I dont know if Wilsons church actively shames recovering alcoholics, but I have read numerous accounts of Sproul Jrs church doing so. Please stop. Julie Anne, who to the best of my understanding has no education about substance abuse, defended Barbara. The record of his life, the record he created and boasted about in his own sermons and publications, the record he established boozing it up in front of his church members, proves that RC Sproul Jr has been abusing the booze for many many years prior to his personal family tragedies. The objective and end goal must always be repentance unto restoration., I would agree the church in the dark ages had a very bad reputation when it came to church discipline, Spanish Inquisition and all that. But we're not there yet. And I have found their parents, spouses or girlfriends (depending on their marital status), to be enablers, capable of cover-ups and lying. link. Maybe the congregation in question would give the same love and grace to someone in a pew. The responsibility of a pastor/leader is FAR greater, not less. @ okrapod: You assume a lot and you would be wrong. Thanks ever so much. I am a choco-holic. Someone earlier said RC Sproul Jr a psychopath. In the end, people hurt. Im just curious, how does a person sitting in a church service every Sunday help to treat someones alcoholism? Not always. But if we do this, we usually reply to the comment on-blog telling the commenter that we edited their comment and why we edited it. And he does say at the end of the article the Bible does not condemn alcohol, and so I cannot forbid my brother in Christ from drinking. We all hope that Dr. Sproul attempted to intercede with his sons alcoholism, rather than leaving his sons conscience to deal with it he was obviously in trouble. Barbara could have easily included treatment for alcoholism in her comment. The absolute worst counseling I have ever received in my life has always come from pastors, which is why I never go to pastors anymore for counsel or advice. He was also known to turn a blind eye to drunk driving. I've been listening to true crime lately and there is SO much 'this person probably murdered their wife but they plead down so they only got a year' and 'this person wasn't charged for rape about 5 times for lack of evidence and then oops, they turned out to be a serial killer and none of that was on file' stuff. I have been talking about how the church should react in the face of this sort of egregious behavior. (Dee replied) I would advise caution. He just masks it well.. Sopy In time, this changes for the better. From 1 Cor. 4. I am so sick of hearing excuses. I dont think he knows what it is to love someone other than himself, and he doesnt do a good job of even that. And the policy among some here to kick them out and to the curb is indeed a Dark Ages policy and shows a complete lack of education on the subject. (Sometimes some of the treatment programs can create another set of problems in a person.). Well, his position of Authority comes direct from GAWD, so what do you think? After a total of 35 years I got entirely out of clinical and went into what the licensure people call administrative which is a wastebasket term for non-clinical and did that for 15 years. Sproul was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel in Sanford, Fla., and first president of R Ann Sproul of San Francisco, San Francisco County, California was born on January 25, 1931. @ Claire: I agree with this. Years later when I was a senior dating an older guy (in his twenties, lol) who took me to a college party about an hour from home, I made him promise me that he would not add anything to my Coke. No human is exempt and even a hint not guilty. Dr. R.C. Hes got to want it for himself. I wont deny though that it may have fallen short. Okrapod, I thought, worked in radiology or something along those lines. The Bible says that those who profess to be brothers in Christ and are drunkards need to be expelled from the church. Thats awful. But its a long story, and might strip away my teens anonymity, so I wont go into further detail. Sproul 2s drinking. got the functioning of Al-Anon and sponsorship incorrectly? I also understand the difference of being the victim vs the perpetrator. 1. Did they brag about how much they can drink, allude to their prowess with the bottle? Sproul Jr. needs serious help. Some medications break the cycle the body is running on-producing anxiety. In most cases those sins were nothing more than they wanted to leave his church for another church. Sadly the SBC expects everyone to be in lock step and they do everything they can to create fear in leaders lives that they will lose their paying positions. Sigh. That would include RC Junior and Tchividjian. Joining another church across town was never a good enough reason. Maybe, in other words, theyre treating the paid guy in the pulpit exactly the same as theyd treat the least of Jesus siblings. Even if they were a woman. It is natural for a father to want to protect a child from the consequences of their actions but at some point in time when the child keeps doing this the parent has let them experience the consequences. I grew up in a verbally abusive family, so I have been here before. Every