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This thread started about S Jnr & comments were specific to his situation alone. I got there, there were big huge cracks in the wall, the elevators were broken people screaming and injured and there was my father asleep right after his surgery. That being said, Im also learning a few things here. They do more harm than good. Im not sure about that. Julie Anne and I have each explained our thoughts on the topic of this alcoholic pastor multiple times. I would advise caution. How would permitting Sproul Jr. to remain a pastor, or in regular attendance at any church, treat his alcoholism, or treat or correct his tendency to visit cheating sites, or to bully other people? The majority of pastors, elders, deacons, church counselors, and church staff in general arent qualified to give counseling of any kind on any subject (even the Bible sometimes), even though they often presume they are. You are also incorrect that I am putting Barbara down because I disagree with her. He probably was already drunk, or at least under the influence. Barbara Roberts wrote: Blessings on you, under the words of Himself about blessed are the peacemakers. I am not sure one can blame leukemia on a toxic waster problem with surety. OK, where I live most alcoholics go to in-patient treatment. If he didn't lie, why would he later plead guilty? The thought makes my stomach turn, in part because it is tied to membership covenants. As others have shared it sounds like RC Sproul Sr. by trying to save him from the pain of his choices only made things worse for RC Sproul Jr. Unless dad helped him in starting his own churches. Having said that, I suggest you read the verses I gave (1 Cor 5:11-13). I was about to defend you, until I saw the word livers in there. Hi VELOUR, Single Women in the Church: Valued orNot? I have been nice to H.A. I have a common interest with one individual vintage automobiles. There are phone books with that same information. Im posting the list again from a few comments ago. Sproul, Sr.), http://www.ligonier.org/learn/devotionals/guilty-conscience/. But I dont think Sproul 2s substance abuse (he is an adult) disqualifies his father from serving in the clergy. May we all be "wounded healers" who do no harm. Alcoholism as the saying goes is a family disease. That is an exaggeration and overstatement. Spinderella Sproul: Lessons In Spin With RC Sproul Jr, the legal criteriaof having his criminal case accepted by the Allen County Drug Court, the church governing body was aware of this issue. You dont. It takes a tremendous faith in Gid, as well as support from non judgement all Christians to let go and let your child experience the consequences. He was fired from the local/regional, and the local/regional bore the lawsuit and payout of the woman. developing an alchoholic psychosis), then they have to have help to be restored enough to MAKE a decision about if they want to go forward in a good direction or not The SBC passed a resolution this summer affirming penal substitutionary atonement as the correct theology, or so I am told. They were medicating mental illness with alcohol. Velour, please do not be so quick to assume that because someone failed to mention treatment, that they are against it. That is not repentance, no. ITs all the things! Now I can look back and say, How in the world did we not see how destructive their theology and community was? The state does not usually come up with the funds for treatment. They abuse the gift of grace, and on top of that, they model that abusive behavior to people who lack discernment. I know something about old tapes. Call me an old fuddy-duddy, but I will upset folks if I keep talking catch you on the next TWW piece. And get involved with Al Anon. Am very familiar with alcoholism, drug abuse. (A stinkbomb doesnt have to be dropped with malicious intent to make a room uninhabitable). Right. Hi Daisy, @ Velour: While I appreciate your heartfelt comment, I am compelled to share a tragic and devastating childhood experience with you. The addict builds up a tolerance over time, needing more and more to get the same good feeling that theyre seeking. Wonder what will happen to churches or SBC leaders if they are not willing to sign off on this resolution? Most alcoholics go to in-patient treatment programs for 30 days to 90 days. Sovereign Grace Ministries Because she never appeared even tipsy, few people knew her problem. The scene was an absolute tidal wave of love. I have heard that alcoholism which begins as a reaction to another issue, can become itself an issue as large and consuming as the original one. However, he was considered a,dry drunk,never stopped his stinking thinking. Thank you for telling your story. I think. I reacted too strongly to some things you said. that the only response that Barbara had was to kick Sproul out of the church. He does need to work on getting clean and sober and cleaning up his own life, and the wreckage of his past as they say in recovery