Normally I would agree with you but for the past few years the Lord has been continually showing me in dreams that he is cleansing his church. I don't have any specific intel on Evans but in general I believe God is the one exposing all this corruption. I'll take a wait & see approach with Evans but my gut tells me the last thing we need to be praying for is restoring him to ministry. As in the case of Bickle & ihopkc we need to be praying for continued exposure of spiritual corruption. On the night I heard of the allegations against Bickle I got a powerful dream about Psalm 45. At the time it didn't make sense to me... now it does. Reacquaint yourselves with that Psalm and I believe it'll become clear what God is up to right now. And then the ongoing exposure of guys like Bickle & Evans will make perfect sense. It's only begun.
Life is like a parade 👍 past present future tenths the parade coming around the corner street (past tenths) and travelling up the street till it comes right up before your very 👁️👁️ s (present tenths our lives) and on and into the distant (future tenths) to its target on its destination on its path on its journey on its way to heaven kingdom of YAHWEH the helicopter seeing all of the parade from above past present future tenths YAHWEH/ CHRIST/ HOLY SPIRIT looking over Jacob caravan train travelling through the wilderness like a flamming 🔥 fire and burning torch to its target on its destination on its path on its journey on its way to meet up with YAHWEH/CHRIST face to ("👁️"❤️F😊CE❤️"👁️")
What if "We all sin" because we "all" want to sin? It goes without saying that "we all sin." What we should be confronting is this: What's up with all the sin? Do we not see that sin causes harm? Why are so okay with sinning against God and our fellowman?
There were also serious repercussions that God sent Nathan to announce to David. The church needs to obey the WHOLE counsel of the scriptures... 2 Samuel 12:5-11 (NASB) Then David’s anger burned greatly against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As the LORD lives, surely the man who has done this deserves to die. 6 He must make restitution for the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing and had no compassion.” 7 Nathan then said to David, “You are the man! Thus says the LORD God of Israel, ‘It is I who anointed you king over Israel and it is I who delivered you from the hand of Saul. 8 I also gave you your master’s house and your master’s wives into your care, and I gave you the house of Israel and Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have added to you many more things like these! 9 Why have you despised the word of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword, have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the sons of Ammon. 10 Now therefore, the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.’ etc.
This happened in my church 30 odd years ago when my pastor had a sexual relationship with a young woman in the church, whilst he was married with two children. The family emigrated to a foreign country. Some time later there was a whole church meeting called one evening. He publicly confessed to the whole congregation. Dunno why the Leadership team took many months to make a decision but better late than never, I suppose. His marriage was healed over some years with the help of the elders and friends. Whilst never restored as a pastor, he has led a decent Christian lifestyle and his marriage was healed.
To say that I was shocked, saddened and heartbroken, upon hearing the news, would be an understatement. But brethren, let's be sober and remember what Dr Evans reminded us of: "you serve the Lord Jesus Christ, not a man". Also, as disappointing as these recurring leadership failures are, it is important to remind ourselves that God still has thousands of prophets who have not bowed their knees to Baal (1 Kgs 19:18). These servants may not be as well known as the Dr Evans' of our time, but they exist, and that ought to encourage us. I commend our brother, Dr Evans, for his open confession of sin and his decision to step down and go through a period of repentance, healing and restoration. For me, his admission of "sin" and failure to apply "righteous standard" to whatever did happen are enough. Getting to know further details of the sin in question doesn't change the fact that he sinned or the seriousness of it. Sin is sin and it's always an attack on the majesty of God! Our focus, as believers, should be to pray for his genuine repentance and restoration, and, more importantly, taking heed to ourselves, lest we too fall (1 Cor 10:12). May the Lord's peace and His abiding presence be with Dr Evans, his family, OCBF and the entire body of Christ. Maranatha.
Maybe not prophets. Just ordinary believers, but they never compromised with sin. They never bowed the knee to evil. But it's actually only a very small percentage considering how many millions were in those cities. 1 Kings 19 18 Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.
The first few lines resonates with me very deeply. I felt the same way. Thank you for sharing your thoughts as they help me and others process. I see glory through this.
Lost for words. My heart mourns because Tony’s teaching have impacted my life and Ministry all the way in the Eastern Coast of Africa. I pray for his complete restoration
Chances are that someone was about to go public with something about him. The fact Evans didn’t double down but repented is good. People like Bickle and Hinn double down and never admit wrong-doing.
Very gracious, true & careful words. Thank you!! This could possibly stem from jealousy from on lookers in the church, especially if he is happy in his new marriage after the hard loss of his wife as the active influence she had in the church. Being a pastor is hard!! They are under the microscope 24/7- 365. They are only a man and a man at best. They are not a machine. God help us all as we struggle thru these difficult last days that were predicted long ago. One thing I know, many people idolize a pastor & make it difficult for him to retire. Maybe some are elevated too high & need to retire before the weakness of the flesh becomes more difficult to control. None of us are exempt from falling even when we have the best of intentions. God help us to fall on our faces as we all work out our salvation with fear & trembling before you. God, YOU alone are worthy!!! ❤
I actually feel a greater respect for him. He is still a great example of godly leadership. 💕💕 He is showing other men and pastors how to truly be humble.
He stepped down, obeying the elders and repenting. Following with restoration, we need to show him grace and appreciate that he is not pulling a Mike Bickle. God bless him and his family as they go through this difficult time.
Yup...but we don't know the circumstances, maybe he confessed to someone and maybe just to God, but he's doing it now so the rest is none of our business.
David did not come forward he was confronted, but when he did, he repented. He should have come forward, but the issue is how David handled this. I commend TE for humbling himself and repenting. There is hope for him and the Church. Just to clarify, a pastor sinning and repenting is not an issue of apostasy. Apostasy is a falling away from the faith it's a complete denial of Christ. This isn't that.
1 Peter 4:17-19 (KJV) 17 For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God? 18 And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear? 19 Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.
He is still human.Why should we throwaway 50 years of great teachings because of one mistake.He still Love God.we all come short at times.Lets love him and his family and pray,pray,pray for him.He still is a great man of God n I love him dearly.Like pastor E V Hill demonstrate if a brother fall we should help the brother up.don’t give the devil ammunition .
One thing that stands is Dr. Evan’s has maintained a level of integrity for his entire ministry. The proof is in the fruit. This man has been above reproach for yearsssss so therefore I already know that Dr. Evan’s is still maintaining a level of integrity by stepping down and following the church protocol. This is for integrity and as an example. Knowing the fruit and level of conviction by Dr. Evan’s I already know to not assume it is something major. I truly look at the timeline and say it could have been he had a moment after his wife’s passing and maybe made an only fans account or was wrestling with pornography or maybe so much stress he started drinking, who knows. We will never know but BY HUS FRUIT I can see him repenting in private and moving on. For him to have to tell his now wife and children would be it has come up now and so he must do the public repentance as well. I truly feel it is not that he never repented then. His fruit makes me say he repented when it DID happen but did not do it publicly. I will continue to honor and pray for this man of God who has lived righteously and lived well. They tried this mess with Dr. Charles Stanley as well because his wife divorced him. One thing people need to understand is we all fall short. Those two men by far have LIVEDDDDD KINGDOM CONSISTENTLY for decades. When they finally have something happen it is not for us to say aha! They were NOT living secret double lives unlike many of these new microwave preachers who preach for their own edification. Dr. Stanley just could not juggle a healthy marriage while loving Kingdom more. The wife wanted his time but he was married to souls and kingdom. I still respect that although his wife should’ve been a priority too. Same happened with Tom Brady, he was born to play football and however wrong to neglect his wife and family I can have compassion to know why. Stop judging these men (Pastor Evan’s & Pastor Stanley) when their fruit has shown they love Christ, have given their life in service to Christ, and still have to battle the flesh. His legacy is still good as it lives on down to his grandchildren.
