Southern Baptist Convention Kicks Out Church With Registrant Pastor
Ranchland Heights Baptist Church in Midland, which has been pastored by a man required to register as a sex offender because of a conviction 17 years ago, has been ousted by the Southern Baptist Convention.
Four years ago, the Church was questioned by the Houston Chronicle about the pastor and a deacon said, “We believe that God can change people, and we believe that God has forgiven Brother Phillip as well,”
Unfortunately, the SBC disagrees with God’s abilities and has decided to kick out the entire church!
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Another addee to add to Phase 3 of the media blitz project.
Perpetuates the myth that a church can identify the abusers by checking the registry:
https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2020/july/sex-offender-welcome-church-abuse-safety-ministry.html
Well i wish people would (and im guilty of it too, trying to change) stop this ” I’m right hear what i have to say” and the other says ” no I’m right hear what i have to say” instead of whose right lets look at what is right. All an argument is, trying to make the other to believe what your saying. Instead let all figure out what is right. According to God a murderer or a sex offender Can be a pastor because to live above reproach means that you’ve turned your life around and asked God’s forgiveness and God did so, and as a reborn Christian you try to live Christ like and When you commit another sin ( and you will) you realize what you’ve done get back on that narrow road toward God and repent ask forgiveness and try to Continue to change your life and be Christ like as humanly possible. Every human on this earth (living or dead an to be born has and will commit a sin and are fallible so will commit another sin. So Robin you have it wrong, he can be a preacher (according to the Bible) who are you to dispute God direction and guidance. God called him to preach, that’s what God wants you obey and do as God says. If a church doesn’t follow even one of God’s ways as God says we must, is falling short of the glory of God. Above Reproach does not mean you have not committed a sin because everyone has committed a sin, every preacher has sinned and is still committing sin. True believers have turned there life around and living Christ-like and not falling into your old ways, basically not being a hypocrite. Not preaching that murder or stealing or lying ect.. Is a sin and behind closed doors your doing what you are telling them is a sin. That’s how when it says ” to live above reproach so that nobody can say your not living and doing as God says to”. In reality it does not matter in the end what people say about you. What matters is your in Heaven because you’ve done what God says to. What does matter is the truth and spread that truth to as many as possible. Who God calls is the right person for job and no man say different.
It reminds me of the Casting Crowns song lyrics for ” if we are the body ” -” Jesus paid much to high a price , for us to pick and choose who should come”
or ” does anybody hear her ”
“If judgment looms under every steeple
With lofty glances from lofty people
Who can’t see past her scarlet letter
And we’ve never even met her”
if only the sins and transgressions of the people on the SBC board that made this decision were made public to all, maybe they would not be so quick to condemn