T.D. Jakes' understanding of Grace

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When confronted with his name being mentioned as a participant in orgies and sex trafficking with Sean “P Diddy” combs, Jakes said:

“The worst that could happen, if everything was true, all I got to do is repent sincerely, from my heart. There’s enough power in the blood to cover all kinds of sin. I don’t care what it is, the blood would fix it,” Jakes said. “But I ain’t got to repent about this.”

source: Dallas megachurch pastor T.D. Jakes named in lawsuit against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs | Arts & Entertainment | gazettextra.com

The sad truth is, I think Jakes is right - that’s the worst that would happen to him if the accusations were proven true.

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Precisely the same with cheap grace of Tenth Pres., Philadelphia Presbytery, the Presbyterian Church in America, and Liam Goligher.

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Bad doctrine and bad morals go together like the proverbial horse & carriage.

I don’t know if Jakes is guilty of the morals offences he is accused of, and he is entitled to a presumption of innocence in that respect; but the issues of doctrine are incontrovertible. And the (wider, and white) Pentecostal tradition needs challenging for having humoured Jakes for so long.

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