What About Ravi: Devoted or Deceiver? 

My husband got saved 40 years ago in a service of ravi. I can only say: We are forever grateful for the Lord using his words to touch the heart of my husband.

Thank you Pastor for this. It has helped me to understand things about the situation. I have admired Ravi for a long time and yes was guilty of idolizing him. I am still in denial on all these truths about him. 😩 I cried to God about this and just grateful that my faith is not shattered for it was based on God alone..Greetings from Manila, Philippines.

I'm so glad you brought what appears to be the lack of church accountability in Ravi's life. I think it's safe to say that Ravi simply wasn't a churchman - not under the authority of elders or the consistent preaching of the Word. One could wonder if he was regularly taking the Supper even. The amount of scriptural commands we break and the amount of danger we put ourselves in when we separate from the local body is immense.

"Secret sin will have you for lunch!" What a powerful warning of truth... Well spoken.

Thank you Pastor Matt. I appreciate your genuineness and God sees your work for Him. We must all stay humble and understand none of us are immune to sin and we draw our strength from God and not of ourselves. God bless you and yours.

Feel sad for the family and the members of rzim. Prayers for the guidance of the Almighty God for all.

Thank you. You didn't mention it, but I was always wary about someone who could spend so much time away from a spouse. Not healthy. Not good. Not even from someone looking in from a distance.

Very good words spoken here. The whole thing is sad and tragic.

Well said Pastor Matt , may we all examine ourselves in light of these things . Soli Deo Gloria

This needed to be discussed. Thank you Pastor Matt. Your talent and grace in this matter is greatly appreciated. And to all our brothers and sisters in Christ, keep fighting......and beeeeeeee careful out there. None of us are righteous, not one.

Thank you. Sin can enter in anyone if we're not careful and diligent. I never liked the way he started talking, it was always about him. He was a narcissist, i always was on my guard. He was like a 🤴 👑 🦁 king or something. I'm not perfect, I'm 60 years old and still have a whole lot to learn. This story really humbled me.

Remember, if Ravi helped you out in your faith to the Lord, it's the Lord your faith goes, not man!! What Satan meant for evil, God always uses for good to those who seek Him. The Gospel of Jesus Christ that he preached will never get distorted, the truth is always truth. God's word will always prevail even if humans preachers fall. I understand my own depravity, my own darkness, we are all in the batle to the end of our lives.. If we don't wash our laundry before God, He will expose it to the world. Let's pray for the all victims and family. Don't let another men's sins hinder or quench your faith in Jesus Christ. Only Christ is sinless. Hebrews 12:12 "Looking unto Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith.

Thank you Matt. Ravi's story is heartbreaking and shakes me to the soul. I benefited from Ravi's teaching. Now I hope to benefit from the story as a warning and deterrent of falling deep into secret sin. I wish he could have had an opportunity to answer the charges and more than that, an opportunity to repent.

It was actually Ravi who quoted that 😳 Sin will take you farther than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay, and cost you more than you want to pay. - R Zaccharias

I was saved in January 2020. And after my conversion to Christ. I didnt know what to read, where to start the Bible or how to pray. lockdown started and churches were closed we all were living in fear. Not even stepping outside our houses. At that time the only hope I had was my Bible my parents gifted years ago for my birthday. I stsrted exploring the word in RU-vid and came across Ravi Zacharias. I really was touched with his words. GOD spoke to me I really grew in faith. And it motivated me to dwell more in the meditation of the word of GOD. All his accusations must be true not denying that. But when I got to know about it, it really broke my heart to think how God must've felt. But learning more about this incident made me to reflect more on my own secret life that only me and my LORD are aware of. In my opinion he was just another man who was battling his flesh. I am nobody to pass any comment on him. He was practically older and wiser. The amount of wisdom he had, one cannot have it by themselves except it be guven by God. Im not against him nor defend what has happened but. I hope and pray that we as the blood brought children of GOD might lead a victorious life both inside and outside. May GOD give you victory in JESUS name. Please pray for me. I am wrestling with my own flesh. Thank you.

