Prominent Memphis Area Pastor Resigns

[RandyWayne]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

Listen up. The truth is that men fail and some fail horribly. Some fail once and repent others live a secret life and are always caught up with. Immorality in the ministry causes one to forfeit that role as leader. "Maybe" in time restored to some type of ministry but never leadership. The preacher who fails morally needs to forget about facing face and try to save his family and soul.
EVERY man has the capabilities and opportunities to fail morally. Safeguards must be placed in his own life to protect his ministry.
Here are my rules:
1. NEVER be alone with a woman who isn't your immediate family.
2. NEVER socially text or have conversations with women that would open the door to flirting. Better be thought unsocialable than an adulterer.
3. If you find yourself enjoying being around a woman who isn't your wife RUN.
4. Do not have cell phones or internet that your wife cannot looks at anytime and always have your computer in an open room never in a locked room.
Obey these four easy rules and you will be safe.

What is ironic is that I work at a school and you can take all four points and change every occurrence of the word wife to student and it applies to all of us adults here, especially in the upper (High) school. The second point would be that no one had to tell me any of this -it was all common sense (but apparently not ALL the teachers have realized this as we had to discipline one or two for befriending students on Facebook).

[not4saken]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

Listen up. The truth is that men fail and some fail horribly. Some fail once and repent others live a secret life and are always caught up with. Immorality in the ministry causes one to forfeit that role as leader. "Maybe" in time restored to some type of ministry but never leadership. The preacher who fails morally needs to forget about facing face and try to save his family and soul.
EVERY man has the capabilities and opportunities to fail morally. Safeguards must be placed in his own life to protect his ministry.
Here are my rules:
1. NEVER be alone with a woman who isn't your immediate family.
2. NEVER socially text or have conversations with women that would open the door to flirting. Better be thought unsocialable than an adulterer.
3. If you find yourself enjoying being around a woman who isn't your wife RUN.
4. Do not have cell phones or internet that your wife cannot looks at anytime and always have your computer in an open room never in a locked room.
Obey these four easy rules and you will be safe.

These are the kind of posts that make me love yer guts, Pastor Epley. And NO, I am NOT flirting, people...I will say this though- I may not see eye to eye with Bro Epley, but he reminds me soooo much of my Pastor that I sat under for 30 years. Old school, but full of compassion and a love for the LOST.

Thank you for your voice of reason in all of this madness Pastor...

[not4saken]

As a side note- Do you all realize how many Apostolic marriages have been lost, directly due to the internet? Sad, really.

It's a heart condition, people.

[tv1a]

Already proved you wrong. There are plenty of scriptures on this thread. Take the time to read them. You call gossip productive conversation? Twisted christianity.

Originally Posted by Insider

Oh paaaleezz, you are like a fungus! You keep parroting the same tired garbage. Are you not capable of a civil discussion? I invite you to proof me wrong. Because I don't think you are.

[Insider]

Originally Posted by tv1a

Already proved you wrong. There are plenty of scriptures on this thread. Take the time to read them. You call gossip productive conversation? Twisted christianity.

Is there an echo in here? It is very annoying...

[StillStanding]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

Listen up. The truth is that men fail and some fail horribly. Some fail once and repent others live a secret life and are always caught up with. Immorality in the ministry causes one to forfeit that role as leader. "Maybe" in time restored to some type of ministry but never leadership. The preacher who fails morally needs to forget about facing face and try to save his family and soul.
EVERY man has the capabilities and opportunities to fail morally. Safeguards must be placed in his own life to protect his ministry.
Here are my rules:
1. NEVER be alone with a woman who isn't your immediate family.
2. NEVER socially text or have conversations with women that would open the door to flirting. Better be thought unsocialable than an adulterer.
3. If you find yourself enjoying being around a woman who isn't your wife RUN.
4. Do not have cell phones or internet that your wife cannot looks at anytime and always have your computer in an open room never in a locked room.
Obey these four easy rules and you will be safe.

Yep!

[Insider]

Originally Posted by tv1a

Already proved you wrong. There are plenty of scriptures on this thread. Take the time to read them. You call gossip productive conversation? Twisted christianity.

Man, you just will not let it go will you. Don't you have someone else you can annoy other than me? Go read the Bible. Here's a scripture for you. Proverbs 27:3 Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but provocation by a fool is heavier than both.

[Cindy]

I have had ENOUGH of this back and forth. If you have a problem with ONE poster, take it to PM. If not, we can do it the Admin way.

[Insider]

Originally Posted by Cindy

I have had ENOUGH of this back and forth. If you have a problem with ONE poster, take it to PM. If not, we can do it the Admin way.

I am assuming this is for not just me, correct. There are two posters here ya know.

[Cindy]

Originally Posted by Insider

I am assuming this is for not just me, correct. There are two posters here ya know.

Yes