Steven Furtick is a Pastor I respect. I dig his sermons and love his blog. He’s copped plenty of flack in the last couple of weeks for having Ted and Gayle Haggard in church this past weekend. Why? Ted Haggard was the Pastor of a large and influential church in America, until he 2.5 years ago there was a massive scandal after he was found to be visiting a male prostitute. Big fall. Big consequences.

Furtick had the Haggards in church as part of their ‘Healer’ series. I listened/watched the interview earlier today. Furtick has a number of reflections on his blog. Here’s two:
- Sin is devastating.
- Forgiveness is powerful.
Ted stuffed up big time. He doesn’t deserve the forgiveness of his wife. She’s a legend for her ability to forgive! It comes across clearly that the basis for her forgiving her husband is the forgiveness she’s received from God demonstrated at the cross of Jesus. The forgiveness that God offers to sinful people is likewise undeserved. Jesus died for us when we were ungodly, powerless, sinners and enemies of God.