After his name was released in the Ashley Madison hack, Baptist leader John Gibson committed suicide. His wife and children speak with CNNMoney's Laurie Segall.
Can’t say I feel bad for him. I feel bad for his family. This was cowardly to do to his own family and not even be able to face the consequences of your actions. A real man owns up to what he does.
You’re an idiot if you want a question that guys manhood. He’s a pastor. He’s lends his ear to a lot of people. He’s heard a lot of peoples problems, but nobody heard of his problems. He had a good family and he took care of his family so the fact that you had to question this guys manhood makes you a punk yourself.
xxx xxx Anyone who cheats is NOT innocent. He knew what he was doing. The internet us never guaranteed privacy. Maybe if he wasn't doing anything wrong he wouldn't have had to take his life. His wife deserved to know what he is doing. He got himself in trouble by signing up for the website. He made his bed now he should lay in it. And he is laying in it. The bed is six feet under the fucking ground, where he belongs.
xxx xxx Cheating isn't wrong? Are you sure I'm the one who's psycho? Promising to some one you'll be faithful and breaking vows that you make isn't fucking wrong? If it's not wrong then why did he kill himself. He was obviously ashamed of it. Besides, when you cheat you can bring stds home back to your wife. It affects everyone in the family. It's a violation of trust. If you see nothing wrong with that, I don't know what to say to you. Do you cheat, yourself and that's why you see nothing wrong with it? Either way, thinking that nothing is wrong with fucking your partener over us stupid.
xxx xxx Am I really crazy for thinking lying and breaking your vows is a bad thing? Cheating ruins marriages and lives, and entire families for that matter. And for saying that there would be nothing wrong with cheating on a woman like me... There is something wrong with cheating on ANYBODY. No matter who they are. If people can't handle the commitment and responsibility of being faithful in a relationship, then they shouldn't get married. That's the simple solution. What's the need of signing up for an exclusive relation ship if you don't plan on being exclusive to your partener. I'm aware that women cheat too and my opinion of them is the same. They can pass stds too and I'm aware of that. I see women that act like whores in no better light. If a woman that has sex with someone other than her husband is a whore and a man that does the same is a pig. No favouritism.
Don’t blame the hackers. Blame the cheaters. Plenty of people sleep sound at night because they haven’t betrayed their family and know their names weren’t on that list. Oh I forgot you can just pray the shame away and you’re a good person again.
We need to stop making excuses for these men who cheat on their wives. If you wanna cheat just grow up and leave, and then you can have all the other women you want.
@@georgemichaels9511 Adultery is illegal and classified as a misdemeanor, but that has nothing to do with the fact that cheating in general is bad. Why are you defending this guy?
@@georgemichaels9511 Uh… I’m not sure what the “church” has to do with adultery. Civil unions/marriages are still subject to adultery charges. So what rights are you defending here, exactly
Where in scripture does it say that? Honest question. Scriptures don’t mention suicide. If I am mistaken, please cite the scripture. (I don’t agree with suicide, this is a genuine question)
The Forsaken One I know the commandments and scriptures insinuate suicide. One example was Samson in Judges 16:28-30. Another with Job who did not commit suicide, but contemplated it. Many servants of God throughout the Bible questioned why they’d been born and/or suffered through emotional pain. Judas outright committed suicide. I haven’t found where it outright says those who do so are condemned. God will have mercy or who He will have mercy as it is written. I suppose each case is unique. Doctrine is not the same as scripture.
He really took his own life because he got caught cheating on his wife?! That is probably the dumbest excuse to take your own life his wife should not be sad
Wow he must of been selfish... he killed himself and took away his wife's chance of being angry and going through the motions of healing. Instead the husband takes his life so it can take the attention away from his wife. She seemed forgiving too, he is selfish.
You guys need to grow up..this man felt the reality of his job, his marriage, and the love of his children practically hanging by a thread and he could not bare the pain of losing it all nor the stress of his infidelity inevitably being discovered. He honestly believed he would never be forgiven for what hes done and the feeling destroyed him. His privacy was violated and in the end the weight of it killed him, he is a victim by all means.
He is a victim but not from being exposed, cheaters should be exposed. I'm sure he was a victim during his life but not for this, he in fact, victimized his family when he did what he did. I wish he could've bounced back from this, suicide is never the answer.
xxx xxx How? He signed up for a website where he could cheat. His wife was a victim. She deserved to know if her husband was cheating. He made his bed so he should lie in it and now he us lying 6 feet under because consequences of his infertility came to him.
Do not seek affair with someone if you are married, it is adultery which results in fornication and it will take many people to hell. Stay faithfull to your spouse.
I'm sure his wife would have forgiven him eventually because their children old or not still needed him in their lives. That sucks. He should have talked to someone.
