The Church, The World, & The Bishop

There has been a media frenzy on mega pastor Bishop Eddie Long on the allegations against him for molesting four young teenage men. Now, first thing is first. I don't care if he did this or not. Why? Simply put as a christian man I am not to judge anyone. I also know that none of us are perfect and all fall short of the grace of God. Whether you are a believer or not, especially if you are not a believer this is a important point.It should not encourage new believers or those seeking spiritual guidance to now curse and lose trust in the church just because one man may have made some terrible mistakes allegedly. The biggest mistake is for people to idolize or look to one man whether it be Bishop Eddie Long or your hometown pastor as they are Christ themselves.

We should be encouraged to know that God will let our transgressions see the light. He will use our mistakes to not only make us better christians but others. This may bring more attention to the church in an age where the world and the church seem to be almost one in their actions rather be separate in moral values. This may be time to not point fingers and pass judgement whether they are right or wrong, or guilty or not guilty but to look at ourselves and examine our growth and what secrets we have that we don't want exposed and how God knows even if the world doesn't.