I agree,with your words. he is still attending the church too as he stated. Still a legacy. I'm assuming smaller sin and he has had integrity all this time. Let's not lower that. I have prayed for the new wife as well
Instead of trying to find out what the sin was we need be supportive. NOT supportive of the sin but as a Christian. We ALL want and EXPECT those who find themselves in a position of compromise and sin to REPENT. And when they do we want to pull it apart and feel we DESERVE the RIGHT to know the sin. This is NOT biblical. I must say this is a man ( not because he is Tony Evans) that I am thankful of. WHY because he did a COURAGES act. He CHOSE to step down. He chose NOT to continue but to REPENT. This is NOT a sandal. He is allowing the LEADERSHIP to determine his restoration journey. If a can of paint falls and gets paint on those standing close to the can; would you call all those who did not get paint on them to come closer to get paint on them???? Think about it. My we pray for the Body of Christ to have God fearing conviction that cause us to REPENT and TURN from anything that is unholy. EVEN if it is going to cost you everything. Blessings
Which is more honoring to God, the man who gets up every Sunday morning to teach truth to his congregation and do what God has gifted him to do, write books that God has laid on his heart, and travel to speak and make a difference for the kingdom or create a RUclips channel critiquing those that are out there in the fight and bring everyone’s attention to their moral shortcomings? Surely Satan has a target on the men out there doing what God has called them to do and making a difference in so many lives around the world! We should be praying more for these men and women. As a good leader, I’m sure Pastor Evans has capable teachers in the church that can keep the ministry going! I’m not sure why 40 years of teaching need to come to a halt. Where is the biblical example for that? If you have truly experienced God‘s love, grace and his mercy in a real way you wouldn’t be so quick to spend so much time talking about someone else’s shortcoming’s! Would Jesus do a podcast like this? When I read the gospels, I see him pretty slow to judge and quick to forgive! Why does the church always want to drag their own out into the public Square to tear them down? What good does that serve?
Would Jesus do a podcast like this? The Bible is FULL of stories of failures of people who should have, could have done better... why? To illustrate our dire need for faith, redemption and dependence on a Perfect God. Dr. Evans is a public figure with a public ministry that ultimately is receiving public scrutiny. That's one reason the Bibles says teachers face stricter judgment (James 3). Is anyone holy? We definitely need to talk about this.
The reason ministers succomb is not because they're more prominent on Satan's radar, but because they don't have a real job that taxes their energies away from temptation. Paul said to the Thessalonians, if a man will not work, neither should he eat. I Cor 9:18 ..."that I may make the gospel of Christ without charge."
From Australia 🇦🇺 At least he stepped NOW🙏I just can’t find a Trustworthy Church to go to here in Sydney 😢A few of us get together for Worship 🙌🎶🎵🕊️& Prayer 🙏 But I so miss😢my old Pentecostal Church, its gone new age & very money hungry? Anyway Thanks Joshua for speaking out in Love💞Shalom 🕊️Rest upon Y💗U & your Family! I’m reading Ps 124 & Ps 125 , amazes me how much God does protect us 🙏LL
Wow 😳 wowowow I do believe this truly first time this Italian woman is SPEECHLESS 😶 oh my heart I have been in his teachings for over 40yrs shocked doesn't even begin to portray my broken heart right now even though I left xtianity 20yrs ago I HONESTLY HAVE ALWAYS LOVED DR TONY EVANS WOWOWOW
Don't stop loving him. My impression of him is that he loves and fears The Lord. Pray for him. Everyone who has been put on a pedestal will fall because they all suffer from the same problem every one else does in the Church - a life that is partly or even mostly sustained by the power, will and morality of the individual. That is not enough. The enemy WILL find the cracks and exploit them. Only true dependence on The Holy Spirit like Jesus lived can cut it perfectly. So don't be too downcast. Keep loving and praying for him.
I’m so very thankful to our Lord that He told us that these things would increase in the last days. So sad for those who been very close to him or have been impacted by his ministry. I pray for them. Maranatha! Come Lord Jesus!
Let’s all pray for Dr Tony Evans! It is a season of shaking the Church for purification! May we all search our own hearts and constantly remain at the foot of the Cross for His forgiveness for our shortcomings/sins!! At least Dr Evans is admitting his failure/sin! Yes, Dr Evan should be clear and truthful of his failure! So well said!!
I am so Heart broken that i can't stop my tears from falln..I love you Pastor Evans ..God loves u more😇😇😇😇😇😇🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏Satan knows his time is short..so keep your faith strong in the Lord..The Lord will get the Blessing out of this,because he never Leaves his Children
There is a systemic problem in the Church that has been there for hundreds of years - the lack of discipleship in walking WITH THE Lord, and learning to live by His life. This story doesn't sound like apostasy to me. Not yet. Brother Joshua, I know you love the Lord and are not an apostate. But can you honestly say that over the last 12 months, there was nothing in your life that is reproachful? The Lord is cleansing His Body...that means ALL OF US. Some will fall away rather than be cleansed. But some will be cleansed and truly learn to depend on Him for Holy living. Because there is no other way to live holy, other than by The Holy Spirit. It is not by man's will, even though that is involved.
This is so heartbreaking 😢 He is the Cliff Huxtable of the church. All of this right before Father's Day makes it double heartbreaking. He is the only father figure some people may have. Praying for healing and restoration for him and the ripple effect on people through out the world.
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." I'm praying for Dr. Evans' healing, restoration as well as for his family, and church! OFBC is in good hands. He is still a worshiper in his church! Please don't read into the comments! Thank you!
Dr. Evans chose to come forward to inform his flock of his stepping down due to something that caused him to sin. I don't understand why you think he needs to expose exactly what he did. He did the right thing, he took the right steps required by Scripture. It's s not necessary that the details are revealed to man. He only should confess his downfall before God. He is being a role model to the body of Christ which is what so many pastors who blatantly show the body that their pride is more important to them when they sin than taking the necessary steps of repentance to please God. I commend him for his step of boldness. It shows me he has no fear of man but of God only. What about the rest of us including you. We all sin and will sin as long as we're in the flesh. I thank God for Dr. Evans' example and will be praying for his complete restoration!🙏🏾
I applaud Pastoe Evan’s for finally coming forth willing to undergo restoration process. I do wish any leader who is in a position of influence with those under their would be more forthcoming in stating where “they have fallen short” . I also believe as the church we need to do our own due diligence to search the scriptures and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal the fullness of judgment as it seems some believers think that means to wink at sin in the pulpit or be passively accepting . Yes we should be slow to judge and quick to forgive but I perceive it means be slow to the judge the heart, soul, spirit of a person but that does not apply to be slow to judge the actions, choices or consequences of sin. Anyone in a shepherding position whether a mega church or home church is a leader and held to the same standard. There can be beauty in Gods way of healthily restoring a brother, sister, leader etc back . The key seems to be owning our actions, confessing the sin, seeking forgiveness, undergoing the healing restorative process. We ALL have failed in some area, all have sinned but there is something so graceful when we come around the fallen individual and help support them finding their way back- not condone but help be a tool in Gods hands to bring about a restoration He desires for His children. I would much rather a person just own up to their shortcoming then keep covering, hiding or making excuses for it ♥️
I really want the Truth.. If there are people hurting because of Tony Evans... I pray for them.. Humble yourself in Jesus.. Tired of the lies .. The power is only in Jesus.. No man . Prayers for them all. Need the Truth.
This is well done on your part. You have covered various angles when sin is acknowledged. We have known pastors that had wives that held the family to righteous standards. They uphold their husbands calling and serve the church. When they are called to heaven it is very hard for her husband. Prayers for God’s people involved with this ministry.
