MORAL FAILURES AMONGST FAMOUS CHRISTIAN PASTORS – STEVE LAWSON – MORRIS: WHY ARE THEY FALLING?

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MORAL FAILURE IN THE CHRISTIAN RANKS

We see them falling, like dominoes, one by one: men of renown, men who have preached to and influenced hundreds of thousands of people. In each instance, at least one of 5 key elements were present that contributed to the fall. And, two  key questions keep arising. (1) What would cause such men to risk their reputation, their ministry, their marriages,  the respect they’ve earned, and in some instance, even risk prison? and, (2) What is the answer to stop such failings? We’ll answer both those questions here and discuss the 5 elements as well.

Here are some very sad, recent failures.

• Steven J. Lawson – Fired from Trinity Bible Church of Dallas in 2024 for an “inappropriate relationship” with a woman.
• Robert Morris – Resigned from Gateway Church in Southlake, TX in 2024 after being accused of sexually assaulting a minor decades ago.
• Tony Evans – Stepped down from Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in 2024 after confessing to an unspecified sin “a number of years ago”

One has to shake one’s head in bewilderment. Each of these men have, on numerous occasions, preached against immorality, decried sexual impurity, and even given entire series of lectures, seminars and messages on marriage and its sanctity, and integrity.  So, what on earth would cause them to risk everything for a few moments of pleasure, a pleasure strictly forbidden in the Christian worldview? (Note: I have no idea whether Evan’s “sin” was a moral failure or not, so we should not declare it as such.”

What makes a man cheat on his wife?

I use the word “makes” rather loosely, since we are all subject to our will, to what we choose to do or not do. But, what is it that will allow a man to cross that invisible line? Even greater a question is whether the same answer is applicable to pastors and Christian leaders. It would seem, facially, that the answers would be the same.

What caused a former pastor of First Baptist Church of Hammond, Indiana, to betray his church, his God, his spouse and children, for the fleeting pleasure of a teenage girl? (We’ll explore that question further, later in this piece.) Why is it so many “Christian” leaders, men leading huge ministries, are willing to risk jail, be willing to risk loss of their reputation, loss of their families and their respect, for a few moments of sexual pleasure? Are they stupid? Did they have moments of sheer insanity?

We can all understand someone who is a drug addict taking such risks and being willing to risk jail. But, these are not drug addicts here. These are men whose very position assigns them a moral foundation upon which they must stand and to which they must adhere.

Questions About Pastors and Sexual Proclivity Arose Years Ago

This writer first explored those questions several decades ago while attending a church whose moral standards were, as expressed from the pulpit, pretty high and absolute. That was the church mentioned earlier, First Baptist Church of Hammond, Indiana, then pastored by Jack Hyles. Thus, it was rather disconcerting to later discover that this man who’d previously declared loudly and passionately his outrage and displeasure with some high school students at his schools for some relatively minor behavior, suddenly defending himself against accusations of adultery with the words “I’ve never rustled a holy skirt….” (To which, I recall musing aloud, “Uh, what about an unholy one?”). But, I digress and I’ve hardly framed the questions.

This is Not About Women Who Cheat on Their Husbands

I cannot say nor will I speculate on why a Christian woman cheats on her spouse. (I’m still trying to figure that species out.) But, as a man who has managed to stay alive for 82 years, I can say with a degree of authority, that I believe I know why a man, particularly one who identifies himself as a Christian, might cheat on his wife, or if unmarried, might have a sexual relationship with a woman. However, there is another component, another layer to the answer when you add the dimension of being willing to undertake enormous legal and other high-level risks for momentary pleasure.

The answer as to why a man might cheat on his wife suddenly changes with that added element. As a man, I can answer the first question. I believe I understand how the mind of a man works well enough to suggest some answers. And, as a long-time Christian, I can fit that part of the equation into the second answer as well.

The Jack Schaap Case – Best Example of a Christian Pastor Risking All for Pleasure

One of the best examples that suggest the answer to our questions is the case of Jack Schaap. He is a perfect example of a moral failure by a Christian leader that is completely baffling on its surface. This was a man with so much to lose and nothing to gain, unless you count the few moments of pleasure as gain. (Pleasure is not gain, but is a feeling more ephemeral than the green of un-watered grass in July.)

