I was raped and sexually abused on my very own bed, in my bathroom, in my brothers room by a total of seven men. God made a beautiful world where people were supposed to be in harmony with Him, with one another, with creation. The realization that Ravi Zacharias was not the greatest apologist of his generation but rather one of its greatest frauds has felt like a catastrophic betrayal, Weitnauer wrote. The need to flee temptation and take heed lest we fall is a warning we must take seriously (1 Corinthians 10:12-14). CCF has also helped form over 600 small groups in East Asia and over 12,000 house churches and small groups in South Asia. This is good change. New Age Thinking Lured Me into Danger. Let us keep Scriptures warning always before us, that if ever we think we are standing firm in our walk with God, we should be careful so that we do not fall (1 Corinthians 10:12). We must practice accountability and consistently avoid situations where we become vulnerable. LUZON NORTH EAST HUB PASTOR, CCF SATELLITE PASTORS & LEADERS NORTH LUZON, EMMANUEL SALVADOR 5 Lessons You Need to Know. The Executive Pastor of one of the countrys largest Christian churches chose the outfit for their Churchs partys theme,Heroes and Villains.The photo shown here is a screen-capture of a now-deleted post on Instagram by Ickhoy de Leon, another CCF Pastor. With corporate consolidation in worship music, more entities are invested in the songs sung on Sunday mornings. In the case of Hillsong, said Mercer-Taylor, the music will be handled as a commodity, subject to being unseated in the marketplace even if it has artistic or spiritual value. Let us not allow the failures of a few famous leaders to discourage us, make us cynical, or lose heart. It destroys, corrupts and disrupts Gods good design. Beware of blaming others for your failure to walk in purity. Ravi's widow deserves to stay in that home. No one is beyond sin. "We believe the Lord is calling us to move into the. Eli ng Debate ang mga pastors ng CCF (Peter Tan Chi, Bong Saquing And more. He got to keep his sinecure job but Ravi's wife, who was innocent in this whole ordeal, was shown the door. As we take a look at Ravis failure, we are reminded of people from the Bible like King David and Solomon who blatantly disobeyed God and yet were still used by God. Beware of cynicism and discouragement. The US megachurch pastor at the centre of an adultery scandal has said he is taking a sabbatical to "spend time with God", after he and a married parishioner were reportedly caught half naked . This excerpt from Joy Tan-Chi Mendozas book,When A Good God Allows Rape, published by OMF Literature, is republished with permission. He wrote, In no way do I endorse or turn a blind eye to the scandals that have rocked Hillsong in recent days and acknowledged some points of disagreement on ministry approaches. What began as a home Bible study in 1983 with a few unchurched couples has now grown to over 122 local and international satellites, and to which millions are tuning in worldwide. How are Christians to make sense of this news? From Pastors Fenix of CCF: Good day everyone, since the post of Filipino Freethinkers has gone viral I would like to encourage everyone to be loving, prayerful & soberkeeping our emotions in check. He endured all this so that His death could bring us eternal life. Scripture reminds us that our struggle is not against flesh and blood (Ephesians 6:12), hence we should be careful not to trample on a fallen fellow soldier, even if in this case many will claim his wounds were self-inflicted. When we cannot understand the why, we must look to the Who. The Bible-believing world is severely saddened over the revelations of the sexual misconduct of Ravi Zacharias, the late founder of RZIM. No matter what happens to our physical bodies, we can look forward to heaven where the book of Revelation tells us every tear shall be wiped away (Revelation 21:4). He isnt like the people or problems that steal and take away what is precious to us.

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