Nah she should’ve just owned up to it and told his wife to either divorce him or work through it. The fact he killed himself only after being caught shows what a fucking coward he was. The world hasn’t lost much
Obviously I don't think anyone should commit suicide because I really do believe in my heart that with the proper support and help people can overcome their lowest lows. But shame on this man! Being a pastor and building a career on spreading the word of the Lord but then being on an adulteress website and scheming to have affairs behind your spouse's and their congregations back is absolutely shameful!
The pastor did this to himself…he just couldn’t handle dat he was caught. Dats just disgusting cheating on ur wife and not being able to face ur mistake A BIG ONE
I have no beef with this man. However, if you cannot trust your family or friends, don't trust a website that isn't using serious encryption to store your personal data. The internet is not your friend. Or do you think I am a cat in a Russian hat?
+ liukangstoupee I hope you see my reply, your starting to sound more and more like a short sited child. Most teenagers are able to understand value of someones life let alone adults, you should feel ashamed.
+Melissa Swartzfager The Pharisees were hypocrites / pretenders. A truly born again believer, is not a pretender. This is what Jesus said about the Pharisees. John 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. NOTE: We cannot belong to the devil and know Jesus as our Saviour at the same time. It's either one or the other.
+Melissa Swartzfager The Word of God judges. Suicide will condemn us to hell. We are not our own to leave this earth when we want to. The reason why I've shared the truth about suicide, is many pastors including John MacArthur teach that we will still be saved and go to heaven if we commit suicide. This is a LIE from the pit. We cannot murder ourself. It's against God's commandments. 1Corinthians 6: 18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. 19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
+Melissa Swartzfager No not so. I pray this never happens to anyone close to us. But if it did, we would have to agree with the Word of God, and the Lord would comfort us in our grief. It's better than believing a lie. Romans 3:4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
+Melissa Swartzfager You really need to love the Word of God and the Lord Jesus Christ who is truth, more than anything or anyone. This is why the apostasy is so great today. God is more than love. He is a just God. He definitely chastises his children. This is a good thing, for it brings us to repentance. Hebrews 12:6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. 7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? 8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.This is a warning from God to the church, using the Jews as an example. Romans 11: 21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. 22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.One note: there is nothing in the bible that says Adam and Eve went to heaven or hell. They paid dearly for their disobedience and we will too. Galatians 6:7-8 7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
I am so sorry for Your loss.. My heart aches for Your beautiful family.. Thank GOD for Heaven.. Thank You for sharing and being so transparent .. Clearly, Your husband/and father was a blessing in Your lives & the lives of others.. I am amazed at the way that y'all are handing this.. your family is a beautiful testament to the power of LOVE.. to the power of GOD. Your husband/father may not have been able to know it before, but I imagine he is VERY blessed to know it now..
One of the biggest points in this vid that just about everyone missed here is that nothing is worth losing their life over. That’s the tough part about being a Christian. His family and church would’ve eventually forgiven him, but the rest of society won’t and this comments section is proof of it.
Bless you for saying this. 🙏 This already is going to be an "unpopular opinion" to the public, as only someone filled with grace would speak these words of life. We should be speaking positivity and life. None of us are sinless and mankind misses the mark each day. May God bless and keep you. 🙏 🕊
He should have publicly apologised and declare he was a hypocrite and that he would disappear from preaching. ..s nd go into isolation to save his soul from hell and could have written a book about wolves in sheep's clothing. ...
I have such a hard time empathising with this man. He cheated.. then made himself a martyr.. and for what cause? Traumatising his wife and kids? By that action he made it clear that his image was much more important than his family.
I have ZERO empathy, got caught doing something he shouldn’t have been doing. Then killed himself and took the easy way out than facing his mistakes! I have empathy for his family.
I do feel bad for him AND his family. Although i couldnt imagine defiling my marriage, i dont feel like this man should have people not caring for his life or soul just bc he cheated. Thats crazy to me. My heart isnt set up like that
01:56 why are they smiling? what is this sorcery? i know they are a Christian family and probably had their cry time at home or wherever but still not a shed of tear..
They smile because deep down, they are happy with the misfortune of others, in thick, shepherds. They cnn, hates everything Christian, they are leftist psychopaths
The hackers didn’t make them commit suicide. He decided to abandon his wife by cheating, got caught, and then decided to abandon them all by killing himself. Everything could have been fixed with honest communication. But he only thought from his point of view. Selfish bugger. The hackers saved many men and women from wasting the rest of their lives being with a toxic cheater.
He could've said it was a rival pastor creating a profile under his name using his photo. He could've added the rival pastor must've then hacked the system and "leaked" the info.
he wasn’t depressed. he wasn’t troubled. he was only ashamed he got caught trying to betray his wife and his family. am i supposed to feel sorry for him? i don’t!