Schaap was the son-in-law of Jack Hyles, one of the most famous Independent Fundamental Baptist (IFB) preachers in the nation. Hyles was pastor of the First Baptist Church of Hammond, Indiana until his death on February 6, 2001.

The church had, years before, started a grade school and a high school, and eventually, a college called Hyles-Anderson College (so named because of a donor named Anderson). Schaap had graduated from that college and he and his wife taught there. He was  also Assistant to the President. In 1996, he became the Vice-President of the college, and in 2001, after the death of Jack Hyles, Schaap became the Chancellor of the college.  Their children were embedded into the ministries of the church and the school system. His wife was a leader within the church and the college.

Shortly after Hyles passed away, Schaap was selected as the new pastor of First Baptist Church of Hammond, Indiana. Hyles had already made it known to a few men who he thought they should elect, and their loyalty to the man led them to conclude Jack Schaap was the man to be pastor.

Schaap took firm control of the reins, commanding respect across the nation as he boldly asserted his role as not only the pastor of this famous church, but as a leader within the Independent Fundamental Baptist (IFB) world. He slid into the role like a man sliding into a silk tailored suit. Schaap continued to host various national events at the church, following the tradition of Hyles (who held an annual “Pastor’s School”). Like Hyles, Schaap was a featured speaker at various IFB events across the nation.

Overnight, Jack Schaap had become a “somebody.” In a few years, he became solidly entrenched as a pillar in the world of IFB’dom (Independent Fundamental Baptists) alongside the names of famous men like John R, Rice and Curtis Hutson.

Then, in 2012, he lost it all.

He got a new reputation. Pastor Jack Schaap, the risen star within the ranks of Independent Fundamental Baptists was fired by the First Baptist Church of Hammond, Indiana. A few months later, Schaap was arrested by federal authorities and charged with transporting a minor across state lines for sexual purposes. Those were federal felony charges. Suddenly, Jack Schaap, the husband of a woman whose father was one of the most famous within the IFB world, became an adulterer and a possible sexual predator.

Jack Schaap, the father of two children, lost his hero status. He also lost his marriage as his wife would subsequently file for divorce. His subsequent conviction and sentencing to 12 years in a federal prison gave him a new status and a new identify. He was now a number and a federal prisoner.

Pleasure at Any Cost?

And, that brings us back to our questions: What would cause a man with so much to lose, to risk it all for a few fleeting moments of pleasure? Why are there so many famous pastors and Christian leaders willing to destroy themselves, to destroy their ministries, their reputations and their families? Why are these men suddenly able to justify actions which are totally selfish and completely in opposition to everything they preach, teach, and proclaim?

Jack Schaap’s Decision to Cheat on His Wife Made Years Prior

First of all, none of these famous Christian men woke up one day and decided to cheat on their wives. Their decision to do that was already made months, perhaps even years before they committed to the actual act. Indeed, the actual action was akin to the sequence of events that would occur within a computer program when a combination of certain keys were pressed. Jack Schaap did not wake up one day and say, “Golly-gee-whiz, I think I’ll go have sex with a teenager.” (He probably had at least a cup of coffee, first.)

My daughter, in reading this piece widened my thinking and made me realize I’d worded the previous imaginary satirical Schaap quote wrong. He did not wake up one day and declare, “Golly-gee-whiz, I think I will go  commit rape today!”   But, that is exactly the decision he made.

The “will,” that part of a man’s soul that is the decision-maker, can be sabotaged. Every man’s “will” is a highly complex piece of the human mechanism that has many moving parts and requires both maintenance and at times, repairs. In a sense, it’s almost like taking care of an automobile. If you want your vehicle to operate a maximum efficiency, you’ll give it proper gasoline, the best oil, and sufficient protection from the elements. The human “will” is similar to that—even Christian “wills.”

But, as important as the will is insofar as ascribing a reason for the moral failure of Christian pastors and leaders (and other Christian men), that is not THE reason for moral and other failures. It isn’t just a matter of saying, “Well, he just decided to do it.” That’s true, but in fact, a man who commits adultery, or fornication, or rape, or frankly, any other moral crime, has already prepared his will to make that decision long before he actually made it.

ELEMENTS THAT CAN AFFECT A MAN’S MORAL FAILURE

There are some key elements that will exist in every man who has self-destructed. Jack Schaap managed to have in place at least 4 of 5 elements that will cause a man to destroy himself.