Ravi commonly recited and quoted many things... except the Word of God.

Outwardly they appear righteous unto men, but inwardly they are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

The ultimate problem with sexual sin is that its power lies in its secret naturre. Discussing it is sometimes the most difficult of all sins because it is a sin of the body. It is something so easy and simple and accessible and it is always the most difficult to resist because it is so intimately tied to our humanity and our relationship with God. Its why it is so awful and why there is such an extreme reaction to it when it manifests itself. We can't let our guard down even for a moment because it is everywhere and getting even more common. Its a hard lesson to learn and exposes our nature and yet Jesus died for even this, as awful and heartbreaking as it is.

Thank you Pastor....I wholeheartedly agree and have been praying for his family . So very sad....thank you for your counsel! God bless

Ravi's talks were not saturated with Scripture

About naming the ministry over his own name. There is a story on that: A big donor told Ravi that he would give a donation to start the ministry only if Ravi named the ministry over his own name. Ravi asked why, the donor said that it’s because if the ministry did something wrong, his own name would be at stake. And it looks like exactly what happened, unfortunately. :-(

i am so touch how sincere a person you are. God grant you a life looking up to your maker & mine, JESUS our Saviour & Lord until He calls us. God bless you, your ministry, your wife & children.

It was most unfortunate. I highly regarded his ability to argue for the truth. Really feel for his family. Any of us can so easily fall.

I happen to believe God will use him more after his death due to the fact that it's going to make us examine ourselves and asses our own walk with the Lord.

Mathew, you compared Ravi’s situation to David. The difference is that David repented and turned away from that one-time sin. Ravi, on the other hand, lived out this sin for probably decades, and all the evidence shows that he did not repent. That is why I say that this is not a valid comparison.

Ive just about had enough of the Ravi expos'e ,Why do so many believers have these favourite authors, celebrity preachers, gods specials, who at best satisfy the intellect, but do not lead us to actually walk in the spirit, search the scriptures for our selves, and be an effective member of the body of christ. Put not your trust in any son of man.

No time to pounce on Ravi. I am thankful for his edifying sermons. Like Ravi used to say" no matter what happens, the word of God stands forever".

No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him. 1 John 3:6

From one minister of the Gospel to another: Well done. 👍🏻 Thank you for bring a thoughtful, balanced and biblical commentary on this controversial issue.

I'd like to hear from Naomi. It would be very interesting to hear her side of this story.

First time listening to this gentleman. Enjoyed it.

You shall know what kind of tree it is by the fruit...

I just hope the church will finally start to address sexual addiction/sin like it should be. This stuff destroys and does not discriminate.

Ravi has addressed why he named it after himself. The man who helped him get his start and funded him said the only way he would help him is if he named the ministry after himself because the reputation of the ministry would rise and fall on whose name was on it. How prophetic.

You have made very legitimate points Pastor Matt and raised important questions about this matter. If anything has the ick factor, leave it alone. The Holy Spirit gives us a clue in this way. I always thought that there was a fair bit of ego involved in the RZIM founder Ravi Zacharias and mixing in East Asian 'healings' which have certain philosophical undertones can be incompatible to Christian life. Different principalities can easily take over the Christian who has pride (and we all do) so I steer clear from yoga, Aruyveda and the like. Christians have their healing through Christ alone. Thanks for raising the issues you have as a warning to all who don't keep examining their pride in the light of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

my old school dad takes the 1st view. i personally take the 2nd view. I agree, once saved always saved. We just don't know if he was ever saved. that's up to ravi and God. it's not for us to judge, but as you said in your video, it serves as a warning to us who remain. thank you so much Pastor.