Let's recap. 1. Appoints himself "spiritual leader as a job." (as if that's a thing) 2. Cheats on wife and lies to family. 3. Commits suicide like a coward. That's not "a great man with struggles." That's a bad man. If you're not spiritually developed, you don't get to lead others. If you are incapable of fidelity, you don't get to have a marriage and family. This is just the old fashioned entitlement seen in most men. To go to the level of suicide, there was likely a lot more his family did know about. In my experience, the ones with the most virtuous looking lives or the positions of the most power and leadership are often the ones living in the most facade. A truly sincere person will just be themselves, not try to be some kind of community leader, they will show all their flaws and gifts equally, and won't try to come off as an expert while still trying to figure things out. It's why agnostics and atheists sometimes are more likely to find God than some born again Christian, deep in their dogma with no foot in reality. Just be real. If you can't commit, then don't. If you're confused and searching, say so. There are plenty of much needed infrastructure jobs people can take that will benefit the community more.
That's why we don't look other men/women, not even pastors as our ultimate moral compass. We look to scripture, the Bible, the Word of God, and the life and teachings of Christ as our ultimate authority. People will always let you down, but Christ (God In the flesh) will not fail.
is it just me or are they on the verge of laughter? Like... did he find some sort of hilarious, goofball way of killing himself, or do they just hate his guts?
Never underestimate the power of God. People judge and hurt you. Turn their backs on you. But God always forgives you. He loves you so much. He can fix everything in your life and heal your pain. People need to own up to their mistakes. Just repent and turn to the Lord. Don't take the coward's way out.
@@takyramcgee3652 how do you know that? You spoke to him or what? Or maybe the god thing is just simple explanation for anything that happens in your life lol
There’s ONLY regret when CAUGHT!!!!. That’s 💯 % of the time!! If preacher man hadn’t been exposed… he’d be preaching TODAY to the congregation getting that salary!!!!. He was just bummed all his lifestyle was about to do a 360 and he’d have to deal with all the EX-Wife issues blind to come!!!. So he ate a bullet ☝️🤔
To whomever is reading this: May your soul find peace and comfort through these trying times. 🙏 🕊 I pray that God opens your heart and shifts your perspective and draws your near to Him in Christ Jesus. May sad cases and scandals such as this not keep you away; but instead draw you closer to a true, loving, and tender hearted church that is truly GOD filled with gracious abundance, generosity, kindred spirits, and love. Everyone there won't be perfect, but they'll be genuine because they are human (just like you and me). 😊 🙏 Please don't let people and unfortunate circumstances keep you away from God. His arms are wide open waiting on you to call on the name of Jesus. Take care, be safe, & be blessed. 🕊 🙏
I don't feel sorry for him. You reap what you sow. That is Bible. He should have knew that if he would have asked for forgiveness from God, he'd still be alive. Was he a real pastor or did he just have the title???
I'm making this comment after watching the video for the first time in 2024. I really wasn't familiar with this story until I watched another video about it today. Upon doing some research I am shocked to find that this company is still in business. That makes me think of a phrase attributed to P. T. Barnum: There's a sucker born every minute." Why is everyone assuming that this cheating pastor (regrettably) committed suicide because he was ashamed? Maybe he couldn't face life without cheating and being sexually freaky?
"Nothing is worth the loss", and yet, these guys decided that mild boredom and ball-scratching horniness were worth throwing their wives' love and trust away. That's the part that should have been said here, but wasn't.
IF A PERSON CAN LOSE THEIR SALVATION (ETERNAL LIFE), IF THEY COMMIT SUICIDE, THEN WE (THE BELIEVERS) CAN NEVER EVER SAY THAT WE KNOW WE R SAVED. BECAUSE IF WE CAN DO SOMETHING THAT CANCELS OUT R SALVATION TODAY, THEN @ BEST WE CAN SAY, WE KNOW WE R SAVED RIGHT NOW. HOWEVER WHAT WE CANNOT SAY IS, "WE KNOW WE HAVE ETERNAL LIFE."
Lev 20:10"And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death." I"m not sure that he commited adultrey, but maybe God will take into account his obedience of this scripture when it comes to his salvation and mercy. Remember Christ came to fulfill the law, not destroy the law.
Lance Rambert Do tell.. What does that mean? The Ten Commandments still exist, sin still exists, but stoning people to death and all that was done away with when Jesus came.
Lance Rambert It's a common reference to Jesus asking those without sin to cast the first stone. Basically the whole New Testament. Jesus didn't believe in killing. He warned people not to sin or they would burn forever, but he didn't kill people to hasten that. His apostles were sinners, and he helped them to repent. No man has the right to judge another man. I am not referring to Govt. laws here.
sad these men and middle age and sex.... it is a shame that this could have been dealt with. His wife would have fixed it for him, she is a wonderful woman. i hope those people who started this... you should be ashamed that this family was ruined
He cheated on his wife, then he abandoned his entire family, leaving his wife to find his body. 100% blame is on him
Yeah, but I still feel bad for him. This was a shit decision and I'm sure if he could take it back he would.
