This sort of article leaves one exasperated. Where to begin?
These 'churches' are businesses and money machines which
invariably lead to corruption. I have no doubt Platt is running a skewed
organisation. The entire model is flawed from start to finish and so it's
pointless to narrow the focus and 'major on the minors' as they say. Once
Scriptural ecclesiology is abandoned and replaced by mass market pop-culture
therapeutic-influenced consumerism, combined with a high-budget institutional
style and a cult of celebrity – forget it. It's a ticking time bomb. Rejecting
the Sufficiency of Scripture, it's a big ugly house built on sand. Its fall is
not a question of if, but when.
All that said, people bringing lawsuits need to face church
discipline. If they don't drop the suits they need to be excommunicated. They
are sinning just as much as the corrupt leaders they are opposing.
Focusing on workplace practices, contractual obligations, and
money, money, money – they've lost their way. The whole thing is sickening but
what struck me reading the article and the comments – where's the
accountability regarding those who (in direct contradiction to the apostolic
command) have taken church matters to the secular courts? I would argue that
Christians shouldn't use the courts at all but there's no case to be made for
Christians suing other Christians or church bodies. None. Christians don't sue
Christians – it's non-negotiable. You're asking Egypt to give you justice.
You're asking Babylon to threaten your brethren in order to give you what you
want and what you think you deserve. Shame on you.
The answer is to leave – something they should have done long
before.
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