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Steve Lawson is back in the spotlight after writing a book following the revelation of his years-long adulterous affair. That raises some serious questions for Christians: Can a pastor who has fallen into serious sexual sin ever teach publicly again? Does biblical forgiveness mean restoration to ministry? Is a disqualified pastor still allowed to write Christian books? And if he does write one, should he be making money from it? In this video, I want to move past outrage, emotions, and internet reactions and actually look at what Scripture says. There is a major difference between forgiveness, restoration to Christian fellowship, qualification for pastoral ministry, and having a public teaching platform. Those categories often get mixed together. We’ll look at passages like 1 Timothy 3, Titus 1, James 3, Galatians 6, 1 Corinthians 5, and 2 Corinthians 2 and ask one simple question: What does the Bible actually require? You may believe Steve Lawson should never pastor again and still believe that the grace of Christ truly restores repentant sinners. The bigger question is this: What exactly does biblical restoration restore a fallen pastor to? Let me know where you land in the comments. #SteveLawson #Christianity #ReformedTheology #ReformedBaptist #BiblicalTruth #PastoralMinistry #ChurchDiscipline #Repentance #Forgiveness #ChristianYouTube #Theology #BibleStudy #ChristianPodcast

On Today's Show:
Scripture Reading from the Legacy Standard Bible
Prayers from the 2019 Book of Common Prayer
Reading from Daily Readings From the Life of Christ by John MacArthur
Federalist Friday! The 13th Amendment

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Five Day Bible Reading Plan
The full LSB Bible, Old and New Testaments, are now available online, on the Literal Word app, and on Accordance!
2019 Book of Common Prayer
Theme music: Enfield’s recording of “Crown Him With Many Crowns” © 2010 by Resolved Music. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations taken from the (LSB®) Legacy Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2021 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Managed in partnership with Three Sixteen Publishing Inc. LSBible.org and 316publishing.com

The Matt Slick Live (Live Broadcast of 09-25-2026) is a production of the Christian Apologetics Research Ministry (CARM). Matt answers questions on topics such as: The Bible, Apologetics, Theology, World Religions, Atheism, and other issues!
You can also email questions to Matt using: info@carm.org, Put "Radio Show Question" in the Subject line! Answers will be discussed in a future show. Topics Include:
Matt Discusses a Debate from the Night Before with a Unitarian/Understanding “Properties” as Relates to God in Colossians 2:9/
Elohim in Genesis, also YaHWeH Elohim, The Name of God/
Can Those That Will Be in Heaven Rebel?/Were Angels Created Sinless?/
Could Judas have Been Compassionate When he Betrayed Jesus?/Matt Explains How the RCC Church Practices Idolatry/
What About the Ethiopian Bible?/Justification for Rejecting Extra Books of The Bible/
September 25, 2026

The Matt Slick Live (Live Broadcast of 09-24-2026) is a production of the Christian Apologetics Research Ministry (CARM). Matt answers questions on topics such as: The Bible, Apologetics, Theology, World Religions, Atheism, and other issues!
You can also email questions to Matt using: info@carm.org, Put "Radio Show Question" in the Subject line! Answers will be discussed in a future show. Topics Include:
Revelation 13, The Beast, and Covid Vaccine Issues-Is There a Connection?/
Is the Roman Catholic Church Apostate?/What is the Difference Between Protestantism and Roman Catholicism?/
2 Cor. 13:14--How Can People NOT SEE the Trinity Here?/
Can Angels Appear to People and Help Them?/Can They Send Messages?/
Medical Doctors and Driving Forces in Our Society/
Hope Point Church and a Women Pastor?/Bishop Fulton Sheen?/
Pastor Appreciation/
September 24, 2026

On Today's Show:
Special Edition: The Canons of Dort — Conclusion

Squirrel Chatter is sponsored by Squirrelly Joe's Coffee! Share Coffee. Serve Humbly. Live Faithfully.
Five Day Bible Reading Plan
The full LSB Bible, Old and New Testaments, are now available online, on the Literal Word app, and on Accordance!
2019 Book of Common Prayer
Theme music: Enfield’s recording of “Crown Him With Many Crowns” © 2010 by Resolved Music. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations taken from the (LSB®) Legacy Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2021 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Managed in partnership with Three Sixteen Publishing Inc. LSBible.org and 316publishing.com