An abuse of authority????

[acerrak]

I think all the pastor can do at this time is turn the other cheak and try to ignore the personal attack

since the christian has ingaged in unchristian like ways, and the situation has developed. I think it would be best for the pastor to take this situation, use scripture and reflect on the current situation.

expecialy were Jesus said they persecuted me they will persecute you for my name sake.
continue to point to scripture and do not make personal rebutles.
if he makes a personal rebutle it may give the so called christian another open door to step into.

i would also continue to generaly use the situation to teach others while not being directed at anyone specific but continue to uplift the saints, and show error in a general since.

People on the other hand will see what kind of attitude a pastor or a man of God should have, and so he should stand firm in his principles and not let the guy get under his skin. exspecially when people are looking at you intensly. both sinner and saint.

so dont crack under the accusations of the sinners and (full the fire "see we told ya so") and for the saints to see a man of God stand strong. ( this will also build up there faith when they see there spiritual leader under scutiny stand in Gods word)

[kingdomapostle]

Originally Posted by acerrak

I think all the pastor can do at this time is turn the other cheak and try to ignore the personal attack

since the christian has ingaged in unchristian like ways, and the situation has developed. I think it would be best for the pastor to take this situation, use scripture and reflect on the current situation.

expecialy were Jesus said they persecuted me they will persecute you for my name sake.
continue to point to scripture and do not make personal rebutles.
if he makes a personal rebutle it may give the so called christian another open door to step into.

i would also continue to generaly use the situation to teach others while not being directed at anyone specific but continue to uplift the saints, and show error in a general since.

People on the other hand will see what kind of attitude a pastor or a man of God should have, and so he should stand firm in his principles and not let the guy get under his skin. exspecially when people are looking at you intensly. both sinner and saint.

so dont crack under the accusations of the sinners and (full the fire "see we told ya so") and for the saints to see a man of God stand strong. ( this will also build up there faith when they see there spiritual leader under scutiny stand in Gods word)

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY GREAT ADVICE!!!!!!!!!!! WOW, thanks for sharing that. I totally agree! From what Ive seen, looks like this is exactly what the Pastor is attempting to do. None of us are perfect, and I'm sure lessons have been learned and that their are many more to glean from the experience.

Something good HAS to come out of that mess, it was horrible to behold- I even got phone calls about (did you see that). It was not from people interested in entertaining foolishness, they were sincerely hurt by the display of carnality that was shown toward someone who is so highly respected. It's obvious when I look through spiritual eyes, that the enemy wanted a show down!

[stony ground]

The pastor was warning his flock, nothing wrong with the warning, he's doing his job. You can argue with his choice of venue, but giving that his warning referred to Facebook, Facebook does seem a likely place for the warning to have maximum impact.

My former pastor used to say "When you throw a rock into a pack of dogs, the one that yelps is the one it hit." If the "Christian" involved in this drama took the pastor's words to be directed at him/her, then he/she might consider that his/her outburst towards the pastor is the product of a guilty conscience. As a member of the flock, the "Christian" 's outburst would do more to steer me clear of him/her than anything the pastor said.

[kingdomapostle]

Originally Posted by stony ground

The pastor was warning his flock, nothing wrong with the warning, he's doing his job. You can argue with his choice of venue, but giving that his warning referred to Facebook, Facebook does seem a likely place for the warning to have maximum impact.

My former pastor used to say "When you throw a rock into a pack of dogs, the one that yelps is the one it hit." If the "Christian" involved in this drama took the pastor's words to be directed at him/her, then he/she might consider that his/her outburst towards the pastor is the product of a guilty conscience. As a member of the flock, the "Christian" 's outburst would do more to steer me clear of him/her than anything the pastor said.

Amen! It was suggested that the Pastor would have handled the matter with more wisdom if he would have just preached about it on Sunday. I understand the point that was made, and perhaps that would be a better choice (more wise). However, who in the congregation would even understand a referrence to fb status messages? Many probably don't even have a page. So, I thought that it was also fitting to bring it to the forum in which it was being done in the first place, although it does make you subject the activity we are discussing now. I actually don't find error in what the Pastor did at all. Any action can be taken for ill intent, but I don't think that the Pastor has that type of heart.

When you are convicted or even refuse conviction and it turns to offense, its easy to lash out at the messenger. Yet the God the Christian serves says live Holy. I suppose he'll curse God out too. That's the sad part.

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by kingdomapostle

A Pastor notices unholy activity happening on someones fb page. While the individual is NOT a memeber of their church, the person is WELL aquainted with many people that are connected to the Pastor and neighboring churches.

After a moment, the Pastor updates their status message and warns the saints NOT to behave in the manner they saw displayed on the individuals page. In turn, the individual goes off on a tangent, and says that the Pastor is abusing his authority and not being Christ like. They resort to cursing and even publically bashing the Pastor, His ministry, and those that support him so that everyone who is connected with the both of them can clearly see the post. The individual even uses the Pastors entire name and encourages everyone on their page to say whatever they would like about the "abuse" that took place.

Who's right? Did the Pastor abuse their authority? Scriptures would help.

A link to the Facebook pages that you're talking about would help.

[RandyWayne]

Originally Posted by pelathais

A link to the Facebook pages that you're talking about would help.

Ya, I was thinking that all along.

[kingdomapostle]

Originally Posted by RandyWayne

Ya, I was thinking that all along.

Nope. Seeing the fb of the individuals would defeat the purpose. Are you all being nosy? lol

[kingdomapostle]

CONCLUSION OF THE MATTER:

Both the Pastor AND the Christian have worked things out. In short, all is well!

[RandyWayne]

Originally Posted by kingdomapostle

CONCLUSION OF THE MATTER:

Both the Pastor AND the Christian have worked things out. In short, all is well!

So they went back to being like "peas and carrots"?

[kingdomapostle]

Originally Posted by RandyWayne

So they went back to being like "peas and carrots"?

I'm not sure what that is but the Pastor spoke with the Christian about the status, and apologized for any offense. The Christian repented and regained respect for the Pastor. All is well.