Can’t say I feel bad for him. I feel bad for his family. This was cowardly to do to his own family and not even be able to face the consequences of your actions. A real man owns up to what he does.
You’re an idiot if you want a question that guys manhood. He’s a pastor. He’s lends his ear to a lot of people. He’s heard a lot of peoples problems, but nobody heard of his problems. He had a good family and he took care of his family so the fact that you had to question this guys manhood makes you a punk yourself.
Exactly lmaooo. He should deal with the consequences of his stupidity and its worse cause he was supposed to be a man of God too
you are a horrible human being
@@justimani4 And even "Men of God" are flesh and fall short just like the rest of us!
@@niks8521 yes but you're supposed to repent , confess and change ! Not keep it hidden and enjoy the benefits of ur sin !
Wife: “Don’t underestimate the power of love”
Ashley Madison: “Don’t underestimate the power of lust”
Hacker: “Don’t underestimate the power of our hacking and extortion skills”
Lust wins everytime, it's why men aren't monogamous
@@pinkahboo925Human beings in general aren’t “monogamous”.
@@kyliereed200 ye I know that now, women can be but men arent
Sad...
People only regret when they get caught!!! He would be here cheating until this day if it didn't leak!
Agreed!
xxx xxx Anyone who cheats is NOT innocent. He knew what he was doing. The internet us never guaranteed privacy. Maybe if he wasn't doing anything wrong he wouldn't have had to take his life. His wife deserved to know what he is doing. He got himself in trouble by signing up for the website. He made his bed now he should lay in it. And he is laying in it. The bed is six feet under the fucking ground, where he belongs.
xxx xxx Cheating isn't wrong? Are you sure I'm the one who's psycho? Promising to some one you'll be faithful and breaking vows that you make isn't fucking wrong? If it's not wrong then why did he kill himself. He was obviously ashamed of it. Besides, when you cheat you can bring stds home back to your wife. It affects everyone in the family. It's a violation of trust. If you see nothing wrong with that, I don't know what to say to you. Do you cheat, yourself and that's why you see nothing wrong with it? Either way, thinking that nothing is wrong with fucking your partener over us stupid.
xxx xxx Am I really crazy for thinking lying and breaking your vows is a bad thing? Cheating ruins marriages and lives, and entire families for that matter. And for saying that there would be nothing wrong with cheating on a woman like me... There is something wrong with cheating on ANYBODY. No matter who they are. If people can't handle the commitment and responsibility of being faithful in a relationship, then they shouldn't get married. That's the simple solution. What's the need of signing up for an exclusive relation ship if you don't plan on being exclusive to your partener. I'm aware that women cheat too and my opinion of them is the same. They can pass stds too and I'm aware of that. I see women that act like whores in no better light. If a woman that has sex with someone other than her husband is a whore and a man that does the same is a pig. No favouritism.
xxx xxx Also, how am I a crazy bitch for thinking cheating is wrong?
Don’t blame the hackers. Blame the cheaters. Plenty of people sleep sound at night because they haven’t betrayed their family and know their names weren’t on that list. Oh I forgot you can just pray the shame away and you’re a good person again.
The site was a scam and most didn't get to use it to cheat because over 90% of the users were men and most of the women were bots.
@@jkl3199 the point is they signed up with the purpose of cheating. Doesn’t matter if they fucked or not.
@@naufrage0 Thought and action are two very different things though.
@@jkl3199 if the only thing that got between you cheating on your spouse was the fact that you were scammed then you’re still a scumbag.
Hero HACKERS!
I feel incredibly sorry for this family but maybe he shouldn't have cheated In the first place?
Maybe people should mind their own business?
@@georgemichaels9511 You are actually white knighting a cheater lol.
Wow that's your take away?...incredible
@@georgemichaels9511 🍼👶🏼
@@georgemichaels9511 he deserved his fate
We need to stop making excuses for these men who cheat on their wives. If you wanna cheat just grow up and leave, and then you can have all the other women you want.
Cheating is not illegal.
@@georgemichaels9511 Adultery is illegal and classified as a misdemeanor, but that has nothing to do with the fact that cheating in general is bad. Why are you defending this guy?
@@quesadilla9957 church and state are separate; I don't defend people, I defend rights.
@@georgemichaels9511 Uh… I’m not sure what the “church” has to do with adultery. Civil unions/marriages are still subject to adultery charges. So what rights are you defending here, exactly
@@georgemichaels9511 But it inflicts pain on others…
"My dad was a great man. He cheated my mom but besides the point, nothing to see here folks!"
Poor you! Ya what a great man!!
Feel sorry you believe so.
