He is getting alcohol rehab and NONE for homosexual tendacies. Will the kind flock in Colorado and the GOP forgive him? Remember he LIED when first questioned - just like Clinton.
2007-01-31 09:30:58 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Arent they REQUIRED to forgive him and allow him back? If they didnt, they wouldnt be Christians!!
Wow...what a catch 22 that is!!!! I see the first few responders are quite forgiving...
2007-01-31 09:34:08 · answer #1 · answered by YDoncha_Blowme 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He will be welcomed back, but not as a leader. When a Christian leader falls into sin, they are no longer biblically qualified for leadership.
As it is written: "This saying is trustworthy: The one who would an elder be, A noble task desires he. Therefore, an elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, stable, sensible, respectable, a lover of strangers, and teachable." (I Timothy 3:1-2)
Mr. Haggard was caught in his sin, and now must suffer sin's consequences. One of these is removal from leadership. He most certainly would be welcomed into the church of his choice, or he should be.
2007-01-31 17:37:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
a good christian will forgive any sin so long as the sinner repents.
God is suppose to be the be judge and not ourselves.
Clinton never apologized so there isn't a comparison
most Christians spend all their life trying to become a good christian and i'd imagine that few succeed .
same in any religion, it's not easy becoming pure in fact it's impossible but it is the journey that counts and not the destination
2007-01-31 17:37:26 · answer #3 · answered by search 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its doubtful. He will be appointed some sort of a leadership role in a large church somewhere. Maybe an administrative type of job. But none like the position He once held. God and His people have to trust you.
2007-01-31 17:40:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He'll probably be welcomed back as a Christian, but hopefully not as a Christian leader. Of course worse things have happened before.
2007-01-31 17:41:44 · answer #5 · answered by cajunrescuemedic 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
4 Words: Jim bakker. Jimmy Swaggart
2007-01-31 17:36:01 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not. Forgiveness doesn't mean you get to pretend like nothing ever happened. Bible doesn't say you have to forgive and forget, just forgive. They will allow him to be a member of the church, but they don't have to let him be a leader.
2007-01-31 17:34:58 · answer #7 · answered by Blunt Honesty 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
your not a homo drunk? then you cant forgive him of course that would be just plain out wrong to do,.if he is a republican I want forgive him, if he is a democrat then I will,no. I mean the opposite ..well. I don't know what I mean.its that simple.doesn' t make sense does it? I didn't expect it to I am just a human.
2007-01-31 17:38:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very doubtful, especially considering the Church's tendency to shoot its own wounded.
I could possibly see Haggert back in a leadership role on a small-scale local level, but definitely nowhere near the national status he had before.
2007-01-31 17:35:28 · answer #9 · answered by Navigator 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The should forgive him 7 times 70 times.
But then again, most Christians don't put much stock in Jesus' opinions, so they probably won't.
2007-01-31 17:38:28 · answer #10 · answered by QED 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