Category Archives: Adultery

Spiritual Leaders & Preachers’ Kids (post #2 of 2)

Posted on September 5, 2020 by russellmckinney

People tend to think that being called of God to spiritual leadership somehow causes the called to put on a magic cloak that miraculously changes everything about the person. The cloak corrects wrong thinking, fixes longstanding problems, strengthens weaknesses, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Adultery, Anger, Backsliding, Character, Church, Church Attendance, Current Events, Deacons, Depravity, Family, Forgiveness, God's Work, Hypocrisy, Leadership, Lust, Ministry, Pastors, Personal Holiness, Preaching, Sanctification, Service, Sin, Temptation, The Death Penalty, The Old Testament Law | Tagged Jerry Falwell Jr., list of spiritual leaders who fell, megachurch pastor scandal, why spiritual leaders fail | Leave a comment

Spiritual Leaders & Preachers’ Kids (post #1 of 2)

Posted on September 2, 2020 by russellmckinney

Maybe you’ve heard about the recent troubles of Jerry Falwell Jr. After a string of scandals, he has now been ousted as the President of Liberty University, the school his father founded. The whole story has given Christianity yet another … Continue reading →

Posted in Adultery, Backsliding, Character, Church, Church Attendance, Current Events, Depravity, God's Work, Husbands, Hypocrisy, Lust, Marriage, Ministry, Pastors, Personal Holiness, Politics, Preaching, Service, Sex, Sin, Temptation, Wives | Tagged Giancarlo Granda, Jerry Falwell Jr. scandal, Jesus Fernandez Jr., Michael Cohn, spiritual leaders and scandals, Trailer Park Boys yacht party, Why do preachers' kids turn out bad? | 2 Comments

When False Teeth Become a Problem

Posted on July 27, 2019 by russellmckinney

but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, “Be holy for I am holy.” (1 Peter 1:15-16, N.K.J.V.) In his booklet How to Kill a Church Without Really … Continue reading →

Posted in Adultery, Alcohol, Backsliding, Character, Church, Discipleship, Doing Good, Dress and Appearance, Drugs, God's Holiness, God's Work, Holiness, Homosexuality, Influence, Lying, Making Restitution, Money, Personal Holiness, Repentance, Righteousness, Salvation, Sanctification, Sex, Sin, Temptation, The Tongue | Tagged be holy for I am holy, be ye holy, Dr. Tom Malone, How to Kill a Church Without Really Trying, woman who hadn't paid for her false teeth | Leave a comment

The Two Things a Woman Can Do to a Man

Posted on May 31, 2019 by russellmckinney

Proverbs chapter 31 is the Bible’s best passage on womanhood. It speaks of two things a woman can do to a man. She can either break him or make him. Breaking him is mentioned in verse 3 where the mother … Continue reading →

Posted in Adultery, Children, Divorce, Family, God's Will, Headship, Husbands, Marriage, Motherhood, Submission, Wives | Tagged a woman breaking a man, a woman making a man, he sits in the gates, King Lemuel, older women teaching younger women, the Proverbs chapter 31 woman, Titus 2:3-5 | Leave a comment

God & Evil

Posted on January 14, 2019 by russellmckinney

Mathew 5:48 says that God is “perfect.” 1st John 1:5 says: “…God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.” James 1:13 says: “…God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone.” Genesis 1:31 says … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, Addiction, Adultery, Adversity, Aging, Alcohol, Angels, Anger, Creation, Death, Demons, Depravity, God's Omnipotence, God's Sovereignty, God's Work, Greed, Lust, Lying, Man's Freewill, Persecution, Polygamy, Pride, Problems, Racism, Rebellion, Satan, Sickness, Sin, Slavery, Spiritual Warfare, Suffering, Suicide, The Devil, Weather | Tagged Does God cause evil?, Does God cause natural disasters?, fallen angels in Revelation 12:4, God doesn't want robots, Satan in Ezekiel 28:1-19, Satan in Isaiah 14:12-15, Satan possessing the serpent, the fall of Lucifer, the reason for natural disasters, Why does God allow evil? | Leave a comment

