Lord, have mercy!

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You have to see the above video by Jack Schaap who is responding to some of the clips of his preaching shown on the recent 20/20 exposé of the IFB. He defends himself as if he were proclaiming the Gospel in those clips instead of simply being an idiot. I honestly want to cry as I watch this clip. I am reminded of the ongoing struggle in my own life to unlearn all of the bologna I learned sitting under men like this most of my life. I am so grieved over how quickly I can still come across in an arrogant manner and take stands in ungracious ways. The astute reader will be able to see traces of that even in past postings on this blog. My heart is grieved over the way that thinking like this STILL affects my marriage and my relationship to my wife even though I have been detoxing for many years. I am saddened that so many young preachers are looking up to fools such as this man and learning to be arrogant and un-Christlike and pretend that they are doing so as Champions of the truth. I am perplexed as to why my alma matter is having this guy come in and preach on a regular basis now. I am sickened by the silence within the ranks. This man should have thousands of IFB preachers calling him and encouraging him to repent! Any IFB pastor that openly fellowships with this man without calling him to repentance is a disgrace to his calling. He is openly and clearly unqualified to be an elder by Biblical definitions.

For those wondering, I am not an egalitarian. I do believe the Bible teaches there are roles for men and women. What this guy is screaming about, however, does not represent my beliefs or the teachings of scripture. The saddest thing of all is the admitted and blatant arrogance.

Truly ashamed of my past and very grateful for the grace of God,
Tony