A prominent evangelical defender of the faith worldwide, the late Ravi Zacharias, was declared an apostate – posthumously – by both his evangelical denomination (The Christian & Missionary Alliance) and by the ministry he founded RZIM.
This Christianity Today article begins: “A four-month investigation found the late Ravi Zacharias leveraged his reputation as a world-famous Christian apologist to abuse massage therapists in the United States and abroad over more than a decade while the ministry led by his family members and loyal allies failed to hold him accountable” (Ravi Zacharias Hid Hundreds of Pictures of Women, Abuse During Massages, and a Rape Allegation, February 11, 2021).
The Christian and Missionary Alliance has revoked his ordination posthumously (after his death) – “Ravi Zacharias’s Denomination Revokes Ordination”
clip_image003[1] RZIM organized research by lawyers and concluded: “Guilt beyond anything that we could have imagined.” It was “once the largest apologetics ministry in the world.” Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) will stop doing apologetics work this year” (Christianity Today, March 10, 2021, “RZIM Will No Longer Do Apologetics.”)
We see the demise of an eminent apologist to that of what seems to be an apostate or one who could not control his sexual appetites.
https://www.truthchallenge.one/blog/tag/ravi-zacharias/
Let’s see here.
Is SDA theology still written by a false prophet? Yes.
Are false prophets, by definition according to Deuteronomy 18, not from God? Also yes.
Is SDA theology from God? By definition, no.
With that in mind, is it worth my time reading anything that uses SDA theology as a basis? Also a no.
Did you waste your time writing all those posts to me? Yes you did.
PS: I have literally no idea who this Ravi fellow even is. My spiritual head is Christ and I trust HIS words.
The spiritual head of Seventh Day Adventism is still a false prophet from the devil.
Took a deeper look at Ravi guy. Not 100% convinced, but I will concede that perhaps you have a point... in that people in spiritual leadership positions can be scum in disguise.
It doesn’t disprove OSAS like you think it does, and I don’t even believe in OSAS. Not in the same way my Evangelical brothers and sisters do at least; I’m more of a Lutheran non-Calvinist single-predestination guy.
I argue against YOU because A: your arguments are a hot mess, and B: The SDA error of works salvation is far more grievous than OSAS is.
Your argument of “this one evangelical preacher out of thousands succumbed to temptation and abused his position” is not the clever argument you think it is. Judas abused his position. Roman Catholics abused their positions. If that doesn’t convince Evangelicals, do you seriously think that one more predator will convince them? In fact, you only strengthened their position ‘cause the guy died an early physical death just like the Bible says will happen! You’re playing RIGHT into their hands and you don’t even seem to realize it.