Tony Evans UPDATE
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 มิ.ย. 2024
- Tony Evans, the longtime leader of the Dallas megachurch, Oakcliff Bible Fellowship Church, and best-selling author, has announced that he is stepping back from his ministry due to 'sin' he committed years ago.
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The moment Tony Evans or any ministry allows cameras into their ministry they are then not only accountable to the people in your local fellowship, you are now accountable to the Body of Christ at large, worldwide. Exposure comes with responsibility. To whom much is given, much is required.
Blind support
I agree with you 100%! It’s completely ignorant to have blind support.
Now, if only people would realize they practice the same blind support with politicians simply because they belong to a particular party, even if said politician literally stand for everything that goes against one’s morals.
You are absolutely correct!!
I don’t understand how people let theses pastors get away with stuff so long!
But God is revealing them all🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 and he is not done.
every person has a right to know what their supporting, so it does matter, especially if your standing for righteousness
I wonder how many pastors are living in sin and preaching to their congregation not to commit those sins?
Tony Evans said "I'm stepping down due to an old sin, but y'all have to guess what the sin is."
You are absolutely right.... this sounds like blackmail.
Congregants have bared their souls to a Pastor...its a shame Tony isnt doing the same!!!
This is why I talk to God and God alone.... period ✨
My thing is if he didn’t want us to know his business, or to be speculating, he could have said he was retiring from the ministry. But like you said he had no intention of sitting down until he was made to do it. There is no way the Elders should be meeting with him several times over a past sin, unless it was ongoing or resulted in some recurring problem.
An honorable person confesses to everyone they could've affected
No lies detected. My thoughts exactly. I realized long ago, people aren't deceived. People choose to be weak, a believer of lies, and a cosigner of foolishess on purpose.
Ma’am, this is very objective, logical, ethical and compassionate reporting. I applaud you.
As hard as the #truth may be ..this was a #needed conversation ..thank you for making it make #sense ..
I personally know several neighbors in my subdivision here in Midlothian Tx. that attended that church, one being the sound engineer, and another one is a minister. I was recently invited by the sound engineer and his wife; after stating I followed some of the Pastor’s sermons online. Next thing I know this happened; needless to say I didn’t make it there in person. I told my Neighbors I was pondering the thought of playing piano/ keyboard there for free, since I’m fully retired . Unfortunately nothing manifested. I haven’t ask any of them anything, about the situation, because it just feels weird for me to ask. But like everyone else I would like to know since the Pastor put it out there.
The Bible said CONFESS your faults one to another. James 5:16. KJV
Also, when he wanted people to buy his books ,he was very public about it so his sin should be confessed publicly as well. He made millions of dollars from people.
The man is a public figure who made a public statement that he committed a sin. IMO it must have been something that was going to be exposed otherwise he could have said that he was retiring from preaching, etc. and no one would have known what was going on in the background. He should disclose the “sin” and put it to rest…diffuse the issue.
Very well said,I left a church that I was very involved with because the pastor and her husband were grifters. Because I was so active many members would ask me why I left and some I told and others I didn’t. But all of them knew and stayed till she was sent to another church. It baffled me then and it does now as well. How can you continue to sit and listen to someone talk about how you should live and follow the gospel when you know they are all about ego and power?
God is not an author of confusion. If anyone sin against God he/ she should go to God in genuine repentance and obtain forgiveness.
There is one thing to cover someone for what they did, which is a person’s choice. But to say I agree no matter what you do is scary. I have seen this, where everyone is afraid to speak on wrong doing. Everything matters as you said. There really is a lot of ignorance between this. So many prefer to put blinders over their eyes.
James 5:16
Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.
Why didn't Tony step down at the time of the sin years ago.
Biblically speaking, to the degree he sinned is the degree he needs to confess. There’s a way to confess and repent. Transparency and complete honesty is required. He is in a position of influence.. a worldwide influence in the church!!
Many churches do not follow the Biblical model of elders being overseers of the congregation and holding the senior pastor accountable. At a lot of these larger churches the senior pastor holds all of the control. Because the elders had a hand in sitting Dr Evans down, people feel this is enough for accountability.
I do think there is more to this that leadership isn’t currently comfortable with sharing, particularly if there are other people involved who don’t want to go public at this time.
If anything this should emphasize why we should never idolize or think any pastor or church leader is perfect because we don’t know what is really happening behind closed doors.
The blind loyalty is definitely idolatrous. The Bible is the standard. People should have had a right to know years ago in order to make the decision as to whether they wanted to stay under his leadership.
My opinion: Since he carries a flock, he DOES owe HIS FLOCK an explanation. He should absolutely confess to THEM what he did, ask for their forgiveness & God’s forgiveness, step aside & deal with what’s going on in his personal & spiritual life.