person is different. Sproul, Jr. to capitalize on his fathers recent death and pull the heartstrings of those who admired his father is inappropriate. RC Jr., of course, was top dog in the congregation(s) he led because of his fathers reputation and influence, maybe? despite the nasty barbs. I guess I was looking at it from the viewpoint of Sprouls victims. Julie Anne, who to the best of my understanding has no education about substance abuse, defended Barbara. False guilt attaches to many people in this area because some traditions have prescribed a rule against alcohol when no such law is present in the Bible. (LogOut/ Am still not seeing how sitting about with other people will cure certain issues such as alcoholism. Barbara wasnt saying that RC Jr should be thrown out of the church because hes an alcoholic (although some might argue driving drunk with your kids in the car might qualify). The hurting people reference has its place, but it is being used as an aggression against anybody who disagrees or has a different opinion and especially anybody who espouses a painful truth which others may not want to hear. He t-boned my car on the drivers side at a stop sign . at no time did she mention in-patient medical treatment for R.C. It is ASTOUNDING to me that Christians make excuses for a TWICE DEFROCKED PASTOR. Agreed. I also see your point, that his family might be better off if he got treatment. I am thankful for support, growth and change. Back to my point, Al-Anon doesnt make these recommendations including separation. These evangelical arguments that its in the Bible and that settles it get very old. Welcome to TWW! However, he was considered a,dry drunk,never stopped his stinking thinking. Youre not drunk if you can lean on the pulpit without holding on. -RC Sproul Jr. Now THAT is a Serious Sauce Hound speaking. At least, from the description. He certainly has been respected for years, especially in Reformed church circles. That prison sentence was suspended and he was remanded to 1 year active adult probation. Spinderella Sproul web article. Why do you feel its necessary to malign a godly servant like RC Sproul as if he is in some way responsible for his grown sons actions! . That is a whole different level of bad behavior. However, Lisa (Sproul?) I just learned of Sproul Jr. Today. As the saying goes, for every rat you catch you know that there a lot more that you dont catch. As you and I discussed here yesterday, I am in agreement that Sproul Jr. should be terminated from his job because he is unfit. I think where we differ is that I did not see Barbaras comment as a blanket endorsement of kicking all addicts/alcoholics out of every church. His mother died on the same day that his son RC Jr was born, on July 1, 1965 (obituary says July 3, 1965). Most of us are in agreement that Sproul Jr. needs treatment for alcoholism. However, I do appreciate your emphasis on treatment. (let alone applied in practice?). I spoke as softly as I did (from your POV) because others here apparently do not realize that drunkenness is clearly called a sin in the Bible. In time, this changes for the better. They will need it and find many facing the same problems that they are, or have faced problems that they have and have words of wisdom to share. You arent making any sense in your belief that were all supposed to intuit what Barbara is thinking and therefore she doesnt have to say it. I have to have a blood sugar reading within certain limits in order to be allowed to drive. Many resources already exist and are perfectly fine. Awful. You tried to paint me with the same brush, but I happened to read your response and corrected you. I was right there, like I always was, at times he would be cussing, why this or that but he needed me. And if it is not, then they may very well continue to self-medicate in self-destructive ways, yes. http://thewartburgwatch.com/2017/06/21/rc-sproul-jr-is-now-a-convicted-felon-alcoholic-and-is-one-step-away-from-a-tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-329600. Unfortunately, in spite of years of problems including accusations of excessive alcohol intake, it does not appear that dad Sproul and others in his orbit did much to help him deal with his alleged substance abuse issues. (Dee), wine is a good gift of the Lord I cannot forbid my brother in Christ from drinking (R.C. The addict builds up a tolerance over time. Shouldnt they be in some kind of program with medical doctors or psychiatrists and psychologists? We were basically a para church ministry. Have you taken a DNA test? As for Presbyterian polity, RC1 is ordained in the PCA, but the last I heard, he was the pastor of an *independent* Presbyterian church. I think solid Christian formation is far more productive and healing than the miserable anecdotes I hear about of Church discipline which seems so negative and punitive and results in public SHAMING, something that is very destructive for any person and me nasty too and to the whole understanding of the complexity of the problems. Why do so many people not realize they are doing what Paul refers to here in II Cor 11 19-21: For you, being so wise, tolerate the foolish gladly. But that runs right up against CELEBRITY Syndrome and TOUCH NOT MINE