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Originally Posted by JTULLOCK
This is funny. This does happen all too often. I know that there are churches out there that will not use someone unless you have been in church for more than 6 months. Also if you fall you have to wait 1 year. So it is a weird situation. I am of the mind that if a season saint falls they know what they are doing is wrong so often times the conviction is greater. If a person loses their awe of God then it can cause them to fall and no length of time is appropriate to wait before returning to a ministry. The lose of awe can happen to seasoned saints and infant saints too. Stay in awe and a person probably won't fall and if they do they will have conviction set it and they will make it right, at least this is what I have seen.
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Explain "FALL" for me, please!
Does "fall" mean letting one of the standards down for a time (like wearing shorts on vacation)? Is that what we're talking about? Or is it a matter of the heart, whereby a man may from the outside appear to be holding to all the standards, but in secret he's addicted to internet pornography? In the second instance, how would anyone ever know if the clothesline is still in place? There are no degrees of sinful behavior. And if we start saying that such and such is a punishable offense and you should be sat down for such and such time, then we're putting degrees on it. I understand that we don't want a drunkard or a pervert leading the choir or preaching (or whatever), but those are more lifestyle issues that point to a deeper spiritual problem. But trimming hair, wearing tennis shoes, stuff like this is ridiculous! IMHO.
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