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Originally Posted by kingdomapostle
So are you indicating that if a Christian leaders sees another Christian behaving in a manner that is not Christlike, yet they consider one another "close enough" to be friends, the leader does not have the right to even loosely mention it in their status as to warn other believers? No names were ever mentioned, until the individual became angry at the Pastor's status. The Pastor never mentioned any names until it became obvious. There was no control issue.
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Originally Posted by kingdomapostle
What exactly did the Pastor do TO the "non-memeber." There was no mention of a name or anything. The Pastor simply commented that Christians should watch their witness and that participating in ___ behavior is not becoming to the saints.
Now, the individual who was obviously offended is KNOWN to participate in ____ behavior, but no names were mentioned by the Pastor.
How is it dumb for a leader to warn other Christians that God is not pleased with such behavior?
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What the pastor did in warning the saints was not such a bad thing. The fact that he did it on facebook after seeing someone else doing the exact same thing and embarrassing them is the problem.
If I see one of my friends posing picks on facebook of them at a strip club and then I put on my status about warning about the dangers of strip clubs then I could expect me friend to be embarrassed and possibly offended because everyone else can see it.
Facebook doesn't change the rules of behavior but it is allowing pastors to see people in a light that might be horrifying to them. If we are somehow caught off guard by sinners then we need to go spend some time around them to remind ourselves that if not for the grace of God we would be in the same place.
The pastor should have admonished his saints quietly and in a way that would not embarrass the sinner.
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