ANOINTED!, Barbara Roberts wrote: We are also to bear one anthers burdens, help one another, etc. I did not use the word divorce. Go back and read what I said. Her boyfriend is still hospitalized with injuries that will cause him lifelong disabilities. I have already covered this in Point #2, that he is not qualified to serve. This includes the situation mentioned in this blog about a clergy family with substances abuse issues, to the point of endangering others. If somebody thinks the argument is in error then evidence to that effect must be submitted, and you are just saying that because you have been hurt does not stand the test. (I use red wine in cooking and I am glad to be out of an insufferable NeoCalvinist church that saw sin in everything, including spaghetti sauce.) I just see it as our obligation as Christians to do these things: get help and services for people, point them in the right direction. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family. (not that any of us arent being transparent in this virtual thing, here. My extended family has a lot of alcoholics. My heart aches for what RC must have had to deal with and for what Vesta and Jr's children still deal with today. Abuse is a different issue. Id take it over blind faith any day. RC seems to be a bit dodgy here. Alcoholics cannot be helped and wont be helped if they dont want it. The last surgery was done at Duke when I was a senior there. If their Dad is a hard drinker selfish enough to drink and drive with them in the car, then theyll have probably seen a huge amount of other poor behaviours, including him not being able to act as a functional adult for them when their Mum & then their sister died. Ive seen the terrible impacts of alcohol abuse in my family, beginning with just a beer at the picnic to full-fledged alcoholism with many consequences. I believe that the church, as church, needs to stay out of it. He really didnt deserve it, & my Mum, who worked up to 3 jobs & permanent night duty as a Nurse to bring us 3 up without him, didnt deserve that life, though she never never complained. ~ja, Myself and RC Jrs other adult children are estranged from him. Velour wrote: 30-90 day inpatient treatment is cost prohibitive for a lot of people, even if they wanted to go. Yes, job loss should happen for Sproul 2, but with the church directing him and supporting him into treatment. So here it is. . job loss). Help train Christians to boldly share the good news of Jesus Christ in a way that clearly communicates to this secular age. Our clergy led by example, embracing her and letting her have the full dignity of worship and service. You arent making any sense in your belief that were all supposed to intuit what Barbara is thinking and therefore she doesnt have to say it. Its beyond sin. He has used his position of authority and harmed people. There isnt much else to say. It is remarkable how LITTLE one can do for an addict if the addict doesnt want help. Sproul Jr to have a problem with alcohol and be getting drunk repeatedly as people are saying. Wine for all (no grape juicewhat are you, some kind of wimp?) at communion. Sadly those poor folks he advised not to take their medicines were far more intelligent and realistic than Sproul Jr. Having debunked this mythical correlation could everyone just stop speaking as though there is one? It is always appropriate to speak the truth in love. Televangelists and other huckster preachers have done it many times. I have known people in 12 step programs getting involved in churches to help maintain their spiritual program of recovery along those lines. Pittsburgh. Enabling him will help kill him, and that is no kindness. wine is a good gift of the Lord I cannot forbid my brother in Christ from drinking (R.C. He calls it contumacy and breaking your covenant vows. You could join St. Peter Presbyterian easily but just try leaving without his permission, and getting permission was impossible unless you had a good reason to be moving far away. Is it only Christ? And now that Im attacking other Christians for saying that there is something seriously wrong with how these churches carry out Biblical Church Discipline and that its from the Dark Ages. They did however report that his drivers license had been reinstated with no restrictions, and it was from there that I answered your question about that. RC Jr needs professional help and Ive already said so on the Spinderella blog. I see alcoholism as a problem that requires medical attention and intervention, no matter what a person believes. Does this mean I dont support CR, AA, and other support groups? mot wrote: Too many churches are already a breeding ground for guilt, shame, coercion, manipulation, etc. ADAPTED identifiable applicable scriptural reference application: This is a trustworthy saying ; An overseer, must be above reproach, temperate, self-controlled, respectable and not dependent on wine. Gracious hostess, no doubt that its sin gone amok. Maybe feeling comfortable is too much to expect when something is not ready to be shared. Why not? Max wrote: He was previously married to Vesta Ann. Alcohol abuse has played a part in that, yes, but RC Jr would have still been a spiritual bully and done the same things had he been a