Wolves Dwelling Among Us
This is absurd. I thought the shock would wear off by now. Yet, I'm blown away by waves of gross exploitation, abuse, and depravity crashing through the American Church.
Surely, the wolves are dwelling among us and we do not know it.
MINISTERS ON A MISSION FROM HELL
The dam finally broke in December 2023 when International House of Prayer Kansas City founder, Mike Bickle, was accused of sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl in the 1980s. At first glance, I thought the headlines were fake news. The drip campaign and damage control coming from IHOPKC leadership led me to believe this was a coup to de-platform Bickle, who'd confessed to having "an inappropriate relationship." Once hard evidence and more accusers came forward, I had to make some mental readjustments and repent for my share of victim blaming in the comment sections. There's no coming back from this scandal, so it's only appropriate that IHOPKC shuts down for good.
When I heard about Robert Morris sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl in the 1980s, I had no words. I thought it wise to wait before passing judgment this time. Turns out he also lied about his history of pedophilia, claiming he'd had an affair with a "young lady." When the story first broke, church leadership initially said that Morris---who refused to compensate the victim---had confessed his sins, gone through counseling, and was restored to ministry not too long after the incident. The elders recently amended their statements, now alleging they "didn't have all the information," including the girl's age and the timeline of abuse (from 1982 to 1987).
What more can I say? We're still waiting for "pastor" Tony Evans to publicly confess whatever sin led to his resignation. "Bishop" T.D. Jakes was rumored to have stepped down after being exposed for his ties to the sleaze-bag, music mogul, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs. Of course, for every big-name preacher, there are lesser-known dishonorable mentions: the child pornographer "pastor" in Florida; the groomer "pastor" in Missouri with victims coming out of the woodwork; the sodomizing "pastor" in Kentucky. There's more, but this is enough to prove the American Church empire is falling like Babylon. Like Rome.
To everyone in Christendom petitioning the Lord for revival, He is answering your prayers. It doesn't look like Brownsville or Azusa Street, but it's happening now. Do you recognize it?
WE LOVE OUR SIN AND PLATFORM PIMPS
Whenever I see the phrase "moral failure," I want to scream at the top of my lungs! This crackpot, evangelical term is a mockery of the Cross. The Savior didn't die for moral failings any more than one can get into heaven by being "a good person." Jesus gave His life because humans are dead in their souls. We are rotten to the utter core of our being. We are violent, wicked, lovers of darkness, prideful, lustful, self-righteous, addicts. We love our sins more than the holiness of God. What would happen if Christian leaders and journalists started telling it like it is rather than provoking the Father with our foolishness?
Are my words harsh? Am I "casting stones" while living in a glass house of my own sinful past? Hmm. Well, I'm not pastoring a congregation. I'm not smooth-talking people and guilt-tripping them to give away 10% of their income. I'm not building a megachurch empire. I'm the same person in private as I am in public. I don't have skeletons or secret sins, and I'm hardly in any situation where I'm forced to lie to save face. When I see the comment sections full of quotes from John 8:7 and Romans 3:23, I wonder, what about passages where Jesus called the religious leaders "hypocrites"? Does anyone remember the apostle Paul admonishing Christians to confront and excommunicate those who practice sexual immorality and extortion in the church?
THERE IS NO STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR UNREPENTANT SIN
This mass exposure is God's direct response to a generation of converts lulled into a lukewarm stupor by celebrity pastors. We are the generation deceived with prosperity gospels and false doctrines of eternal security. We're that depraved generation of Judas Iscariots who betray the Lord for money, the narcissists who've fallen in love with our own reflection. God is so kind to send us a wave of mercy before His fiery judgment burns through the American Church.
Well said. We will see how many ministers answer this wake up call.
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