Bible Discussion Thread

Please pray my family gets away from a church where the pastor teaches false doctrine as the bible warns us about these people. It appears he twists the bible for his benefit. He does not have boards or allow anyone to be a part of any decisions including finances, hiring, building, etc and does not provide financial statements. He is controlling and appears to be building his familes kingdom. He told the congregation he decided in September, 2022 the church would send an additional 220.00 a month to missions and that his wife said they couldn't afford it. He didn't tell the church this was being done until Jan 26 (5 months after he decided to do this). He is allowed to travel whenever and where ever he would like and the congregration doesn't know where he is until after the fact. It is unknown if the travel is paid for by the church because he handles the finances. He preaches about what the congregation should do and not do. No one should listen to secular music, watch television, or have worldly things - however his family wears expensive clothing, dyes their hair, wears lip gloss and perfume, tight fitting clothes that outline body parts, have worldly things, and go do worldly things. His family go to the YMCA where some customers are wearing very little clothes exposing them to the risk of lusting. He is building "his congregation" (as he says) by encouraging young adults to get married and start "building the kingdom". One couple who had just gotten engaged said she was going to have him pray and that God would tell him when they should get married. They were not allowed to decide when because God told the pastor the date and he told this couple. He is a male chauvinist and women are for having sex, babies, raising children, and cooking. He has preached to have your marriage annulled if you haven't had sex in a month. It doesn't matter if you're not physically able or ill because if you're not having sex then the marriage is not of God. H

Wow! Annonymous.

You are right, he is a false teacher and a controlling. secretive person who is using the members of this congregation for his own pleasure. So sorry your family is caught up in this mess. I will certainly pray for you and your family.

Dear Heavenly Father, we lift up Annonymous and this family to you in the name of Jesus. They need Your intervention in this matter. We ask that You will steer Annonymous' parents to see that this pastor is a wolf and leave this church ASAP. This is a toxic church environment and so we ask that You protect those members against the abuses of this pastor. Please take away this pastor's "mantle" as an overseer, bringing him to a humbling place. Help members to see that he does not speak for you, but for himself and is leading them astray and harming them. We pray that there will be a mass exodus from this church leaving the pastor and his wife high and dry for lack of funds to do as he wills. We pray that he will be taken to task by You and that he will eventually repent and have You direct his life and future. Amen.