teetotaler too. On 6/2/17,SpinderellaSproulpostedSpinderella Sproul: Lessons In Spin With RC Sproul Jr. Having failed tomeet the legal criteriaof having his criminal case accepted by the Allen County Drug Court, RC Sproul Jr appeared on June 2, 2017 in Allen County Indiana Superior Court before Judge Samuel Keirns for a pre-trial status conference. I appreciate Barbaras ministry to domestic violence victims on her and Jeff Crippens blog. How can a nature be crucified? There was no need for pushback, just as there was no need for you to wrongly assume that we are against treatment (which Barbara clarified above). It caused him to victim-blame everyone any time they shared some struggle they were going through with him, even though they were not at fault. Sproul 2s drinking The parents would always come home much later than they had said. Velour wrote: I have experience. While I appreciate your heartfelt comment, I am compelled to share a tragic and devastating childhood experience with you. And, yes, thankful for Dee's post. How much can I eat and not gain weight? I agree with you that the judge probably ordered that Sproul Jr. go to some 12-step recovery meetings, as that is normal what the probation department would recommend in their report to the court. and me. We were reluctant to write about this since he continued in ministry under his dad. Hes like Driscoll and so many others. Yet often they are overlooked while the oppressed one gets all the attention. https://rachelheldevans.com/blog/ask-a-recovering-alcopholic-response-heather-kopp. The very people he ridiculed recovering alcoholics will probably be the first ones to help him. I cannot even imagine that a church would have no means of church discipline at all, the world being what it is and scripture saying what it does. You get CPS involved to keep checking on he welfare of the children. Vesta Van Voorhis DeKalb County, Illinois Deaths, 1843-1992 Death, Burial, Cemetery & Obituaries U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019 City & Area Directories U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019 City & Area Directories U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Court, Governmental & Criminal Records That is an important element here. Thanks, Okrapod, for posting the quote you were referring to. You deal really well with troubled waters. She is going to counseling regularly and, thankfully, has allowed people at church to pray for her. Barbra said that R.C. I grew up in a verbally abusive family, so I have been here before. You live in Louisiana, amirite? It is insane that these false teachers have any followers too. I was only thinking of verse 11. I found learning about that topic very helpful to me my mother was raised in a home filled with alcoholism and domestic violence). Many Christians are allowed to live a double life because we are afraid to confront. He has made some very poor choices, many of which have directly harmed his family. So what did his parents hope to teach him from that? You appear to have reading comprehension problems and are far more focused on insisting that you be heard (thus you keep posting the same 4 point list, over and over again) than you are willing to consider others opinions. Put a stop to this carnage. 1939 R. C. Sproul was born on February 13, 1939 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA as Robert Charles Sproul. He excommunicates entire families for the alleged sins of just one family member. That is the picture Im getting from those of you who have kept up to speed on RC Jr for a long time. Hurting people.. can be either used wisely or used combatively depending on the circumstances. I personally believe it was so he would not be a burden on us. Can you find out for us if this was a New Calvinist takeover thing? Thus if one interprets RC Sproul Jr.s actions as not persevering then according to what they teach Sproul was never a believer. He did get booted out of office and will most ptobably lose his law license . RC talks about drinking, suggests that if HE has a problem HE should abstain, but leaves the impression that we should mind our own business about others drinking and abuse. If you think gossip is on the same level, go turn all of the gossipers you know in to the police. This man needs help. I believe you missed the intent of Dees post. Its not about hypocrisy, its about the fact that we all have feet of clay and yet strive to do what is right, stumbling as we keep walking. There are ways to handle problems that other denominations use that dont involve this evangelical shoot-from-the-hip kick them out response. Yes,?, no?, I dont know ? Whether your last name is Sproul or not I hope youll still feel welcome, although Im sure this is all hard to read. It was not too long until the did he know the Lord questions started, did I witness to him, you know his blood is on your hands if he is not saved God will hold you accountable A few years later my brother in law was dying and I went to see him, very long story, and I shared with him the Gospel and the love of Christ, He accepted Christ, my church family reminded me that almost all death bed conversions are false conversions and most likely my brother in law died in his sins and