programs. Interesting you can say this. I got to tell them, they were somewhat angry at me but there was a lot of emotions. Too. We must try to get help for suffering people: medical intervention AND psychiatric intervention. Wartburgers, I suppose I should recuse myself from further comments on this piece. We could not see how brainwashed we had been until we had gained some distance, time, and perspective. (I use red wine in cooking and I am glad to be out of an insufferable NeoCalvinist church that saw sin in everything, including spaghetti sauce.). Thats awful. If you posted something negative about Dee or Barb at my blog as you have here, Id remove your comment, too. The Pittsburgh Press. In fact the long term success stories are the exception, and according to CR headquarters what we experienced at our church is the statistical norm. Sproul 2 should be kicked out of his church and that he wasnt really a believer, etc. They will need it and find many facing the same problems that they are, or have faced problems that they have and have words of wisdom to share. tough love. Its a term that comes up often in CR meetings. They are not consigned to their pasts. (let alone applied in practice?). Barbara trotted out the classic evangelical line that people with these problems arent real Christians, arent bearing fruit, etc. an invitation to share his/her story. To an Alky, the Constitutional Right to My Next Drink cannot be infringed in any way. Velour wrote: If RSJ confessed his sin, repented of it, and was restored to the Body of Christ, Hallelujah! . Many in the SBC hold to substitutionary atonement but not PENAL substitutionary atonement. I really loved my father very much and he gave more for his family in deeper ways than most of the superhero folks that command such respect in the franchises from what I have observed. I no longer read Barbaras blog for that reason either. He had always been so nice before, but that made me feel that I couldnt trust him. Within a year or two hell petition the court to expunge the misdemeanor. I am so sorry for all of the abuses, shame, and humiliation that you and your siblings were subjected to. Cutting corners and crossing the center line on blind curves is about as reckless as it gets. They have absolutely NO idea how phony it sounds to someone outside the Amen Chorus. Those who do so are implying there is some correlation. But to take that info and post it here? I wrote to you not to associate with any so-called brother if he is I checked out the comments on the Spinderella blog. This rare disease is profoundly disabling and usually results in an early death. So far, nobody has mentioned Jr.s recent second marriage. But, in the case of a person that just will not repent and get help, and they refuse to own their sin, I Cor 5 is pretty clear. It has nothing to do with the point that blaming the father for the sins of the son is not logical To say the least . That was great for the money I was paid, but the dad would be so drunk, he could hardly keep the car on the road (forget about the correct lane) as he took me home. You said, 2. being too negative and saying nothing works (which I did not say in the first place). She was single and did not driveharmful only to herself. I wasnt just a doormat with the word Welcome written on me, I was wall-to-wall carpeting!. One may be a choice, the other, an illness. and drive with children while drunk! Some here believe that people with addictions should be kicked out of the church. Here is one wonderful article by a Christian woman in recovery, who waged her battle with alcoholism in secret and she explains what she thinks the church can do. Velour said: Actually, yes, several people have never mentioned treatment. ~ja, Myself and RC Jrs other adult children are estranged from him. The responsibility of a pastor/leader is FAR greater, not less. Oddly enough, it does affect my entitlement to drive. (And the same goes for HUG where he contemptuously described me as righteous.) Best to ignore the barbs. I would not call this grief. They absolutely cannot be shamed, manipulated, coerced, convinced, or reasoned into sobriety. I dont have a compulsion to drink. It would be rare that any of them are qualified when it comes to alcoholism and substance abuse in general. I wonder whether RC Sproul Senior has accepted that fact yet? @Velour, now Im getting your Dark Ages polemic. Most of us are in agreement that Sproul Jr. needs treatment for alcoholism. Churches through the valley recommended us to parents of teens in trouble with drugs and alcohol. Barbaras comment on Friday at 5:40 p.m. I dont think he should. Yes, there sure is. I remember those days very well. Beloved theologian R.C. R.C. That is an important element here. Hes has experienced tragedy and he needs treatment but at the core is still an odious personality. I then asked you to stop it, to write your own ideas, and to stop using my name and saying that I am ratifying behavior that I have not. And One Hand Washes the Other. Velour was being