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IF YOUR PASTOR IS GUILTY OF IMMORAL SEXUAL BEHAVIOR HAS HE STEPPED DOWN?

Pastor steps down from Powder Springs church

Officials cite ‘inappropriate sexual behavior’ involving founder Jim Bolin

By DREW JUBERA

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Sunday, December 14, 2008

The congregation of the 7,000-member Trinity Chapel in Powder Springs learned Sunday that founding pastor Jim Bolin had stepped down from his position because of “inappropriate sexual behavior.”

Justin Harley, Trinity Chapel’s elder of counseling, later revised the church’s statement to officially include the phrase “inappropriate consensual sexual conduct with an adult woman” to explain Bolin’s departure.

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Rev. Jim Bolin will go through a two-year ‘restoration process,’ church officials said.

Bolin is to take the two years away from the pulpit for a restoration process, church officials told the congregation Sunday.

During the emotional 90-minute service, church officials said Bolin would go through a two-year “restoration process,” which includes counseling, through the Church of God. Bolin did not attend the service.

Bolin, 56, will be inactive in the ministry during that period, said Justin Harley, Trinity Chapel’s director of counseling.

Bolin’s 32-year-old son, Jason Bolin, raised in the church his parents started in an Austell Road storefront 25 years ago with five families, will take over as head pastor, assisted by his wife Sarah Bolin. He had been on the church staff the last 10 years, most recently as executive pastor.

The announcement was made from the pulpit by Donald M. Walker, the state administrative bishop for the Church of God. Walker called the day “rueful and sobering” and often choked up and dabbed his eyes. He began by reading a letter to the congregation from Jim Bolin.

Bolin opened the letter by saying “I have sinned against God” and that takes “full responsibility and blame” for the circumstances that have rocked the church during the last week. He provided no other details.

“Today you see what a wrong choice has caused,” Bolin wrote. “Please learn from this.”

Bolin also said that “the road to restitution is long,” adding, “I’m not finished yet.”

The more than 2,000 people in attendance for the first of two morning services often gave standing ovations to Walker and Jason Bolin when they asked forgiveness for their founding pastor, and called on the church to unite and move forward.

“I think the church will be stronger than ever,” said Teri Burns of Powder Springs, a member for six years. “Jim Bolin was my hero. But he is also human and I forgive him. It’s been a tough week, but it’s over. There’s a new week ahead.”

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The Following is by Harry Bing

Someone must leave! The pastor must leave his prior post or you must leave the congregation.  These are the choices when a pastor becomes disqualified. Staying under a disqualified pastor is not showing forgiveness, it is not showing love, it is not showing loyalty. It is showing disrespect, it is showing disobedience, it is showing yourself as a stumblingblock.

As I ride the metro Orlando area disqualified pastors abound, many taking advantage of the people in a number of ways such as;

• keeping the congregation biblically illiterate, twisting and miss using scripture to obligate the people to giving 10% of their income by compulsion
• using the members as a harem, etc.
• a personal cash cow
  

Just take the time to read 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1 and you will see how many disqualified pastor cross your pathway daily. It doesn't matter whether you are in Apopka, Sanford or Orlando. Travel Silver Star, Bruton, Pine Hills or Kirkman and the disqualified will rise and beckon you to come to their church.

