“Who would need to be notified? What would the parents of young children say if they knew? Would there be a mass migration out of the congregation? Might it even cost a pastor his job? In almost every scenario, the quickest and easiest thing to say is, ‘Thank you for coming by, but I think you’d be happier at the church on the other end of town.’
“But when church leaders pick and choose which sinners are welcome and which aren’t, they may be unknowingly making statements about their beliefs and their communities. “God can forgive my sin, but not yours.” – Modern-Day Lepers, Ministry Today Magazine Summer 2010 Issue
Just like the self-centered, self-righteous Pharisee who boasted of his own “righteousness,” there are some who refuse to repent of their own sins and thus offer forgiveness to others. This baffles me!
The Pharisee took his stand and was praying like this: 'God, I thank You that I'm not like other people--greedy, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. (Luke 18:11)
From comparing Timothy Williams to Hitler to now calling him an idiot, Athena Dean and family just can’t seem to stop their pattern of abuse.
Apparently, according to Athena Dean and gang, Timothy Williams is now an idiot for offering repentance to sinners. Of course the lepers of today are sex offenders, that is why Athena Dean, who worked as a “counselor” in this area, knows precisely how to frame this lie and form a lynch mob to further her own agenda.
This is exactly what takes place among so-called believers according to Ministry Today. Modern-Day Lepers details what happens when repentant sex offenders want to join a congregation. Here’s an excerpt from the Ministry Today, Summer 2010 article by Sylvia Peterson of Yelm, Washington:
“...Statistics regarding sex offender recidivism don’t necessarily warrant the degree of fear often found in local communities. Citizens are usually surprised to hear that the rearrest rates for nonviolent drug and property crimes are twice those for sexual crimes...
...Not all sex offenders reoffend, and those who are the least likely to do so are those who have experienced the accountability, love and support of a Christian community. Although integrating them into the church can feel initially risky, there may be greater risks in turning them away.
The gospel is clear in its mandate. At no time does Jesus ever suggest that any are beyond His Father’s love, grace and redemptive powers. Throughout the New Testament, even notorious sinners are given the opportunity to walk the holy path of regeneration and healing.”
Only a self-righteous church, which clearly needs some repentance would suggest anything else -- let alone attack someone for first bringing an offender out into the Light to work healing for everyone. To state otherwise is to blaspheme against Jesus Christ and why He died on the cross!
According to Athena and Ailen Dean, Jesus was an idiot for forgiving the thief on the cross (Luke 23:42-43). No wonder God said not to associate with such individuals!
Paul was no idiot when he preached “Be reconciled to God” in 2 Corinthians 5:20. How dare someone calling themselves a Christian today say, “Be reconciled to God, but not here at our church because we are not like that.”
And, just for the record, Timothy Williams would NEVER harbor a sex offender. Athena and Ailen Dean know this full well, thus use other people to market such lies. Likewise, the Dean family is quite aware that Timothy Williams lives the following verse:
Follow justice and justice alone, (Deuteronomy 16:20a)
In fact, this is exactly why they now attack in ways so unloving. It only reveals what fruit they produce.
Looking forward to the near future when true justice is served!
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