Your Thoughts On Todd Bentley Divorce & Re Marriage

Todd Bentley begins restoration process, and the article goes on to say that Todd has divorced, remarried and is in the restoration process.

http://www.morningstarministries.org

Your thoughts on the matter from a biblical perspective would be appreciated. Please leave a comment.

2 comments:

Luke said...

Todd still needs to repent and that includes repenting of his adulterous remarriage.

Todd said:

"I don’t have a doctrine on divorce and remarriage."

Todd, search your Bible, in it you will find God’s doctrine on divorce and remarriage and that is the doctrine you are to follow.

“A husband must not divorce his wife.”
1 Corinthians 7:11

“Let none deal treacherously with the wife of his youth”
Malachi 2:15

“The Lord was witness to the covenant made at your marriage.”
Malachi 2:14

“A wife is married to her husband as long as he lives.”
1 Corinthians 7:39

“Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery.”
Luke 16:18

“Thou shall not commit adultery.”
Exodus 20:14

“The man who commits adultery is an utter fool, for he destroys his own soul.”
Proverbs 6:32

“Adulterers…will not inherit the Kingdom of God.”
1 Corinthians 6:9

Rick Joyner said:
"I am formulating a doctrine on divorce and remarriage."

Rick, are you searching your Bible on this subject?

God has already formulated a doctrine on divorce and remarriage.

God’s doctrine on divorce and remarriage is eternal and it will not change for Todd, Rick or any of us!

http://www.cadz.net/mdr.html

http://www.marriagedivorce.com/mdreform2.htm

Daniel said...

here’s some truth from behind the scenes in Abbotsford. Jessa first of all was an intern in the fall 08 cycle. She never applied for it Todd invited her into the internship. Even after a board member severly opposed it. Later Todd invited her and another intern to live in his house during the internship, and after the internship as a live in nanny.

At the same time the Bellingham, Washington church was being established so fresh fire could get a legal foot hold in America. This is evident by the lack and the sheer refusal to work with the local churches. It was just for the papers not the church.

In January 2009 2 members of the board confronted Todd about Jessa, and that it was wrong and they couldn’t stand by him about it. They where “relieved” of their position for doing so. This shouldn’t be surprising as another member of FFM was faceed with the same threat, after he caught Todd with another woman in England (this is what the dark night of the soul was actually about), the FFM member was forced to either work for FFM outside of North America or be fired. Jessa is woman number 4 that Todd has cheated on Shonnah with.

Todd isn’t 100% to blame just 80% the rest of the blame falls on those board members and pastors that refused to confront Todd on his infidelities. One in particular had the mind set that if Todd does it, it’s okay even if it isn’t for others. Others refused to confront because they didn’t want to loose their jobs (like many have over the years)

Even in Lakeland which I personally think was a two edged work of God, it was a blessing to the locals who have prayed for God to move. And the other edge was a judgement on Todd, in total over the top Todd style. During the highet of revival there was excessive drinking, slasher flicks, and other things I wont get into now with Todd and his inner circle (yes men). There was infighting with the leaders on stage, and the interns where just slaves with ministry badges. Or the fact that all the money collected for the orphans and for sudan never made it to them, it was instead used to pay for the buildings/land for the revival.

Even after Lakeland fell apart, and the news finally became public, Todd never returned home to Abbotsford. He remained in America (illegally) in California, then a breif stop in Reno for their quickey divorce rules. Then it was off to Rick Joyner and his marriage with Jessa

These words are not made up, this is a summary of many conversations I have had with former FFM employees, board members and former interns. I just can’t stand by and see Todd get away with this for a fourth time. A man who has turned his back on his wife and children once again. yet will be received by the masses as THE man of God.