hostile to a few people up thread such as Barbara and Julie Anne, and later, to me. In Sprouls case his problems go much deeper than alcoholism. Please explain to us how her logic is flawed. And regarding 1 Corinthians 5, Ps Sam Powell has preached two very good sermons about it. Or would you see the situation differently? He's already a menace on the road when sober. She is a white, not hispanic female registered to vote in Seminole County. Barbara is not a medical doctor with training in alcoholism and substance abuse. Velour wrote: Please know that I will be keeping R.C. He died that Wednesday in the afternoon. ( Im a Harvest Bible Chapel member and I keep up with all things JMAC). Do they criticize non-drinkers? Youre wrong. The person will be encouraged to continue the behavior. Is this ALSO the teaching of the rest of the SBC concerning Who died on the Cross? In reading through the Spinderella blog, I read a number ofcomments which accused SproulJr. of telling people in his former church to stop taking medications for psychiatric disorders. He should be fired. This man needs help. She told H.U.G. Correction of typo (I wish we could edit here! 3. a rapist, Our clergy led by example, embracing her and letting her have the full dignity of worship and service. RC Jrs message has long been that heavy drinking is manly and if you want to be a real man (like him?) Hospitalization with detox and follow-up care by his physician I erred in previously responding with, As far as anyone can tell it hasnt been reported on. Spinderella Sproul has reported on this but the specifics on RC Jrs probation terms seemingly been difficult to come up with. Sr. CAN keep Jr. from standing in the pulpit. I know the story, but need someone willing to come forward, even anonymously. With as much as hes paying his attorney, and as competent as his attorney is, he could very well convince the court to drop the felony and convert it to a misdemeanor. http://www.al-anon.alateen.org/. ignore the fact that he was, in fact, treating his depression. Either way you need to stop putting words in other peoples mouths. (And the same goes for HUG where he contemptuously described me as righteous.) People go at their own pace. Not all former drinkers transform into likeable people. Thank God it was always so late, thus basically no traffic. They should face the consequences of their actions, including job loss. What will the families of alcoholics and drug abusers do? Thanks for sharing. But there is very good help for many problems that has helped and changed peoples lives. I realized I was consumed with anxiety and I sought professional help. The book by the lady who is an expert on Verbal Abuse, for instance, has a chapter near the end of her book where she advises women who are VA victims to be very cautious when choosing a MHP because most MHPs are ignorant about VA. What it did do is wake him up to his own sins and cause effective change immediately. (dont have the V in front of me). They generally avoided RC Jr like the plague. I am grateful that R.C. This truck had lap belts, which Im pretty sure we werent using. I am not in that camp as that is an extreme position and there is much more that is known now about helping people with addictions. One or two DUIs is usually not enough. Most, not all, have btdt with the Church. But at the age of 15, R.C. That has nothing to do with your situation, which we do not know about, nor anything to do with what you have said since you have not said any of those things. Mark my words, it will happen. Velour, we get your point (how could we fail to see it when youve made it so many times?). She needed that love. Let me explain myself. Julie Anne wrote: or a reviler, [verbal attack, slander, violent language]. Brene Brown said something about if you numb the pain, you are also numbing the good emotions. Hes also working with the homeless as part of our parish outreach ( i.e service to others). Leave him alone! I know that you have been negatively impacted by your family members alcoholism. got the functioning of Al-Anon and sponsorship incorrectly? If they carry their lunch is there a bit of the recipe in their thermos? (And the same goes for HUG where he contemptuously described me as righteous.) This was a wake up call. That is your point of contention, not mine. His fowl testimony presumes a repeat performance. It is difficult to watch someone you care about who seems bent on a path of self-destruction, and be helpless to do anything but pray. But putting him out of the church does not stop him getting that assistance. Not that it has anything to do with alcoholism, but many adult children of my acquaintance will never step foot in a church again because of the toxic teachings of RC Sproul Sr., RC Sproul Jr, and like-minded men who espouse the same teachings. JA, I addressed that in a blog post on my Miss Daisy Blog some time ago (that my posts at Barbaras blog were censored for mentioning codependency. I need to be careful to look to Scripture for my