What she said--She’s correct. It is very difficult to find the USA on a map if you don’t have one. Bless her heart.

Wife beating, divorce, etc-- For all those who cry, these people are human, we all fall--look at this bunch. The transformation provided by Christ is not seen, and these lives are a mockery to the gospel. I’m not asking for perfection, but wife beating and Haggard’s letter--respect and humility are too much to ask of these “men of God”? The Bishop is beating wife #2--maybe a little background checking would have revealed this man’s character. Haggard--I think we need to carefully examine what it takes to be restored to leadership ministries. We need to understand that sin has such deep damage potential, can Haggard even comprehend how detestable it is for a guy with his severance and assets to ask anybody for a cup of coffee? I have sins, but my wife doesn’t fear for her safety and I understand that how I conduct my personal life has a direct effect on my ability to earn my living.

Paula White left her husband for Bishop Richards Hawkins of San Antonia Tx. He recently turned over his megga church there to Paula White ministries and he steped down as lead pastor, his son is now the lead pastor.

Richard Hawkins divorced his wife of 25 years back in February the same month that Paula White took her husband Randy’s name off deeds and stuff that they owned together.February was also the month that Richard Hawkins son divorced his wife to be with Paula Whites Makeup artist, whom he had been having an affair with! I do not say this all as hear say. These are facts that are soon to become public.

These people scar me with their complete disregard for God and what they are doing to His children.

Pray for them and the lives this will effect.

Paula’s broadcast has become more of a secular self help program lately. I could tell there was something changing. She recently had Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki on talking about success etc. Then yesterday I saw her program and she was just another self help guru at a self help guru convention.  Why she chose to broadcast that I will never know.

Here is a question: Should she or Randy take time off from ministry due to their failed marriage? I think so. What do you think?
Danny

What concerns me about Bishop Weeks, Bynum and the Whites, is the message that they’re sending—“no matter what you do, you can still go on with life as usual”.  Sometmes repentance means stepping aside for a while so that you can be healed and ministered to.  I wonder, are they not willing to sacrifice their large paychecks and place in the spotlight?  I contrast this with a married couple I heard on Moody Broadcasting one day in which the wife quit her job because she’d had an affair with a co-worker.  When she and her husband decided to reconcile and make their marriage work, the wife quit her job to remove herself from the temptation.  From what I gathered, these were just average working people who undoubtedly needed their jobs, but yet it was important enough to this woman to quit in order to restore her marriage. 
I also get tired of hearing people talk about how the devil is attacking marriages.  This is probably true, but this expression is used as though there is no involvement whatsoever on the part of the individual.  Satan just took them over and at no point were they a willing participant.  As one who has sinned, I can definitely say that I knew I was wrong and had no one to blame but myself.  I believe that sometimes people struggle horribly, but we’re living in an age in which we don’t want to feel the consequences of our actions.  We want to carry on business as usual with very little change to our lifestyles or routines.

In this culture, we need to beware of idol worship of these people.  That is one reason why I left a megachurch.  The people end up following the people, not God.

There is such arrogance.  They will have to answer to their Maker for their bad behavior (as will all of us), which has a negative impact on so many more people.

I think Ephesians 5 and 6 suggest that the practical living-out of our faith in Christ is built upon our marriages (Husband and wife), our families (children and parents) and what we do in our communities and work places (masters and slaves). We cannot disregard the fact that if the husband/wife relationships we build are not a not a reflection of the relationship between Christ and the Church, then our children are not seeing Christ in us! And then husbands, wives and children alike, take this disjointed image of Christ into the workplace.

The world needs to see more repentance, and less “TV good news!” Personally i have made the commitment to never sell what God has given me for free...insight into his word through his Holy Spirit; salvation; faith; grace; or any other thing he gives me. Perhaps this attitude is helping keep me from “pride of ministry?”

As for Guatemala and Mark Simpson’s excellent observations, Mark there are still those of us in small churches throughout Canada and the US who will never be “promoted” to mega-church fame, but who, if invited, would be able to offer a pastor’s conference anywhere great ministry insight and wisdom because we fear God and know Him well as our friend. I do not write thinking i have gotten there, but if one were to ask, i would fly to Guatemala or anywhere for the cost of the plane ticket and a cup of coffee! Be blessed, and choose your models wisely. Afterall, it’s all about who you want to be like!

Of course Weeks’ problems are Satan’s fault, he couldn’t possibly just accept responsibility for beating his wife.  He can’t say it was drugs or alcohol because he would be condemned in Christian circles for that too.  He can’t say he just lost his temper and was out of his mind.  No, it must be Satan’s fault because that’s the only excuse that a Christian leader could try and use and hope for no repercussions.

One more Christian leader that needs to step back and seek repentance, recovery, and restoration.  Don’t try to blame it on Satan and expect to go on like nothing happened, although it won’t surprise me if his ministry allows that.  Worshiping your Pastor is also a form of idolatry.

