil deed but that even though he had a heart for God he still messed up.

[Truthseeker]

Originally Posted by Sam

It was said before the incident. David was a young man shepherding his father's sheep when YHWH told Samuel that David was a man after His own heart. I did not mean to imply that David was a man after God's own heart because of his evil deed but that even though he had a heart for God he still messed up.

You know right off hand where at in bible?

[ThePastorsCoach]

Bishop Long has over 10 attorneys on retainer at all times. The insurance companies that cover him have all their attorneys too.
This is not a decision that Bishop Long has made alone. There have been MANY attorneys that have advised him on the moves to make.
I can assure you that if I were advised by my attorneys to settle - I would be happy to do it. These are some wicked people he has been dealing with.

I think it is a shame and a disgrace for anyone to come on here and sling mud and say what you would do. Number 1 - You have never pastored 30,000 people and don't have a world wide ministry that reaches millions every week - if not every day.
It is small minded midget mentality people that would say he is guilty and you have no clue at all what it is even all about.
We live in Metro Atlanta and this witch of an attorney for these boys - solicited them after she found that they broke into his offices and stole his phones and other pieces of equipment from his offices. She is known for bringing false accusations against ministers.
This all started after Bishop Long and Bernice King led a march in Atlanta that opposed same sex marriage.
I am glad for Bishop Long and New Birth and celebrate with him this great victory!

Another thing - I know personally the men - Pastors/Bishops and advisers that Bishop Long has and sat at the table with some of them this week. Everyone single one told me he as been advised by EVERY attorney, adviser, Pastor/Bishop, Insurance Companies and THE JUDGE - to settle and get it over with! He does have great spiritual fathers in his life that counsel and advise him.

[Jason B]

Originally Posted by AtlantaBishop

Bishop Long has over 10 attorneys on retainer at all times. The insurance companies that cover him have all their attorneys too.
This is not a decision that Bishop Long has made alone. There have been MANY attorneys that have advised him on the moves to make.
I can assure you that if I were advised by my attorneys to settle - I would be happy to do it. These are some wicked people he has been dealing with.

I think it is a shame and a disgrace for anyone to come on here and sling mud and say what you would do. Number 1 - You have never pastored 30,000 people and don't have a world wide ministry that reaches millions every week - if not every day.
It is small minded midget mentality people that would say he is guilty and you have no clue at all what it is even all about.
We live in Metro Atlanta and this witch of an attorney for these boys - solicited them after she found that they broke into his offices and stole his phones and other pieces of equipment from his offices. She is known for bringing false accusations against ministers.
This all started after Bishop Long and Bernice King led a march in Atlanta that opposed same sex marriage.
I am glad for Bishop Long and New Birth and celebrate with him this great victory!

Another thing - I know personally the men - Pastors/Bishops and advisers that Bishop Long has and sat at the table with some of them this week. Everyone single one told me he as been advised by EVERY attorney, adviser, Pastor/Bishop, Insurance Companies and THE JUDGE - to settle and get it over with! He does have great spiritual fathers in his life that counsel and advise him.

Oh please. I couldn't even read your whole post, its the same ole same ole.

This just makes "it all go away", for some hush money. Keep your head in the sand.

[Thinker]

Originally Posted by AtlantaBishop

Bishop Long has over 10 attorneys on retainer at all times. The insurance companies that cover him have all their attorneys too.
This is not a decision that Bishop Long has made alone. There have been MANY attorneys that have advised him on the moves to make.
I can assure you that if I were advised by my attorneys to settle - I would be happy to do it. These are some wicked people he has been dealing with.

I think it is a shame and a disgrace for anyone to come on here and sling mud and say what you would do. Number 1 - You have never pastored 30,000 people and don't have a world wide ministry that reaches millions every week - if not every day.
It is small minded midget mentality people that would say he is guilty and you have no clue at all what it is even all about.
We live in Metro Atlanta and this witch of an attorney for these boys - solicited them after she found that they broke into his offices and stole his phones and other pieces of equipment from his offices. She is known for bringing false accusations against ministers.
This all started after Bishop Long and Bernice King led a march in Atlanta that opposed same sex marriage.
I am glad for Bishop Long and New Birth and celebrate with him this great victory!

Another thing - I know personally the men - Pastors/Bishops and advisers that Bishop Long has and sat at the table with some of them this week. Everyone single one told me he as been advised by EVERY attorney, adviser, Pastor/Bishop, Insurance Companies and THE JUDGE - to settle and get it over with! He does have great spiritual fathers in his life that counsel and advise him.

now this is funny


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[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by AtlantaBishop

Bishop Long has over 10 attorneys on retainer at all times. The insurance companies that cover him have all their attorneys too.
This is not a decision that Bishop Long has made alone. There have been MANY attorneys that have advised him on the moves to make.
I can assure you that if I were advised by my attorneys to settle - I would be happy to do it. These are some wicked people he has been dealing with.