measure of Gods Law for sin, not taking the measure from what people and tradition may say sin is. He made need to be hospitalized and treated by those who are not overly impressed with the Sproul name. Every person is different. The recovering alcoholics that I know who work good sobriety programs (men and women alike) have ditched many of their old ways. Thankfully, the truth of Scripture (all have sinned) helped me to realize that there is only even ground at the foot of the Cross. Not just over the alcohol, but based on his other actions (using a cheating site etc) he has disqualified himself. Even if they were a woman. An inexpressible blessing. R C Sproul Junior needs to be put out of the church and that needs to be very publicly done because he has been so significant at Ligonier. Our President Donald Trump doesnt drink at all. Says that even now, when he sees a half-full glass of wine or beer left over at a restaurant, he has to fight down the urge to run over, grab the glass, and chug the remainder.). He made need to be hospitalized and treated by those who are not overly impressed with the Sproul name. She died after a 10-year battle with progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare neurological disease for which there is no cure and about which little is known. (Sometimes some of the treatment programs can create another set of problems in a person.). Not many would criticize the moderate consumption. After awhile, even when things settle down, one can still feel the same sort of anxiety. I think it is best to take this argument back a bit. Then he orders his church to shun the entire family, including small children. Intriguing. Yes, job loss should happen for Sproul 2, but with the church directing him and supporting him into treatment. Leave him alone! Whether your last name is Sproul or not I hope youll still feel welcome, although Im sure this is all hard to read. Good on you, Velour, dear sis. Perhaps she is basing it on much more than that. I didnt consider Barbaras post to be nasty to you. The point of it is to not enable the bad behavior. According to his own theology, it does not. Velour was being hostile to a few people up thread such as Barbara and Julie Anne, and later, to me. But to take that info and post it here? Welcome to TWW! There may be other legal reasons for R.C. Would it help your perspective any to know that RC Jr has unjustly excommunicated entire families, and were not just talking a few, including small children, for the alleged sins of their parents? In that case, the hurting people reference is not applicable and its spin off allusions are incorrect and misleading. Ditto. To have her fall stark naked in front of you and others? No prison time. Yes, she and I are in agreement on that point. When those boundaries get repeatedly violated then a marital separation might be called for, although it doesnt always need to even be a legal separation filed in the courts. Many Christians, including from other cultures and countries, incorporate alcohol just fine in their lives without any problems. ), seems to me that enabling is not the same thing as really helping That was something else the social worker talked about: a timeline for the addiction. Wasnt it radiology or something like that? Both yesterday and today you repeatedly made comments to me, saying that I thought things about R.C. I will NEVER get over the fact that a drunk driver took away my friends parents in a split second when she was just 13. Galatians 6 seems to differentiate between those people who are to be restored and those in ICor 5 that are to be put out. That is exactly what RC Jr. and like-minded men are running, and many are running their cults under the protective coloration of a mainline denomination, such as the PCA or the SBC. What a hateful thing to recommend that be done for someone with a serious substance abuse problem. And wisdom to know the difference. That does not mean that we do not also think that he should get treatment for the good of his children and his wife and the community at large. People dont have to reinvent the wheel to find help. What does that mean? We hear all of the time the horrible counseling advice from Nouthetic Counseling/Biblical Counseling that people who are depressed or have other mental health problems arent really Christians if they take medication, havent tried hard enough, etc. Instead she said ha ha and discussed kicking him out of the church, complete with scripture verses to justify the deed. I appreciate the work that you and Jeff Crippen do at A Cry for Justice. spiritualsb@gmail.com. I also said that down in the road, in his recovery (if hes agreeable to getting clean and sober), he needs to make amends to people individually that he harmed, to families, and to entire churches (including publicly up front) with the help of a sponsor(sober mentor) directing him in how this process should be carried out. did comment above and gave us some important facts (and a lot of fiction too): Over the years we