SEVEN STEPS TO AVOID SEXUAL SIN AND STAY IN MINISTRY
SEVEN STEPS TO AVOID SEXUAL SIN AND STAY IN MINISTRY! Personality Development Some time ago, a good friend of mine disqualified himself from ministry due to an inappropriate relationship with a woman in his church. I want to try to redeem this tragedy by offering the following seven thoughts in an effort to spare us, our families and our churches from a similar fate. 1. Don’t say it can’t happen to you. While most of us readily nod our heads in agreement, in our hearts we can still live in functional unbelief of this fact. We need to constantly remind ourselves of Paul’s warning to the Corinthians in 1 Cor. 10:12: Therefore, let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. That means it can and could happen to us, and we must be vigilant in this area and all others. The world is broken, our enemy is against us and our flesh is weak. 2. Repent of your pride and self-righteousness in this area. The Bible clearly teaches: Pride goes before destruction, a haug