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Originally Posted by Nicodemus1968
If I'm wrong about the way I'm reading your post, please let me know. However, why is it so hard to believe that a man that does commit adultery cannot be, "restored" like you have written? If he doesn't ever become Pastor again, then fine, does that mean God stops using him in ministry? The very nature of God is forgiveness! And if it's not yours or mine, then we are not saved!
Paul said, "ye which are spiritual restore such a one with the spirit of meekness..."
What does restore mean?
If a secretary takes money from the church, is she to be kicked out? Maybe drag her or him to the front and rebuke them in front of the whole church. Tell them to get out of the church, and go be a baptist. What is the church for?
Can an adulterer, whore, embezzler, etc... can any of these be restored?
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Upon repentance they can be restored back to the community of faith. But they have disqualified themselves being a deacon or elder.
1 Timothy 3:2-13 KJV
A bishop then must be
blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober,
of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; [3] Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; [4]
One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; [5] (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) [6] Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. [7]
Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. [8] Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; [9] Holding the mystery of the faith
in a pure conscience. [10] And
let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. [11] Even so must
their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober,
faithful in all things. [12] Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. [13] For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
1 Timothy 1:12-13 KJV
And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that
he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; [13] Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious:
but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
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