Ang pagkakasala ng mga pinuno ng simbahan ay hindi lamang nagpapakita ng kanilang kalikasan at estado, kundi pati na rin ang kalikasan at kalagayan ng simbahan. Bagama't maraming simbahan (sa buong mundo) gumawa ng mga pagbabago at kompromiso at ayusin ang mga salita ng Diyos at ibaba ang mga pamantayan ng Diyos, God and His Word will never change. We serve the Almighty God, Sino ang Lumikha ng langit at lupa at lahat ng nasa loob. Ang Diyos ay pareho, kahapon, ngayon at magpakailanman. God shall never compromise and adjust His word and lower His standards. He still speaks and acts according to His Word that stands forever. God is very clear in the Bible about sin and the consequences of sinning willfully. Is it the will of God that fallen pastors and leaders stay appointed in the church and preach behind the pulpit or not? What does the intentional sinning of church leaders say about them?
Do pastors and other church leaders, who are sinning willfully, belong in the pulpit?
Church leaders who are sinning willfully don’t belong in the pulpit. If church leaders keep on sinning willfully after their repentance, pagbabagong-buhay, and during their leadership in church, they shouldn’t be appointed and teach in the pulpit and lead the church (ang kapulungan ng mga mananampalataya).
This may be hard to read and some people may find this ruthless. Gayunpaman, a sinning pastor or church leader has consciously made a choice to disobey God and His Word and serve the flesh and do something that opposes the will of God.
That’s why in the Old Covenant there was a difference in sin. Everything a person does that opposes the words and will of God is sin. Gayunpaman, there is a difference in the kinds of sin.
Someone can unconsciously say or do something that is not good and during or afterward be confronted and corrected by the Holy Spirit. But someone can also consciously say or do something with premeditated intent. This means that a person knows that it’s not good and not according to the will of God and diametrically opposes His Word, but the person does it anyway, because the love for the flesh is stronger than the love for God and His Word. (Basahin din: What is a sin not unto death and a sin unto death?)
Take for example adultery.
Is adultery a premeditated sin?
Adultery is a premeditated sin. Ang pangangalunya ay hindi lamang nangyayari. Pants don’t fall down themselves. Hindi, a person has consciously made a choice to commit adultery, despite the knowledge of the truth and God’s will. Every Christian knows, that adultery is a sin.
Ngayon ang mga gawa ng laman ay hayag na, alin ang mga ito; pangangalunya, pakikiapid, karumihan, lasciviousness, Idolatrya, pangkukulam, poot, pagkakaiba-iba, mga emulasyon, galit, alitan, mga sedisyon, maling pananampalataya, Mga inggit, mga pagpatay, kalasingan, mga pagsasaya, at tulad nito: sa mga sinasabi ko sa iyo noon, gaya ng sinabi ko rin sa iyo noong nakaraan, na ang mga ito ay hindi dapat magmana ng kaharian ng Diyos (Galacia 5:19-21)
Patayin nga ang inyong mga sangkap na nasa lupa; pakikiapid, karumihan, labis na pagmamahal, masamang pagnanasa, at kaimbutan, na idolatriya: Para sa kung aling mga bagay’ sake ang poot ng Diyos ay nakakasama sa mga anak ng pagsuway: Doon din kayo lumakad ng ilang panahon, noong kayo ay nanirahan sa kanila. Ngunit ngayon ay tinanggal din mo ang lahat ng ito; galit, galit, malisya, kalapastanganan, maruming komunikasyon na lumalabas sa iyong bibig. Huwag magsinungaling sa isa't isa, Nakikita na tinanggal mo na ang matandang lalaki kasama ang kanyang mga gawa; At nagsuot ng bagong lalaki, na nababago sa kaalaman ayon sa larawan niyaong lumikha sa kanya: Kung saan walang Greek o Hudyo, pagtutuli o di-pagtutuli, Barbarian, Scythian, bond o libre: Ngunit si Cristo ay lahat, At sa lahat (Mga taga-Colosas 3:5-11)
adulterers don’t love God and their neighbor but themselves?
When a person commits adultery, the person doesn’t walk in love toward God. Not walking in love toward God means, that the person doesn’t keep God’s commandments (na kung saan ay din The commandments of Jesus).
Only if you keep the commandments of God, lumakad ka sa pag-ibig. Alam ito, if a person knows the truth (adultery is sin) and God’s will but consciously rejected God and His word, then the person doesn’t walk in love.
The person shows through his deed that he doesn’t love God with all his heart, kaluluwa, isip, at lakas.