Unfortunately, if he stepped down when he was living in sin, he probably would never have finished his Bible commentary or published his study Bible. The level of his influence may never have grown as large as it has. If so, can we say that his influence and accolades are illegitimate?
R u and ths post "Joshua. Beating the dead horse" assuming Pastor Evans was living in si ? Joshua seems to be enjoying dragging this out when there is no veracity for evidence yet. Jesus hates gossip, spreading this nationwide. Joshua, why so lengthy to make his accusation so quickly Not our business. His family and congregation. Let's wait and see what alleged so called sin this proves.
As for Pastor Tony Evans, we are not his Judge. His repentance is between him and God. Praise the Lord he chose to step down as a Pastor on his on. We should now Pray for him. No man, or women is perfect, falling is possible for everyone. Stop trying to figure out what he has done. Love covers, saints!
Well, hallelujah!! He admits it, and he's doing what's right. We all fall short. The problem is, is that we put these people on a pedestal and then freak when they fall off. We look up to and follow t Yeshua, not man
I can't imagine Dr Evans would be involved in serious sin. I've listened to him for MANY years, and I believe he would hold himself to a higher standard. Speculating, can lead to gossip & slanderous discussions. I'll pray 🙏 for him & his family. They've all been through a lot of pain with the death of his wife, the sudden deaths of family members within the same yr & the cancer diagnosis of his wonderful daughter. The devil comes to ROB/KILL/& DESTROY.
My husband has stated that this is exactly what the church is supposed to do for the pastor, so... regardless of your opinion be glad that this church is taking the steps they are supposed to take, regardless of time.
This why so many people dont want to attend church or God, most of these people going on like they perfect. Thank God for Jesus and what he has done for us. Can you imagine how many people will be locked out on that great morning when he returns? What a roll call!! How will you answer???
🔥🙏🏻 WE AS AN ECCLESIA NEED TO REPENT FOR MAKING TONY EVANS INTO AN IDOL BECAUSE IDOLS WILL ALWAYS DISAPPOINT US BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT GOD. GOD IS GETTING RID OF ALL OF OUR IDOLS. YOU WILL SEE MORE MEN OF GOD FALL UNLESS THEY HUMBLE THEMSELVES AND GIVE GOD ALL OF THE GLORY!!💯💯 Thank you for covering this because we have to hold each other accountable even our leaders. I am glad Tony Evans stepped down. We should all be doing daily repentance, reading the Holy Bible, fasting, praying, speaking in tongues, putting God first in everything, getting rid of our idols, having intimacy with God, asking the Holy Spirit to lead us in everything, having the Fear of the LORD, staying away from sin and being separate from the world. JESUS CHRIST IS KING AND ONLY HIM!!! 😤😤😤🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Psalms 51 tells us we are forgiven and the God I serve does exactly what His Word says. There is no big no little sin He will not forgive. Thank you Heavenly Father for your mercy and grace.
I think He has integrity if he was bold enough to own up to his actions.❤ he is a man of God, if He was obedient to yield to the holy spirit and confess.
Dr. Evans said what he said, did what he did, and he’s in a healing state established by the elders of his church which I’m confident is biblically based. Shut this dialogue down, no need to elaborate on it. It’s between him and God.
I am hearbroken, he was like the godly father I never had. I looked up to him. I will pray for his restoration that the Lord’s grace be upon him, his family and church. We have to remember that our eyes havevto be on Jesus our sabior. He is our hope.
Thank you again Joshua. Very graciously presented. I wonder, if something has happened in a leader's past, if, at the beginning of a new pastorate, he should make the elders aware, at the very outset. Get it all out into the open and dealt with, not superficially, but properly. I appreciate & respect someone who is honest and open about past sin/s, including a leader, who steps down & gets the help they need. Some don't return to ministry, but live quieter lives, doing other work. I've heard about 2 such men, who no longer feel qualified to be in pastoral ministry. That seems so honourable, and deserving of respect. I sincerely hope they and their wives are blessed. All of us have done things which were wrong and serious. But there seems to be a current trend of restoring some leaders when they're really nowhere near ready, and that's troubling. It's such a responsible role, and yet so many just don't seem to realize or honour that. We really need to be praying about this, and for those leaders who are doing their best.
There is none righteous, no not one. Only the righteousness of God. We have none. These situations just give me the fear of God! I cant be trusted i know this. Only by humbling at his feet knowing this truth! So sad for all who are stuck with the struggle of coming forward. Love the fallen ones time to pray love repent❤ pride goes before a fall.
There's not 1..... No NOT 1 of us that can stand today and say that they, including myself SAY WE R INNOCENT!!!!! NO NOT 1!!!!! So, PEOPLE!!!!! Gods word says: LET A MAN EXAMINE "HIMSELF" can U stop right now and EXAMINE yourself and say to everyone.... MY HANDS R CLEAN??? I AM FAULTLESS???? Just one UNCLEAN THOUGHT means we r guilty. We need to RALLY AROUND HIM and lift him up!!!! Stand with HIM and PRAY LIKE NEVER BEFORE for EVERYONE....... Including U & ME...
Thats Good If We all did what you Just said we Wouldn't be on you tube & a Lage Portion of the World Would Be Saved ... Then many More of there Friends Saved Too Trough Them👍
GOD knows it all !! We people are too nosey !! We do not need to know because people are ready to throw stones ! We all fall short of HIS Glory ! He without sin cast the first stone ! His family , his wife and church leader ! GOD WORD should not be stopped because of our failure !! Praying that GOD continue to protect you Tony Evans though out this ..... Grace is giving from my heart to yours !!!!❤❤❤❤❤
Many scholars believe the passage in scripture where Jesus says "He without sin cast the first stone" was not originally in the Bible. Even if it was Jesus was talking to a prostitute who didn't know any better. This verse wouldn't apply to a seasoned ministry leader
The challenge we all have as believers & followers of Christ is this. None of us really know intimately, the people we believe are beyond reproach & without sin based on how we perceive them to be when they're in the pulpit. Especially when they've been in the pulpit for years. And all of the people we so highly esteem & respect, could be just as sinful as anyone else when the doors are closed & the lights are off, because perception isn't always reality. Now this can be true for someone who stands in the pulpit before millions, or someone who has a RUclips channel or any other platform as well. This is why we all need to be very careful when we decide to call out & magnify another man's sin, while the sins we commit go unnoticed. But GOD knows. So if it isn't done in love, it doesn't need to done at all...And finally this...This is what the Lord says: Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the Lord. Jeremiah 17:5
God is leading His whole church into full repentance and surrender, pastor Evans trust the lord and may be leading this level of repentance as an example as well .praying for all believers ,pastors ,teachers. Myself Jesus be lifted up not man ,Amen 🙏
You are so right about the end-times falling away. He should tell his supporters what SIN he committed because this is just as much a part of his spiritual responsibility as the vague confession. Some people thinks maybe it's a child born outside of his marriage? We must all pray without ceasing as Jesus commanded and pray for each other always.
You don’t need to know a sin to forgive. If you know Tony Evans, you know how seriously he takes his role as a pastor. What we consider a small sin, would be a big one to him. Your insinuation of the possibilities of sexual sin is reckless on your part. Your ideas on how it should have been handled, is just like having a mouth to speak, everyone has one. God’s word said we have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. I look at God’s word and think of what is there I think about how God talks about His Son Jesus being “tempted” to sin. I think of God saying His son was fully human. I think as Christians we should be talking as Christians exhibiting the Fruit of Christ Spirit and your broadcast should be devoted to that. We should not be comparing ourselves to Dr. Evans but how we as Christians should respond.
You have one of the few intelligent videos on the subject matter so thank you! Let's all pray for Tony, and his young marriage too. Im assuming minor because he is still attending church which takes guts. I'm sure Evans is very sorry now he took so long to come out. You're right he has a wonderful track record. I feel he can be restored.
