Ted Haggard

I have seen this man speak on a few occasions, and I have many friends who know him personally. His son Marcus was even on my wing at ORU the year before I was there. Let me take a moment to give you something that I believe the Lord has laid on my heart to say about this man.

He is a man of God. He is not forsaken, he is not cast out.

Please read this, one of the stories of David.

• David, infatuated with the beautiful Bathsheba, wife of Uriah the Hittite, commits adultery with her. Bathsheba conceives, and David tries to cover up his sin. Uriah is brought home from the army in order to report to David. David then sends Uriah home, with the intent that he should cohabit with his wife and claims of adultery would never surface. However, Uriah refuses to go home, and sleeps with David's servants in the palace, as it would be unfair for him to enjoy the comforts of home when his comrades are still at war. David tries getting Uriah drunk the second night, but this plot fails as well; Uriah still retires in the servant quarters of David's palace. Finally, David sends Uriah back to the front, with orders to the commanders that they should abandon him in the midst of the enemy. And so it is done, Uriah dies in battle, and David marries Bathsheba and has a son by her. But the prophet Nathan speaks out against the sin, and although David repents, God kills the child as a punishment. Still, Nathan tells David that "The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

First, Nathan is the name that David gives to the son that he has with Bathsheba. Interesting huh? Now, here is something God said to David (again, through Nathan the Prophet), in spite of his (David's) shortcomings...

• He will establish the house of David eternally: "Your throne shall be established for ever."

So, if God said to David (through Nathan) that his Kingdom would be established forever, and God knows all things, and then David goes and does the whole Bathsheba thing, isn't it possible that mighty men of God (keep in mind, this is the same David that God said 'go throw a rock at the huge dude's head, you'll win the war') are just men, and capable of falling, but also that God has overcome this?

Ted Haggard was and is an amazing man of God. The media is retarded and worthless and is making it appear that he is a fallen saint who was disgraced and can never be seen the same again. Many people are going to lose faith in at least Ted, and at worst, Christianity thanks to this event, but the fact of the matter is, God is bigger than this. The love that we have thanks to God is bigger than this.

This isn't a situation where Pastor Ted's whole life was a blatant lie to further his own profit. He honestly believed and still believes in what he tought for years, and I honestly believe that he is a strong man who knows God. He is still a man, and capable of fault. God knows this, and allows for this. He is forgiven by God, anything anyone holds against him from here on out is a grudge. A hypocritical grudge at that.

Please read the following links, and make your own judgements based on the facts, and not the media interperetations.

Ted Haggard's Statement to his church.
Ted's wife Gayle's Statement to her church.

These people are truly seeking God, and I have all the respect and honor for them in the world.