Lmaooo
Irony is that according to his beliefs is he is burning in hell right now
He seem to forgot that killing yourself sends you to hell XD
It doesn't
Where in scripture does it say that? Honest question. Scriptures don’t mention suicide. If I am mistaken, please cite the scripture. (I don’t agree with suicide, this is a genuine question)
@@007mia7 It does talk about suicide, 7 men killed themselves and it the 6/7 commandment. Suicide is murder and covered by the blood.
The Forsaken One I know the commandments and scriptures insinuate suicide. One example was Samson in Judges 16:28-30. Another with Job who did not commit suicide, but contemplated it. Many servants of God throughout the Bible questioned why they’d been born and/or suffered through emotional pain.
Judas outright committed suicide. I haven’t found where it outright says those who do so are condemned.
God will have mercy or who He will have mercy as it is written. I suppose each case is unique. Doctrine is not the same as scripture.
He really took his own life because he got caught cheating on his wife?! That is probably the dumbest excuse to take your own life his wife should not be sad
he was too scared to face her
Wow he must of been selfish... he killed himself and took away his wife's chance of being angry and going through the motions of healing. Instead the husband takes his life so it can take the attention away from his wife. She seemed forgiving too, he is selfish.
He is not the victim
You guys need to grow up..this man felt the reality of his job, his marriage, and the love of his children practically hanging by a thread and he could not bare the pain of losing it all nor the stress of his infidelity inevitably being discovered. He honestly believed he would never be forgiven for what hes done and the feeling destroyed him. His privacy was violated and in the end the weight of it killed him, he is a victim by all means.
He is a victim but not from being exposed, cheaters should be exposed. I'm sure he was a victim during his life but not for this, he in fact, victimized his family when he did what he did. I wish he could've bounced back from this, suicide is never the answer.
Derp Phil If he didn't like the stress of infedility he shouldn't have signed up for the service. He is not a victim. He deserves what a got.
xxx xxx How? He signed up for a website where he could cheat. His wife was a victim. She deserved to know if her husband was cheating. He made his bed so he should lie in it and now he us lying 6 feet under because consequences of his infertility came to him.
I AM YOUR GOD You are a genius. I should have said that instead. Much better. 😄
Do not seek affair with someone if you are married, it is adultery which results in fornication and it will take many people to hell. Stay faithfull to your spouse.
Yes and don’t marry non-virgins.
@@ThespianPrince13Only if you're also a virgin yourself.
He was an unfaithful, lying adulterer. Now he has to sort it out between himself and God..
He who is without sin cast the first stone
Hopefully his brain matter splattered all over from the bullet he put in his head.
I'm sure his wife would have forgiven him eventually because their children old or not still needed him in their lives. That sucks. He should have talked to someone.
Nah she should’ve just owned up to it and told his wife to either divorce him or work through it. The fact he killed himself only after being caught shows what a fucking coward he was. The world hasn’t lost much
No. Why would she? He’s a creep!
Hi hadd his reputation ruines thats the reason for what he did not the wife ...
Right..but unfortunatley he was a selfish being!! a complete fraud of a pastor
Obviously I don't think anyone should commit suicide because I really do believe in my heart that with the proper support and help people can overcome their lowest lows. But shame on this man! Being a pastor and building a career on spreading the word of the Lord but then being on an adulteress website and scheming to have affairs behind your spouse's and their congregations back is absolutely shameful!
The pastor did this to himself…he just couldn’t handle dat he was caught. Dats just disgusting cheating on ur wife and not being able to face ur mistake A BIG ONE
I have no beef with this man. However, if you cannot trust your family or friends, don't trust a website that isn't using serious encryption to store your personal data. The internet is not your friend. Or do you think I am a cat in a Russian hat?
He didnt have to take his life though!! Damn....that sucks
Right :(
+ liukangstoupee I hope you see my reply, your starting to sound more and more like a short sited child. Most teenagers are able to understand value of someones life let alone adults, you should feel ashamed.
@@derpphil5400 You're*
@@JEDIPrincess12 My god even when its 1 years old you just couldn't leave it alone could you grammar police.
It was up to him, after all.
Adultery and suicide, what hypocrisy!
+Ahmed.a_94 Yes, and the hypocrisy is pretending to be good. And some of the comments here, praise him for all the good things he's done.
+Melissa Swartzfager The Pharisees were hypocrites / pretenders. A truly born again believer, is not a pretender. This is what Jesus said about the Pharisees.
John 8:44 Ye
are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do.
He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth,
because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of
his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
NOTE: We cannot belong to the devil and know Jesus as our Saviour at the same time. It's either one or the other.
+Melissa Swartzfager The Word of God judges. Suicide will condemn us to hell. We are not our own to leave this earth when we want to. The reason why I've shared the truth about suicide, is many pastors including John MacArthur teach that we will still be saved and go to heaven if we commit suicide. This is a LIE from the pit. We cannot murder ourself. It's against God's commandments.