Hello pastor Matt Thank you for your thoughts on the issue. I personally think it’s highly unlikely that Ravi was saved. I read the whole raw report made public by rzim, and it is evident Ravi’s sins were not stumblings that occurred in moments of weakness and lack of control. His actions were wilful, ongoing, premeditated, systematic and predatorial involving sexual, emotional and spiritual abuse; and abuse of power and money. That is very different from david’s sin (btw David repented). The full report is available for anyone to read, and I think all Christians should (with discretion).

Whether Ravi repented or not,God will use his teachings to his glory, praying for Ravi ‘s family.

I only wish I prayed for Ravi and his ministry more. If you see the likes of Ravi as enemies, that is more the reason to pray for them! We should all pray for ourselves, our churches, our pastors, and our leaders.

love your insights about Ravi's life..

Please watch Why Do Preachers Lie? Pastor Carter Conlon Times Square Church very much needed 2021 during this spiritual crisis

Ray Comfort brought up the fact that Ravi had no accountability and was not an active member of a Church long before any scandal! He also noted that he never actually shared the Gospel!

Hi I liked your comments, very balance . Appreciate them. Thanks

Honestly..I must have been living under a rock, because I had never heard of this man until this story broke. I’m sad for those who put their trust in him...

Thank you for sharing your well-thought out observations.

Well done video! Not just a video on Ravi but on what sin does. I used to go to a church whose ministry was and is named after the founding pastor and certain buildings are named after either the names of father and mother. There were many reasons for leaving that old church but that was one of them. I certainly can’t do a better video than this one. Like Pastor Everhard, I don’t know if he wasn’t saved (number 1) or if he had an ongoing sin he didn’t deal with (number 2). I certainly don’t believe he lost his salvation; it’s not possible for that to happen. Like Pastor Everhard, I’m not God. When I deployed to Afghanistan many years ago, I had my haircut frequently but the same women offered a massage and I flatly refused massages.

Thank you for your video. In all walks of life maybe WE ALL NEED TO LISTEN TO GOD. As God said "we place too much trust we in man".

This is the first ive heard of this and I'm glad it was from you. Thank you for your measured response.

Very well said.

I believe Reformed theology teaches that that although the elect may fall into grievous sin and continue therein for a time they will eventually return to a life of repentance and holiness and will not die in a state grievous sin. Anyone who professes the faith and dies in a state of grievous sin is said to be a false professor who was never saved. God, of course, is the judge.

"They waited till he died"... that's the part that doesn't line up. Who does that? Those who have something to hide?

Hello Matthew, I really admired your video regarding Ravi. Your words were very wise and full of real compassion. I was fond off and was encouraged in much of what Ravi said in his ministry over the years. There are so many questions we may never have the answers to. I would prefer to think that Ravi was saved, but that he struggled greatly with lust and sexual temptation and sin. And has been forgiven. We are tempted always at our weakest point and our most besetting sins. As you know, our Lord Jesus said that even took look at a woman in a lustful way that adultery has already taken place in our Lords eyes. So thank you again for your video. I really believe it has helped so many people. May God Himself continue to bless your ministry continue to keep you and your wife and family under His constant and abiding care and protection. You’re in Christ Jesus. Pastor James Liddle Scotland UK.

Thanks brother. Great word on just being faithful. We are called to serve. We have no idea what the fruit will be, for He gives the increase. By His grace, I have done as He asked, in many countries as a missionary, and through 1,100+ articles that have been read by small audiences... In some ways I can already see that the relatively 'small' fruit may last longer than the 'large' fruit that may come from celebrity status... Mostly, though, I have become utterly convinced that the only accolades I desire is for our Lord Jesus to look me in the eyes one day and say, 'Thanks brother, you did as our Father asked. Well done, and welcome Home!' And further, I seek to be in the multitude who will accord to HIM, all glory and honor and power and strength and riches, forever & forever, amen!

The Judas is example is very helpful! So true even the disciples did not pick up anything sketchy on their radar about Judas!