I believe that God is purging His church. I also think that God wants to make major changes in the way church has become in the west. Big name teachers etc may be coming down. Let us keep Pastor Evans in prayer and the church. As was said we all are only one decision away from falling. Let us guard our own hearts
If there was another person involved, maybe the elders felt it wasn't edifying to disclose time and place because folks can figure it out. The other person isn't the one confessing. So what is the right way to handle it without destruction? Honest question.
1 Timothy 2:1-4 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
I've always liked Tony Evans and I'm surprised and saddened by this. Having said that, it's good that he stepped down and that his church is following the Biblical standard for correction.
He could have just retired and went away quietly. Since that’s not what happened, perhaps there’s more information coming shortly. It’s a shame, he’s good at what he committed to. Since he also did not confess, the speculation will hit the roof. He also kind of hinted at the forgiveness of the church. Hated to hear of another pastor caught up in some kind of scandal.
John 2:25…for he knew what is in man. Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful … Galatians 6:2 Bear ye one another’s burdens… 1 Peter 4:8…for charity covers the multitude of sins. 🕎✝️❤️📖🐑🕊🙏
2024, is that year Christ is purging his church, it's for the body of Christ to pray for one another, no man is perfect, Christ good work is in the process,
SIR…. There are no perfect HUMANS. The Bible said: Man can’t direct his own steps. Jeremiah 10: 23. I don't know of a single human, who has not SIN, in one form or another. Now, 48 years in the ministry; mean a lot but perfect is unthinkable; therefore, it's not for “ANY” Human to judge. Jehovah, will chastise & direct and don't need our help in this matter. GOD, plan & purpose will prevail( trust the process ). Whatever, is needed Dr. Evans, as well as ALL, will receive it from the MOST HIGH!!! Praying 🙏🏽 For Him & His Family!!! Jehovah, take the wheel, because man can’t drive this vehicle!!!🙏🏽
Let all the Pastors, leaders, and Christians who have sinned,follow Dr Toni Evan’s example. Not only is he acknowledging his sin, he is setting an example for younger, and older ministers to follow. We don’t need to know his sin, God knows it and the elders of his church know it. Pastor Robert Morris 35 years ago molested a 12 year old child until she was 17. He repented and stepped down from his position to go through counseling and restoration for a period of time. He was later restored to the ministry. He teaches the word, does not sugar coat it. He is really an annointed teacher. He has had no other allegations against him. He also has been transparent about what a terrible person he was, and how his wife could even have chosen him. The crushing blow to this is that the relationship was with a child. The child is now an adult victim remembering what happened to her. Disturbing is that his recent comments referred to the girl as a lady which shows there may still be some error in his thinking. However he did repent and met with elders and the child’s family, and stepped down from his pastorate. But nothing legally was done. As a former Child Welfare Worker had legal charges been filed against him, and Children Services got involved there is a good chance the 12 year old would be removed from the home because the abuse was occurring in the family home with close family friends. Child was obviously left alone unsupervised on numerous occasions through the years with him. But he did repent and he is forgiven and has resigned as pastor. He was already planning to hand over his church to his son. He was covered and got treatment but who covered the child and got her treatment. Thus we have a wounded adult child victim demanding justice for what happened to her all those years ago. He was covered but who covered her. This matter was not handled correctly in my opinion because he was allowed to Pastor again and would have access to families and their children. And as stated even in his recent statement he said he had an inappropriate relationship with a young lady, not a child. Had he gone through arrest and conviction he would have been labeled a pedophile and would not be allowed to be around children unsupervised. Hopefully there will be no more allegations. Pray for the emotional healing of the victim. Why she waited so long to make allegation, and why now? Only she and God knows. She has an attorney, so we have to see if money is involved or politics . What triggered her now and not all those years before of living with this pain? TD Jake’s is another prominent Pastor who has been accused. He allegedly stated if he did anything wrong he would tell God about it and God would forgive him. As far as I know he has never repented or stepped down. His name is also mentioned in a law suit against Combs. If he has done these things he needs to go through the process that Tony Evan’s has gone through. Where there ‘s smoke there is fire. He needs to clear the air, or else that allegation or allegations against him will be a stain crucifying Jesus afresh.
These situations are happening more and more often. These situations are not going away. We need to talk about this to prevent these type situations from happening in the future. This is not about bashing Tony who i admire. Its about the larger issue of church scandals.
There has never been this much of the man of God. He has confessed what he did. It’s Hod who forgive. Why wasn’t as much publicity before now, while being what we thought he is and was. At least he confessed his wrongdoing, and made it clearly to whom needed to know. Instead of talking about what he did, let’s pray for him. Dr. Tony Evans didn’t put himself in the position, he was called, chosen and appointed to do so. If God forgive, that settles what you and myself thinks. As God forgives, so shall we.
Let all keep Tony Evans and his church in prayer and hold out hope he can be restored to ministry!
Normally I would agree with you but for the past few years the Lord has been continually showing me in dreams that he is cleansing his church. I don't have any specific intel on Evans but in general I believe God is the one exposing all this corruption. I'll take a wait & see approach with Evans but my gut tells me the last thing we need to be praying for is restoring him to ministry.
As in the case of Bickle & ihopkc we need to be praying for continued exposure of spiritual corruption. On the night I heard of the allegations against Bickle I got a powerful dream about Psalm 45. At the time it didn't make sense to me... now it does. Reacquaint yourselves with that Psalm and I believe it'll become clear what God is up to right now. And then the ongoing exposure of guys like Bickle & Evans will make perfect sense. It's only begun.
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It is time for the whole Church body as one body across the world to come to repentance, not just Brother Tony Evans
Yes starting with all of us
AMEN... Already asked God show me what I missed or missing. 😳 Couple I know, it's the other that I may not know..
True! The Bible says that even the elect will be deceived!
Amen
I love Pastor Tony Evans. We all sin. I pray for his restoration.
What if "We all sin" because we "all" want to sin? It goes without saying that "we all sin." What we should be confronting is this: What's up with all the sin? Do we not see that sin causes harm? Why are so okay with sinning against God and our fellowman?
Absolutely! None of us are innocent!!!!
@@bjteacher3721concentrate on the sin in your own life and you’ll be good family
Not a church scandal... He went to the Elders of the church, confessed, and matters handled accordingly. I honor him for that.
Amen
If God can forgive David the King for sin , He will forgive Pastor Tony Evan’s read Psalms 51
There were also serious repercussions that God sent Nathan to announce to David. The church needs to obey the WHOLE counsel of the scriptures... 2 Samuel 12:5-11 (NASB) Then David’s anger burned greatly against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As the LORD lives, surely the man who has done this deserves to die. 6 He must make restitution for the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing and had no compassion.”
7 Nathan then said to David, “You are the man! Thus says the LORD God of Israel, ‘It is I who anointed you king over Israel and it is I who delivered you from the hand of Saul. 8 I also gave you your master’s house and your master’s wives into your care, and I gave you the house of Israel and Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have added to you many more things like these! 9 Why have you despised the word of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword, have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the sons of Ammon. 10 Now therefore, the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.’ etc.
King David lost his baby son, and his family was destroyed...
forgiveness does not negate consequences.
Yes …But there were dyer consequences… his child died
Amen
This happened in my church 30 odd years ago when my pastor had a sexual relationship with a young woman in the church, whilst he was married with two children. The family emigrated to a foreign country. Some time later there was a whole church meeting called one evening. He publicly confessed to the whole congregation. Dunno why the Leadership team took many months to make a decision but better late than never, I suppose. His marriage was healed over some years with the help of the elders and friends. Whilst never restored as a pastor, he has led a decent Christian lifestyle and his marriage was healed.
old tony has a love child that is ready to step out of the shadows.