KNOW WHY YOU ARE DOING WHAT YOU ARE DOING
OR
MISDIRECTED PASSIONS
By Jason Adams

    In this heated battle of the Presidential race there is a lot of turmoil going on in the body of Christ about whom the next President will be. Saints are actually dividing over this, some have even left their local assembly and I would ask the question, why? I would like to believe that this race would not outshine the race that we should be running in Christ, but I see that it is. I find that people are so hungry for an earthly king that they must have forgotten their marching orders from the heavenly King.  
    Some of you have never gone to witness outside your comfort zone but you are willing to go into the most dangerous and vile parts of town to campaign for a individual who has no eternal real estate for you to invest in. Others drive 2 or 3 hours for a glance at your earthly king. Many of you provide a list of excuses for not holding up a sign for Jesus or passing out a silent preacher, but you spend gas and time putting up signs for your earthly king. You will involve someone in a fifteen minute conversation trying to convince them to vote for your earthly king but you failed to even mention Jesus. How much time have you spent canvassing your neighborhood for your favorite candidate? Are you spending as much time telling people about Jesus as you are for your favorite candidate,….No.  Unfortunately many of you have passed out more campaign material for an earthly king in the last few months than your entire lifetime for Jesus. It is time you examine yourself.
    So I ask, do you know why you’re doing what you are doing. If you don't, you might need to pick up your bible and find out what God has to say concerning this issue of salvation to a sick and depraved world. Government cannot save you. This world is hopeless, even with your favorite candidate who is just as undeserving of God’s grace and mercy as you are. But hail to the TRUE king, the one and only Jesus Christ, the carpenter, Mary's baby, the second person of the trinity( I added a few more names so there would be no mistake who I’m talking about) who was battered and bruised for your iniquities that you might come into a right relationship with the GOD of the universe. The church is so caught up in this fiasco that she is acting like a woman who has lost her husband and has become a busybody in someone else's affairs, it’s time for her to get back to her first love which is Christ. Scripture is clear when it says to the church that we should live in the world, but not like the world.  
    The world (namely America) is concerned about three major topics, The economy, health care and the war. As far as the church is concerned these are issues that shouldn’t even really bother us because scripture tells us how to handle each one.  ECONOMY= He owns the cattle on a thousand hills so his supply is limitless but when he gives us our lot, in some cases we become unwise stewards, and now we fall prey to the world’s system. HEALTH CARE=the word tells us by his stripes we were healed, that never meant we wouldn’t get sick. We live in no good filthy flesh, but thank goodness we were cleansed and healed from the bondage of sin through the blood of Jesus Christ. WAR= even though it is something we don't like this is part of bible prophecy and must be fulfilled. God created everyone that ever lived as a free moral agent you have the right to feel, believe, and choose whichever way you like but in the end God is still sovereign and runs this whole show and that won't CHANGE!

CAN YOUR PASTOR PRAY FOR YOU!!

On the surface this sounds like a simple question, with a simple answer of “yes”. Well allow me to rephrase the question.  Can your pastor effectively pray for you and the congregation? Most would once again answer “yes”.  Of course this question is posed to males only, since women pastors are a sinful oxymoron.

Let’s say while having a conversation with a brother, you were discussing the martial divorce of a friend of his. During the discussion, the topic of prayer came up and the question was, how effective is his prayer? It is well known and he has publicly acknowledged that he has had an adulterous affair. Are his prayers effective? Furthermore he is now divorcing his wife, and his household is in shams.  How effective are his prayers?

Let’s look at a couple of verses for reference.

Jas 5:16 Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.   (nkjv)

James 5:16 So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great effectiveness.   (net)

This verse reminds us that the prayer of a righteous person has great effectiveness. Therefore we would think that God hears and heeds our pastor’s prayer. The question to be answered is “ is your pastor righteous? That’s a debate I choose not to enter into in this brief article.  There are many reason our prayers are hindered but tonight we will discuss only one, Marriage and the household.

Be honest would you say that the person described above, the adulterer described above is righteous according to God’s word.  To make the answer easier let’s look at a verse that is more objective.

1 Pet 3:7 Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.  (nkjv)

1 Pet 3:7 Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as the weaker partners and show them honor as fellow heirs of the grace of life. In this way nothing will hinder your prayers. (net)

This verse clearly informs us that this mans prayer are cut off, hindered. His prayers are of none effect. Suppose the man described above is your pastor. Suppose he is one of the many pastors divorcing their wives. Can you pastor effectively pray for you? Be logical and not so emotional for a moment.  If a man can’t lift a 100lb weight how can you expect him to lift a 500lb weight. If he can’t do the lesser, he can’t do the greater.

