Unfortunately, the current climate in the church involves a high toleration for sexual misconduct. Christian couples live together before marriage, and no one confronts them. The lax treatment of sexual sin, in the name of “grace,” extends to pastors who fall. Some denominations simply transfer the sinning pastor to another district with no real discipline at all. Other churches welcome back an adulterous pastor after a short sabbatical and assurances that he won’t do it again. And, of course, some churches are ordaining openly homosexual pastors or priests and ignoring pedophilia among the clergy. All of this evinces a cavalier approach to sexual sin—a sin that has severe consequences in Scripture (Proverbs 6:27–29; 1 Corinthians 6:18; Hebrews 13:4). A pastor who commits adultery is behaving like a false teacher (2 Peter 2:14). The outward performance of sexual sin is just the tip of … Continue reading Prosecutor: Pastor urged ministers to have sex with teen