Having spent time with Ravi, with a big impact on me (resulting in a decision to become a pastor), there is not a cell in my body that doubts for one second his salvation in Christ. We are all more sinful than we realize, and the consequences can greatly hurt others and ourselves, and yet the grace of God through Christ is beyond comprehension. He may have acted on sexual desires, but what about the millions upon millions of believers who suffer from addiction to pornography. Is that so different? What about those addicted to thoughts of having people who disagree politically? Just a thought before we condemn Ravi.

It just amazes me none of the ppl close to him know. The RZIM board etc etc... I can't believe or no one dare to whistle blow

How do we actually know if he did or didn't ask for forgiveness of God ? We truly do not know .

Good analysis, Pastor. And a good warning to all of us!

So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. Matthew 23:3

He led many to the Lord and got many to at least look towards Him. Because he slipped doesn’t mean they will!

One of the best books I have read on sexual sin is called "Too Close to the Flame", subtitled Recognizing and Avoiding Sexualized Relationships, by Dr. Gregg Jantz.

Instead of focusing on Ravi, the most important lesson here is the failure of the RZIM board who knew some of his behaviors but ignored the biblical church discipline of elders. In Acts 20, Paul warns against false teachers from outside and inside the church. He even says "from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things" to Ephesians elders. Whether you are of Presbyterian or Congregational polities, one of the main responsibilities of elders is to guard the church from pastors/elders who strayed from biblical truths before the harm is too greatly done to the flock of the church. So many elders so coddle pastors as if they are just another sheep instead of shepherds as well.

Hi Pastor Matt, I very much appreciate your videos on current day events! I find myself watching your videos several times over and sharing them with my like-minded friends. Your content is very good, thank you!

Churches and Ministries fail singles, reluctant divorced and widows who struggle with aloneness and sexual sin

Thanks so much for this Matt! I'm still trying to figure out how to interpret all that happened in Ravi's life and his body of work.

thank you for this video. well balanced thoughts

Thanx, Pastor Matt🌹🌹🌹

I always heard the man that sponsored Ravi to start his ministry he told him to name the ministry after himself because his integrity would make or break his ministry, as proven now that his ministry is imploding due to his secrets coming to light.

So strange that he left his 4 cell phones filled with pictures and text messages that proved his guilt. Why would he do this?

In what you present, it seems it may come down to how one interprets blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. Thank you for sharing this, lots of really sound counsel to take away. God have mercy on Ravi’s soul.

3rd option still viable in regards to these texts? Hebrews 6:4-8 and 1Tim 1:19?

Pastor, very balanced and gracious. I floated on the net that he could likely be the wretch of Roman's 7: 24, 25. Note the wretch " thanks God for our LJC. It appears from the report, RZ, prayed with one victim, thanking God for the opportunity to be together. Here not only does he offend the little one at an embryonic stage of development, he suggests God has assisted them with grace and acceptance. This is blaphemy against the holy Spirit. He had no concept of our Father's holiness and righteousness. You are a righteous man and generous in mercy, God bless you.

Sin can get at all of us. We are all vulnerable. We all need the full armor of God.

I don't think the important question is is Ravi saved now. I think most people would agree that the grace of God is able to cover all sin of the elect. The important question for the church is could someone who is born again, regenerated and inhabited by the Holy Spirit live like he did. I think 1 John as well as other texts make it clear that this is not possible.

Ravi Zacharias sad and hypocritical life is a reminder to all in ministry. It is possible to be effective and win many, yet in the end, hear the words of our Lord say, "Depart from me, l never knew you."

Financial supporter of his ministry & excited to do so at the time. Most disappointed at this revelation. Shocked beyond belief. Lesson to be learned, you & I can be deceived. If you don’t believe you can be deceived try to confirm the Bible teaches a globe spinning Earth. It doesn’t! May God be true & every man a lier.

Great video, you made some great points.

Your conclusion and the title of your book are excellent and deserve attention and appreciation.

