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| And then he confessed a second affair - Christianity Today. Note his website name - Tullian.net - it is all about Tullian. Consider the children? Narcissists do not. |
https://www.tullian.net/articles/grace-for-the-disgraced-showing-forgiving-mercy-to-former-ministers
Quoting T.T.
But, and here is the uncomfortable kicker: the Gospel is for both parties. The good news of God’s unconditional love and outrageous mercy has always and forever been for sufferers, regardless of whether the suffering is self-induced or caused by someone else. If the good news of God’s forgiving and restorative grace isn’t for everyone, then it isn’t for anyone.
What we are talking about is how a community that is built on the reality of grace and forgiveness can be a place of grace and forgiveness for even the most disgraced Christian.
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GJ - There is some kind of name for this group of cheap grace salesmen. They have an organization, too. I posted about one of them from this area, another example of all kinds of dysfunctional behavior in the name of grace.
Tullian has no concept of the Means of Grace, so reading this is like consuming Dream Whip, a bad copy of the real thing, but no substance.
All the excuses from WELS synodical leaders follow the same line of reasoning. After the Michigan District VP was caught in adultery, the DP lied about it and got the VP a plush job, assuring his pal of his forgiveness.
Lack of contrition in WELS is common, perhaps mandatory. The leaders gush that the men are already forgiven.
There is no better way to get hate mail than to say WELS teacher Al Just murdered his wife, as the court found, including his appeal. When he was found helping to lead a WELS youth group, the apologist said, "He has done his time." And the lies continue. That is UOJ in its purest form.
WELS had no trouble with Pastor W. Tabor serving a new parish when he was involved in the murder of his wife in the parsonage in Milwaukee. So many lies followed that crime.
It seems each Synod President in WELS has to make his mark in covering up crime and minimizing it. Mirthless Mark Schroeder assured everyone of Joel Hochmuth absolution. Later, Hochmuth said he did not comprehend contriton until he was in the prison program for child porn trafficking. Years in WELS hardened his heart. Somehow Hochmuth got a high-priced criminal lawyer and a light sentence. He offended multiple ways while on work release. That was a good example of UOJ at work. So he went back to the hoosegow for a traditional five-year sentence.
Roman Catholic - LCMS-WELS-ELS-CLC (sic) on a larger scale
There is a big hullaballoo about the Pennsylvania Roman Catholic priestly abuse of children. However, it is nothing new, and I doubt whether anything will come from it. Roman Catholic protection of the clergy is no different from the LCMS-WELS-ELS-CLC (sic). When a church body teaches itself as the Gospel, as all these do, then they necessarily protect "the sons of Holy Mother Church."
LCMS DPs are told to destroy all notes, which is called obstruction of justice in other quarters. In Missouri, it means "saving the Russian mission."
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| The only priest disciplined in the enormous Boston RC scandals was the one who said it was a real problem there. The rest were protected, and Bishop Law was promoted to the Vatican. |
Time and again, in all such groups, destructive clergy are protected and promoted, but those who question Holy Mother are ousted, defamed, and shunned.
Who was shunned and slandered in Appleton? The victim. Who led this crusade to protect Glende and Ski? The synod president and three District Presidents: Kudu Don, Zank, and Englebrecht.
The lessons taught have been learned well.