@@VictorianMaid99 Really??? Are you serious??? BEC
@@mikecain7823 toney save the money honey!
To say that I was shocked, saddened and heartbroken, upon hearing the news, would be an understatement. But brethren, let's be sober and remember what Dr Evans reminded us of: "you serve the Lord Jesus Christ, not a man". Also, as disappointing as these recurring leadership failures are, it is important to remind ourselves that God still has thousands of prophets who have not bowed their knees to Baal (1 Kgs 19:18). These servants may not be as well known as the Dr Evans' of our time, but they exist, and that ought to encourage us.
I commend our brother, Dr Evans, for his open confession of sin and his decision to step down and go through a period of repentance, healing and restoration. For me, his admission of "sin" and failure to apply "righteous standard" to whatever did happen are enough. Getting to know further details of the sin in question doesn't change the fact that he sinned or the seriousness of it. Sin is sin and it's always an attack on the majesty of God! Our focus, as believers, should be to pray for his genuine repentance and restoration, and, more importantly, taking heed to ourselves, lest we too fall (1 Cor 10:12). May the Lord's peace and His abiding presence be with Dr Evans, his family, OCBF and the entire body of Christ. Maranatha.
@py20, I felt the same way when I heard. I’m praying for him, his family, and the church.🙏🏽🙏🏽
Amen
Maybe not prophets.
Just ordinary believers, but they never compromised with sin. They never bowed the knee to evil.
But it's actually only a very small percentage considering how many millions were in those cities.
1 Kings 19
18 Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.
The first few lines resonates with me very deeply. I felt the same way. Thank you for sharing your thoughts as they help me and others process. I see glory through this.
this is a perfect response!!!
Lost for words. My heart mourns because Tony’s teaching have impacted my life and Ministry all the way in the Eastern Coast of Africa. I pray for his complete restoration
Shouldn't he have stepped down years ago when the problem first happened?
exactly right
Yes indeed. But we need to wait to hear the whole story
That’s what I’m thinking too. Like why now? Unless something was about to be uncovered. Or he’s truly feeling remorse and guilt surface.
Chances are that someone was about to go public with something about him. The fact Evans didn’t double down but repented is good. People like Bickle and Hinn double down and never admit wrong-doing.
How many of us have secrets we have never told? How many of us have had those secrets for years?
I love Dr. Tony Evans and whatever this is, I know that The Lord loves him too and he can rise above the ashes.
We love Tony Evans and respect him. We are not all perfect. We ALL FALL SHORT!! Praying for him and his family.
Finally, you are admitting we ARE in the last of the last days!!!!! BEC
Very gracious, true & careful words. Thank you!! This could possibly stem from jealousy from on lookers in the church, especially if he is happy in his new marriage after the hard loss of his wife as the active influence she had in the church. Being a pastor is hard!! They are under the microscope 24/7- 365. They are only a man and a man at best. They are not a machine. God help us all as we struggle thru these difficult last days that were predicted long ago. One thing I know, many people idolize a pastor & make it difficult for him to retire. Maybe some are elevated too high & need to retire before the weakness of the flesh becomes more difficult to control. None of us are exempt from falling even when we have the best of intentions. God help us to fall on our faces as we all work out our salvation with fear & trembling before you. God, YOU alone are worthy!!! ❤
Well Said👍
Insightful thank you, I agree
I actually feel a greater respect for him. He is still a great example of godly leadership. 💕💕 He is showing other men and pastors how to truly be humble.
No one is perfect, not even Pastors....
More pastors need to hand the duties over to faithful men.
He stepped down, obeying the elders and repenting. Following with restoration, we need to show him grace and appreciate that he is not pulling a Mike Bickle. God bless him and his family as they go through this difficult time.
It will be good to know if he came forward without prompting or because someone threatened to expose him
He should have stepped down immediately and not years later.
Yup...but we don't know the circumstances, maybe he confessed to someone and maybe just to God, but he's doing it now so the rest is none of our business.
@@TornCurtainIJoshuaSimonenone of our business
David did not come forward he was confronted, but when he did, he repented. He should have come forward, but the issue is how David handled this. I commend TE for humbling himself and repenting. There is hope for him and the Church. Just to clarify, a pastor sinning and repenting is not an issue of apostasy. Apostasy is a falling away from the faith it's a complete denial of Christ. This isn't that.
God said "Judgment begins in the house of the Lord".
According to the Bible, sin is a crime. Hard to believe someone who’s been in ministry for 48 years would say that he didn’t commit a crime.
LOVED "According to the Bible, sin is a crime. "
so you do crime also right so why talk about someone else
I’m so very thankful to our Lord that He told us that these things would increase in the last days.
Maranatha! Come Lord Jesus!
1 Peter 4:17-19 (KJV) 17 For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God? 18 And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear? 19 Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.
He is still human.Why should we throwaway 50 years of great teachings because of one mistake.He still Love God.we all come short at times.Lets love him and his family and pray,pray,pray for him.He still is a great man of God n I love him dearly.Like pastor E V Hill demonstrate if a brother fall we should help the brother up.don’t give the devil ammunition .
I agree completely would be a shame to throw it all away, I'm not anyway
No Don't Abandon the Word You received in your Spirit. His actions doesn't void the Word the Lord gave Dr.Evans to teach.
One thing that stands is Dr. Evan’s has maintained a level of integrity for his entire ministry. The proof is in the fruit. This man has been above reproach for yearsssss so therefore I already know that Dr. Evan’s is still maintaining a level of integrity by stepping down and following the church protocol. This is for integrity and as an example. Knowing the fruit and level of conviction by Dr. Evan’s I already know to not assume it is something major. I truly look at the timeline and say it could have been he had a moment after his wife’s passing and maybe made an only fans account or was wrestling with pornography or maybe so much stress he started drinking, who knows. We will never know but BY HUS FRUIT I can see him repenting in private and moving on. For him to have to tell his now wife and children would be it has come up now and so he must do the public repentance as well. I truly feel it is not that he never repented then. His fruit makes me say he repented when it DID happen but did not do it publicly. I will continue to honor and pray for this man of God who has lived righteously and lived well. They tried this mess with Dr. Charles Stanley as well because his wife divorced him. One thing people need to understand is we all fall short. Those two men by far have LIVEDDDDD KINGDOM CONSISTENTLY for decades. When they finally have something happen it is not for us to say aha! They were NOT living secret double lives unlike many of these new microwave preachers who preach for their own edification. Dr. Stanley just could not juggle a healthy marriage while loving Kingdom more. The wife wanted his time but he was married to souls and kingdom. I still respect that although his wife should’ve been a priority too. Same happened with Tom Brady, he was born to play football and however wrong to neglect his wife and family I can have compassion to know why. Stop judging these men (Pastor Evan’s & Pastor Stanley) when their fruit has shown they love Christ, have given their life in service to Christ, and still have to battle the flesh. His legacy is still good as it lives on down to his grandchildren.
I agree,with your words. he is still attending the church too as he stated. Still a legacy. I'm assuming smaller sin and he has had integrity all this time. Let's not lower that. I have prayed for the new wife as well
Instead of trying to find out what the sin was we need be supportive. NOT supportive of the sin but as a Christian.
We ALL want and EXPECT those who find themselves in a position of compromise and sin to REPENT. And when they do we want to pull it apart and feel we DESERVE the RIGHT to know the sin. This is NOT biblical.
I must say this is a man ( not because he is Tony Evans) that I am thankful of. WHY because he did a COURAGES act. He CHOSE to step down. He chose NOT to continue but to REPENT. This is NOT a sandal. He is allowing the LEADERSHIP to determine his restoration journey.
If a can of paint falls and gets paint on those standing close to the can; would you call all those who did not get paint on them to come closer to get paint on them???? Think about it.