The bottom line: stop playing in people’s faces! We can pray for Dr Evans as well as ask questions. I myself am active in the Church (not Dr Evans’ Church). We as believers come off hypocritical when we fall in line with this “don’t ask don’t tell” type of forgiveness.
If you’ve never experienced a scandal of this type in your church, you have no idea the damage that it causes.
Thank you for this post explaining why people need to understand the implications of his actions.
If we don't confess (or we continue in) our sin, God will (eventually) bring it to light. Tony should have stepped down years ago. My spouse did the same thing. Confessed when he got caught. But, his confession was never genuine.
I wouldn’t give one penny to the church until he is transparent about his sin. What if your money was being used to pay for someone’s silence about his sin for years? Are his congregants ok with that?
The Jim Jones True Story long ago is a classic example of the result of Blind Loyalty, although this is not nearly to that extreme.
That's WHY things go on 30 Plus years because somebody KNOWS something ❤😮
Probably had a secret affair 4 yrs with that lady
At the end of the day, there are way too many so called Christians following the pastor instead of following what the bible states/God. Any decent leader knows that they have a greater responsibility to be upfront, honest and accountable to those they lead to Christ. So there should be no to and fro in regards to stepping down when sin has been committed, you don't need a handful of meetings or to be threatened into a position of leaving etc etc. Sin is sin, and I'm sure they have shouted others out boldly on the pulprit, so why make a big deal when its their turn? Step down, do the right thing, confess, especially when others had to publickly confess to you. Show everyone that you really were a man of God by doing the right thing mate.
He stepped down cause he had no choice.
Actually, I read his statement which does not include an apology or an expression of sorrow. Evans did not ask for forgiveness or state that he has sought forgiveness from God or from the people or person who was hurt or harmed. He didn't even ask his church to forgive him. I'm simply stating the obvious. If a leader is stepping away due to sin, shouldn't he apologize? We didn't open up this can of worms, Pastor Evans did that all by himself. I'm stating the obvious but met with offensive comments which make Oak Cliff sound more like a cult than a church.
Yes, I agree. After 8 years of being dedicated to a "ministry" I learned that it was a cult. Although they don't like to be called that, I experienced a lot of control, spiritual, mental, and emotional abuse. The main leader was caught in sin, and half our church split, at the time there were a lot of members saying they didn't need to know what he did because he "repented". The issue was he never truthfully confessed, he changed the story multiple times and from then on he cursed and excommunicated anyone that leaves the church or tries to speak up about the wickedness going on there. There's a lot of hidden and covered up wrong doing. It definitely gives #JimJones 😵💫
Media move?
Someone stated that after SEVERAL different meetings, Tony decided to step down. The elders had to convince him to sit down. 😮
When ppl say these kinds of things it is not even biblical. The Bible gives us instructions for dealing with every situation. STUDY TO SHOW YOURSELF APPROVED!! 🙏🏽🤲🏽 ❤ Love the Lord MORE than these humans!!
Also people react in this manner because they too have something in their mental closet. They need an excuse to not reveal. In other words: I don't need to know what he did because I don't want to now confess the thing I am doing and not telling.
Like the host said, there are media outlets that will pay for this info. Stay tuned. The highest bidder will win
Trying to reason with people that aren’t rational is a fool’s errand. People have low self esteem…. That’s why they worship other people
Pastor aside. Church aside. When you take people’s money, you are obligated to them. Period. You cannot have it both ways. After 48 years, it is too late to change the rules of engagement. The End
This is one of the decent reactions from this scandal.
Yes, this is a leader who has certainly heard the confessions of many of his parishioners. So even they don't get to know?Also, he should be smart enough to know that keeping mum is only going to exacerbate and elongate things!
This person that said they don't care what he did they will continue to follow him. They are no different than the person that says they will follow trump, no matter what he did. No different. They are both, man. Not God. "It doesn't matter what he did", that is idol worship. Yes, show grace and mercy. But he was in a place of leading others, so there is a requirement to others.
He said it wasn't a crime so you can rule out theft, p*dophilia, etc
What about the person or person he harmed directly and the rest of us he’s lied to. We want truth.
This is sickening and why should he be allowed to cover his sin. YES SIN!
Boundaries are necessary for honest and respectful relationships. Righteousness and holiness matters to God and must matter to me.
Thank you for the update
The issue is man has put this man on a pestle on a statues that is equal to God. That’s where most have failed. As a fellow Christian we have to hold individuals in leadership accountable as self. We forgive out of love but must hold All including self accountable according to the will of Gods word. When you intentionally choose to be in a leadership position representing Christ you will be judged and God says you will/should be judged more harshly than most. Still pray, forgive, and love…but people READ/STUDY Gods Word for self and stop putting your faith in man which will fail but God will never fail you.
