[SoConPubbie]

And you believe that there are Pastors today who serve in our churches who do not have these struggles ?

Quite the opposite, to the shame of Christianity.

Given the sad state of Christian Churches today, this seems to be the rule instead of the exception.

Few there be that preach a Gospel of forgiveness AND Freedom from Sin.

It is the Freedom from Sin, however, that is the real Power of the Gospel, because otherwise, we are still in the Old-Testament dispensation where people would continually sin, but go to the Priest to confess their sins, over and over again.

If there is no Freedom from Sin, why would Jesus have come to go to Calvary, it would have been a symbolic gesture at best of no real value.

[SeekAndFind]

If there is no Freedom from Sin, why would Jesus have come to go to Calvary, it would have been a symbolic gesture at best of no real value.

We will not have PERFECT freedom from sin until we cross the great divide. That is the reality. Until then, sin will strike ANYONE, anytime at any moment.

Therefore, I humbly submit that we not ostracize a person from being a clergy when we know of no outward sexual sin he has committed. We can only know what is in his heart when he OUTWARDLY commits something wrong. Other than that, we can do nothing but trust him ( and verify if needed ).