Ministers in Adultery

[Pastor Keith]

Originally Posted by CC1

I wasn't aware that all of them become "so cruel and mean spirited and arrogant and pompous".

I am sure some do thinking the best defense is a good offense but I know others who either are sincerely meek or fake it as they think it is the best chance of them keeping their ministry intact.

My pet peeve is that virtually none of these guys confess on their own. They only become repentant when they are found out and they risk losing the only thing most of them know how to do for a living, their ministry.

My second pet peeve is that most of them either don't step down at all or step down for a very short period of time for "restoration". Do I believe in restoration? Absolutely but it should be at first for their souls salvation and not to keep them in a pulpit. It should be a very long time, if ever, before they resume ministry in my opinion. I think I would tend to believe and trust one who came forward on their own and confessed their sin but I probably will never know because I don't know of any who have done that.

The reason they don't confess is they will lose everything. Because there is not restoration, you won't come clean.