formed connections with hospitals, rehabs, special schools. Barbra said that R.C. Velour wrote: 1 Corinthians 5:11-13. I think Jr. is in serious trouble. She told me before she died that she had forgiven him & she never thought she would. for sharing your further insights about R.C. No one would have faulted Sproul for signing up for an eHarmony or Christian Mingle account. There just arent that many emotionally healthy churches who even know how to genuinely love sober people, let alone the chemically dependent ones. Our sin is as sinful as is his. Sproul 2 is still in the throes of active alcoholism and all of its destruction. Since he pled guilty to a felony, there is no question that Sproul is an alcoholic and needs serious counseling. It was apparently his routine to engage in this life-threatening behavior during every commute to and out of Mendota. She just trotted out a few scripture verses as though that will take care of everything. But that wouldnt be Godly Submission. This is what Barbara posted to H.U.G. (Besides if it were my ex-pastor, and he was working with a sponsor in a 12-step program, my name would eventually make it to the 9th Step list of the people he had harmed and had to make amends to!). I was excommunicated from my NeoCalvinist church on a trumped up charge, like the godly doctor in his 70s before me, and a godly middle-aged woman in finance before him.). The church that I attend believes in using wine for communion but it also offers grape juice for those who choose not to drink it. I do not believe that anyone is doing him any favors by enabling him. He certainly used the threat of excommunication and shunning as a form of the rack. Hopefully one day our judicial system will get that. Handling substance abusers in the church requires a multi-pronged approach, best done on the advice of experts in substance abuse who can properly direct the churchs leaders in how to handle it. AA in particular is seriously overrated, and even the courts know it. Later it was discovered that his late wife Denise either lived in a town with toxic waste problems or went to a school that had toxic waste problems. After he was defrocked he stayed as head pastor of St. Peter Presbyterian Church but changed his and his churchs affiliation to Doug Wilsons CREC. And the policy among some here to kick them out and to the curb is indeed a Dark Ages policy and shows a complete lack of education on the subject. Would it help your perspective any to know that RC Jr has unjustly excommunicated entire families, and were not just talking a few, including small children, for the alleged sins of their parents? Family (1) Trivia (1) Christian theologian. She had lost a son to illness (Lupus) when he was eleven. Here is psychologist/author/cult expert/Thought Reform expert Steve Hassan explaining For the first time ever, Ive got the first comment, all the way from England. Not the good-ole boyz club nonsense, no. And I mentioned several times RC2s behavior that justifies him being put out. A scripture in James 1 speaks of the far-greater responsibility church leaders/teachers hold than believers who are not in leadership. While some people in Celebrate Recovery may advocate divorce, Al-Anon doesnt take that approach for the spouses of problem drinkers. Julie Anne gave you a good part of the answer. Please stop. How did his parents handle their sons defrocking in 2006? That wouldnt be me. Many people including women secretly struggle with addiction in the church. Do they look for excuses to have the equivalent of one for the road? Now that Im grown and look back on that, I realize even more clearly how serious a situation that could have become if he had had a few too many, driving home on twisting mountain roads in the pouring rain. And wisdom to know the difference. Imagine if I, a member of one of these churches, a lowly women less, was caught gambling or driving under the influence? No doubt RC Sproul Jr is breathing a huge sigh of relief that he will not have to face a full criminal trial before a jury. You appear to be equating church discipline with spiritual abuse. It has been unopened for a month now, waiting for the opportune time to celebrate. However, it must have been difficult to try to find yourself in the shadow of RC1 and all that entailed. People think they have far more impact than they do re: what they can control re: an addict, and they think they have far less control than they do re: what they themselves can do to reduce the impact of the addict. Sproul Jr. is not qualified to keep his pastoral job. People need to wake up, I agree; and TURN from these deceivers and their despicable fatalistic, man-made gospel. Good heavens! Of course he is angry. Because if everyone drinks like he does, it then becomes NORMAL! JA, I addressed that in a blog post on my Miss Daisy Blog some time ago (that my posts at Barbaras blog were censored for mentioning codependency. I also think that churches, like employers, play a role in getting people with addictions into