When a person commits adultery, the person loves himself, ang kakaibang babae (o tao) and above all the lusts of the flesh.
The person doesn’t keep the second commandment either, which is, Mamahalin mo ang iyong kapwa tulad ng iyong sarili, but rejected it. Since the adulterer didn’t remember his wife (or her husband) and the wedding vow he (O siya) ginawa.
When people commit adultery they don’t love their neighbor (ang asawa nila) but themselves. They want to satisfy their (pansamantala) sexual feelings of the flesh.
When church leaders commit adultery they forget their responsibility for the precious souls of the saints
When a pastor or other church leaders commit adultery, they don’t remember the precious souls of the saints. They don’t remember their responsibility for the saints and the consequences of their selfish deed to the church. Since the uncleanness of sin defames (disgraces) ang Pangalan ni Hesus, and defiles His church, and mocks His redemptive work. (Basahin din: Si Jesus ba ay isang tagataguyod ng kasalanan?).
And so the adulterous pastor or other church leader despised God, by rejecting both the words of God and his wife (or her husband) and disobeying the words of God, breaking the wedding vow, not remembering the souls of the saints, and defiling the church.
God hated Esau, who sold his birthright to satisfy his hunger
It’s just like Esau, who didn’t consider his birthright from God a privilege and precious. Samakatuwid, Esau sold his birthright to satisfy his temporary hunger. This act of Esau was abominable to God.
God didn’t say about Esau that He loved him but that He hated him. Bakit? Because of his deed that originated from his wicked heart. (Malakias 1:2-3, mga Romano 9:13, Mga Hebreo 12:16-17 (Basahin din: Kaya mo bang labanan ang tukso?)).
Maraming Kristiyano, who jeopardize their relationship with Jesus Christ and the Father and the abiding of the Holy Spirit and eternity, by prioritizing their feelings and the will, mga pagnanasa, and desires of the flesh and putting them above the Word
The blind guides and white Sepulchers
It’s already bad that adultery happens among Christians, who don’t hold a leadership position in the church, but that adultery also takes place among church leaders is really bad.
Because how can they, who are spiritually blind themselves and led by their flesh and don’t live a disciplined life after the Spirit in obedience to God and His Word, but reject God and His Word and walk in disobedience in darkness and sin willfully, teach the members of the church and expect the believers to walk after the Spirit in obedience to God in holiness in the Light?
These pastors and church leaders are blind guides and white sepulchres, tulad ng mga Pariseo.
The Pharisees appeared beautiful, charismatic, piously and righteous on the outside. Gayunpaman, inwardly they were full of extortion, karumihan, hypocrisy and iniquity (kawalan ng batas).
Although the Pharisees taught the people in the Law and Prophets, and made God’s will known to them, they didn’t submit to the Law and the prophets and didn’t walk in the will of God. (Basahin din: Ang simbahan ba ay nakakakita o bulag?)
And so there are many pastors and church leaders, who have not truly repented and are not born again in Christ. They don’t walk after the Spirit in obedience to God.
Why do many pastors and other church leaders fall?
Many pastors and other church leaders fall, because they have not crucified their flesh in Christ. If they had crucified their flesh, they wouldn’t keep sinning and, Halimbawa, commit adultery. Adultery is a work of the flesh.
The work of their flesh shows that they walk after the flesh. They don’t fear the Lord and don’t take the Word seriously, because they consciously keep sinning (tiyaga sa kasalanan).
These church leaders assume they can keep sinning without consequences, since they remain appointed in the church anyway or they leave the church temporarily and after some time are reinstated in the same office again.
And the carnal church that makes decisions on the basis of feelings and emotions instead of the Word of God, substantiates this wicked behavior. The carnal church gives a foothold to the devil and accepts and supports sin, by keeping the fallen pastor or other leader in their office or reinstating the fallen leader in their office after some time. (Basahin din: Ano ang ibig sabihin ni Paul sa pamamagitan ng mga kamay biglang walang tao)
What is the will of God concerning His sons and daughters?
It is the will of God that all His sons and daughters, who are born of Him and have His nature and represent Him on earth, walk after the Spirit in holiness and not in uncleanness, fornication and the lust of concupiscence, as the Gentiles do, who don’t know God and are not born of Him and walk in disobedience to God and His Word in the will of their father in darkness.
