Removal Reason of Anyone in Church Leadership |
Created Date: 21-Sep-2022 |
Reason: DO NOT put God into Public Shame |
Last updated: 11-Jan-2023 |
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1 | Legitimate Reasons for Removal |
2 | Further Admonitions |
Are there legitimate Biblical Reasons for requiring someone in a Church Position to resign that includes even work as a Pastor?
The answer is yes, which depends upon the action done. God absolutely forgives all of us and there is no sin that a true Christian can commit that will remove his or herself from the Love of God and loss of Salvation. It is impossible to lose Salvation.
This author has personally seen and heard of so many church leaders who have had affairs, misused church finances for their benefit, and are living lifestyles of the rich and famous using moneys donated to their church and ministries, therefore information and directions are required.
Deuteronomy 17:17 | And he shall not acquire many wives for himself, lest his heart turn away, nor shall he acquire for himself excessive silver and gold. |
James 3:1 | Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. |
This is an excerpt from the Pastors and Church Leadership Topic.
The Pastor and Leadership of a Church, and even a Bible Study Group,
need to be prepared for temptations. It is almost beyond belief
how many Pastors have been caught publicly and exposed to the Media for
the embarrassment of someone who is representing God, The most
common four areas are:
Not much needs to be explained scripturally why these four areas are wrong, yet there are still other areas of wrong doing. Pastors and Teachers have a greater level of accountability as explained in the scriptures such as 1 Timothy 3:1-17. If an explanation is required, then this ignorance of the importance of ambassadorship (3rd Commandment) of a church leader is proof of unwarranted leadership roles. Axiom Statement A Pastor, Evangelist or anyone in a position of Christian leadership that while in church leadership:
must immediately resign and NEVER return to a position of leadership in a Church or Ministry. In place of returning, after a long period of restitution has been attempted, then the person can return to a position of service only in a Christian congregation which involves no possibility of leadership. Returning to a role of leadership, puts God up for public shame. (Note: These six bullet points are part of the Four Greatest Sins. The only exception for leadership is someone in a prison scenario or a recovery group, such as Alcoholics Anonymous, where the leader and all members may be involved in one area of the six bullet points.) Forgiveness is absolutely there from God, but a Church Leader participating (or participated) in any of the six bullet points is similar to Esau not holding his birthright in high regards, which God required of all first-borns in the Old Testament Dispensation Period. Esau traded the birthright for a bowl of stew to eat, as read in Genesis Chapter 25. Esau forsook his birthright responsibility which his parents, his brother Jacob and others witnessed or learned later thus putting God up to public shame. The consequences for Esau are explained more fully in Hebrews 12:15-17
If any of us are going to a place of worship that has leadership, by someone who has committed anyone of these six bullet points while being a church leader, then we:
Attending a place of worship, with a leader who committed any one of these six bullet points while being a church leader, then this puts God up to public shame because the person was a spokesperson for God. The ramifications are:
Again the person is absolutely forgivable, but should not be in a leadership role of any kind in a Church, Ministry and even a Bible Study. |
This section is an excerpt from the topic on
Adultery: This section of the this topic is dealing only with Church Leaders who commit adultery. It does not apply to someone:
All Christians, that are in any kind of Church leadership which includes this writer who is a role of an evangelist, are called to a higher level of accountability, James 3:1, where there are gifts by God given for the role. If a Church Leader commits adultery, then that person is putting Jesus Christ in a position of "public disgrace" which is part of the offense listed in Hebrews 6:4-8 shown below where Christians and also non-Christians are looking, trusting, relying on and depending upon a Church leader for guidance and leading by example. It unfortunately has to be stated that God and all of us absolutely require our spouse, sons, daughters, friends, visitors and even ourselves have protection and no fear from the predatory act of adultery by a Church leader in a Church venue and also in the life of a Church leader.
ONE OF THE GREATEST PROOFS that a person serving in Church Leadership should never return to the role of leadership after adultery is given in the scriptures concerning Moses, who did NOT commit adultery, but falsely represented God. An adulterous Church Leader has misrepresented God. A few Biblical Scholars, which this author agree, state that Moses is a perfect example of the seriousness of representing God correctly. Moses for 40-years lead Israel during the Exodus, and there one incident that God forgave him but the significance of misrepresenting God had a very punitive consequence. Some of us might initially think it is not fair for this to happen to Moses after 40-years of faithfulness, until we realize we cannot commit specific sins that will publicly dishonor God and God's Glory Moses is one of the greatest teachers in the scriptures, that far surpass any modern-day Church Leader's abilities. The mistake that Moses made occurred during the Exodus wandering when Israel needed water. God had instructed, in an earlier occasion to strike a rock to bring forth water for Israel. On the next occasion, God instructed Moses to ONLY speak to the rock and water would come forth for Israel. On the second occasion, Moses was angry at the people so Moses strikes the rock disobeying God, Numbers 20:6-12. Moses misrepresented God by striking the rock the second time, which gave the impression to the people that God was angry at the people, when God was not. Also, the striking of the rock the second time, broke the model of the future Jesus Christ missions. The rock is an idiom for Jesus Christ and the water the Holy Spirit, where Jesus Christ was to be smitten once in His first mission at the Cross, and not smitten the second time in His Glory. Moses then had the consequence of not being able to enter the Promise Land.
There is the question if God will be still present in an adulterous and repented church leader's work at a Church? "Yes" is the answer, but that is because God's Word will never go out void, Isaiah 55:11, but every moment the adulterous repented church leader is working in church leadership is a sin against God. Furthermore, if makes God appear to have no power to change lives if a church leader, who should be mature had adultery even in the past, and can sin in such a grievous sin.
God absolutely still loves a Church leader who has committed adultery and the sin will be forgiven by God, but there are still consequences besides no longer being a role of Church leadership for the remainder of their life. Grace and Mercy applies to all of us, as everyone of us are sinners, where there are always other areas to serve God and build Rewards in Heaven because of our love for Jesus Christ. |
The paramount sin of Adultery, when committed by a Church leader that is never spoken about in any documentation that this author has read or heard spoke about is in this additional summary excerpt from the topic on Adultery::
In the most SUMMARY important point of the warning from the scriptures is understanding that when committing adultery, the Christian Adulterer is forcing God that indwells the Christian to be a witnessing participant in sexual relations with another person that involves an oppression or possession of a Satanic Fallen Angel or Demon! While our carnal natures ultimately are responsible for sins, the sin of adultery always involves the Satanic Realm participation in the views of Biblical Scholars. As an analogy, that is not strong enough, would be a hypothetical situation where a person breaks into a home, ties up a spouse, and then has sex with the other spouse while the tied up spouse is forced to watch. Also, God informs us in Matthew 25:40, that all things done are done unto God. Jesus Christ explained the union of two people becoming one flesh which is also a parallel axiom to understanding adultery forces unwilling others (God and the other spouse) to become victim participants.
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