@IceRungs I have a different standard because I was in prison...I am a convicted felon. I have a D.O.C. number... my crimes were not the same. But believe me, I have basis for my statement and it doesn't waver regardless of their status, occupation or beliefs
This is not justice. It had already been in the works for him to retire next year and his son was going to lead the church. All that has happened is he has moved forward on these plans sooner. He should be in jail. I’m waiting for the other victims to come forward. Things like this don’t happen to just one victim.
@@sherrills.2332 Valid point. This is DEEPLY disturbing about James Robison being his mentor And allowing him back! I respected James, thought he was one of the good ones. This is all veery disheartening ...James had his OWN demons which is probably why he let this Morris CREEP slide.
You can only charge based on the LAW. SOL expired. So I have been saying they should offer her compensation for her injury. Although I don't know if the fact she has already Revenged and happy to do so, makes it less likely. Not sure what else she can do now other than spill rotten beans in them. So bad.
I don't agree am sorry. Then my question was the 12 year old should know better dat it was wrong. Even a five year old will know dat is not right and say something. Four years and she kept indulging in it? Dat is insane really. So at what point did she feel it was right to now say sometin to her parents? I don't get it? There should have been signed dat sometin was wrong and de parents ignored it wit a wave of hand. Everyone there is guilty towards dat kid. Period
finally he resigns, that’s the beginning of the right thing to do, i heard he only was off the pulpit for one month not 2yrs. We must all call this church or write to them and put pressure on them to have a third-party investigation. I wish we had more support with my old church because there was bad things happening there too and when the pressure is not on these pastors go right back at the pulpit as if nothing happened which is horrible.
But this are pple's past? What happened being a new creature in Christ? 😢I don't understand why pple dig up past and present it in de now and future? Dats not how de God I serve operates. Our iniquities remembers no more. Most Pastors share their past to show how merciful de God we serve is. To show others there is hope for anyone coz of my past.....
@geegaw1535 In this world, there are three types of people: those who (horribly) hide sin, those who truly repent for sin, and those who judge others for their sins. Interestingly, Satan neither hid sin nor repented; instead, he is known as the accuser of the brethren... the most self-righteous being in existence. Which category do you fall into?
is gateway going to take down all of his sermons and teachings from thier website? will bookstores stop selling his books? what kind of retirement package did he get from gateway??
@@synthWizkid Away with you troll! To North Korea you go! Jesus is still real and the Word is real. You don't cure a headache with a guillotine. Accountability is something we will all give, including YOU.
My question is did his wife know or is this news to her? If she knew & covered too, that speaks volumes. May God bring all things hidden in the darkness to light. May God bringing healing & complete restoration. 🙏 That poor young girl. Imagine going through what she went through knowing that man had a huge large successful. Multi campus Mega Church after what happened to her, and no one knew…. 😞
The board & her parents DID NOT protect & take the appropriate action in this matter when it happened. They knew about it ??????? What parent just lets the church deal with i it & not involve the law ????
Romans 14:4 New Living Translation (NLT) Who are you to condemn someone else's servants? Their own master will judge whether they stand or fall. And with the Lord's help, they will stand and receive his approval.
@@dupefadoju2056 Oh boy, the NLT. If this makes you feel better, good for you. I have 43yrs of study with scripture, prophecy according to biblical text And Ancient Biblical History. The NLT is an extremely watered down version of scripture that deviates far from original text, but you go on with your bad self. There is always one, today it is you!
@@branchtobranch5607 Romans 14:4 King James Version (KJV) Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
Too little too late. He has already said his son was going to take next year. They should not allow his son to be the pastor because Morris will work in the background. Time for my friends who are faithful to Gateway to find another place to worship God.
Even if a young lady (she was a child at the time of the abuse ), it was still inappropriate because he is a married “pastor”. Eventually, in the process of time; God will expose your evil.
I’m not saying we shouldn’t suffer consequences for our sins but is it really God who exposes them and why would God take 35 yrs. 🤔 I think things that aren’t handled properly in the first place come back to haunt you. That’s how man brings about his own demise. 🤷🏽♀️ Just dont think God is sitting back watching till a good time to expose anyone. As a matter of fact, some people die having never been held accountable for their actions. Most likely because no person exposed them . I’m not defending anyone but we blame God for everything when some things are mans doing.
That’s why we shouldn’t put our faith in men but in Jesus only. Jesus was the perfect man God put on this earth. Don’t follow men, follow Jesus. ✝️✝️✝️
I agree 100%. There are too many qualified people to take over as head pastor without having his son take over the church. The church needs to breakaway from all the Morris family in order to heal from this horrible evil mess.
Churches are at FAULT here and complicit when not involving the law in such crimes against children and other vulnerable people. They end up with substandard and sly leaders. I say that as a committed Christian, understanding that the Bible encourages us to settle thing amongst ourselves --when possible. This is not one of those times, unless we heat up the bonfires again, or have apostles such as Paul who could call down the doom of heaven on people.
Every single person commenting here who is without sin, let them cast the first stone. "There is none righteous, no not one. For all have fallen short of the glory of God."
Thanks for seeing someone who feels the same as I. I'm sad for what he did to that child because I know how it feels because the same has been done to me by my father and numerous men. But I have forgave them all without wishing more on them than how God chose to punish them. We all have sinned, and one is no different than the other.
