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Re: Prominent Memphis Area Pastor Resigns
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Originally Posted by Tlswift2009
No Sir!!! The issue of Pastoral leadership failure to adultery is a CRUSHING blow of destruction, and causes GREAT DAMAGE in every aspect. David's sins were forgiven, but the immutable law of sowing/reaping ripped through his family, and caused a REPROACH to himself, and his position as King/Ruler of Israel. God means what He says about the qualification of Pastors/Bishops without excuse. We are instructed to "walk worthy of the vocation wherewiith ye are called". We are also instructed to "not let fornication {adultery/sexual immorality} be named among us". I'm a Pastor of many years and I know the challenges that we face, but we yet must live above REPROACH, and its very possible if we remain transparent, discipliined, prayerful, and HONEST before God with those things that we struggle/wrestle with; God is FAITHFUL, God is ABLE to keep us {ALL} from falling; if we allow God to help us. No, friendship does not diminish God's word and what's expected of us as leaders by God as well as the congregation, and YES, we do OWE ACCOUNTABILITY to those that we lead!!!
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I am glad to see you add this clarification to your earlier post. This is an excellent word.
Also note that while God restored David to a right standing with Him he did not allow David to build the Temple There is a difference in being restored to God and continuing in Leadership. I am not saying it should never happen but there should be a considerable process and time before it does and in some instances it should never happen.
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"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"
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"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"
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