Perverted Pastors
Mar 10, 2008 Print This Post
I was listening to a message by Darrin Patrick while I was getting some busywork done this morning.
During the message, he said
“Google the phrase ‘pastor arrested‘ and look at how many pastors have been arrested…”
So I did. Here were the first 10 listings:
- Anti-gay Southern Baptist Pastor arrested for soliciting male prostitute.
- A church pastor has been arrested on suspicion of attempted sexual assault on a child.
- Louisiana pastor arrested and charged with child rape.
- A pastor was arrested on charges he downloaded child pornography using his church’s Internet connection.
- A Syracuse pastor is back in jail after being charged with rape for the second time.
- A Texas pastor and a colleague have been charged with tying a 15-year-old girl to a van and dragging her along the ground.
- Portland Police have arrested the 38-year-old pastor of a Northeast Portland church on accusations of first-degree rape.
- Reverend Steven Richard McGuigan thought he was corresponding with a “13-year-old girl” online.
- Tulsa Pastor Arrested In OKC On Lewdness Charge.
- Kershaw deputies arrested a Camden pastor, after they say he solicited what he believed to be a 14-year-old girl online.
Notice anything? 9 out of 10 were sex related crimes. 5 out of 10 were for child sex crimes.
What the heck?
I’m not going to offer a huge commentary here, but I do want to give some advice to a couple groups of people out there.
First, to pastors.
Ask yourself this question right now: “is there anything going on in my life that could shipwreck my life, marriage, church if it got out of control?” If the answer is “yes,” log off the computer, go to someone you trust, and confess that area. Right now.
Now, ask yourself a second question, “how’s my sex life going on a scale of 1 to 10?” And by sex life, I mean all of it. Your sex life with your wife, your online habits, your masturbation, your thought life. Anything not right there? If your number is anything under an “8,” go find someone you trust to unpack that area of your life. Right now.
After teaching on sexuality, Paul writes these words:
1Thessalonians 4: 7 God has called us to live holy lives, not impure lives. 8 Therefore, anyone who refuses to live by these rules is not disobeying human teaching but is rejecting God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.
If you are living an impure life, do you realize you are rejecting the Holy Spirit?
Second, to anyone considering becoming a pastor.
Think long and hard about it. Let James’ words sink in: (James 3:1)
Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.
Besides that, who do you think Satan is going to go after first? Who is he going to attack? And what better weapon than sexuality!
Third, to those overseeing pastors at their churches.
Do background checks on new pastors. Do big-time 360 evaluations on your pastors. Pay them well so their family isn’t financially stressed. Ask their wives how they are doing. Put porn filters on their computers.
Finally, to everyone.
Pray for your pastors. Pray for me. Please pray and pray often.
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