Matthew has brought it home to me in this talk of the absolute necessity for a person - especially a person in ministry - to be accountable to somebody. In Matthew's Presbyterian tradition, this accountability is built in, as he himself states. But it appears that Ravi Zacharias did not have this accountability. It could be that his board was stacked with "yes" men. This is so, so dangerous. And just as it is for Matthew, and for anybody in Christian ministry, it is a warning for me, also. For as Jeremiah has written the heart is desperately wicked. We need the cleansing power of Jesus. We need the indwelling of the Holy Spirit to keep us on track.

You can qualify this as a warning to others to not sin all you like but it comes off as nothing other than condemning a dead man because he sinned differently than you do.

romans 3:10 There is none righteous, no, not one. So why is everyone castigating this man?

And maybe, just maybe, Ravi believed he couldn't lose his salvation either and that led him down the path he went on. It is the logical conclusion to believing OSAS.

I was at your church when it hosted a Ligonier conference back in the 1990s.

Lack of accountability relationships and mentoring relationship is a very unbiblical and unchristian and dangerous thing in a Christian's life. I appreciate this point. I do not like the term 'independent' as far as Christianity is concerned - what and who are we independent of? Can we be really independent? Biblically, we cannot be independent in any real sense at all.

If we sin, we must confess the sin and ask God to help us to not repeat the sin, despite the fact that Lord Jesus Christ is our strongest advocate~1 John. Also In the book of Ezekiel we have been commanded to remain in the straight & narrow path & draw others from the broad, crooked path which ends in eternal death.

Regardless, the message he preached has not lost its value. Thus, we're to look at the message, and not on the messenger.

I don't wanna be a hypocrite talking publicly about someone's sin as if I am not a sinner saved only by His Grace