Be honest, your adulterous pastor can’t effectively pray for you, but you are emotionally tied to him.  He opens with a prayer, thanking God for all in attendance; he prays for you to get a job; he prays for your healing; he prays for your children’s behavior and more. But are his prayers effective?

His prayers are hindered and ineffective!!!

How would you analyze your adulterous pastor and his prayers in light of  Prov 28:9? The one who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

Ps 66:18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear.

Isa 59:2 But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.

Today, thousand are sitting beneath pastors that can’t get a prayer past the ceiling. This is idolatry in one its worst fashions.  It is being pimped with no benefits. You are a herald for the pastor in all in glory. Though biblically disqualified you endorse him with your word, actions and financing.  He can give you nothing that last but you give him everything. You are like the prostitute on the corner giving her money and body to the pimp but gaining nothing.  You are being pimped and loving it. You are behaving as son of disobedience.

If his prayers are hindered at home they are hindered in the church. Listen to Paul as he gives Timothy instructions on how to run the Church of God 1 Tim 3:4 He must manage his own household well and keep his children in control without losing his dignity. God knows that a wrecked household leads to a wrecked prayer life.  A pastor that can’t pray for his household can’t effectively pray for his church. That is why God calls him disqualified. The final question is “Why do you still call him pastor?

Please let this be a warning to local churches in Orlando. You know who you are. It will happen to your church soon if you fail to have a biblical response to sin in your church. Does your church have a sissy on the piano? How about an adulterous whoremonger who is cheating on his wife sitting at the keyboard or drums. Have you ever thought that he could be cheating with your wife next? He could be looking at your daughter or son with eyes full of adultery. Who is heading your dance ministry? Are they lusting after your children? Remember pedophiles come in both sexes. Who are you letting transport your children? If they are full of debauchery you can be sure they are wanting to get their lecherous hands on your children, your wife or even your husband. If your church refuses to clean up, then leave. Let's be honest in many Central Florida churches the cleanup needs to start in the pulpit. Will their next victim be a family member from under your roof, if so the fault is partially yours because you have been warned!! Leaving is both biblical and safe.



Guilty plea entered in rape case
Music director at church admits sex with 12-year-old

By Melissa Harris | Sun reporter
May 29, 2008

The 31-year-old former music director of the influential West Baltimore Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church pleaded guilty yesterday to second-degree rape for having sex with a young female parishioner.

Timothy D. Price III of Owings Mills admitted in Baltimore Circuit Court that he had sex with the female parishioner who was 12 at the time. He is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 1. Prosecutors said they will seek a sentence of 20 years, with all but seven years suspended, and five years of probation.

Assistant State's Attorney Katherine Moxley said Price and the girl had sex on three occasions in his car between Dec. 1 and Jan. 15. The meetings were all off church property, two in a West Baltimore alley and one in a parking lot near Druid Hill Park, Moxley said.

The encounters occurred after Price obtained permission from the girl's mother to take her to an outreach center and home from Bible study and a dance class, the prosecutor said. Moxley said the girl told her mother of the encounters, and her mother reported them to police Jan. 26.
 
Timothy D. Price III

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After Moxley read the facts of the case aloud, Circuit Judge Robert B. Kershaw asked Price whether he was pleading guilty because he was guilty of the charges. Price responded, "Yes."

The victim, now 13, did not attend the hearing, but her mother and other relatives did. The victim's mother declined to comment, but Moxley said the family requested that the facts of the case be read in open court. Price has been held in the Baltimore City Detention Center in lieu of $1 million bail since his arrest in February.

Kershaw sometimes handles cases involving sex crimes at the bench, but Jo Anne Stanton, chief of the state's attorney's sex offense division, said she has instructed her prosecutors to argue that they be handled in open court.

"Sex crimes generally are committed in secret, and the secretive nature is what gives perpetrators power over their victims," Stanton said in an interview. "When plea deals are handled at the bench, it continues the impression that the perpetrators are in control and gives the victim the impression that the matter is still a secret."