1Corinthians 6:
18 Flee
fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he
that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. 19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
+Melissa Swartzfager No not so. I pray this never happens to anyone close to us. But if it did, we would have to agree with the Word of God, and the Lord would comfort us in our grief. It's better than believing a lie.
Romans 3:4 God
forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written,
That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome
when thou art judged.
+Melissa Swartzfager You really need to love the Word of God and the Lord Jesus Christ who is truth, more than anything or anyone. This is why the apostasy is so great today. God is more than love. He is a just God.
He definitely chastises his children. This is a good thing, for it brings us to repentance.
Hebrews 12:6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? 8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.This is a warning from God to the church, using the Jews as an example.
Romans 11:
21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. 22 Behold
therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell,
severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness:
otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.One note: there is nothing in the bible that says Adam and Eve went to heaven or hell. They paid dearly for their disobedience and we will too.
Galatians 6:7-8 7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 8 For
he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he
that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
I am so sorry for Your loss.. My heart aches for Your beautiful family.. Thank GOD for Heaven.. Thank You for sharing and being so transparent .. Clearly, Your husband/and father was a blessing in Your lives & the lives of others..
I am amazed at the way that y'all are handing this.. your family is a beautiful testament to the power of LOVE.. to the power of GOD. Your husband/father may not have been able to know it before, but I imagine he is VERY blessed to know it now..
One of the biggest points in this vid that just about everyone missed here is that nothing is worth losing their life over. That’s the tough part about being a Christian. His family and church would’ve eventually forgiven him, but the rest of society won’t and this comments section is proof of it.
This is so sad. John Gibson should be missed forever. These hackers should be ashamed for them selves for what they have done.
Bless you for saying this. 🙏
This already is going to be an "unpopular opinion" to the public, as only someone filled with grace would speak these words of life. We should be speaking positivity and life. None of us are sinless and mankind misses the mark each day. May God bless and keep you. 🙏 🕊
Nah, the hackers did a deed. Exposing cheaters
Feeling overwhelming shame is a horrible emotion
He didn't have to kill himself
I’m glad he did though! I love it when the trash takes itself out
@@polmak1507 that is an awful thing to say!
But he did. Coward!!
He _didn’t_ kill himself
No one ever HAS TO
He was ashamed about the cheating.
Ahhhhhh…boo hoo.
Nah, he was ashamed that he got caught.
Actually, according to Scriptures, he did kinda what was supposed to happen. In the Old Testament, adulterers were killed.
Not Christian but in Islam committing suicide is not allowed, surely it’s the same for Christians?
If only we could bring those days back lmao
Hypocrisy - the evil that walks invisible except to God alone.
32 million people having an affair. Well there's an advertisement for solitude if ever I heard one. 🤦🏽♀️
He couldn’t be as great as the Son stated. The Wife is trying to hide her anger, I’m sure at some point her outlook will change towards him
This is why there should not be any thing like "Ashley Madison"
Ashley Madison didn't make any of them cheat.
Deceivers. Liars. Cowards. Scum.
It's not that his wife would've forgiven him, it's his community that would've strung him up anyway.
Ask for forgiveness to your family and God don’t rush into hell with suicide.
He should have publicly apologised and declare he was a hypocrite and that he would disappear from preaching. ..s nd go into isolation to save his soul from hell and could have written a book about wolves in sheep's clothing. ...
Ravi Zacharias, Ted Haggard, Jimmy Swagart, etc, etc....
They seem so forgiving!
I have such a hard time empathising with this man. He cheated.. then made himself a martyr.. and for what cause? Traumatising his wife and kids? By that action he made it clear that his image was much more important than his family.
His family is probably so glad they don’t have to deal with a narcissistic psychopath anymore
That's a leap and gaslighting what they said in the interview -ironically narcissists gaslight people
I have ZERO empathy, got caught doing something he shouldn’t have been doing. Then killed himself and took the easy way out than facing his mistakes! I have empathy for his family.
Pride of admitting that you sinned is what brought about his downfall just as it did to the angel Lucifer.
Caught! Coward!
He admitted it in his letter. Suicide is more about shame then pride.
Live by the book, die by the book.......
He should have feared hell and made a public confession that he was fallen and should have resigned and live alone with God
I do feel bad for him AND his family. Although i couldnt imagine defiling my marriage, i dont feel like this man should have people not caring for his life or soul just bc he cheated. Thats crazy to me. My heart isnt set up like that
01:56 why are they smiling? what is this sorcery? i know they are a Christian family and probably had their cry time at home or wherever but still not a shed of tear..
They smile because deep down, they are happy with the misfortune of others, in thick, shepherds. They cnn, hates everything Christian, they are leftist psychopaths
@@moisespadilha5270 do you know them?
Makes this seem like a made up story doesn't it?