Sapagkat ito ang kalooban ng Diyos, maging ang iyong pagpapakabanal, na kayo ay dapat umiwas sa pakikiapid: Na ang bawat isa sa inyo ay dapat malaman kung paano angkinin ang kanyang sisidlan sa pagpapakabanal at karangalan; Hindi sa pagnanasa ng kagustuhan, gaya ng mga Gentil na hindi nakakakilala sa Dios: Na walang taong hihigit at mandaya sa kanyang kapatid sa anumang bagay: sapagka't ang Panginoon ang tagapaghiganti sa lahat ng gayon, gaya rin naman namin na binalaan ka at pinatotohanan. Sapagkat hindi tayo tinawag ng Diyos sa karumihan, kundi sa kabanalan. Siya nga na humahamak, hindi hinahamak ang tao, ngunit ang Diyos, na nagbigay din sa atin ng Kanyang Banal na Espiritu (1 Mga taga-Tesalonica 4:3-8)
Is God love, merciful and forgiving?
People say God is love, merciful and forgiving. Ngunit totoo iyon? God is absolutely loving, merciful and forgiving if someone truly repents and not because someone is caught in the act and asks forgiveness out of a religious habit and after some time falls back into the same sin. Gayunpaman, God is also righteous and many times they leave that part out.
The love of God is a righteous love and not a pag-ibig sa bagong panahon. (Basahin din: Ang Espiritu Santo laban sa espiritu ng bagong panahon, kung aling espiritu ang nananahan sa iyo?)
Sinabi ni Jesus sa mga Pariseo (lumang karnal na paglikha) that they obeyed the lust of their father and not of God. (Basahin din: Ang kalooban ng Diyos kumpara sa kalooban ng diyablo).
Would God trust and appoint a worker of iniquity in the church?
How can God trust and appoint a leader in the church to raise His sons (naaangkop ito sa kapwa lalaki at babae) and teach them in the Word, so that they get to know the will of God and lead them into the truth and grow up into spiritual maturity in Christ after His image, if the leader is not spiritually mature?
How can God appoint a leader who doesn’t walk as a mature son of God after the Spirit and doesn’t submit to the Head Jesus Christ and don’t do what Jesus; sabi ng salita, pero mayabang, suwail, carnal and does the will and the works of the flesh and keeps sinning willfully?
Would God trust His sons to someone, who claims to know God, but doesn’t listen to Him and doesn’t do what He says and deny God through His works? Does this worker of iniquity belong to God?
“He gave some, mga apostol; at ilan, mga propeta; at ilan, mga ebanghelista; at ilan, mga pastor at guro; Para sa pagiging perpekto ng mga banal”
At nagbigay Siya ng ilan, mga apostol; at ilan, mga propeta; at ilan, mga ebanghelista; at ilan, mga pastor at guro; Para sa pagiging perpekto ng mga banal, para sa gawain ng ministeryo, para sa ikatitibay ng Katawan ni Kristo: Hanggang sa dumating tayong lahat sa pagkakaisa ng pananampalataya, at ng kaalaman sa Anak ng Diyos, sa isang perpektong tao, hanggang sa sukat ng tangkad ng kapuspusan ni Kristo:
That we henceforth be no more children, Itinapon sa at pabalik, at dinala sa bawat hangin ng doktrina, sa pamamagitan ng makinis ng mga tao, at tuso na tatag, kung saan naghihintay sila upang linlangin; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into Him in all things, which is the Head, maging si Cristo: From whom the whole Body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the Body unto the edifying of itself in love (Mga Taga-Efeso 4:11-16)
Ang lahat ng kasulatan ay ibinigay sa pamamagitan ng inspirasyon ng Diyos, at kumikita para sa doktrina, para saway, para sa pagwawasto, para sa pagtuturo sa katuwiran: Upang ang tao ng Diyos ay maging sakdal, lubusang inihanda para sa lahat ng mabubuting gawa (2 Timothy 3:16)
What does the intentional sinning of a pastor or other church leaders say about them?
The intentional sinning of a pastor or other church leaders say that the pastor or other church leader is carnal and walks in darkness and does the will of the flesh. The intentional sinning of a pastor and other church leaders testify that they are a slave of sin. Sin still reigns as king in the life of the pastor or church leaders and the wicked one aka the devil still has a hold on the church leader. This should already be a warning to the church.