I think it is a shame and a disgrace for anyone to come on here and sling mud and say what you would do. Number 1 - You have never pastored 30,000 people and don't have a world wide ministry that reaches millions every week - if not every day.
It is small minded midget mentality people that would say he is guilty and you have no clue at all what it is even all about.
We live in Metro Atlanta and this witch of an attorney for these boys - solicited them after she found that they broke into his offices and stole his phones and other pieces of equipment from his offices. She is known for bringing false accusations against ministers.
This all started after Bishop Long and Bernice King led a march in Atlanta that opposed same sex marriage.
I am glad for Bishop Long and New Birth and celebrate with him this great victory!

Another thing - I know personally the men - Pastors/Bishops and advisers that Bishop Long has and sat at the table with some of them this week. Everyone single one told me he as been advised by EVERY attorney, adviser, Pastor/Bishop, Insurance Companies and THE JUDGE - to settle and get it over with! He does have great spiritual fathers in his life that counsel and advise him.

In light of your post and in light of the fact that I know that I am still weak at times in my own flesh, I repent of coming to a place of judgment in my own mind against the man of God.

I am so glad we serve a God who is not in the business of publicly humiliating his people if or when they fall.

Public humiliation is NOT a prerequisite for mercy.

I have over a thousand reasons to be glad for this and I suspect most others do too.

[canam]

Wow, I have never underestimated the power of the media to destroy.

[UnTraditional]

Originally Posted by AtlantaBishop

Bishop Long has over 10 attorneys on retainer at all times. The insurance companies that cover him have all their attorneys too.
This is not a decision that Bishop Long has made alone. There have been MANY attorneys that have advised him on the moves to make.
I can assure you that if I were advised by my attorneys to settle - I would be happy to do it. These are some wicked people he has been dealing with.

I think it is a shame and a disgrace for anyone to come on here and sling mud and say what you would do. Number 1 - You have never pastored 30,000 people and don't have a world wide ministry that reaches millions every week - if not every day.
It is small minded midget mentality people that would say he is guilty and you have no clue at all what it is even all about.
We live in Metro Atlanta and this witch of an attorney for these boys - solicited them after she found that they broke into his offices and stole his phones and other pieces of equipment from his offices. She is known for bringing false accusations against ministers.
This all started after Bishop Long and Bernice King led a march in Atlanta that opposed same sex marriage.
I am glad for Bishop Long and New Birth and celebrate with him this great victory!

Another thing - I know personally the men - Pastors/Bishops and advisers that Bishop Long has and sat at the table with some of them this week. Everyone single one told me he as been advised by EVERY attorney, adviser, Pastor/Bishop, Insurance Companies and THE JUDGE - to settle and get it over with! He does have great spiritual fathers in his life that counsel and advise him.

Thanks AB for bringing some sanity to this thread. While I disagree with his theology, Bishop Long has not been proven to be guilty. I kind of felt that he settled to get this behind him, and I think the advice was good advice. It is people who have never sat in the seat of authority on that level which seems to be the ones casting hige stones they cannot even carry themselves.

I think too many Christian lack grace and mercy. They lack compassion when something like this comes up. They kick Christ off the judgment seat and they become judge, jury, and sometimes try to be executioner as well. I am not defending Bishop Long, but I am not going to crucify him either, for none, not a single person on this forum has been intimately involved in this situation.

Whether Oneness or Trinity, we seem to be the only army that kills it's own wounded. We claim to be in Christ, yet drive the sword of man's judgment into those already wounded, just to make ourselves bigger. Bishop Long and others who have went through these kinds of allegations are automatically guilty, and men who have an agenda know this is the best way to scheme and lie on men of God, accuse them of sexual sin. And many, like sheep, immediately crucify someone on the basis of an allegation without knowing the story.

In my own life, I thank God for deliverance ministry, and ministries of restoration. I thank God for men who have been injured and know how to heal. I feel that Bishop Long may need such as this, since there are so many self righteous daggar bearers who seek opportunity to kill a man's spirit at every corner.

[Truthseeker]

Originally Posted by AtlantaBishop

Bishop Long has over 10 attorneys on retainer at all times. The insurance companies that cover him have all their attorneys too.
This is not a decision that Bishop Long has made alone. There have been MANY attorneys that have advised him on the moves to make.
I can assure you that if I were advised by my attorneys to settle - I would be happy to do it. These are some wicked people he has been dealing with.

I think it is a shame and a disgrace for anyone to come on here and sling mud and say what you would do. Number 1 - You have never pastored 30,000 people and don't have a world wide ministry that reaches millions every week - if not every day.
It is small minded midget mentality people that would say he is guilty and you have no clue at all what it is even all about.
We live in Metro Atlanta and this witch of an attorney for these boys - solicited them after she found that they broke into his offices and stole his phones and other pieces of equipment from his offices. She is known for bringing false accusations against ministers.
This all started after Bishop Long and Bernice King led a march in Atlanta that opposed same sex marriage.
I am glad for Bishop Long and New Birth and celebrate with him this great victory!

Another thing - I know personally the men - Pastors/Bishops and advisers that Bishop Long has and sat at the table with some of them this week. Everyone single one told me he as been advised by EVERY attorney, adviser, Pastor/Bishop, Insurance Companies and THE JUDGE - to settle and get it over with! He does have great spiritual fathers in his life that counsel and advise him.

I hope the best for him, hope he comes to truth and gets saved.