Do Past Sins Disqualify One From Serving?

Doctrine and Devotion

Joe Thorn & Jimmy Fowler

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Jump to the xx:xx mark to skip the banter and get to the conversation. Pastor Willy Rice, who has been nominated to serve as president of the Southern Baptist Convention in 2022, recently released a statement about one of the deacons at his church. You can watch his statement here. In this episode Jimmy and Joe discuss this situation he shared, and the issue of past sins and current qualifications to serve in the church. Are there sins that, if committed before one’s conversion, disqualify someone from serving in the church?

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0:00.0	Welcome to Doctrine and Devotion, a podcast that explores Christian faith and practice
0:18.4	from a reformed Baptist perspective.
0:20.0	My name is Joe Thorne.
0:21.0	I am the lead pastor of Redeemer Fellowship in St. Charles, Illinois.
0:24.0	I'm Jim Fowler, executive pastor at Redeemer Fellowship.
0:26.8	And we have an important announcement about a sensitive matter to discuss with all of
0:30.8	you.
0:31.8	So buckle up.
0:33.8	All right.
0:34.8	No, we don't.
0:35.8	We actually don't know.
0:36.8	I was like, oh, no.
0:37.8	This is when I surprise you by quitting.
0:39.8	On air.
0:40.8	On air.
0:41.8	On podcasts.
0:42.8	I find out my cancer on air.
0:43.8	I find out.
0:44.8	Yeah.
0:45.8	You're quitting on air.
0:46.8	Hey, I need to do something about that.
0:47.8	Do you remind me to do that?
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