My dear brother Matthew, in Messiah Yahushua/Jesus, the Master of our lives: I do confess this is the first time I have listened to your words, and this night is actually the first time I have heard of Ravi Zacharias' death! I am a lover of the Saviour of all who choose daily to have His mind indwell them - Messiah Yahushua - the Son of Father Yahuwah Eloah Almighty, and in introducing myself to fellow believers, I fully introduce by telling brethren, I am a Bible believing Son of the Father in Messiah Yahushua, who has been born again of the Spirit of Messiah, and over a period of 71 years, have been attached to two different denominations, one which baptized me by water over my head as a baby, and the other which baptized me by full bodily immersion under water as a man of 25 years, but this denomination which accepted me as ready for baptism, did not explain the reason for baptism to me, saving I was then a member of the church, and one month later, I was hired by that denomination to be the Morning Man for its Gospel Radio Station. Three months before this, I had been an international drug smuggler, dealing in great amounts of hashish and marijuana, and so there would be no reason I would have an understanding why they agreed to pay my salary for the first year, at $2.00 per hour, even with a wife and a child coming. I was a professional drummer and backup vocalist with a 7 piece group at the time, and so money had been coming in from a number of directions; therefore, simply due to my saying yes to this offer, would surely speak to my having been born again! I fell in love with the Master, whom I then spoke to as Jesus, and had been blessed with a most voracious appetite for the Sacred Scriptures, and would need that calling, because working 8 hours 6 days per week, soon after my having been hired, people began to speak to the fact I had changed everything about the manner of the Radio Station. I was a new man in Messiah, but because part of a denomination, as I studied and began to bring people into the Church, and they were soon thereafter with my studies with them, also ready to be baptized, that first year brought about 20 new members into that church family. And truth is, I was doing nothing but that which the new birth had done unto me. It took me 35 years to recognize what that new birth was all about, and this is why I write. THIS is that which we all must understand concerning what has occurred sadly, with brother Ravi, and with many we know of who have erred from the faith, and many others we will not know about, until we all arrive in Third Heaven, and find s/he is not there! Watch these words closely, and then I will elaborate a little as to their meaning: "6: For TO BE CARNALLY MINDED IS DEATH [Paul by the Spirit is telling us herein, for a man or woman to be carnally minded, but knowingly ACTING as if spiritually minded - they act basically similar to the crowd they are periodically spending time with - leads this one to receive the wages of sin, which is eternal death (See Romans 6: 23, KJV)]; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7: Because the carnal mind is enmity against El: for [being carnally minded] means you are not is not subject to the law of El, neither indeed can - you - be. 8: So then they that are in the flesh [i.e. you are living as the one you were born as!] cannot please El. 9: But ye are not in the flesh [Living as the one you were born as], but in the Spirit [Having passed through the new birth], if so be that the Spirit of God - this is explained by Paul in 1Corinthians 2: 14 - 16, KJV - dwell in you. Now if any man HAVE NOT THE SPIRIT OF MESSIAH, he is none of his" (Romans 8: 6 - 9, KJV, emphasis, Name changes, & inserts in brackets and between small dashes, mine). It is clear now, but we need to have one more thing made clear, and that is, we need Paul to tell the world the truth as to what the Holy Spirit/Spirit of El, really is, and he does, as he too has the Holy Spirit, and knows we NEED to know what this means, especially in these LAST DAYS: "6: Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect [due to the Holy Spirit indwelling our Body Temples (See 1Corinthians 3: 16, 17, KJV)]: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought [This is not our kind of wisdom at all!]: 7: But we speak the wisdom of El in a mystery, even THE HIDDEN WISDOM, which El ordained before the world unto our glory [That which brings us this wisdom, also brings us eternal glorification!]: 8: Which none of the princes of this world knew [Worldly Kings of Princes could NOT know our wisdom]: for had they known it, THEY WOULD NOT HAVE CRUCIFIED the Lord of glory. 14 But the natural man - even Kings and Princes - receiveth not the things of the Spirit of El: for they are foolishness [the things of the Spirit are foolishness] unto him: neither can he know them [You cannot know what they call foolishness, if you have a love for anything that is not to be touched nor wanted because you have the Spirit of El indwelling you], because they are spiritually discerned. 15: But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no [CARNAL] man. 16: For [What carnal man] hath known the mind of the Lord [Our Saviour], that he may instruct him? But we [Who have been given the Spirit of Messiah] have [been given] the mind of Messiah" (1Corinthians 2: 6 - 16, KJV, emphasis, Name changes, and inserts between brackets or small dashes, are mine). THE BORN AGAIN EXPERIENCE is given unto us, that we who have been drawn unto the Master Yahushua by His Father and our Father, aren't if you will, just to daily hold hands with Messiah; rather, as the Temple in Jerusalem was entered once per year by the High Priest on the Day of Atonement, Father has finally gotten your attention in your life, that He might not only have you and Yahushua hold hands, but that Messiah will show you the meaning of all of the Scriptures, over an extended period of time, as YOU AND HE draw ever closer, until you see that there was but one way for Father and Son to save as many as possible from the wages of death - which means, the wages that a life of sin, will bring to you - and that was to show you and I, WE MUST ALLOW MESSIAH TO DO EVERYTHING AS US! Messiah needed to first of all, BE OUR CREATOR, and He was that (Colossians 1: 16, KJV), and too, He had to become a man, and also not commit sin as a man, or else, He too would have wages unto eternal death! Man has been trying to do things, but IF we COULD do anything to help ourselves, we would have been told what that could possibly be! We must believe on the Master Yahushua Messiah and we shall be saved, Paul and Silas gave this reply as to what WE are to do: "Believe on the Lord Yahushua Messiah, AND THOU SHALT BE SAVED, AND [ALL WHO LIVE IN THY HOUSE]" (Acts 16: 31, KJV, emphasis mine). What is your house, my friend? Your Body Temple (See 1Corinthians 3: 16, 17, KJV), and the Holy Spirit, is the "mind of Messiah" (1Corinthians 2: 16, KJV). And so Messiah has DIED AS YOU, my friend; in doing so He took your wages for all of your sinfulness in life, and set you free, HOWEVER, you must remain free! If you truly have the indwelling mind of Messiah abiding in you, WILL HE SIN? The war on this earth, is not really on the Earth, it's a war for who owns you, yourself, or the ONE Who DIED AS YOU, that He could be allowed to finish off the entire Plan of Salvation! You cannot make sinful decisions for your Body Temple to get involved with, in thought, word, action, or omission, because "[YOU] are dead, and your life is hid with Messiah in El" (Colossians 3: 3, KJV). Messiah died AS YOU, and it's about time you began to spiritually understand what the Scriptures are telling you! If you allow the SELF - THE MIND YOU WERE BORN WITH - to come and take over the body, when the mind of Messiah has control of it, then, you are seeking a Temple that is no longer yours! Flesh and blood shall not inherit the Kingdom of Elohim! When you meet Yahushua in the air, you shall know, all is well, but until then, allow Messiah's MIND to have full control of your Body Temple, and there will not occur problems as sadly, Ravi had! We cannot judge anyone, because we have not be called to be a judge; therefore, allow Yahushua full control, and study the Scriptures daily to become sharp in the faith! HalleluYah, awmayne!