My we pray for the Body of Christ to have God fearing conviction that cause us to REPENT and TURN from anything that is unholy. EVEN if it is going to cost you everything.
Blessings
My comment says this even B4 I read yours.Amen
Support him even though he lied for years and we still don’t know the truth? Accountability People.
LORD, I say in Jesus name that brother Tony be restored quickly
As a Christian myself, I thought that we are suppose to repent sooner than years later!!!!
I agree but I don't think that's the big takeaway
It took King David being approached by Samuel before he repented. When Jesus loves you he will discipline you.
Prayers for Tony Evans and his family!
Prayers for whoever the sin was committed with/to as well
Which is more honoring to God, the man who gets up every Sunday morning to teach truth to his congregation and do what God has gifted him to do, write books that God has laid on his heart, and travel to speak and make a difference for the kingdom or create a RUclips channel critiquing those that are out there in the fight and bring everyone’s attention to their moral shortcomings? Surely Satan has a target on the men out there doing what God has called them to do and making a difference in so many lives around the world! We should be praying more for these men and women. As a good leader, I’m sure Pastor Evans has capable teachers in the church that can keep the ministry going! I’m not sure why 40 years of teaching need to come to a halt. Where is the biblical example for that? If you have truly experienced God‘s love, grace and his mercy in a real way you wouldn’t be so quick to spend so much time talking about someone else’s shortcoming’s! Would Jesus do a podcast like this? When I read the gospels, I see him pretty slow to judge and quick to forgive! Why does the church always want to drag their own out into the public Square to tear them down? What good does that serve?
Would Jesus do a podcast like this? The Bible is FULL of stories of failures of people who should have, could have done better... why? To illustrate our dire need for faith, redemption and dependence on a Perfect God. Dr. Evans is a public figure with a public ministry that ultimately is receiving public scrutiny. That's one reason the Bibles says teachers face stricter judgment (James 3). Is anyone holy? We definitely need to talk about this.
The reason ministers succomb is not because they're more prominent on Satan's radar, but because they don't have a real job that taxes their energies away from temptation. Paul said to the Thessalonians, if a man will not work, neither should he eat. I Cor 9:18 ..."that I may make the gospel of Christ without charge."
I agree with your assessment of this unfortunate situation with Tony Evans… I John 1:9… let’s continue to pray for Him and his family and church 🙏🏽
From Australia 🇦🇺 At least he stepped NOW🙏I just can’t find a Trustworthy Church to go to here in Sydney 😢A few of us get together for Worship 🙌🎶🎵🕊️& Prayer 🙏 But I so miss😢my old Pentecostal Church, its gone new age & very money hungry? Anyway Thanks Joshua for speaking out in Love💞Shalom 🕊️Rest upon Y💗U & your Family! I’m reading Ps 124 & Ps 125 , amazes me how much God does protect us 🙏LL
Thank you Kim. I appreciate you! Blessings
@@TornCurtainIJoshuaSimone Really? Just cuz I usually leave a comment?
Wow 😳 wowowow I do believe this truly first time this Italian woman is SPEECHLESS 😶 oh my heart I have been in his teachings for over 40yrs shocked doesn't even begin to portray my broken heart right now even though I left xtianity 20yrs ago I HONESTLY HAVE ALWAYS LOVED DR TONY EVANS WOWOWOW
Lets hope this wasn't something major and he can be restored
Don't stop loving him. My impression of him is that he loves and fears The Lord. Pray for him. Everyone who has been put on a pedestal will fall because they all suffer from the same problem every one else does in the Church - a life that is partly or even mostly sustained by the power, will and morality of the individual. That is not enough. The enemy WILL find the cracks and exploit them. Only true dependence on The Holy Spirit like Jesus lived can cut it perfectly. So don't be too downcast. Keep loving and praying for him.
@@daniel1132channellots of wisdom in your comment
All has sinned and fail short of the glory of God.😊😊😊😊😊
@@daniel1132channelI 👍
I’m so very thankful to our Lord that He told us that these things would increase in the last days. So sad for those who been very close to him or have been impacted by his ministry. I pray for them.
Maranatha! Come Lord Jesus!
We can forgive, but only God can restore.
LOVED "We can forgive, but only God can restore."
Let’s all pray for Dr Tony Evans! It is a season of shaking the Church for purification! May we all search our own hearts and constantly remain at the foot of the Cross for His forgiveness for our shortcomings/sins!! At least Dr Evans is admitting his failure/sin! Yes, Dr Evan should be clear and truthful of his failure!
So well said!!
My theory is big church with rock star preacher guy on stage under lights isn’t biblical. Humble broken servant leaders is what I see in Bible
Very well said. I don't think God ever intended churches with 11,000 people
Exactly
Folks, we need to fast and ask God for his Armor and also for THE GIFTS OF HEALINGS🙏
I am so Heart broken that i can't stop my tears from falln..I love you Pastor Evans ..God loves u more😇😇😇😇😇😇🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏Satan knows his time is short..so keep your faith strong in the Lord..The Lord will get the Blessing out of this,because he never Leaves his Children
There is a systemic problem in the Church that has been there for hundreds of years - the lack of discipleship in walking WITH THE Lord, and learning to live by His life. This story doesn't sound like apostasy to me. Not yet.
Brother Joshua, I know you love the Lord and are not an apostate. But can you honestly say that over the last 12 months, there was nothing in your life that is reproachful?
The Lord is cleansing His Body...that means ALL OF US. Some will fall away rather than be cleansed. But some will be cleansed and truly learn to depend on Him for Holy living. Because there is no other way to live holy, other than by The Holy Spirit. It is not by man's will, even though that is involved.
That quote says it all. Praying for him & his family.
yes prayers for him indeed
This is so heartbreaking 😢 He is the Cliff Huxtable of the church. All of this right before Father's Day makes it double heartbreaking. He is the only father figure some people may have. Praying for healing and restoration for him and the ripple effect on people through out the world.
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." I'm praying for Dr. Evans' healing, restoration as well as for his family, and church! OFBC is in good hands. He is still a worshiper in his church! Please don't read into the comments! Thank you!
Dr. Evans chose to come forward to inform his flock of his stepping down due to something that caused him to sin. I don't understand why you think he needs to expose exactly what he did. He did the right thing, he took the right steps required by Scripture. It's s not necessary that the details are revealed to man. He only should confess his downfall before God. He is being a role model to the body of Christ which is what so many pastors who blatantly show the body that their pride is more important to them when they sin than taking the necessary steps of repentance to please God. I commend him for his step of boldness. It shows me he has no fear of man but of God only. What about the rest of us including you. We all sin and will sin as long as we're in the flesh. I thank God for Dr. Evans' example and will be praying for his complete restoration!🙏🏾
Good video. I agree with EVERY word you said. This is so sad on all levels 😢
Thank you very much my friend
Let's just pray for Pastor Tony Evans and his family as The Church in general is under satanic attack. Stay alert saints of God and stay in prayer 🙏
If this discretion happened years ago, how in the world could he continue in the ministry with a clear conscious?
I applaud Pastoe Evan’s for finally coming forth willing to undergo restoration process. I do wish any leader who is in a position of influence with those under their would be more forthcoming in stating where “they have fallen short” . I also believe as the church we need to do our own due diligence to search the scriptures and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal the fullness of judgment as it seems some believers think that means to wink at sin in the pulpit or be passively accepting . Yes we should be slow to judge and quick to forgive but I perceive it means be slow to the judge the heart, soul, spirit of a person but that does not apply to be slow to judge the actions, choices or consequences of sin. Anyone in a shepherding position whether a mega church or home church is a leader and held to the same standard. There can be beauty in Gods way of healthily restoring a brother, sister, leader etc back . The key seems to be owning our actions, confessing the sin, seeking forgiveness, undergoing the healing restorative process. We ALL have failed in some area, all have sinned but there is something so graceful when we come around the fallen individual and help support them finding their way back- not condone but help be a tool in Gods hands to bring about a restoration He desires for His children. I would much rather a person just own up to their shortcoming then keep covering, hiding or making excuses for it ♥️
I really want the Truth..