I recall a conversation I had about Schaap with a fellow attorney, Jim Oates. We were in a local coffee shop.  We were, as usual, lamenting some of the hazards within the legal world and bad-mouthing a few judges we knew, when I brought up the subject of Jack Schaap. I’d been sent a YouTube video and after watching it, I was stunned. So, I  brought it up on my phone, then said to Jim, “Hey, here’s a video of your client.” (Jim had represented Schaap in a traffic ticket once.) Jim watched the video, then recoiled, with eyes wide as he handed me back my phone.

Jim said, “That’s disgusting! Is he in front of people?”

I nodded and said, “Yeah. Like thousands of teenagers.”

The video, which I’ll not discuss here, was an obvious  simulation of a sex act.  I didn’t have to cue my friend to cause his reaction.  I literally handed him the phone with the remark previously stated. One thing that I noticed in the video was that no one on the platform reacted;  and I  am certainly there was nothing done about it, i.e., no followup by the church leadership. (I know the reason, but that’s a discussion for another time.)

There was no reaction or shouts of outrage from anyone in the pews, and all the men on the platform sat stoic, no emotions showing on their faces. I know most of those men and I think they’re decent men and I am fairly certain they were questioning whether they were seeing what they were seeing. But, they’d been trained from the days of Schaap’s predecessor that while they had authority to change the color of the carpets, they had absolutely no authority to question his sermons. So, following their training,  they didn’t question Schaap’s clear breach of Christian standards while in the pulpit. (The Christian Bible says to “abstain from ALL appearance of evil, and this video went waaaay over that line.)

When Schaap took over at First Baptist Church in Hammond, I  watched a few of his sermons. I recall telling that same attorney friend  that “…in 5 years, I believe we’ll be reading about another scandal.” I was wrong. It took nearly 10 years. My reasons for making the remark was that I had recognized in Schaap one of the key elements that is in place in virtually every instance of every man who chose to forsake his moral values. That element was blatantly obvious to me.

ELEMENTS CRITICAL TO FAILURE

There are 5 things, any one of which are sufficient, required to be present and/or to exist within a man and his circumstances in order for him to do the things discussed here, to wit, to betray his values, his family, his ministry and God. It can be argued that just one of them would be sufficient, and it would be hard to argue against someone taking that position. Just one of these elements is sufficient for moral failure with many men—not all, but many. It’s going to depend, in large part, to the various strengths of a particular man. But, regardless of any man’s strength, spiritually or otherwise, once there is a crack in his armor, it can be fatal.

The 5 elements, of which one or more are inevitably involved in every Christian man’s moral failure are: (1) Pride; (2) Power; (3) Mindset; (4) Physical Condition; and (5) Spiritual Condition. There are subsets of elements beneath each of these primary points. This article cannot explore the 5 elements in depth (a later article will do that). Jack Schaap exhibited four of the five elements during his time on his proverbial throne. But, one of the elements actually became the over-riding factor in his self-destruction. That’s the one we’ll focus on in here.

Pride: The Suicide Weapon of Choice for Most Men

“Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall” (Prov 16:18).

All of us have a measure of pride. And, not all pride is wrong. We should be proud of some things God has enabled us to do. We should be proud of our kids and what they’ve managed to accomplish. But, when pride begins to ooze from a man (or woman) and begins to inflate them with a sense of self-importance, that’s dangerous.

Pride is an easy trap to fall into and one difficult to even recognize within ourselves. I can now look back on my own life and see the pride and even arrogance I had.   However,  at the time, I did not see it. Over the years, mostly due to the humblings I’ve had to accept at the hand of God (wish I could say it only took one lesson), it’s pretty easy for me to spot pride, today, either in myself or another.

I knew Schaap personally. Indeed, I’ve had him in my office a time or two and I even gave him some minor legal advice on some ideas he had. The man was brilliant and filled with ideas. I liked Jack. He was very friendly and charismatic. But, I also recall a time listening to a sermon Schaap preached at First Baptist Church in Hammond, and as I watched, I saw pride oozing from the man. It was so very visible and so ugly. That’s what led me to make the remark I made about another scandal happening at First Baptist Church in Hammond within 5 years.

