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 | EXCHHC
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04/23/2007 | moreover, the 1st baptist church organization, by 'convincing' stanley to go back on his word (in which he said, it was his strong belief that a divorced person should not be a pastor; i wonder how the 1st baptist organization changed his mind?) convinced him to forego being a good example of what a christian should be, and what a person of integrity should be. would it not have 'brought others to the lord' to see a man keep his word and stand strong in his beliefs? i guess the only difference was, if stanley stepped down, he and the church might have lost money, and THAT was the true bottom line. an opportunity to prove a man's character was lost, all due to the fear of loss of church revenue. i don't see what there is to respect here. |
| EXCHHC
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04/23/2007 | be that as it may, i don't see anything wrong with holding a pastor accountable to his word. i'm not a pastor but i am expected to keep to my word. why do we not hold these people accountable by the same measure? to me, to say one thing and do another amounts to a lie and that calls stanley's integrity into question much more than his being divorced does. it is too much to ask that a pastor not lie? if i were to make statements that were not true, i would expect to be judged by those who had trusted in me. it is a mistake not to hold pastors to at least the same behavior we hold to ourselves. |
 | brn2ovrcm
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04/20/2007 | Didn't the Pharisees accuse Jesus in the same way.In the measure that you measure out judgement,it will be also measured out to you accordingly.Everyone of us will be held account for ALL the things we say in this lifetime.Having said that,I would rather not judge anybody,mind my own business and be dutiful to walk in a way that pleases God and wins the respect of my fellow man. |
 | ETCMinistries
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03/22/2007 | It's my understanding that the board of directors convinced Charles Stanley that their church organization without his presence would stunt the growth and possibly cause others to leave. He was willing to leave, but for the good of the church organization he has remained. And as strong preacher of the faith, he has brought others to the Lord. |
