Serious Question

[Nahum]

Originally Posted by Felicity

LOL! Such is human nature. We see it in others but don't always see it in ourselves.

Yep. Who was it that said "there is none so blind as he who will not see"?

[Felicity]

Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

Yep. Who was it that said "there is none so blind as he who will not see"?

We probably all have. I know I've been guilty of it and probably will be again.

[Nahum]

Originally Posted by Felicity

We probably all have. I know I've been guilty of it and probably will be again.

I may be, but it's much easier to point out everyone else's failures.

[Coonskinner]

Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

Just tonight, I was reading a post on another forum by someone who portrays himself as an ultracon, but has struggled mightily to control his internet viewing habits and dialogue.

He was railing against tv, and casting all sorts of aspersions on those that wish to use it in ministry. The hypocrisy was stunning and wide open for all to see.

Crazy.

Way to go.

[ILG]

Originally Posted by Coonskinner

Way to go.

huh?

Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

Would you feel comfortable knowing that a leader (not necessarily a preacher) in your church was struggling with his/her eye gate (internet sites or mags) and yet still in a place of heavy use in the church?

Our comfort or discomfort is irrelevant. GOD doesn't base His commands on our feelings and, thus, your question is not proper. The person is in sin and the Bible tells us how to deal with such a person in the Church.

What if this man or woman had struggled for a while, perhaps even giving in to the temptation, asking forgiveness, only to return to the temptation, and still wanted to teach others or be used in a leadership role?

How does the church deal with this issue?

Biblically, there is no such thing as a woman leader in the Church (but that's another subject entirely). If the person is still going back to the sin (temptation comes to us, we don't go to it; so, what you probably meant to say was "only to return to the sin") then he hasn't really repented of it, has he? Since the gifts and callings of God are without repentance (meaning that God does not repent of ever having gifted or called the person), it is not your place or mine to determine whether or not the individual should still be operating in his particular gift or call, it's for God alone to determine.