Look, we are  all vulnerable to pride. There are a myriad of things that can cause us to swell  up with pride. In Schaap’s case, it was a combination of (1) a high level of intelligence; (2) marriage into an elite family within the IFB world; (3) financial success (4) national fame; and (5) power on a level he’d never known. He had it all injected into his life within a relatively short period of time. As his success grew, so did his pride. Year by year, Schaap became unduly impressed with himself. He became like those we see in Congress who become so powerful they believe themselves to be above the law. Nothing can touch them. (Or, so they come to think.)

Unfortunately, Schaap had no real training in spiritual  self-defense. He had no one to warn him of the dangerous role he’d undertaken. His mentor, Jack Hyles could not warn him because he’d fallen victim to the same deadly plague. Hyles had allowed his congregation to elevate him to the level where it clearly negatively affected him and his congregants. Schaap was therefore clueless as to how vulnerable all of this made him. Most men are ignorant about the dangers posed to them by such things as money, power and fame. It is an acid that will eat at the moral foundations of any man (or woman).

Thus, when Jack Schaap took the mantle from Hyles, he became elevated in the minds of the people, similar to the elevation that took place in the minds of the people during the era of Jack Hyles (though not to the level Hyles was elevated). He became, for many of his followers, an idol. He became the voice of God to them. His instructions replaced the Word of God, for many, in the same way it had happened under Jack Hyles. He became the First Baptist Solomon, the supreme dispenser of wisdom and counsel. And, like his predecessor, he loved it.

All of us would love it.

WHAT SABOTAGES A MAN’S MORAL COMPASS?

Every Christian man likes to think he is above a moral failure. We all like to think of ourselves as strong and that we can resist any temptation thrown at us. For some men, because of certain steps they’ve taken, while they are not immune from temptation, they are at least capable of resisting any serious temptations. As long as they maintain their spirituality and keep the mindset that refuses to open that door, it is highly unlikely they will fall. If they do fall, we know that at some point they became very vulnerable and were not truly aware of the danger.

My Temptation to Cheat on My Wife

I recall the one time in my life that I was seriously tempted to cheat on my wife. This is not to say there were never any other opportunities, but there has only been one instance where it was a clear temptation. In other words, for a brief moment in time, the act of adultery was actually considered.

I was in law school and working full time. I was physically exhausted. I was emotionally exhausted. I was spiritually exhausted. It was during finals and I had the stress of passing enormously difficult tests and did not feel up to the task. I was worn out.

I’d struggled through school in my first year because of the enormous physical drain on me. I got very little sleep. I’d work mid-nights, drive to school, try to stay awake in class, then drive home after two in the afternoon, then fall into bed by 3 or 4 PM. At times, enroute to my job in Michigan City (40ish miles), I’d have to pull over, set the alarm on my watch, lay my head against the car window and nap for 5 minutes just to make it to work. I was perpetually sleepy. Usually, I didn’t eat when I came home, but instead, would drive through a hamburger joint and grab a burger, eat it on the way home so I’d not have to spend time eating, and could instantly go to bed. I’d hit the sack in a makeshift bed in the basement, then would get up around 10:00 PM in order to drive 45 minutes to work and repeat the process.

Deciding to Wade Into a Moral Morass is an Exercise of the Will

So, I am at the end of the school year and just about to start final exams, which were take-home exams (which I shall forever hate). I’ll not elaborate on the details here. Suffice it to say, an veiled offer was made that would have ultimately led to the betrayal of my wife. I knew that instantly. The offer was not couched in those terms, of course. But, I understood it. And, I actually considered it briefly, perhaps 5 seconds maximum. But, fortunately, that was a door I’d closed and locked years ago.

Almost immediately, I smiled, declined the offer and refused to allow my mind to go there. I refused to open that door. I’d already made the decision never to open that door and it was an irrevocable decision. The only reason it has been considered for a brief few seconds was because of my failure to take care of myself physically, emotionally and spiritually. I was in a very vulnerable state and did not realize how depleted I was. If it were not for the fact that I’d  “nailed” that door shut years ago and thrown away the key, there could have been a different result.

But, HOW I kept that door  nailed shut is the most important part of this article.

What was Schaap’s Mindset When He Decided to Risk Felony Charges?

Pride is a destroyer of the moral compass. But, what about the other elements? Were they at play in the Schaap case? It would certainly appear that Power played a part in his demise. It fed his ego. It instilled within him a sense of immunity, the kind of feeling we’ve seen in so many powerful political leaders and other famous people who deem themselves above the law. As a result, Schaap developed a false sense of security fed by the power he wielded, the money he was making, and the position he held.