Bethel AME, on Druid Hill Avenue in Upton, has more than 17,000 members, including Mayor Sheila Dixon, Comptroller Joan M. Pratt and former Mayor Kurt L. Schmoke. It is a regular stop for politicians seeking city and statewide office.

Bethel's pastor, the Rev. Frank M. Reid III, attended yesterday's hearing with his wife, Marlaa'. The couple left after the hearing and did not appear to speak with Price's family.

Reid told The Sun in February that he had hired Price after a national search for a music director. He said Price's references were checked and that he had previously spent three years at Harvest Time Church in Houston.

Reid's wife said the couple had no comment, but she confirmed that Price is no longer the church's music director. "We're praying for the family," she said.

The case is considered an age-based sex crime, in that Price is not accused of using force or the threat of force to get the girl to have sex with him. The crime lies in the difference in age between Price and his victim. The delay in reporting meant that prosecutors were unable to collect DNA evidence from the victim, but they had Price's written and taped confession to police, along with text messages between him and the girl, Moxley said.

Price and the girl began communicating via text message and cell phone conversations in June or July last year, Moxley said.

Charles L. Waechter, Price's attorney, said his client is "extremely remorseful."

Yesterday, Kershaw granted Waechter's request that Price undergo a psychiatric evaluation before sentencing. Waechter said he believes the results will help him argue for less punishment.

"The issue is whether or not he is a threat to the community," Waechter said. "Those evaluations will address that primary issue."

Because it is Price's first offense, the sentencing guidelines recommend that he be incarcerated for four to nine years, Moxley said.

Waechter said Price's relatives, including his wife, did not want to speak to reporters. Price has three children, ages 12, 11 and 1, the attorney said.

 YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED AGAIN

This sound bite is from the late 90’s by John Cherry. It reminds us of common conditions in a “dead church”. The appropriate text is Revelation 3.  Is Christ knocking at the door of your church trying to get in? After listening to the sermon outtake, see if you can think of other biblical indications for a dead church.

Remember what Jesus proclaimed in  Lu 19:40 But Jesus answered, "I tell you, if these become silent, the stones will cry out!".  Never take for granted that because miracles or supposed miracles are occurring in a church that the church is alive.  Recollect that the donkey talked to Balaam but the donkey wasn’t saved.
 Nu 22:28 And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?
 Nu 22:29 And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.
 Nu 22:30 And the ass said unto Balaam, [Am] not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since [I was] thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he said, Nay. 

Often the heart of man is hardened that they're unwilling to face the truth. Even more so they ignore plain clear truth in pursuit of their desires. Balaam desire was money but  it can also be relationships, titles, status and etc. It is this blindness that will allow a man to bring his wife and daughters into a church where the pastor can not keep his pants up!  They prefer to take a sword to the word of God and His true prophet rather than change.

The donkey speaks and rather than accepting the the word of deliverance Balaam wishes to kill the donkey. That is the attitude of the deceived in the church when the truth is presented. Therefore Christian apologist such as John Coleman, I.C. and Melvin expect to be slandered and attacked.

So are you sitting in a dead church and ignoring all the warning signs surrounding you? Are you elevating the pleasures gained in fellowship with the dead church above the admonition of God to seperate yourself.? Are you choosing to curse yourself in pursuit of worldly pleasures? 2Co 6:17 "Therefore, COME OUT FROM THEIR MIDST AND BE SEPARATE," says the Lord. "AND DO NOT TOUCH WHAT IS UNCLEAN; And I will welcome you.

Are you welcome in the sight of God or are you intentionally sitting in a dead church?

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Weak willed Women and Wimpish Men

This thought is expounded upon in 2 Peter 2: 14. 2Pe 2:14 having eyes full of adultery that never cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having a heart trained in greed, accursed children;

“Enticing unstable souls”, this is the congregation of false teacher with small exception. A friend of mine familiar with New York City life likens it to the pimps of NY waiting at the bus station for young unstable country girls. Girls whom they will soon make merchandise of.