Sinagot sila ni Jesus, Katotohanan, sa totoo lang, sinasabi ko sa iyo, Ang sinumang gumagawa ng kasalanan ay alipin ng kasalanan (John 8:34)
Sinasabi nila na kilala nila ang Diyos; ngunit sa mga gawa ay itinatanggi nila Siya, pagiging kasuklam -suklam, at masuway, at sa bawat mabuting gawain ay reprobate (Titus 1:16)
Para sa biyaya ng Diyos na nagdadala ng kaligtasan ay lumitaw sa lahat ng tao, Pagtuturo sa amin na, pagtanggi sa hindi makadiyos at makamundong pagnanasa, Dapat tayong mabuhay nang matino, Matuwid, At makadiyos, Sa kasalukuyang mundo; Naghahanap ng mapalad na pag -asa, at ang maluwalhating paglitaw ng dakilang Diyos at ang ating Tagapagligtas na si Jesucristo; Na nagbigay ng sarili para sa amin, Na maaari niya tayong tubusin mula sa lahat ng kasamaan, at linisin sa kanyang sarili ang isang kakaibang tao, masigasig sa mabubuting gawa.Ang mga bagay na ito ay nagsasalita, at payo, at pagsaway sa lahat ng awtoridad. Huwag hayaang hamakin ka ng tao (Titus 2:11-15)
Gumising sa katuwiran, at huwag magkasala; sapagka't ang ilan ay walang kaalaman sa Dios: Sinasabi ko ito sa iyong kahihiyan (1 Mga taga-Corinto 15:34)
Alam natin na ang sinumang ipinanganak ng Diyos ay hindi nagkasala na hindi; but he that is begotten of God keeps himself, and that wicked one touches him not (1 John 5:18)
What is the danger of appointing a fallen pastor or church leader in the church?
The danger of appointing a fallen pastor or other fallen church leaders in the church is that they not only despised God and His Word and defiled the church, but Christians will follow their example.
If a pastor or other leaders in the church, who should be born again and spiritually mature and should know the will of God, refuses to submit to God and His Word and therefore is prideful, suwail, at masuway, the sheep will follow the example of the fallen pastor or other fallen church leaders and shall also walk in pride, paghihimagsik, at pagsuway sa Diyos at sa Kanyang Salita.
Ganun din (hindi malinis) spirit that dwells in the pastor (or other church leaders) shall come over the church.
Bilang isang resulta, the church members shall bear the same fruit as the church leader. They shall walk in wickedness and uncleanness. (Basahin din: Maraming mga pastor ang umaakay sa mga tupa sa kalaliman).
How can a fallen pastor or other fallen church leaders expect from the believers that they submit to God and obey His Word, when they don’t do it themselves?
If a preacher or other church leaders commits fornication and adultery, how can the preacher confront, Babala, correct and chastise a church member in these areas and forbid fornication and adultery? Exactly the church leader can’t.
Bilang isang resulta, the church shall compromise and allow sin in the church and approve of Christians living in sin.
Putting the relationship with Jesus at stake and playing with eternity to fulfill the lusts of the flesh
Sundin ang kapayapaan sa lahat ng tao, at kabanalan, kung wala ito ay walang sinumang makakakita sa Panginoon: Masigasig na tumitingin baka ang sinuman ay mabigo sa biyaya ng Diyos; baka ang anumang ugat ng kapaitan na bumulwak ay gumugulo sa iyo, at sa gayon ay marami ang nadungisan; Baka may mapakiapid, o bastos na tao, mula kay Esau, na sa isang subo ng karne ay ipinagbili ang kanyang pagkapanganay. For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears (Mga Hebreo 12:14-17)
Sa Bagong Tipan, nasa dispensation of the Holy Spirit, Paul mentioned the thoughts of God regarding the profanity and act of Esau, who despised the Lord by rejecting his birthright for the temporary carnal lusts and desires. Paul warned the believers. At pa, there are many pastors and church leaders, who say they have knowledge about God’s Word and claim to see, but don’t care about Paul’s warning and disregard this Scripture.
Many people object to women in ministry but don’t mind male church leaders who are sinning willfully
It is remarkable, that so many people object to women in ministry and substantiate their objection with two Scriptures. Gayunpaman, nalilimutan nila ang mga Kasulatan tungkol sa mga pinunong makalaman, na senswal at di-espirituwal at may pag-iisip ng mundo at adik sa pornograpiya, masturbesyon o nasangkot sa iba pang karumihang seksuwal at gumawa ng pakikiapid, pangangalunya, mamuhay nang magkasama walang asawa, magkaroon ng a bading relasyon, ay diborsiyado at nag-asawang muli at samakatuwid ay asawa ng higit sa isang babae, gumawa ng idolatriya, pangkukulam, magnakaw, pandaraya, (patolohiya) kasinungalingan, magkaroon ng isang Pagkagumon sa alkohol, atbp. Ang mga makasalanang lalaking pinuno ng simbahan ay nakakakuha ng kalayaan at itinalaga sa pamumuno nang walang anumang pagtutol.