Realize that at the moment a man decides to commit an immoral act of betrayal of his spouse, his mindset is one of commitment to that goal. He has allowed his mind to consider it. And, he has allowed himself to consider the risks and at some point, evaluate whether or not he feels he can get away with it. Realize, the Christian man has already disregarded God in this matter. He isn’t considering God in the equation at all. He believes God will forgive him.(And, he never considers the warning given in that man’s Bible, the one he alleges to get his messages, to wit: “For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged” (1 Cor. 11:31). (But, I digress…)

He decides that this is something he wants and he wants it so bad that he is willing to have it despite the risk. He thinks he has weighed the possible costs and concluded that it was worth the risk, which meant his mindset was that he felt he could get away with it. Most men’s minds are so clouded at this point, they really are unable to properly weigh the risks and truly see the ultimate outcome if there is exposure.

So, the question that arises is how did Schaap develop this mindset? And, when did he develop this mindset?

The “how” is relatively easy. In Schaap’s case, his ego, his pride,  and that feeling generated by money and power of being above the law, that idea that he could somehow escape the consequences, allowed him to believe he could pursue this female teenager sexually. His pride and sense of entitlement gave him a confidence that was a false veneer of protection. He allowed his inner impression of his importance and power and brilliance to intertwine into his mental process and overlay his mindset so as to assure himself that he could get away with doing this thing.

The “when” is a bit more complex, but can be surmised. During his years prior to being pastor at First Baptist Church in Hammond, he had a large role in Hyles Anderson College, which was a Christian educational institution started by Jack Hyles.  He’d already gotten into the “power” mode and gotten used to being “somebody” within that world and the world of Independent Baptist Fundamentalism (IFB).

It is possible, perhaps even probable that even prior to his becoming pastor, he had serious moral temptations to cheat on his wife. (One could make an inference of this from the conversations he had with his teen paramour which she later related to the investigators, and about the poor relationship he had with his wife.)

Suffice it to say, for many years it would seem that Schaap may have had a mindset open to cheating on his wife. One thing that is apparent is that it was not a locked door. Indeed, it was not even an absolutely closed door. So, over time, it became an unlocked door, slightly ajar, enabling him to observe the possibilities that might lie on the other side of that door. After he came into power, probably just a few years in, instead of peeking through the door now and then, his arrogance allowed him to stand in the open door and calmly and boldly contemplate what was on the other side.

When it came time to walk through that door, he had already laid the foundation for that decision. He’d already walked through that door in his imagination. It wasn’t that hard to walk through. Truth is, he probably had already done that and gotten away with it. Add to all of that, the fact that he’d seen his father-in-law do the same thing and get away with it, more or less.

THE KEY ELEMENT THAT ALLOWED THE DECISION TO COMMIT A SEXUAL CRIME

Pride certainly played a part in this whole thing, as it does with virtually all the men whose names we’ve been reading about who have stepped through open doors and into moral failure. But, in the case of every Christian pastor, there is one key element that is at the root of every such failure. It is what enables it all to take place. It is the spiritual failure.

Some will say, “Well, it’s all about one’s relationship with God.”

They are correct, of course, but I’d suggest that for many, it is little more than a cliché. I’ve known men who seemed to be close to God, that is, they prayed pretty regular, they read and studied the Bible, preached decent messages, and were all around “good Christian men,” but who stepped over that invisible line. It appeared they had a good relationship with God. (For the best Bible illustrations I know, read the story of King David and King Solomon.) Frankly, while I disagreed with his doctrinal perspective, I think Steve Lawson was such a man. I think he was a good man, a moral man, and a man who did some genuine spiritual good to many people in his life.

So, it isn’t all about “being a good man.”

While one might argue that a spiritual failure is obviously at play here with Schaap, et al, and all sin is, in essence, a spiritual failure, the difference here is that the failures we are talking about here are catastrophic. It’s not a case of cursing at the driver that cut you off in traffic, or having a momentary lapse of judgment in your speed and getting a ticket. Committing adultery and/or fornication is extremely serious. It is deadly serious.

The Apostle Paul once committed a Christian man to the destruction of his flesh (1 Cor. 5:5) for his immoral act. These men, all of them, have read this commandment from God via the Apostle Paul:  “For let fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness not be once named among you, as becomes saints” (Eph 5:3). Committing adultery or fornication is not an unforgivable act with God, and repentance to God is always acceptable to the Lord, but the consequences of the act will haunt and impact the man who commits such a sin. That’s why Paul warned against it even happening once. It is a serious act with serious consequences.

