Although I’m sorry that his sin had to be uncovered in such a love-lacking manner, I am overjoyed that he has not this be a stumbling block for him.

The lessen you can take from something like this is not that Ted Haggard is an especially terrible person, but rather that we all have our blindspots and places where we cover our shame in hurt and anger. The sooner that we let go of the anger and bring ourselves where our dirt can be seen… the sooner we shall be made clean.

pps. matt, i’m glad you posted this and i’m glad you didn’t delete prince’s post. diversity is a beautiful thing :)

You’re right about it being insane. Consider 1 Corinthians 2:6-16

“We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. No, we speak of God’s secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began. None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. However, as it is written:

‘No eye has seen,
no ear has heard,
no mind has conceived
what God has prepared for those who love him’ - but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit.

The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man’s spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. The spiritual man makes judgments about all things, but he himself is not subject to any man’s judgment:

‘For who has known the mind of the Lord
that he may instruct him?’
But we have the mind of Christ.”

Prince, if you can “get” the above passage, you’ll “get” why Christians are so quick to forgive and weep at the sadness of the situation, and even to rejoice at Ted’s humility, confession and repentance. Until you “get” that, this will naturally be insane thinking to you. You’re not weird, you just don’t “get” it yet. :)

Yes he lied (by omission) about his actions, but tell me, prince, what did he teach that has now been contradicted by his admission of guilt in this area?

it’s a shame that people are so brainwashed by modern christianity that they can’t see the damage it does.

ted would be a much happier man if he came out of the closet and became the gay man that he is. as for his wife, jesus she needs therapy. how could you stay with a man who has secretly been sucking cock and taking it in the ass for three years - all while high on meth?

insanity.

I want the forgiveness of God for my own sin, so I am in no position to not forgive anyone!!! He deserves our prayer and not our condemnation.