He still seems to think of himself as a victim and not as a redeemed sinner. He uses the phrase “apply the gospel” and “fix the problem”.
Dear Mr. Haggard, you, and everyone else are sinners and will remain so until Jesus returns. The problem will never be “fixed” in this fallen world, but with the Spirit’s help, you can live a life of repentance, living in acknowledgement of what Jesus has done for you on the cross.
That’s the first thing that jumped out of the article and slapped me in the face -
sin is never “fixed”, and sinners are never not sinners, not in this world -
we can be forgiven and redeemed, but we’re never free of sin.
I think that’s what caused this fellow’s downfall. He believed himself to be no longer capable of sin.