Jack Schaap Probably Never Understood How to Walk in the Spirit

The Apostle Paul gave clear instructions on how to avoid committing the sin that Jack Schaap did. In those ancient writings found in the book of Galatians, he wrote: “This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh” (Gal. 5:16). Translation: “Walk in the Spirit and you will not cheat on your wife.”

I say “probably” Schaap never understood this truth based mostly on the years this writer spent in Schaap’s church under then leadership of his father-in-law, Jack Hyles. One thing that was never preached or taught was “walking in the Spirit,” or termed another way, “walking with God.” To Hyles’ way of thinking, if you were winning souls, you were walking in the Spirit. He preached that message. And, that message was simply  not true.

But, what does that mean? What can be gleaned from those words in Galatians 5:16? Well, the simple truth is that if a man, a pastor, is walking with God, is walking in the Spirit, he will not be flirting with a woman not his wife and will not be found in the bed of a strange woman. That’s pretty basic stuff. That’s Exegesis 101.

You can take that Bible verse and transpose it into another truth. “This I say then, Walk in the flesh and you will fulfill the lust of the flesh.” Or, put in the vernacular, “If you don’t walk with God, then at some point, you’re likely to end up sleeping with someone other than your spouse.”

Every single pastor who had a moral failure, bar none, was a spiritual failure first. He was not being spiritual. He may have been saying spiritual words. He may have been doing spiritual things. He may have been praying spiritual words. He may have even been doing some spiritual works. But, he was not close to God in his heart.

He was not walking with God. He was not “walking in the Spirit.” He was not in a close relationship with God. He was not hearing God. He was not letting God lead him. He was not allowing God to speak to him. His ears were closed to God. His mind was closed to God. His heart was closed to God.

And, his desires counted more than his relationship with God.

Jack Schaap and every other pastor who has had a moral failure and betrayed their wives and churches and family and God must admit that it was their failure to pay attention to their relationship with God that led them to forget their relationship with their spouse and their ministry or their calling. A man must, on a regular basis, inspect that “door” and reaffirm his commitment to its closure. Prayers need to be made for God to assist in that vow. (1 John 5:14 & 15 assure such prayers will be honored by God.)

Final Thoughts.

This piece would be a failure to the reader if this question was not answered: What does it mean to “walk in the Spirit?”

Paul answered that. He said, “As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him” (Col 2:6).

How does one receive Christ?

By faith.

How then, does one “walk” (live your daily life) in Christ?

By faith.

So, what does it mean to “walk by faith?”

A Christian must believe that s/he is inadequate to live the Christian life, to measure up to the stringent demands of a holy walk before God. It is impossible to live the Christian life apart from the assistance of God’s Spirit. As Jesus so aptly put it: “I am the Vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, the same brings forth much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing” (John 15:5). Now, I can do a lot without Christ. I can get drunk. I can commit adultery. But, I cannot do anything of spiritual value apart from Christ.

And, once the Christian understands that truth, She or he must then believe that God, who demands such a holy walk, has somehow made a way for this to be possible. The Christian must believe that God has enabled him or her to live up to the expectations of God. The Christian, by faith, accepts the fact that they are inadequate, but that God, by His Spirit, which is within our bodies, enables each of us to do what is otherwise impossible.

We walk a holy life, by faith. We do the impossible. We please God with our walk and our works. God made that possible. We must believe that the impossible is possible and step out, in faith, believing that God will give us the power, the strength, the wisdom, the insight and the ability to do His will and live a holy life devoted to the service of the King.

If you do not have that kind of mindset, you will fail, eventually.

Some will have catastrophic failures.

We are seeing men, pastors and leaders, who never learned to walk by faith. Some forgot what they were taught. Some were never taught.

And for some, the impossible will never be possible because they don’t have the Life within to make it possible.

If you want some very excellent instructions on HOW to walk by faith, listen to Charles Stanley’s message below. It’s the kind of message that has NOT and is NOT being preached in our churches and this failure is at the root of all of the moral failures we are seeing with the ranks of Christian pastors and leaders and amongst the assembly of Christians.

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DR CHARLES STANLEY: “WALKING BY FAITH”