Only sane person I’ve heard speak on this matter. These thoughts are exactly what I have been thinking
Oh My G... I want to throw my shoe at you!!! Agreed, Agreed, Agreed!!! I thought all of this when I read that hollow statement. I missed the multiple meeting part because I was stuck on it being an old sin.
What if the Elders didn't want him to step down... that's a possibility, too. It us far fetched but he probably wanted to sit down, and they may have been talking him out of it.
Whoever's idea to write the statement like that and leave it vague made it worse. Transparency is best!
And he waited many years before stepping down.
He must come clean because the Tithe and Offerings that supported this man have been misappropriated for evil.
That means people enabled God's resources to fund sinful activity.
His supporters need to pray for their participation thru lack of discernment.
If he did not want to say what the sin is he just should have said he was stepping down. If the sin was not assaulting women, men or children that’s between him and GOD. It’s always something with this Mega church pastors
I agree, Tony just open a can of worms by not stating the sin. It will come out. Everyone is trying to guess what he did.
Im assuming he has confessed his sin to his family and to the leadership of his church.
If the blind lead
the blind they both shall fall in the ditch. When you have no moral compass, no boundaries, and no govering you will follow anyone and any agenda, no questions asked.
Not wanting to know what he did isn’t ignorant. And it doesn’t automatically mean you are a supporter of TE. Some people just don’t like gossip.
Whatever he did, it's enough for him to have to step down. Some people are just willingfully ignorant
I've heard that repeatedly from people about Tony Evans, but I felt like he's not repentant because he's being secretive. Now, he'll be humiliated because he wasn't honest and neither was the church!
Are some people condoning so readily & agreeable to him “stepping down” without a true confession because perhaps they are in situations themselves? Maybe, they don’t judge (as 1 Corinthians 5:12 tells Believers to judge Believers) because they, themselves, have not come to terms with their own discretions, therefore, they don’t want anyone to judge them (which ultimately would help them) so they are overly sympathetic??? 🤔🤔🤔
Just wondering. 🤷🏽♀️
The scripture says how can two walk together except they agree, he did not confess his what the sin was, but he decided many for YEARS and his conscience didn't bother him, it's not bothering him now, it's just his time is up. Soon and very soon GOD himself is going to unmasked all of the deceivers, he is just getting a head of the revealing..... when you have Intrigity you hold yourself accountable and other's....
I won’t trust anyone minister or otherwise who things it’s okay that he withheld the truth. He LIED for years while telling us how to live holy.
Amen, Make It --- Make Sense! It helps to evaluate a thing before you speak on it. This is a rule to follow for life!
A lot of people being ignorant to these pastors,preachers, teachers,evangelical people etc.Exactly just blind.
Well stated
People are so misguided and are far from Christ. They confuse worshipping Jesus as unconditional devotion to the preacher. They've confused Tony Evans immiral sin with Jesus'healing on th sabbath. Theses are same people who will give all their money to wealthy pastors and have nothing for retirement.
But not tell him what the sin is. He’s mocking his congregation and his followers on the radio and Internet.
Somebody gonna talk and they’re gonna get paid big money to do it.
I would be more inclined to think that the people who support him, no matter what, have sin they excuse in their own lives.
His elders are yes men. Do you think they wanna loose their place at the table in the big house. They might get sent to the field.
James 5:16 NIV Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
Agreed. It is in the public interest for the public to know why Tony Evans has stepped down. These members need to hold their leaders to account.
We can not come to conclusion until the facts are out. He does need to address this sin to his congregation. If it is a secret affair, then he has done the right thing. We all need to pray for Mr. Evans.
Yes, it is an ignorant statement because behaviors of leaders in churches are in positions of trust and whatever it is that Tony Evans has decided to come clean about has created doubt in individuals that not just had trust in him, but rather who had trust in his preaching of God's word. Even though people shouldn't look at pastors as infallible, these people do put a certain amount trust in what this leader has said. We often want to see the good in leaders, but they are human and subject to error and/or mistakes and it does matter when interpretation of the Word may or may not impact you if you see a contradiction. I often say, I will follow you as long as you follow Christ once it's determined that you are no longer following Christ then it's a wrap. When a spiritual leader hides impactful information about themselves, what does that say about character? Character matters in every walk of life. One thing we do know is whatever was done, it impacted more than just his life--it impacted others and they had to suffer with whatever it was or is even now!
I was once a member of a cult when I was a baby Christian, and I used to feel horrible about that... but then I thought...well...it didn't say "CULT" on the door! people are crazy and clearly do not think! I just hope that the new "leader" leads them to their Bible and a personal relationship with Jesus.