If there are people hurting because of Tony Evans...
I pray for them..
Humble yourself in Jesus..
Tired of the lies ..
The power is only in Jesus..
No man .
Prayers for them all.
Need the Truth.
This is well done on your part. You have covered various angles when sin is acknowledged. We have known pastors that had wives that held the family to righteous standards. They uphold their husbands calling and serve the church. When they are called to heaven it is very hard for her husband.
Prayers for God’s people involved with this ministry.
The fact he needed to say it wasn’t a crime, people should question if it was a crime. What was the purpose of saying that?
what was the purpose of you saying anything you say ain't he a human like you
I agree with you. There should be more transparency in regard to the sin.
Unfortunately, if he stepped down when he was living in sin, he probably would never have finished his Bible commentary or published his study Bible. The level of his influence may never have grown as large as it has. If so, can we say that his influence and accolades are illegitimate?
Exactly, at 74 he was getting ready for retirement.
R u and ths post "Joshua. Beating the dead horse" assuming Pastor Evans was living in si ?
Joshua seems to be enjoying dragging this out when there is no veracity for evidence yet.
Jesus hates gossip, spreading this nationwide. Joshua, why so lengthy to make his accusation so quickly
Not our business. His family and congregation.
Let's wait and see what alleged so called sin this proves.
As for Pastor Tony Evans, we are not his Judge. His repentance is between him and God. Praise the Lord he chose to step down as a Pastor on his on. We should now Pray for him. No man, or women is perfect, falling is possible for everyone. Stop trying to figure out what he has done. Love covers, saints!
Well, hallelujah!! He admits it, and he's doing what's right. We all fall short. The problem is, is that we put these people on a pedestal and then freak when they fall off. We look up to and follow t Yeshua, not man
I can't imagine Dr Evans would be involved in serious sin. I've listened to him for MANY years, and I believe he would hold himself to a higher standard. Speculating, can lead to gossip & slanderous discussions. I'll pray 🙏 for him & his family. They've all been through a lot of pain with the death of his wife, the sudden deaths of family members within the same yr & the cancer diagnosis of his wonderful daughter. The devil comes to ROB/KILL/& DESTROY.
My husband has stated that this is exactly what the church is supposed to do for the pastor, so... regardless of your opinion be glad that this church is taking the steps they are supposed to take, regardless of time.
This why so many people dont want to attend church or God, most of these people going on like they perfect. Thank God for Jesus and what he has done for us. Can you imagine how many people will be locked out on that great morning when he returns? What a roll call!! How will you answer???
🔥🙏🏻 WE AS AN ECCLESIA NEED TO REPENT FOR MAKING TONY EVANS INTO AN IDOL BECAUSE IDOLS WILL ALWAYS DISAPPOINT US BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT GOD. GOD IS GETTING RID OF ALL OF OUR IDOLS. YOU WILL SEE MORE MEN OF GOD FALL UNLESS THEY HUMBLE THEMSELVES AND GIVE GOD ALL OF THE GLORY!!💯💯 Thank you for covering this because we have to hold each other accountable even our leaders. I am glad Tony Evans stepped down. We should all be doing daily repentance, reading the Holy Bible, fasting, praying, speaking in tongues, putting God first in everything, getting rid of our idols, having intimacy with God, asking the Holy Spirit to lead us in everything, having the Fear of the LORD, staying away from sin and being separate from the world. JESUS CHRIST IS KING AND ONLY HIM!!! 😤😤😤🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I'm done, don't trust no one!
I think God always has a remnant that haven't bowed their knee
Good " your right this cover up is not yes let's always come clean. AMEN Psalm 23 pride will not be found in Heaven.
That's right
We all have come short at one time or more in our lives,
We have all fallen short. Yet we all shouldn't aspire to become leaders in the church
Psalms 51 tells us we are forgiven and the God I serve does exactly what His Word says. There is no big no little sin He will not forgive. Thank you Heavenly Father for your mercy and grace.
I think He has integrity if he was bold enough to own up to his actions.❤ he is a man of God, if He was obedient to yield to the holy spirit and confess.
Dr. Evans said what he said, did what he did, and he’s in a healing state established by the elders of his church which I’m confident is biblically based. Shut this dialogue down, no need to elaborate on it. It’s between him and God.
I am hearbroken, he was like the godly father I never had. I looked up to him. I will pray for his restoration that the Lord’s grace be upon him, his family and church. We have to remember that our eyes havevto be on Jesus our sabior. He is our hope.
Hopefully, his actions as well as myself and will not cause others to stray away from the faith.
Thank you again Joshua. Very graciously presented.
I wonder, if something has happened in a leader's past, if, at the beginning of a new pastorate, he should make the elders aware, at the very outset. Get it all out into the open and dealt with, not superficially, but properly. I appreciate & respect someone who is honest and open about past sin/s, including a leader, who steps down & gets the help they need. Some don't return to ministry, but live quieter lives, doing other work. I've heard about 2 such men, who no longer feel qualified to be in pastoral ministry. That seems so honourable, and deserving of respect. I sincerely hope they and their wives are blessed. All of us have done things which were wrong and serious. But there seems to be a current trend of restoring some leaders when they're really nowhere near ready, and that's troubling. It's such a responsible role, and yet so many just don't seem to realize or honour that.
We really need to be praying about this, and for those leaders who are doing their best.
There is none righteous, no not one. Only the righteousness of God. We have none. These situations just give me the fear of God! I cant be trusted i know this. Only by humbling at his feet knowing this truth! So sad for all who are stuck with the struggle of coming forward. Love the fallen ones time to pray love repent❤ pride goes before a fall.
Tony has earned my prayers over the years...
Lets all pray for this man
There's not 1..... No NOT 1 of us that can stand today and say that they, including myself SAY WE R INNOCENT!!!!!
NO NOT 1!!!!!
So, PEOPLE!!!!! Gods word says: LET A MAN EXAMINE "HIMSELF" can U stop right now and EXAMINE yourself and say to everyone....
MY HANDS R CLEAN??? I AM FAULTLESS????
Just one UNCLEAN THOUGHT means we r guilty. We need to RALLY AROUND HIM and lift him up!!!! Stand with HIM and PRAY LIKE NEVER BEFORE for EVERYONE.......
Including U & ME...
Thats Good If We all did what you Just said we Wouldn't be on you tube & a Lage Portion of the World Would Be Saved ... Then many More of there Friends Saved Too Trough Them👍
GOD knows it all !! We people are too nosey !! We do not need to know because people are ready to throw stones ! We all fall short of HIS Glory ! He without sin cast the first stone ! His family , his wife and church leader ! GOD WORD should not be stopped because of our failure !! Praying that GOD continue to protect you Tony Evans though out this ..... Grace is giving from my heart to yours !!!!❤❤❤❤❤
Many scholars believe the passage in scripture where Jesus says "He without sin cast the first stone" was not originally in the Bible. Even if it was Jesus was talking to a prostitute who didn't know any better. This verse wouldn't apply to a seasoned ministry leader
Hard not to see its mostly among the charismatic, prosperity teaching churches.
No man is without fault no man
Stop using this for views. He is honorable and doing the right thing. Leave him be.