went on to a Christless eternity. developing an alchoholic psychosis), then they have to have help to be restored enough to MAKE a decision about if they want to go forward in a good direction or not. Just last week our District Attorney got brought up on 13 felony counts. throw him out of the house. The federal government actually paid me to be an explainer. Yes, job loss should happen for Sproul 2, but with the church directing him and supporting him into treatment. Put that drink away now! Here as I type these words, there is a bottle of wine sitting on the kitchen counter within my view. Beakerj wrote: These need compassion. At least until this article. I wonder whether RC Sproul Senior has accepted that fact yet? Celebrate Recovery does not advocate divorce. His wet brain led to do something stupid and put him in jail for a year, including 90 days in San Quentin for evaluation. The love and truth and power of God can accomplish things which man cannot even imagine. Velour I dont know if you suffer from reading comprehension problems in general or are just having a bad day. Velour, since the beginning this discussion, your mission has been treatment. Barbara has posted ONE comment. . ; but it seems that Velour is like Christ n her desire to see this man reconciled in his relationship to God and with his fellow man. So you fully agree with what Sproul wrote in that article? I read that on Wade Burlesons blog. Generally will not drink around them. It makes me very sad that a gathering place like this, which seems to be a collection of misfits and wounded sheep (like me) cant do any better than this. For R.C. I know this. Tragically, her parents were killed upon impact, and my friend and I were pinned in the GMC pick-up in which we were riding. He has to be protected from injuring himself or others-regardless of the fact that it is a sickness and not a crime. Bear in mind the differences between (a) information, (b) personal opinion and (c) medical opinion. I quoted the whole thing because it made me think of the whole PK phenomenon which may have played a role in RC2s character formation. This is beyond shocking. A highway patrolman searching for the drunk driver who had been reported by someone witnessed the crash. I, too, have been very disappointed in this thread. In fact, in my post there last Monday I express outrage about how PCA churches are often excommunicating victims of domestic abuse for divorcing their abusers. The hotter it is, the faster those icy cold spirits will flow. @ Friend:Yes, Please pray. Its rude. After struggling with this for years, it was like a light bulb was turned on. Basically, he lied. Blog owners can run their blogs how they like. As I quoted up the thread to Daisy, I have never said that R.C. As the saying goes in rooms like Al-Anon, a 12-step program for the family and friends of alcoholics, I didnt cause it, I cant control it, and I cant cure it., Barbara Roberts wrote: What are you agreeing with Barbara aboutthat all people with serious problems that require medical intervention and treatment should be publicly humiliated in a some kind of Salem Witch Trials II hearing? More importantly hes got to want it because he loves his family. . One may be a choice, the other, an illness. What a hateful thing to recommend that be done for someone with a serious substance abuse problem. They are likely growing up in a home with an alcoholic and will develop serious problems as the years go on. Pain is no fun and draining. Nobody blames him, but nobody fails to monitor his behavior either. Drunk driving is one of the most selfish things a human being can do. Ive seen examples of that, too. Julie Anne wrote: What Im seeing are a lot of hurting people who trigger very easily over certain things that remind them of past experiences that hurt them. Sproul Jr. 16 A Theologian from the Burgh Stephen J. Nichols 28 A Shepherd of God's People Burk Parsons 32 A Friend and Father in the Faith Sinclair B. Ferguson 38 Faithful to the End W. Robert Godfrey Meet Again Miguel Nez An Unashamed Herald They also have to be willing to cut themselves off from all their friends (the only friends alkies keep are drinkers and other alkies) and make new sober friends. Nor is there any Biblical support for accountability among Christians. Try several different meetings and find one thats a good fit for you. I raised a kid that a sibling could not care for, and never, not one time, ever not once was I not there, my nephews words, not mine. So I was only saying what the Bible says. Please stop. Perhaps she is basing it on much more than that. It seems that most of us are in agreement that: I find that the best part of blogging. I think its a huge problem that he is still in ministry. I have been talking about how the church should react in the face of this sort of egregious behavior. I hope he gets help I really do. Thank you, Christiane, for your wise words. This is done to build up the body of Christ unto the maturity and the unity of the faith. He pleaded no contest to one and the rest were dismissed. So in that respect, one has a choice component. Sproul being terminated from his job for a litany of abuses and disqualifying behaviors. 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