MARLON BROWNE OF THE REV PODCAST SAYS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TONY EVANS AND T.D. JAKES IS THAT AT LEAST DR. TONY EVANS HAD THE DECENCY TO STEP DOWN FROM THE PULPIT WHILE T.D. JAKES IS STILL IN THE PULPIT
DANIEL WHYTE III, PRESIDENT OF GOSPEL LIGHT SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL, SAYS OUT OF RESPECT FOR GOD, JESUS CHRIST, THE HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD, THE WORD OF GOD, AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD, EVERY PREACHER WHO HAS GROSSLY AND PUBLICLY SINNED AGAINST GOD OUGHT TO SIT DOWN TEMPORARILY AT LEAST AND IN SOME CASES OUGHT TO SIT DOWN PERMANENTLY. DR. TONY EVANS, BEING A MAN OF THE BOOK AND A MAN WHO KNOWS THE LORD, HAS DONE THE RIGHT THING BY WILLINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY STEPPING DOWN FROM THE MINISTRY. ON THE OTHER HAND, DANIEL WHYTE III CALLS ON T.D. JAKES, FOR THE FIFTH TIME, FOR HIS OWN GOOD, FOR HIS FAMILY’S GOOD, FOR THE CHURCH’S GOOD, AND FOR THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY’S GOOD TO STEP DOWN FOR THE GLORY OF GOD AND THE GLORY OF JESUS CHRIST.
We want to talk about it but not in the way most people might want to address it. Everyone’s talking about what sin did he do? How? When? How long ago? Is he still doing it? Why is he stepping down now? It’s been years ago, and blah! blah! blah! blah! blah!
I think what most are not watching is the fact that he did step down; that they had been in talks about what had happened and the only people that need to know are the ones who were in the confines of that building, which if you read and that which you follow should be the way to go.
However, we want to make the comparison to another preacher, and you can for yourself make your own assessment of our comparisons.
The other person we’re going to compare Tony to is one T.D. Jakes. Kind of a stretch? Not really. Here’s why. You see, while Tony’s sin was not spoken about, not known, no one ever knew about it, he still stepped down. Meanwhile, you have Mr. Jakes whose sin is blatantly obvious to everyone — apparently not to him. You’re seen at places that you as a pastor, you ought not even to grace the doors of, but you still went. And you brag about going to those places, and you’ve been seen on stage doing debaucherous acts, and you’ve been seen behind the pulpit talking about your wife’s twerking — and you’re still up there? Tony stepped down and you’re still preaching? Sorry, I don’t think I can call it preaching. You still yapping.
What you’re seeing before you is two different approaches to what we call “church”: On one side you have Tony’s situation and on the other T.D. Jakes’, and the two aren’t even remotely close to meeting.