Now that I watched it again, they smiled as they said he definitely could've lost his job
What a very selfish and thoughtless male. Men don't do this.
Men do this all the time. Over 50% of men are unfaithful and suicide is the leading cause of death in men under 30 in the UK
Sorry if cheating coming to light will ruin u they definitely dont cheat.
He killed himself because he was ashamed and didn’t want to own up to his shit
Exactly
although it had to be done, I wouldn't feel comfortable being one of those guys that exposed the site and made someone suicide
The hackers didn’t make them commit suicide. He decided to abandon his wife by cheating, got caught, and then decided to abandon them all by killing himself. Everything could have been fixed with honest communication. But he only thought from his point of view. Selfish bugger. The hackers saved many men and women from wasting the rest of their lives being with a toxic cheater.
The guy killed himself! Coward! Need more hackers - millions learned the Truth and that is GREAT! Yay. Free!!!!!
He didn't need to die but that doesn't mean he wasn't a hypocrite. Christianity is rife with hypocrisy.
How ironic since Jesus Christ is so against lukewarm Christians.
He could've said it was a rival pastor creating a profile under his name using his photo.
He could've added the rival pastor must've then hacked the system and "leaked" the info.
Or own up to his mistake, ask god for forgiveness and move on.
Cheaters keep the lies going!
Yeah well, he’s dead. And also why lie? And for the record, that’s the worst lie I ever heard
I feel bad for his family because they lost their father and as for him that’s a tough one
What other secrets did this pastor have, besides Ashley Madison? I would bet many
he wasn’t depressed. he wasn’t troubled. he was only ashamed he got caught trying to betray his wife and his family. am i supposed to feel sorry for him? i don’t!
Let's recap.
1. Appoints himself "spiritual leader as a job." (as if that's a thing)
2. Cheats on wife and lies to family.
3. Commits suicide like a coward.
That's not "a great man with struggles." That's a bad man. If you're not spiritually developed, you don't get to lead others. If you are incapable of fidelity, you don't get to have a marriage and family. This is just the old fashioned entitlement seen in most men. To go to the level of suicide, there was likely a lot more his family did know about.
In my experience, the ones with the most virtuous looking lives or the positions of the most power and leadership are often the ones living in the most facade. A truly sincere person will just be themselves, not try to be some kind of community leader, they will show all their flaws and gifts equally, and won't try to come off as an expert while still trying to figure things out. It's why agnostics and atheists sometimes are more likely to find God than some born again Christian, deep in their dogma with no foot in reality. Just be real. If you can't commit, then don't. If you're confused and searching, say so. There are plenty of much needed infrastructure jobs people can take that will benefit the community more.
Don't mix atheists with a slimy pastor.
What a hypocrite, smh society is messed up even the people we look up too in life are backstabbing and fake 😓
That's why we don't look other men/women, not even pastors as our ultimate moral compass. We look to scripture, the Bible, the Word of God, and the life and teachings of Christ as our ultimate authority. People will always let you down, but Christ (God In the flesh) will not fail.
If your gonna feel guilty then don't cheat 🤷
The “sanctity of marriage” and “family values”, dames en heren.
maybe just maybe he shouldn’t cheat on his wife
I thought Ashley Madison whole point was to be anonymous. Discreet hookups ain’t so discreet. RIP sir
Yea they are LIARS. Hope they get hacked soon!!!
No sympathy for him.
Very sad. Don’t cheat
we are all broken. God bless.
No
is it just me or are they on the verge of laughter?
Like... did he find some sort of hilarious, goofball way of killing himself, or do they just hate his guts?
I noticed that too
Sorry for the loss.
But he lived hypocritically.
Never underestimate the power of love!
BigJ8k Love wasn't powerful enough to keep his bitch ass from cheating...
Never underestimate the power of God. People judge and hurt you. Turn their backs on you. But God always forgives you. He loves you so much. He can fix everything in your life and heal your pain. People need to own up to their mistakes. Just repent and turn to the Lord. Don't take the coward's way out.
Felicia McGee God always forgives you? Tell that to Satan!
@@legoroan9866 Satan and the other fallen angels don't want forgiveness. They love going against God and leading people away from Him.
@@takyramcgee3652 how do you know that? You spoke to him or what? Or maybe the god thing is just simple explanation for anything that happens in your life lol
He's obviously in a worst place
There’s ONLY regret when CAUGHT!!!!. That’s 💯 % of the time!! If preacher man hadn’t been exposed… he’d be preaching TODAY to the congregation getting that salary!!!!. He was just bummed all his lifestyle was about to do a 360 and he’d have to deal with all the EX-Wife issues blind to come!!!. So he ate a bullet ☝️🤔
Too bad. So sad.
Dont cheat ...
Being on Ashley Madison only means that at some point someone signed up with your name. Those names never get deleted.
Lol!
