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1 | Restoration of a fallen Pastor | Gen 1:1 | Mommapbs | 108992 | ||
1 Tim 3:2 states that the "overseer" or Pastor is to be above reproach. In the The Amplified version : "Now a bishop (superintendent, overseer) must give no grounds for accusation but must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, circumspect and temperate and self-controlled; [he must be] sensible and well behaved and dignified and lead an orderly (disciplined) life; [he must be] hospitable [showing love for and being a friend to the believers, especially strangers or foreigners, and be] a capable and qualified teacher," See also Titus 1:7. Does this Pastor fit this description? God knows what is best for him and for your church. God desires restoration - but I agree with what you have been told, not to the position of "overseer." You also have had some excellent counsel to love as Jesus did, ministering with the deisre to restore the fallen to a right relationship with the Lord - this is the most important thing to consider right now. I understand your hurt - praying with you and for you! Blessings! mommapbs PS: Nothing can hurt your witness more than to act in an un-Christlike manner to one another. They (unbelievers) will know that we are Christians because we love one another. Jesus said, "By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another." John 13:35 |
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2 | Restoration of a fallen Pastor | Gen 1:1 | At His Feet | 109006 | ||
Dear mommapbs, Thank you for your insight. We have a meeting set for 11:30 tomorrow with Pastor. It will be two men from the board. How we pray he will be honest and repentent. We are all ready to forgive him, and welcome him back into the fold. To us, it isn't about our feelings, he is no less a man than the rest of us, we all fall short of the mark in one way or many, but it is about restoring him to fellowship with the Lord. I keep looking at Peter, and David, God forgave and restored them, and allowed them to continue in leadership. I am trying to get some feel for where this other pastor is coming from, saying our pastor can never be restored to a place of leadership, as I can't find it in the Word. Perhaps that is a denominational guidline. I just can't come up with any Biblical cases where that would apply if the leader was truly repentent. We live in a valley full of false religion, things I had never even heard of before we moved here. And we daily are beaten up by the devil, we so want God to be restored to the throne of this valley, and don't know how all of this can be used for His glory, but we do know He promises to turn all things to good for those who love Him and are called according to His purposes. We trust Him. We just pray we will hear Him in this. Our little church family is abounding with love, as I have never seen a church before. So he and his family have been loved during this whole time, and we will continue to love them through it. He is family, and this church doesn't shoot our wounded, we embrace them with the love of the Lord. It is an awesome group of folks. Again, thanks for your insight, and your prayers the verses you mentioned are the ones we were led to also. The Lord bless you and your family. At His Feet |
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