What is a wimpish man? Here are a few examples.

If your pastor has had an adulterous affair and you remain there knowing he has “eyes full of adultery”. Do you not realize you are submitting your wife to the lust filled eyes of a disqualified pastor?…You are a wimpish man, an unstable soul.

If your pastor has been charged and convicted of being a pedophile and you remain there while he is on an appeal. If you still attend with your wife and children…..You are a wimpish man, an unstable soul.

If your pastor has convinced you to pay tithes to him first, before paying your rent or putting food on your table….You are a wimpish man, an unstable soul.

If your pastor is a women or gay, you need to realize they are an unbiblical oxymoron. By staying there you are submitting to the ungodly which God has called you to separate from. Do you not know you are being effeminized ? ….You are a wimpish man, an unstable soul.

 I don't know how your pastor's sermon was, however my pastor's sermon was expositorily exquisite.  A culinary allegory would be rendered ; it was like grandma's collard greens, cornbread and fried chicken. (I attend Proclaim The Truth Fellowship with Pastor Jimmiy King who has a Masters in Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary. We meet at the Central YMCA  433 N Mills Avenue    Orlando, Fl 32803, near colonial & mills ave.     
www.proclaimthetruth.org) 
 
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On a recent trip to Memphis I was discussing church with a brother on the plane. The topics ranged from WOF to popular pimps and even tithing. When we were discussing tithing a voice interrupted us. It was the lady in front of us giving her insight on tithing.  Well after she intervened a second time I politely excused myself from the conservation with the brother and moved to the sister in the seat up front. Her comments centered on tithing still being in effect.

You can imagine my surprise to see that she was a Jehovah witness.(I picked this up from her New World Translation Bible) After taking her to Genesis, Numbers and Malachi in an attempt to explain the invalidity of tithing, she appeared open to hearing the truth.  At this point I asked her had she heard of Benny Hinn and asked did she think he was a false prophet. To which she agreed and read Deuteronomy  18:20-22 which declares death to the false prophet. We then exposed Creflo Dollar and she once again agreed with scripture.

However when the conversation moved to the founders of JW suddenly false prophecies became errors or mistakes. A clear double standard arrived. She even referred to the debacle of Beth-Sarim as a clear mistake. I’ve decided to post the pattern I use in undermining the foundation of the JW organization. It is based on showing that the founders of the false organization were false prophets and thereby their organization is false. This post even include JW magazines, studies and proof of their own heresy.


WITNESSING TO JW’S

Approach by dismantling the society, show it to be a false prophet.

Mention false prophets like Benny Hinn or Creflo Dollar.
Benny Hinn false prophecies
1. In the mid 90’s Benny stated that homosexuals would be consumed by fire in 1994. Since that didn’t happen that makes Hinn a false prophet.  At this point have them read Deut 18:20 from their bible.
2. Also in the 90’s Benny stated that Castro would no longer be president of Cuba at the turn of the century. This failed to happen. Again have them read Deut 18:20 from their bible, ALOUD.

Question
How do you feel about false prophets like Benny?
According to the word how many false prophecies does it take to become a false prophet?

3. Did you know that Benny Hinn Stated in 2001 that Jesus would appear with him on the stage in Nigeria. Of course that didn’t happen either.  I’m sure you agree that Benny is a false prophet.

Creflo Dollar
1. Predicted that Jesus would return between 2003 and 2005. According to the bible doesn't that make him a false prophet. Could you please read Deut 18:20 aloud once, more?


Question
Do you know of any false prophets in the word that became a “true prophet”?

Question
Isn’t the watchtower instructions that when one discovers a false prophets then ”the people should no longer trust them as safe guides”?

Therefore we should avoid Benny Hinn and False prophets like him, right? Could you read Deut 18:20 ALOUD again for me?

