I couldn’t believe what I read on cnn.com today (click here for the full article). A flight attendant is suing Victoria Osteen because Osteen reportedly got upset and displayed some un-Christian like actions which caused the flight attendant to lose her faith. Seriously, a jury has been selected and the case is about to start trial. Apparently it was such a serious incident that the FAA fined Victoria Osteen $3000 for interfering with a crew member.
This is a crazy story in my opinion, but it opens up the question of whether the actions of a pastor can cause someone to lose their faith? I’m sure it’s happened where a pastor does something, such as secretly takes money from the church, and then people in the church leave their faith because of it. Should our faith reside in what our pastors do? I don’t think so! That is the glorious nature of living in Christ is that we are each called to have a unique purpose and that we may enjoy a direct, eternal relationship with him. In no other faith can one be so united with their god as Christianity is with our God.
Another thing this incident brings up is that none of us are above our own actions and that everything we do will have ramifications and can potentially cause harm to another. We are called to let Christ be the light of the world through us. Pastors in-particular are viewed under greater scrutiny and we need to be aware of that. While it may not be fair, it is the way things are and when we accept the role of pastor we must accept that it comes with this additional scrutiny. Thankfully, through Christ there is grace!
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- Joel Osteen…in my opinion
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- Why did Lazarus have to die? A test of faith, part 1
Tags: cnn.com, faith, pastor, victoria osteen