treatment. Maybe they show the same support and solidarity to the poor, the downtrodden and the oppressed. Till I found TWW & SSB. The 19-year old mother died, leaving s two-year old without a mother. I cant imagine going through what you did at such a young age. By the way, I am agnostic on the topic of if an alcoholic should be kicked out of church or not. A further thought, Velour. If they leave church, it would most likely be because no one put him out and continued to let his family suffer harm. We have already covered this multiple times. Provisions have also been made in order to detect error, sin, falsehood and the demonstration of improper behavior within the body of Christ believers. He excommunicates entire families for the alleged sins of just one family member. This just goes to show what can happen when you have related people working in a ministry like this. In the 12-point plans that are out there, an alcoholic would do well to pick Jesus as his higher power. You would think a preacher would have that figured out. From this one statement (R C Sproul Junior needs to be put out of the church and that needs to be very publicly done because he has been so significant at Ligonier. Interesting points. He was 78. When there are such broad definitions of what gossip is, many regular members are afraid to share with others their concerns and issues they see. Sproul went home to be with the Lord this afternoon around 3 p.m. surrounded by his wife, Vesta, and family in his hospital room in Altamonte Springs, Fla. But interventions and treatment does work. Hopefully they get to Al-Anon and counseling. I assume you already know, Christs church isnt a building or a place to park our butts on a pew. I doubt it. However, I do appreciate your emphasis on treatment. Velour wrote: The proper course of action is to not enable someone and to get them into a treatment program. Im not sure that we disagree? Some medications break the cycle the body is running on-producing anxiety. She had trouble finding work, but volunteered at church and around town about 60 hours a week. Because I have had my nose rubbed in Sproul Jrs teaching for a couple of decades, I took my own understanding from what she said, quite the opposite of the one you seem to have taken. (caps and emphasis intended). Soas far as you know they have adequate job performance, soso did Winston Churchill. We chose not to publish a comment (or comments?) It doesnt always work when you are in the Boys Club or RC1s son. In cases like this, I cant see abandoning the person but the WORST thing to do would be to stand by them and enable their alcoholism. She was born April 17, 1947 at Baltimore, MD a daughter of the late Phillip Geppi and Rita Geppi who survives at Belington. And som. @ Velour: I can believe it, Leslie, that Christians couldnt safely share this information in their churches about their families without judgment, put downs, and potential gossip. 2. He died on December 14, 2017 in Altamonte Springs, Florida, USA. I would hope we don't condemn his parenting or assume he is an enabler when we have no proof of this. Oh, good grief. She stated in her comment to H.U.G. Have you taken a DNA test? More than that, how do you know what their drinking habits are? So, does Dr. Sproul consider alcohol to be a gift from the Lord? And I'm sure you didn't mean 'Alcoholism is an excuse to drink' I'm pretty sure you meant something like "Alcoholics use tragedy as an excuse to drink. RC Sproul, Jr. was interacting with people, so I joined in. Another poster posted Scripture from one of Pauls letters about not fellowshipping with people who proclaim faith in Christ Jesus, but live a life of continual unrepentant sin. Sounds like Alcoholic Logic to me. V- ^ ,v . But please accept the fact that we dont all agree with you on all the details, including what if any role a local church should play in the life of an alcoholic. The other individual was an executive at a corporation (think Sr. Vice President). However, I do appreciate your emphasis on treatment. I learned an important lesson while working in an alcoholic hospital when I was young. and me that she believes that people with addictions should be kicked out of the church and that the problem and H.U.G. ) No prison time. had done, and he forbade all of us, his kids, to ride with him ever again. Not saying you are wrong JY, but if you read the entire chapter, including the beginning of chapter six, Paul references the assembly as well, and turning over to Satan. People dont have to reinvent the wheel to find help. If he Sproul gets clean and sober he will probably ditch many ideas that he used to justify including patriarchy. Velour wrote: Its so embarrassing on top of everything else. This is inexcusable and seriously hurts your credibility. Youre absolutely correct about the damage that these false teachings have done to so many people who will forever associate them with the church and wont step foot in a church again. 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