Walang mga pagtutol at Kasulatan ang binanggit sa kanila, habang mayroong maraming mga Kasulatan sa Bibliya upang ibukod ang mga lalaking ito sa ministeryo. (a.o mga Romano 1,2,6,7,8, 1 Mga taga-Corinto 15:34, 2 Mga taga-Corinto 6, Galacia 2:17-21;5:13-26, Mga Taga-Efeso 4,5, 1 Timothy 3; 5:19-25; 6:2b-12, 1 Titus 1:6-9, 2 Peter 2, 1 John 3,5).
May kahihinatnan ba ang sadyang pagkakasala ng mga pinuno ng simbahan
Kung apostol, ebanghelista, isang propeta, pastor, guro, matanda, diyakono, pinuno ng pagsamba o sinuman, pinipiling sadyang sundin ang kalooban ng laman kaysa sa kalooban ng Diyos, then the person has made a conscious decision to reject God and His Word and shall bear the consequences thereof.
Maging tagasunod nga kayo ng Diyos, bilang mahal na mga anak; At lumakad sa pag-ibig, kung paanong inibig din tayo ni Kristo, at ibinigay ang Kanyang sarili para sa atin bilang isang handog at isang hain sa Diyos para sa isang masarap na amoy. Ngunit ang pakikiapid, at lahat ng karumihan, o kaimbutan, huwag itong minsang pangalanan sa gitna ninyo, bilang nararapat sa mga banal; Ni karumihan, ni hangal na kausap, ni biro, na hindi maginhawa: kundi ang pagbibigay ng pasasalamat. Dahil dito alam mo, na walang whoremonger, ni hindi malinis na tao, ni taong mapag-imbot, na isang sumasamba sa diyus-diyusan, ay may anumang mana sa kaharian ni Cristo at ng Diyos. Huwag hayaang linlangin ka ng sinuman sa mga walang kabuluhang salita: sapagka't dahil sa mga bagay na ito ay dumarating ang galit ng Dios sa mga anak ng pagsuway. Huwag kang makibahagi sa kanila (Mga Taga-Efeso 5:1-7)
What does the Bible say about someone who habitually commits sin?
Whosoever commits sin transgresseth also the law: Sapagkat ang kasalanan ay ang paglabag sa batas. At alam mo na siya ay ipinahayag upang alisin ang ating mga kasalanan; At sa Kanya ay walang kasalanan. Ang sinumang mananatili sa kanya ay hindi nagkakasala: sinumang sinneth ay hindi niya nakita, Ni kilala siya. Mga maliliit na bata, huwag kang linlangin ng sinuman: Siya na ang katuwiran ay matuwid, kahit na Siya ay matuwid. Siya na gumawa ng kasalanan ay sa diyablo; sapagka't ang diyablo ay nagkakasala sa simula pa.
Para sa layuning ito ang Anak ng Diyos ay nahayag, upang Kanyang wasakin ang mga gawa ng diyablo. Ang sinumang ipinanganak ng Diyos ay hindi nagkakasala; sapagka't ang kaniyang binhi ay nananatili sa kaniya: at hindi siya maaaring magkasala, sapagkat siya ay ipinanganak ng Diyos. Sa ito ang mga anak ng Diyos ay nahayag, at ang mga anak ng diyablo: Ang sinumang hindi katuwiran ay hindi sa Diyos, Ni siya na hindi nagmamahal sa kanyang kapatid (1 John 3:4-10)
Even if the person is famous, influential, and powerful in the church world or bears the name of a famous father, mother or any other relative, or is a theologian, charismatic, an eloquent speaker, mayaman, and seems to be sincere and piously from the outside, God is not a respecter of persons.
God is not misled by words and outward appearances, but God looks at the heart, since all the works of a man derive from the heart.
Kapag ang mga pinuno ng simbahan ay patuloy na nagkasala nang kusa ang kanilang laman ay buhay at ang kanilang puso ay hindi nagbabago
Hangga't ang mga pinuno ng simbahan ay sadyang patuloy na nagkasala ito ay nagpapatunay na ang laman ay buhay pa at ang puso ay hindi nagbabago.. Ang mga sinadyang kasalanan na nagmumula sa puso ay nagpapatotoo na ang puso at kalikasan ng tao ay hindi nagbabago at ang tao ay hindi ipinanganak na muli at hindi sumusunod sa Espiritu..
Ang puso ay bato pa rin at ang taong iyon ay hindi kabilang sa pamumuno ng simbahan ng simbahan ni Jesucristo.
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