If you look at someone of the mightiest, smartest, most God-fearing men in the Bible. They fell to adultery as well. I think we definitely need to pray for Steve Lawson.
I don't agree with Steve Lawson's convoluted Calvinism. Well my goodness is being a Christian a tightrope walk one slip up and your whole life comes crashing down?
The grace of disillusionment with pastors can be a pivotal moment for believers. When a pastor falls or fails to meet expectations, it often forces people to shift their focus away from human leaders and back to Christ. This disillusionment, though painful, can be a gift, reminding us that our faith should never rest in flawed individuals but in the perfect, unfailing Savior. It prompts a return to a biblical understanding of leadership, where Christ is the true head of the Church, and every believer is called to participate in the life of the body.
Your comment is absolutely spot on. I would add that even our own dependency on our acts of righteousness. It's wonderful to cling to the wonderful Jesus who is the only spotless lamb.
Totally agree with you brother. Grateful that the moral failing didn’t hinder your faith, may our faith always be in the living word of God!! Lord keep us close to You.
Thank you for pointing us directly to Christ and reminding us that we are all infallible.. May God cover us with his mercy and grace because we are nothing without its..
I feel bad for Steve and the families involved. And I mean that sincerely. I pray for him and his restoration. I don want to seem non compassionate but the Reformed response to this should be “Glory to God” based on the ideological perspective of Reformed Theology. Steve did preach a sermon called “Unlocking Divine Plan:God’s Sovereignty Unveiled.” In it he says “…He works all things after the counsel of His will. Included in this sovereign will that has come out of His counsel is the choice of His elect… it included all the affairs of providence, where you would be born… who would have influences upon your life…who you would marry… there is no end to all that God pre-scripted as the author of His eternal decree… He is determined to carry out plan A and He will never deviate from His plan A, there is no plan B” Glory to God for His ‘Plan A’
Unfortunately on reformed theology he likely thought anything I do is at the end of the day decreed by God. Calvinism can easily lead to fatalism and a loss of the need for self control. Because at the end of the day you believe you have zero control and that God decided every decision for you. Very scary slippery slope and I hope that thought and lesson pull people from that theology and back to the theology that God loves everyone and gives them all the choices to make. We will then all understand that we cannot throw the blame back onto God for what he “ordained” us to do but that it was our freedom we abused. God bless
@@ricoparadiso do I need to show you like 10 videos by influential Calvinist proclaiming this exact theology? John piper, James white, Jeff Durbin, AW Pink and many others. That’s just off the top of my head.
If you look at someone of the mightiest, smartest, most God-fearing men in the Bible. They fell to adultery as well. I think we definitely need to pray for Steve Lawson.
I don't agree with Steve Lawson's convoluted Calvinism. Well my goodness is being a Christian a tightrope walk one slip up and your whole life comes crashing down?
The grace of disillusionment with pastors can be a pivotal moment for believers. When a pastor falls or fails to meet expectations, it often forces people to shift their focus away from human leaders and back to Christ. This disillusionment, though painful, can be a gift, reminding us that our faith should never rest in flawed individuals but in the perfect, unfailing Savior. It prompts a return to a biblical understanding of leadership, where Christ is the true head of the Church, and every believer is called to participate in the life of the body.
Your comment is absolutely spot on. I would add that even our own dependency on our acts of righteousness.
It's wonderful to cling to the wonderful Jesus who is the only spotless lamb.
Totally agree with you brother. Grateful that the moral failing didn’t hinder your faith, may our faith always be in the living word of God!! Lord keep us close to You.
Thank you for pointing us directly to Christ and reminding us that we are all infallible.. May God cover us with his mercy and grace because we are nothing without its..
Bad doctrine = bad morals is what reformed heresy hunters always say...
Regardless this is extremely sad situation. 🙏
I feel bad for Steve and the families involved. And I mean that sincerely. I pray for him and his restoration. I don want to seem non compassionate but the Reformed response to this should be “Glory to God” based on the ideological perspective of Reformed Theology.
Steve did preach a sermon called “Unlocking Divine Plan:God’s Sovereignty Unveiled.” In it he says “…He works all things after the counsel of His will. Included in this sovereign will that has come out of His counsel is the choice of His elect… it included all the affairs of providence, where you would be born… who would have influences upon your life…who you would marry… there is no end to all that God pre-scripted as the author of His eternal decree… He is determined to carry out plan A and He will never deviate from His plan A, there is no plan B”
Glory to God for His ‘Plan A’
Unfortunately on reformed theology he likely thought anything I do is at the end of the day decreed by God. Calvinism can easily lead to fatalism and a loss of the need for self control. Because at the end of the day you believe you have zero control and that God decided every decision for you. Very scary slippery slope and I hope that thought and lesson pull people from that theology and back to the theology that God loves everyone and gives them all the choices to make. We will then all understand that we cannot throw the blame back onto God for what he “ordained” us to do but that it was our freedom we abused. God bless
What a bafflingly foolish comment devoid of any humility
Umm wat? You have never studied reformed theology lol
@@andrewk8636 more than most I assure you 👍🏼
Literally no reformed believer believes what you just described, please be realistic. This is just a strawman.
@@ricoparadiso do I need to show you like 10 videos by influential Calvinist proclaiming this exact theology? John piper, James white, Jeff Durbin, AW Pink and many others. That’s just off the top of my head.