In situations like these...Jesus is the God of the second chance, and the third chance, and the fourth chance, and the fifth....tenth....eighteenth....fifty-seventh....ninety-sixth....etc.
I agree with you! One thing I can say I don't think anyone would want to confess to an affair whether it is a minister or not. I don't even think that most people would be fine confessing any sin. There isn't a true "rehab" stage to go through other than falling in the altar and crying for an hour and speaking in tongues. But because there is so much judgment and so little grace that why would anyone feel comfortable confessing anything?
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I agree with you! One thing I can say I don't think anyone would want to confess to an affair whether it is a minister or not. I don't even think that most people would be fine confessing any sin. There isn't a true "rehab" stage to go through other than falling in the altar and crying for an hour and speaking in tongues. But because there is so much judgment and so little grace that why would anyone feel comfortable confessing anything?
Would an hour at the altar be enough rehab for a child-molesting Sunday School teacher, then back on the job next week? A second time, third time, fourth time, etc.?
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Would an hour at the altar be enough rehab for a child-molesting Sunday School teacher, then back on the job next week? A second time, third time, fourth time, etc.?
That reminds me of the question of how many "wins" does a quarterback need to be forgiven of a specific crime. How many for running a dog fighting ring? How many for rape? I suppose for "Big Ben" a Superbowl appearance was enough.
But back to your specific example, it probably depends on what the child-molesting Sunday school teachers last name is when it comes to how many alter appearances he needs.
That reminds me of the question of how many "wins" does a quarterback need to be forgiven of a specific crime. How many for running a dog fighting ring? How many for rape? I suppose for "Big Ben" a Superbowl appearance was enough.
But back to your specific example, it probably depends on what the child-molesting Sunday school teachers last name is when it comes to how many alter appearances he needs.
I think that the court of public opinion for atheltes and actors is different than the one in the church. I think there is more grace given in Hollywood and in the music scene than the church...makes me scratch my head and wonder why...
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"If we don't learn to live together we're gonna die alone"
Jack Shephard.
Would an hour at the altar be enough rehab for a child-molesting Sunday School teacher, then back on the job next week? A second time, third time, fourth time, etc.?
I wouldn't begin to guess what would be enough time to deal with that. The difference in that is if someone confesses that then they go to jail and there isn't any chance of them holding their position in the church because of the legal reasons.
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"If we don't learn to live together we're gonna die alone"
Jack Shephard.
Would an hour at the altar be enough rehab for a child-molesting Sunday School teacher, then back on the job next week? A second time, third time, fourth time, etc.?
I. Don't condone either, but you are talking apples and oranges IMO.
One being between two consenting adults vs an innocent child. Big difference to me.
Neither one is right.
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I. Don't condone either, but you are talking apples and oranges IMO.
One being between two consenting adults vs an innocent child. Big difference to me.
Neither one is right.
Is forgiveness and restoration for real? If so, then why wouldn't a child-molester be forgiven and restored (aside from the jail-time issue) over and over and over and over again? Why shouldn't the children and their parents forgive over and over and over, seventy times seven times?
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Is forgiveness and restoration for real? If so, then why wouldn't a child-molester be forgiven and restored (aside from the jail-time issue) over and over and over and over again? Why shouldn't the children and their parents forgive over and over and over, seventy times seven times?
The issue isn't forgiveness... it's trust.
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I will forgive these men, be a friend to them, call them brother, BUT I am not going to submit myself to one of these guys ministry unless they have proven themselves again over a number of years. Lucky for them there are a lot of people who don't think like I do and bow to the cult of personality. Those folks will follow these guys no matter what they do or how many times they do it because they are dazzled by their personality and possibly oratory skills.
__________________ "I think some people love spiritual bondage just the way some people love physical bondage. It makes them feel secure. In the end though it is not healthy for the one who is lost over it or the one who is lives under the oppression even if by their own choice"
Titus2woman on AFF
"We did not wear uniforms. The lady workers dressed in the current fashions of the day, ...silks...satins...jewels or whatever they happened to possess. They were very smartly turned out, so that they made an impressive appearance on the streets where a large part of our work was conducted in the early years.
"It was not until long after, when former Holiness preachers had become part of us, that strict plainness of dress began to be taught.
"Although Entire Sanctification was preached at the beginning of the Movement, it was from a Wesleyan viewpoint, and had in it very little of the later Holiness Movement characteristics. Nothing was ever said about apparel, for everyone was so taken up with the Lord that mode of dress seemingly never occurred to any of us."
Quote from Ethel Goss (widow of 1st UPC Gen Supt. Howard Goss) book "The Winds of God"
I agree with you! One thing I can say I don't think anyone would want to confess to an affair whether it is a minister or not. I don't even think that most people would be fine confessing any sin. There isn't a true "rehab" stage to go through other than falling in the altar and crying for an hour and speaking in tongues. But because there is so much judgment and so little grace that why would anyone feel comfortable confessing anything?
I don't think confessing to sexual sin is supposed to be comfortable! The point is that it would be a lot easier to believe preachers involved in adultery were actually sorry and repentant if they actually became so before they were caught.
__________________ "I think some people love spiritual bondage just the way some people love physical bondage. It makes them feel secure. In the end though it is not healthy for the one who is lost over it or the one who is lives under the oppression even if by their own choice"
Titus2woman on AFF
"We did not wear uniforms. The lady workers dressed in the current fashions of the day, ...silks...satins...jewels or whatever they happened to possess. They were very smartly turned out, so that they made an impressive appearance on the streets where a large part of our work was conducted in the early years.
"It was not until long after, when former Holiness preachers had become part of us, that strict plainness of dress began to be taught.
"Although Entire Sanctification was preached at the beginning of the Movement, it was from a Wesleyan viewpoint, and had in it very little of the later Holiness Movement characteristics. Nothing was ever said about apparel, for everyone was so taken up with the Lord that mode of dress seemingly never occurred to any of us."
Quote from Ethel Goss (widow of 1st UPC Gen Supt. Howard Goss) book "The Winds of God"
The issue isn't forgiveness... it's trust.
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