I am shaken to the core when I am reading this article. There have been serious investigations done. Ravi Zacharias was a highly acclaimed evangelist, author and apologetic.
There are situations that can be misunderstood or one-time mistakes. But if you have saved the phone numbers of 500 (!) masseuses and have saved 200 selfies from young women, including nude pictures, then there is no doubt. He has also been accused of rape.
I still expect those who proclaim to be evangelists and missionaries, to have a higher standard than celebrities. I think titles, platforms, big ministries, lots of money etc is more of a risk and hindrance, than they are necessary.
Those Christians that have influenced me the most and have helped me mature and grow closer to the Lord, have mostly been "nameeless". The kingdom is an upside-down kingdom, where the first will be the last. Those who humble themselves will be uplifted. May there be more nameless leaders even in the West!
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/us/ravi-zacharias-sexual-abuse.html
@tanjaostman So sad and disheartening. Judgement begins in the house of God. If the Lord has brought this to light, what will He do to those in the world who have hidden or have tried to hide so much?
@tanjaostman If this is true, how was he able to keep it buried for so long?! Ladies if you, or someone you know, has or is experiencing abuse by a spiritual leader, you HAVE to expose them! We've got your back! God doesn't need these people to "save souls". Total depravity is real. Don't be unprepared when you come face to face with it.
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@tanjaostman he never fully relinquished #idolatry. The sexual bondage is strong in Hinduism. Without deliverance many ministers will do more harm than good. Without good boundaries we will not form #GoodRelationships and without accountability the flesh falls into many traps. Many idolize ministers who are sparkling setting them up for pitfalls.
He has been lying about being a professor, which he admitted when he was alive. He hadn't even earned a doctoral degree even if he called himself a doctor. He had some honorary doctorates, which is not the same thing.