This shouldn't be a surprise, Ravi was a modern philosopher/apologist not a Bible teacher, he was a false teacher promoting false teachers. It took all this to happen, to even what the world would call disgusting for most people in the evangelical world to have any concern of Ravi? Really? When he was saying Rick Warren was the greatest Bible teacher, most of you said nothing. He promoted false teachers left and right, and most so called Christians said nothing. Now this comes out and all of you are now concerned? When Ravi was trampling over the word of God, most of you didn't care. Oh, but now you are concerned? The modern church is infested with hypocrites! Let this be a lesson for all. RZIM should pack it up, close the doors and never open again.

Nothing goes down at Thailand massage parlors but sex trafficking and prostitution. And I believe that there should be checks and balances with all in ministry.

Naming a ministry named after one's self is not necessarily wrong. A namesake can be very useful to people because they know exactly whom they are dealing with. Billy Graham, a man who spoke personally to more people in person than anyone who ever lived, is a good example. And many people place their faith in this ministry which is named after him, even to this day, because of the good character of Billy Graham. His flawless reputation, concerning his personal morality, gives people credulity in the Billy Graham ministry in same way that people are now fleeing from association with the name of Ravi Zacharias. Ravi was an extremely arrogating man, who believed he had a right to sin behind the curtain; Billy Graham knew full well that he could not live a duplicitous life. Ravi didn't have the spiritual smarts to know that his sin would find him out; Billy Graham, of much more humble character, knew this from the beginning.

I see the issue of judgement is an important topic from the comments. From my humble understand of God's Word, there are Two types of judgements. 1) Judgements in time, while we are alive in this world. 2) Eternal Judgement, Judgement after we die and pass from time into eternity. For example, when a Judge in a court passes judgement on a person even to sentence the person to death, that is a judgement in time. Once the person has died only God will be his judge then. Eternal Judgement also called the day of judgement belong to God alone, and we are warned not to pass this type of Judgement on people.

That's amazing you share all that with your wife. You definitely should.👍🏻Amen to that. A wise man keeps the Lord's commandments and stays in a happy marriage.

Very helpful video. Thank you.

Time & again, it is becoming very clear that it's so difficult/dangerous to trust anyone so blindly, not even our own(u & I including) except God of course, for I don't know exactly what's in someone's heart! Ravi wasn't different, he was fooling himself with his eloquence spreading charm around his listeners! He may hv won souls for Christ, but at what cost? What did it ultimately mean to him, if he hs lost his own soul?

It really breaks my heart...

Many Ministries are named after the founder. That is a red herring ? Billy Graham. Non sequitur. A great intellect can debate theology all day long.

If you think about it, you have already sined. Be careful when judging others.

How about deliberate continuous sinning as mentioned in Hebrews 10:26-27?

God cannot be mocked Ravi.. he may have used u but God does not owe u anything Ravi.. he even said to one woman that her body is God's gift to him for the service he did to God.. that's worst..