Adultery AND suicide? He's going to super hell
To whomever is reading this:
May your soul find peace and comfort through these trying times. 🙏 🕊
I pray that God opens your heart and shifts your perspective and draws your near to Him in Christ Jesus.
May sad cases and scandals such as this not keep you away; but instead draw you closer to a true, loving, and tender hearted church that is truly GOD filled with gracious abundance, generosity, kindred spirits, and love.
Everyone there won't be perfect, but they'll be genuine because they are human (just like you and me). 😊 🙏
Please don't let people and unfortunate circumstances keep you away from God. His arms are wide open waiting on you to call on the name of Jesus.
Take care, be safe, & be blessed. 🕊 🙏
Expose more pastors
He succumbed to his battle. This was his war, this could of been a tremendous testimony.
His actions were a better lesson unfortunately.
"it's not funny" laughing as they say that
I feel sorry for the family but he shouldn’t have cheated and killed himself. That was his fault and he didn’t even own up to it 🤦🏽♀️
To be a pastor preaching about monogamy/being against with cheating, it's WILD to go against that and do it urself
Thou shalt not kill 👉🏼 that’s including our own.
I don't feel sorry for him. You reap what you sow. That is Bible. He should have knew that if he would have asked for forgiveness from God, he'd still be alive. Was he a real pastor or did he just have the title???
any suicide is sad, if this was his main reason i feel he could of dealt with it, people make mistakes and get found out, but you move on
wow I went to LSU with his son. I knew he looked familiar. sorry for y'all lost
Are we supposed to feel sorry for him?
You guys call it a suicide, i call it a skill issue
Life in lies And this Is thé end...
I have never met a perfect person. We all make mistakes.
Yeah and????????? What's that got do with this here?
@@freddhernanadez2230 Everything
Ok and? Doesn’t justify cheating
Sad.
I'm making this comment after watching the video for the first time in 2024. I really wasn't familiar with this story until I watched another video about it today. Upon doing some research I am shocked to find that this company is still in business. That makes me think of a phrase attributed to P. T. Barnum: There's a sucker born every minute." Why is everyone assuming that this cheating pastor (regrettably) committed suicide because he was ashamed? Maybe he couldn't face life without cheating and being sexually freaky?
The wife doesn't seems like a Christian at all she didn't mention anything about repentance
1:55 wth is he smiling at?
But there could've been other men with the same name...
A completely different person could've made a profile under his name using his photo...
Nice try. Lol.
If he felt the need to kill himself, it was him
I mean he could've made excuses like that although we all know he did it
"Nothing is worth the loss", and yet, these guys decided that mild boredom and ball-scratching horniness were worth throwing their wives' love and trust away. That's the part that should have been said here, but wasn't.
The son though … hit with the ugly stick hardcore 😬
IF A PERSON CAN LOSE THEIR SALVATION (ETERNAL LIFE), IF THEY COMMIT SUICIDE, THEN WE (THE BELIEVERS) CAN NEVER EVER SAY THAT WE KNOW WE R SAVED. BECAUSE IF WE CAN DO SOMETHING THAT CANCELS OUT R SALVATION TODAY, THEN @ BEST WE CAN SAY, WE KNOW WE R SAVED RIGHT NOW. HOWEVER WHAT WE CANNOT SAY IS, "WE KNOW WE HAVE ETERNAL LIFE."
O only feel bad for his family.
Smfh hes a cheater stop sympathizing
Lev 20:10"And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death." I"m not sure that he commited adultrey, but maybe God will take into account his obedience of this scripture when it comes to his salvation and mercy. Remember Christ came to fulfill the law, not destroy the law.
+Jay Lacky Hey man, Jesus did away with all that stoning crap.
Lance Rambert Do tell.. What does that mean? The Ten Commandments still exist, sin still exists, but stoning people to death and all that was done away with when Jesus came.
Lance Rambert It's a common reference to Jesus asking those without sin to cast the first stone. Basically the whole New Testament. Jesus didn't believe in killing. He warned people not to sin or they would burn forever, but he didn't kill people to hasten that. His apostles were sinners, and he helped them to repent. No man has the right to judge another man. I am not referring to Govt. laws here.
Lance Rambert I really don't have time to lookup all that. I know what Jesus said. I don't sit around memorizing the Bible.
Lance Rambert I don't need to quote books for obvious shit that everyone knows.
"my dad was a great man"
no hun
Welcome to *OUR (the secular world)* hell. No one can escape reality's consequences.
sad these men and middle age and sex.... it is a shame that this could have been dealt with. His wife would have fixed it for him, she is a wonderful woman. i hope those people who started this... you should be ashamed that this family was ruined
cheating is pathetic and I'd have expected better from a supposed man of the church, two deadly sins down though
Howard STern used to use this site to advertise..then his marriage went in the crapper. Ironic? Justice?
😂😂😂😂😂 I don't trust religious people