Boundaries treated with dignity and self respect at all times I respect myself enough to demand explanations and information
I can't help but wonder if this is his call or the churches to not come forth with what the sin was to maintain image. Either way, he does owe those who followed his ministry answers, he is not above reproach, he is not God, and neither is the church! These people must not really know God...may he expose them both in Jesus Name.
Agreed! This is more so about his image and his legacy. Everyone raves how upright and biblically sound he is. He is celebrated for writing a Bible commentary. So it’s weird he wants people to know he sinned and to believe he didn’t think about practicing the biblical standard of repentance and restoration until recently. Plus everyone’s sin is named in the Bible so it’s arrogant for Tony to operate like his sin is above the same biblical reproach.
You are right! The Bible tells us how to handle this. READ…1st Timothy 5:19-20 kjv.
19 Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.
20 Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.
Because The Bible said …we shall confess our sins…especially when we are in leadership.
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If blind worship was a person, it would be that statement that was read.
I love Tony
If it was a sin against his body it's also a sin against God.😢
Someone is gonna come out with something that's why he tried to come out first.. to late the trash is gonna be all over the place.
This is why I had to stop going to these types of churches because essentially they are still baby Christians. When a leader is under the influence of sin that can put the congregation under that same sin. For instance if the sin was sexual that spirit of lust will come upon those already struggling with that sin. I’d rather wear a mantle of integrity. Also we have to have discernment. I stopped listening to him long ago. Something was off in my spirit.
Most people don't know what a boundary is due traumatic learned helplessness which is generational someone needs to call out sin and hold pastors accountable for their actions. Pride is evil its against God and his people.
Been in church ministry and on staff. Multiple meetings means someone in the room DID NOT think him stepping down was needed because they highly likely were considering the popularity and money factor. They were trying to think thru all the angles...and Tony Evans himself obviously didn't say "I need to sit down anyway". People caught, get quiet and don't say much because the exposure is sitting heavy on him. He is very well aware of the hit his entire ministry and family will take. I wish these men would have thought about it before they slipped and dipped.
Julie Roys and her team do not play. She is an investigator. I did a little research and it definitely looks fishy the prior association of his new wife. Her dead ex-husband was president of Carver College while he was married to her. He died in January of 2020. Carver College had Tony Evans come to do a marriage conference in 2023. His engagement to former president's wife was a few months after that and then they got married in December 2023. How in the world did all that happen? It definitely appears this woman was looking for a come-up and had her sights on a bigger stage than her dead husband's. I wondered how could a woman who was so invested in her church and community, all of sudden uproot to Tony Evan's stage? Something obviously wasn't right behind all those curtains. And it's sad that as soon as she married Tony Evans, not even 6 months into their marriage , he is sat down. All her plans are now cancelled....at least for a very long time. She won't be able to brag about being on his arm or his wife ANYWHERE. This is very telling.
I don’t worship man, just God. Whatever happened he needs confession to God and the folk (in person and online). Confession is good for our souls.
This is a sad situation, he wascaught, he didn't come foward on his own. Alot of the ignorant comments come from people are not accepting the fact he did wrong, and they would rather just bury the situation. He ob b iosly did something so bad, he was told numerous times to step down. What a shame.
Lecrae is starting to dust too...The secular channels can see through him more than the church.
Mrs. Lois was 70..not very old..especially when you're looking forward to grandchildren and such..Did he accelerate stress?
Remember Luke 12:2 says Nothing hidden shall not be revealed. Also why did he take a few years to say he sinned. As far as revealing his sin , remember that all the great men of God in the Bible such as Abraham, Samson Moses David Solomon and even Peter and Paul sins were revealed. Also his net worth is $14 million dollars. Jesus said you can't serve two masters,God and money.
Evangelist Roger Mansour
I live in the DFW area and an email was sent asking us to come to and join for prayer but shortly after they sent a message back and canceled the pray session.
It is crucial to have accountability in all aspects of life. We must be aware of our own sinfulness. Sometimes we're entrapped by our own pride, when people pedestalize us.
I don't need to know what the sin is it's good he stepped down
The signs of adultery are there. His wife was afflicted and died of cancer. His new wife husband dies on the way to Pastor Evans' wife's funeral. They have known each other for years. Lois died in 2020, and he announces he is getting married in 2023? Plus, when he made that announcement, his children didn't look thrilled since his wife is very near their age. He said it wasn't criminal, so it sounds like adultery.
I show wanna know 🤔
Mark 4:21 Does a lamp that is lit go under the bed? Doesn’t it go o a lampstand? Well, whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open. 23 If anyone has ears to hear, let them hear.”
My question is, will Evans daughter take over his ministry the way Jakes daughter took over his?