The challenge we all have as believers & followers of Christ is this. None of us really know intimately, the people we believe are beyond reproach & without sin based on how we perceive them to be when they're in the pulpit. Especially when they've been in the pulpit for years. And all of the people we so highly esteem & respect, could be just as sinful as anyone else when the doors are closed & the lights are off, because perception isn't always reality. Now this can be true for someone who stands in the pulpit before millions, or someone who has a RUclips channel or any other platform as well. This is why we all need to be very careful when we decide to call out & magnify another man's sin, while the sins we commit go unnoticed. But GOD knows. So if it isn't done in love, it doesn't need to done at all...And finally this...This is what the Lord says: Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the Lord. Jeremiah 17:5
LOVED " Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the Lord. Jeremiah 17:5"
Let keep Tony Evans and his family and all so The Church family in Prayer
You did good job explaining this situation, you’re on point. Many especially in the black community is just trying to sweep it under the rug
Lord bless the people of GOD in Jesus name
This is a wake up call for the church. Lets be praying for the church!
God is leading His whole church into full repentance and surrender, pastor Evans trust the lord and may be leading this level of repentance as an example as well .praying for all believers ,pastors ,teachers. Myself Jesus be lifted up not man ,Amen 🙏
Now and then I would watch ptr.evans ministry I liked his preaching I feel sad this happened I will pray for him.
You are so right about the end-times falling away. He should tell his supporters what SIN he committed because this is just as much a part of his spiritual responsibility as the vague confession. Some people thinks maybe it's a child born outside of his marriage? We must all pray without ceasing as Jesus commanded and pray for each other always.
You don’t need to know a sin to forgive. If you know Tony Evans, you know how seriously he takes his role as a pastor. What we consider a small sin, would be a big one to him. Your insinuation of the possibilities of sexual sin is reckless on your part. Your ideas on how it should have been handled, is just like having a mouth to speak, everyone has one. God’s word said we have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. I look at God’s word and think of what is there I think about how God talks about His Son Jesus being “tempted” to sin. I think of God saying His son was fully human. I think as Christians we should be talking as Christians exhibiting the Fruit of Christ Spirit and your broadcast should be devoted to that. We should not be comparing ourselves to Dr. Evans but how we as Christians should respond.
God is able to restore. Psalm 51!
You have one of the few intelligent videos on the subject matter so thank you! Let's all pray for Tony, and his young marriage too. Im assuming minor because he is still attending church which takes guts. I'm sure Evans is very sorry now he took so long to come out. You're right he has a wonderful track record. I feel he can be restored.
I believe that God is purging His church. I also think that God wants to make major changes in the way church has become in the west. Big name teachers etc may be coming down. Let us keep Pastor Evans in prayer and the church. As was said we all are only one decision away from falling. Let us guard our own hearts
If there was another person involved, maybe the elders felt it wasn't edifying to disclose time and place because folks can figure it out. The other person isn't the one confessing. So what is the right way to handle it without destruction? Honest question.
Pray for our pastors and leaders
1 Timothy 2:1-4
First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
I've always liked Tony Evans and I'm surprised and saddened by this. Having said that, it's good that he stepped down and that his church is following the Biblical standard for correction.
Lord help us all..... In Jesus name 🙏🙏🙏 amen
He could have just retired and went away quietly. Since that’s not what happened, perhaps there’s more information coming shortly. It’s a shame, he’s good at what he committed to. Since he also did not confess, the speculation will hit the roof. He also kind of hinted at the forgiveness of the church. Hated to hear of another pastor caught up in some kind of scandal.
The enemy works twice as hard on our anointed.
Amen...we all go through A Spiritual Warfare...I'm still in one..thats why we must stay in prayer
John 2:25…for he knew what is in man.
Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful …
Galatians 6:2 Bear ye one another’s burdens…
1 Peter 4:8…for charity covers the multitude of sins. 🕎✝️❤️📖🐑🕊🙏
2024, is that year Christ is purging his church, it's for the body of Christ to pray for one another, no man is perfect, Christ good work is in the process,
I’ve heard another pastor say and I am paraphrasing: People who are not healed, should not go about. Hurt people- hurt people!
SIR….
There are no perfect HUMANS.
The Bible said: Man can’t direct his own steps.
Jeremiah 10: 23.
I don't know of a single human, who has not SIN, in one form or another.
Now, 48 years in the ministry; mean a lot but perfect is unthinkable; therefore, it's not for “ANY” Human to judge. Jehovah, will chastise & direct and don't need our help in this matter.
GOD, plan & purpose will prevail( trust the process ). Whatever, is needed Dr. Evans, as well as ALL, will receive it from the MOST HIGH!!!
Praying 🙏🏽 For Him & His Family!!!
Jehovah, take the wheel, because man can’t drive this vehicle!!!🙏🏽
Let all the Pastors, leaders, and Christians who have sinned,follow Dr Toni Evan’s example. Not only is he acknowledging his sin, he is setting an example for younger, and older ministers to follow. We don’t need to know his sin, God knows it and the elders of his church know it. Pastor Robert Morris 35 years ago molested a 12 year old child until she was 17. He repented and stepped down from his position to go through counseling and restoration for a period of time. He was later restored to the ministry. He teaches the word, does not sugar coat it. He is really an annointed teacher. He has had no other allegations against him. He also has been transparent about what a terrible person he was, and how his wife could even have chosen him. The crushing blow to this is that the relationship was with a child. The child is now an adult victim remembering what happened to her. Disturbing is that his recent comments referred to the girl as a lady which shows there may still be some error in his thinking.
However he did repent and met with elders and the child’s family, and stepped down from his pastorate. But nothing legally was done. As a former Child Welfare Worker had legal charges been filed against him, and Children Services got involved there is a good chance the 12 year old would be removed from the home because the abuse was occurring in the family home with close family friends. Child was obviously left alone unsupervised on numerous occasions through the years with him. But he did repent and he is forgiven and has resigned as pastor. He was already planning to hand over his church to his son. He was covered and got treatment but who covered the child and got her treatment. Thus we have a wounded adult child victim demanding justice for what happened to her all those years ago. He was covered but who covered her. This matter was not handled correctly in my opinion because he was allowed to Pastor again and would have access to families and their children. And as stated even in his recent statement he said he had an inappropriate relationship with a young lady, not a child. Had he gone through arrest and conviction he would have been labeled a pedophile and would not be allowed to be around children unsupervised. Hopefully there will be no more allegations. Pray for the emotional healing of the victim. Why she waited so long to make allegation, and why now? Only she and God knows. She has an attorney, so we have to see if money is involved or politics . What triggered her now and not all those years before of living with this pain?
TD Jake’s is another prominent Pastor who has been accused. He allegedly stated if he did anything wrong he would tell God about it and God would forgive him. As far as I know he has never repented or stepped down. His name is also mentioned in a law suit against Combs. If he has done these things he needs to go through the process that Tony Evan’s has gone through. Where there ‘s smoke there is fire. He needs to clear the air, or else that allegation or allegations against him will be a stain crucifying Jesus afresh.
Truth will prevail
I don't know why everyone is making this such a big story, especially the Christian Community, just pray for him and move on.
These situations are happening more and more often. These situations are not going away. We need to talk about this to prevent these type situations from happening in the future. This is not about bashing Tony who i admire. Its about the larger issue of church scandals.
Apostasy is not the same as a failure, even a moral failure. Just saying.
You are correct. However when moral failures happen in clusters it becomes apostacy
This is why so many parishoners fall away from the church. Sounds as if something was about to come out - and still may. Sad for his congregation.
There has never been this much of the man of God. He has confessed what he did. It’s Hod who forgive. Why wasn’t as much publicity before now, while being what we thought he is and was. At least he confessed his wrongdoing, and made it clearly to whom needed to know. Instead of talking about what he did, let’s pray for him. Dr. Tony Evans didn’t put himself in the position, he was called, chosen and appointed to do so. If God forgive, that settles what you and myself thinks. As God forgives, so shall we.
Correction God and not Hod.