BETH-SARIM
Question
Have you ever heard of Beth-Sarim in San Diego? If so you know it was built for Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and other Old Testament “princes” who were supposed to show up in 1925. Since this prophecy didn’t come to past wouldn't this be a false prophecy? Read Deut 18:20 ALOUD [Watchtower Magazine, WM 10/15/1917 p6157; WM 4/1/1923 p106; WM 7/15/ 1924 p211]


BIBLE IN STONE
Question
What would be your opinion of an organization that taught the Great Pyramid of Egypt contained prophetic wisdom from God? They taught this as a standard for almost fifty years using the pyramid to make published predictions which did not come true.

******AT THIS POINT YOU EXPOSE THE WATCHTOWER SOCIETY AS FALSE PROPHETS AND PRESENT THEM THEIR OWN PERIODICALS AS PROOF.

Are you aware that it was the watchtower society who taught the Great Pyramid of Egypt contained prophetic wisdom for God?  Your founder Charles Taze Ruzzel called the pyramid a bible in stone and they taught this for over fifty years. Did you know he used the pyramid to predict that Jesus would come in 1874 (which didn’t happen)? I also read that Charles Russel was buried beneath a massive pyramid shaped grave marker.  I find that interesting don’t you? [Studies in Scripture SIS vol 4, Prophecy; Watchtower Magazine WM 5/15/1925 p148]


SATAN’S BIBLE
Question
Why did the Watchtower Society switch its position under its new leader in 1928 Joseph Rutherford and called the pyramid “satan’s bible”. [WM 11/15/1928 p344]

Question
How do you reconcile this with watchtowers claim to be a true prophet of God?

Question
Why did early watchtower literature teach that the second coming of Christ occurred in 1874, while later literature from the watchtower taught that it happened in 1914? Do true prophets of God change their minds like this? [The Truth Shall Make You Free, TTS; Creation 1927 p289]. Read Deut 18:20-22 ALOUD

Question
Why didn’t the overthrow of human governments and the full establishment of God’s Kingdom occur in 1914 as predicted by the watchtower society? (Don't let them confuse you with comments about WWI) Since that prophecy didn’t come to past doesn’t/t that mean that according to the bible (Deut 18:20) the society is a false prophet. [SIS vol 2 1888; SIS vol 3 1891; SIS vol 3 1913]

 Question
In 1975 the Watchtower society once again claimed that 6,000 years of human history would com to an end (it failed to happen in 1874) Since the watchtower society  was wrong both times , that makes them twice a false prophet. [Awake 10/8/1966 p19; OKM Our Kingdom Ministry  6/1969 p3; OKM May 1974 p3]

Since it didn’t end in 1975 culminating in Armageddon like the watchtower society proclaimed, do you really think that the watchtower society is a true prophet.

Since the society was wrong in 1874, 1914, 1925 and 1975, do you think that you should still trust the society as a “safe guide”. After all, your soul is on the line.

The seed of doubt has been planted. Your job is now complete and the remainder is between them and the Holy Spirit. The truths presented will prick their conscience and perhaps some will convert, but whatever the outcome you have been obedient to the great commission. You will have difficulty getting them to write down the articles to research because they are now in shock. Prepare them to be told that NO SUCH publications exist!! Then convince them to do the research "on their own" and they can locate and verify the publications for themselves. If they really want to remove the blindfold they will not stop when the elders misinform them.


This is a sidebar that usually is not necessary at this point.
HOW TO ARGUE AGAISNT THEIR VIEW THAT CHRIST’S INVISIBLE COMING HAS OCCURRED IN 1914
Have them read Mat 24:29-30 in their bible.
Mt 24:29 "Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
 Mt 24:30 "Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
 
Did any of the above events happen in 1914? How about 1874?
Did the moon refuse to give its light during those years?
How about the stars? Did they fall from heaven?
Did all the tribes of earth mourn at that time?

 Please Read Ron Rhodes book; Witnessing to JW's

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