The bible says: But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Matthew 5:28 So yes EVERYONE has commited adultery, if you feel you haven’t then: If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 1 John 1:8. We all need to pray for Jesus to come again or take us, but until them for Hime to make us more like Him everyday.
My argument isn’t with the meaning of sin and the nature of our fallen condition. It is with the man that holds himself out as a righteous man while acting on his lusts in the dark, a hypocrite. And yes, we are all hypocrites, but there are varying degrees and varying consequences. The difference between an evil doer and the nature of evil in every man’s heart is potential. The evil doer, as the phrase suggests, is a doer of evil, not just a thinker. You can think evil thoughts all day long but not act on them, and I agree, that if you don’t surrender those thoughts to the Holy Spirit you will surely act on those evil thoughts in some degree at some point. All believers do think evil thoughts, ha, even me. The difference here is, my friend, is that thousands of souls were under the care of that shepherd and that shepherd was secretly devouring his flock in the dark. As a result he has wrecked havoc in the flock and by extension, the kingdom. My main point in the beginning of my comments was, while everyone was saying that we must lift this man up in prayer, I saw no comment of concern for the ramifications of this man’s actions, i.e., the wife, mother and children of the man and the tender hearts of many in the flock who will no doubt leave and may even give up. Burns me up... As far as the pastor is concerned, I have not pity, but for the sake of others, I will pray today.