@@audreyparramore2815 I am so sorry for what you went through as a child. However, today you are an amazing woman of God and may He bless you mightily 🙏
@@vet137it's not the Bible that's corrupted, but the so-called Minister is (James 2:24). So go back pick up the Bible and read 2nd Timothy 3:16,17 to know what the Bible is for. If you know, you know.
@@JamesLerem The problem is, you don't know spit. You don't know how the Bible was revised to hide the lies. I do. All you people do is parrot an ancient Big Book of Fables. You can't think for yourselves or answer simple questions. Proof: Why do you think religions are referred to as "faith-based" instead of "fact-based"? Any clue?
Robert, your are a man of God, I have heard your voice and your compaction's. Your stories of failure are so important, and this encourages me as I love the Lord but have backslidden. I never feel condemned but encouraged when i hear your sermons. Thank you for being real and authentic!!! Someone who needs reality about the hardships of life, this was offense was 1980 ...crazy !! thank you for your devotion to the Lord you are not alone or silenced !!
2024 the year of the exposing every celebrities, pastors, judges, police force, politicians, people in high places in general. This is the Year. More to come in the news. 😳🤷
What he did at a young age was horribly wrong. He did not hide it. He went to counseling for two years and step down from ministry. I do believe in forgiveness as the Bible teaches us. To be angry at a person for something he has done a long long time ago is wrong. He has shown repentance for his past actions and is a totally different person now than in the 1980’s. God has used him in a great way and God has forgiven And so should we. I do feel horrible for the women who this happened to and I hope that she has received an apology from Pastor Morris and if needed counseling from someone. Such a sad story but forgiveness is hard at times but required.
Pray saints of God and prayer warriors for the Hy Spirit guidance. Dont let the enemy win. Pray for God to send you a leader. The saints of God do not have to go elsewhere and if you do leave the devil wins. God have plans for the body of Christ. Who have you been putting your Faith in, man or God? Ho on worshipping God and keep your eye on Him. God will never let you down. If you leave the church now the devil win and that shows who you were worshipping. I hope you get what the Holy Spirit is saying here. Dont read all the things people are staying and talking about. Life goes on. All the Saints and Prayer warriors pray for the people and not talk about this. God is listening.
Exactly! And why wasn't it handled by the victims parents, with the law. She said she wrote a letter to Gateway, requesting compensation ($50.000) for all the counseling she went through. Makes me wonder, did she forgive him as she says?
Can anyone please tell me what is going on in these evangelical churches? Has someone let loose the devil inside these churches that one after the next these men and women claiming to be sent by God are falling into foolish sins that could have been avoided. These are men who shepherd thousands of people. Please Lord Jesus, please come and save us, because if you continue to delay there might be nobody left when you do get here. This is not normal.
Elders didn’t have all the facts or didn’t want all the facts? For morally righteous people such as themselves, you’d think Morris and company wouldn’t have missed telling the whole truth years ago, when he could be criminally charged. Oh well, everyone makes mistakes right? That what you’re gonna tell the woman(en) he abused?
I was wondering will Cindy come out if Pastor Morris is nobody? Church has been offering her something but obviously not enough. Judgement is in God’s hand, let’s pray for both souls rest in peace. Amen🙏
I truly can't believe that I actually liked this and I honestly thought that he was the real deal. I feel totally deceived and sick that I really thought that way. Horrible decision on my part.
As believers we should all agree that he should face consequences for this disgusting act but examine yourself before you judge .. and remember King David messed up really bad ..
Just because it wasn't made public before, doesn't mean he's not suffered consequences. Too many questions about this needs to be answered. Let's continue praying for all and not fall into judgment. Blessings to all
The Bible is very clear on how to handle this situation. Jesus said : Matthew 18:6 KJV But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. Also, Deuteronomy 22:25 KJV But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her: then the man only that lay with her shall die:
Would someone help me with this? I am really struggling with the question WHY did they wait so long to bring this out? Nothing justifies his behavior, EVER. I just can’t grasp why the family would allow him to hold a pulpit for forty plus years after the fact, knowing lost, hurting and saved people were following him. I’ve tried to put myself in their place but CANNOT come up with ANYTHING that justifies their side either. Please…no one dare say I’m defending him. That is so far from the truth! This is plaguing my thoughts. Hopefully, someone will be able to offer some help with this.
When victims come forward they are commonly attacked themselves not only by the monster who molested them but his lawyers, friends and followers. There is already a lot of shame for victims who can take many years (decades) to heal themselves enough to speak up publicly about the abuser (if they ever do heal to this point). In the Christian community when a victim steps forward the emphasis is put on them to “forgive and get over it” instead of holding the molester accountable. Victims are shamed/blamed into silence.
Best move.what if some else comes out and it happened again at a later date? Then the elders were hiding information that could of stop the second one? Lawsuit coming if there is another one.
1 Corinthians 5:12 NLT [12] It isn’t my responsibility to judge outsiders, but it certainly is your responsibility to judge those inside the church who are sinning. 1 Timothy 5:20 NLT [20] Those who sin should be reprimanded in front of the whole church; this will serve as a strong warning to others.
"allegations" needs to be in quotes. So many people knew. His wife called the child to say she "forgave" her for her Jezebel spirit, making her irresistible to her poor husband. Smh. Lock him up.
