I agree, his teachings are way extra-Biblical, and as I’ve posted in the past, I don’t believe he preaches Christ. His says Jesus, he says God, but the Jesus and God he teaches aren’t the Jesus and God of the Bible.
Bentley aside (his sacrilege has been covered numerous times, arguing scripture with those who trust Bentley is a frustrating thing) should a Christian (a true brother in Christ) be judged by a fellow Christian for his or her appearance? Or is it a matter of Church leadership? If that is the case, does the content of the congregation matter?
I know this is off the subject of the article, but the subject is present.
Luke 14
Folks maybe this is what’s happening?
Parable of the Great Feast
15 Hearing this, a man sitting at the table with Jesus exclaimed, “What a blessing it will be to attend a banquet in the Kingdom of God!”
16 Jesus replied with this story: “A man prepared a great feast and sent out many invitations.
17 When the banquet was ready, he sent his servant to tell the guests, ‘Come, the banquet is ready.’
18 But they all began making excuses. One said, ‘I have just bought a field and must inspect it. Please excuse me.’
19 Another said, ‘I have just bought five pairs of oxen, and I want to try them out. Please excuse me.’
20 Another said, ‘I now have a wife, so I can’t come.’
21 “The servant returned and told his master what they had said. His master was furious and said, ‘Go quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and invite the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’
22 After the servant had done this, he reported, ‘There is still room for more.’
23 So his master said, ‘Go out into the country lanes and behind the hedges and urge anyone you find to come, so that the house will be full.
24 For none of those I first invited will get even the smallest taste of my banquet.’”
It is about being a leader, and not “separating himself from the World”, but appearing AS the World. Pastors are held to a higher standard than lay members.