The First Church Scandal

Posted on November 3, 2018 by russellmckinney

(Series: “The Early Church of Jerusalem” post #9) I don’t care how smoothly a church is humming along, it isn’t immune from scandal. The problem is that people can’t help but be people. They are sin-marred individuals who are members … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiction, Adultery, Alcohol, Backsliding, Church, Deacons, Depravity, Discernment, God's Chastening, God's Judgment, Holiness, Hypocrisy, Lying, Ministry, Money, Pastors, Personal Holiness, Series: "The Early Church of Jerusalem", Sin, Temptation, The Holy Spirit, The Sin Unto Death | Tagged christianity, every Christian is a walking civil war, For what I will to do that I do not do, the deaths of Ananias and Sapphira, the first church scandal, the sin of Ananias and Sapphira, what I hate I do, Why did God kill Ananias and Sapphira? | Leave a comment

Divorced Pastors & Deacons? (post #3 of 3)

Posted on July 6, 2018 by russellmckinney

I closed the previous post by promising to present cases for both sides of this argument. So, I might as well go ahead and jump right into that. I’ll start with the scriptural case for a divorced man serving as … Continue reading →

Posted in Adultery, Church, Deacons, Divorce, Divorce & Remarriage, God's Work, Husbands, Marriage, Ministry, Parenting, Pastors, Preaching, Series: "Divorced Pastors & Deacons?" | Tagged Adam as the head of his home, case for a divorced man as a deacon, case for a divorced man as a pastor, David's sin carried lasting consequences, Eve adding to the word of God, for the gifts and calling of God are without repentence, Paul becoming a castaway, Paul becoming disqualified, Proverbs 6:33, qualifications for a deacon, qualifications for a pastor, the calling of God is irrevocable, the case against a divorced man as a deacon, the case against a divorced man as a pastor, the deacon as the head of his home, the pastor as the head of his home, the responsibilities of headship, the spiritual gift of pastoring | 1 Comment

Divorced Pastors & Deacons? (post #2 of 3)

Posted on July 4, 2018 by russellmckinney

This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a bishop, he desires a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife… (1 Timothy 3:1-2, N.K.J.V.) For this reason I left you … Continue reading →

Posted in Adultery, Church, Deacons, Divorce, Divorce & Remarriage, God's Work, Husbands, Marriage, Ministry, Pastors, Preaching, Series: "Divorced Pastors & Deacons?" | Tagged "a one-woman man", Can a divorced man be a deacon?, Can a divorced man be a pastor?, God approved reasons for divorce, interpretations of "the husband of one wife", remarrying into adultery, the Greek word porneia, the meaning of "the husband of one wife", What are biblical grounds for divorce?, what Jesus taught about divorce, what Paul taught about divorce | Leave a comment

Going Back Home

Posted on December 27, 2017 by russellmckinney

New York’s Bowery Mission was founded in 1879 and still serves today as a rescue mission and men’s shelter. Sam Hadley was once the superintendent there and told a certain story about the place. I’d like to share that story … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, Addiction, Adultery, Alcohol, Backsliding, Belief, Brokenness, Change, Children, Confession, Conviction, Disobedience, Family, Fatherhood, Fear, Forgiveness, God's Love, Grace, Guilt, Love, Missions, New Year, Parenting, Problems, Rebellion, Reconciliation, Repentance, Salvation, Seeking Forgiveness, Sin, Youth | Tagged Bowery Mission, coming back home to God, Sam Hadley, story about the boy who ran away from home, telegraph "Come Home. Father." | Leave a comment

The Oak Tree’s Fall

Posted on December 5, 2017 by russellmckinney

In the center of a town stood a giant oak tree that had been planted there many decades earlier to mark the founding of the town. The tree was massive and had proven that it could withstand any storm. Through … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiction, Adultery, Alcohol, Anger, Backsliding, Christ's Death, Conviction, Covetousness, Desires, Disobedience, Drugs, Forgiveness, Gambling, God's Judgment, Guilt, Idolatry, Jealousy, Lust, Lying, Pride, Rebellion, Repentance, Salvation, Sex, Sin, Sowing and Reaping, Temptation, The Tongue | Tagged a worm boring into an oak tree, sin starts small, story about a giant oak that fell, the progression of sin | Leave a comment

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Category Archives: Adultery

Spiritual Leaders & Preachers’ Kids (post #1 of 2)

When False Teeth Become a Problem

The Two Things a Woman Can Do to a Man

God & Evil

The First Church Scandal

Divorced Pastors & Deacons? (post #3 of 3)

Divorced Pastors & Deacons? (post #2 of 3)

Going Back Home

The Oak Tree’s Fall

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