If you’re getting divorced you should probably step back from leading ministry, maybe just for a while depending on the circumstances.  If you’re getting divorced to be with someone you have been having an adulterous affair with you need to get out of ministry permanently.  If you’re an adulterer and in ministry you should have to wear a big red “A” so everyone knows not to believe everything you say.

As for the map thing, I’ve yet to see a globe in any one of my daughter’s classrooms but she’s only in 3rd grade.  However there soon will be one in their study space at home.  Americans are very ego-centric and many of us know very little about the rest of the world.

Paula is gravitating to the self-help movement.  Who needs God when you can do it yourself?  She will come away unscathed, because people seem to overlook bad behavior, and blame it on the devil.  There is no doubt we have a real enemy, but there is also such a thing as personal responsibility.  The so-called prosperity gospel is not the real thing.  People who follow that “gospel” tend to disregard the bad behavior because they are so enamored of the personalities.  They is not what Jesus had in mind....

This is a sad time for the Body of Christ.  No wonder people walk away and scoff at Christians when they see this.  It is disgraceful.  How much more can happen? 

We have to forgive, but we also have to use our common self and the brain God gave us when we consider continuing to support these people (Ted Haggard comes to mind....).

Wake up, people!

Carole,

I think it’s best to wait until these “facts” are, indeed, made public before bringing them here.

Until the “facts” can be checked out with verifiable sources, it is only gossip.  And Scripture is very clear about that subject.

No wonder the world thinks we are two faced… we create these superstars and they fall.

God is raising a nameless, faceless. placeless tribe, who don’t want to be on tv, but wanto see the power of God change lives without getting a Nike endorsement.

Well, whatever she was trying to say..... She still came in 3rd place..

Not sure what that says.... sigh.

Folks, I am an immigrant who has experienced God’s power and word before I came to America. When I came to this great country, I coundn’t believe the hypocrisy, lies, lack of integrity, in-fighting, greed for material things and the lowered standard of God’s word that many ministry project. Many Pastors are doing what they feel or think they like not what the word of God commanded. They teach is false ideas to their congreation. They turned everything into a business. Many are not called , but they call themselve.  They have mastered the act of deception and playing church. Know what to say and how to play on people’s emotion. Folks, our God is a God of judgement. He( God) see whatever we do in hiding and will repay in the open.

If folks were praying for God’s leading, how can a so called man of God that commits the sin of Sodomy become the president of American Evangelical Association.  SInce people are elected based on race, popularity and availability. Not by the leading of the holy spirit and the doctrines of God’s word.

I recently started on a local T.V station watching Paula White. But can you imagine how this individual destroy and make mokery of the standard of Christ while they put selfish agendas before God’s word and his people. They care less how their actions will affect God’s people. Yet, did they say God told them to split? People have passion but no integrity.

I often get angry with my wife who has experienced many stressful biochemical issues in her life, but a man of God after he has preached to others has fallen to the same snare. Bishop weeks, in American, people become Bishops , once they can spill out and sweat while preaching make me feel good stories and preaching. They are no chose by the standard of God’s word. Many Preachers cann’t even pray for head ache to go. They will run to take Tylenol themselve than believe God’s word for healing

These individuals send the wrong message to the world. The bible say we are the salt of the world. But these leaders have lost it. Every single one of them should be removed. Why if you may ask. They have lost their saltness. If they are allowed to continue teaching what they don’t themselve practice, they are crusifying Christ again and make mockery of the HOLY GOD. Many people will follow suit and do these wrong things. As you know once this act is allowed in the body of Christ, many people all over the country will start doing the same thing.

People of God should demand for their resignations and removal. We need people who are working with God not those who claim they are.  God only leads according to his word. Anything apart from that is false.

It is sad that it is in the Church of America, you have homosexual Bishops and Pasters who only pick aeas in the bible they want to obey and the ones they chose to ignore. An abomination act that the lord stated not to do in many verses in the bible.

It is in the church of America that, the wife of a Pastor, will come forward after the husband just concluded his teaching and tear him apart in front of the congregation because she thinks she should be the leader in their church and at home.

It is in the church of America that you see many Preachers preach and teach about God but people do not experience God’s power. Look at the stats, many church going christians just like the world are sick in their body.

Folks we are in trouble here. Many so called Pastors have zero integrity. I believe God is cleaning his house in order to up root all these wolves in sheep’s clothing and preserve his HOLY NAME.  We are going to see many of these types of events to come. Judgement will begin in God’s house and move on to the world. So brass up people of God. Many more to come.

In conclusion, many who love the LORD who are reading this comment, Do not loose heart. Everyone is responsible for their own salvation. The bible says everyone should work out their own salvation in fear and treambling. God is cleaning his house. He will get rid of people who he(God) has removed this cloud of presence over their lives.
Any un repentend sin will attract punishment.

Be blessed

The only reason they decided to come forth with the news is because they figure this would blow over since the assault on Juanita Bynum received so much press.  I think it was all Paula’s doing.  I saw her on t.v. last night, begging for money, talking about send $200 dollars so that she can offer it up to God on our behalf.  There is something about her that just doesn’t sit right.