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PART 24 IDENTIFYING THE GOSSIP MINISTRIES

WHAT IF JESUS OR PAUL HAD A PODCAST TODAY?

How Would They Handle Fallen Ministers and Christian Gossip Culture?

“For all have sinned and fallen short of God’s glory”

But WHAT is the DIFFERENCE in “WARNING” and “BIG GOSSIP?”

Related Note: see Jan 20-22, 2025 (22 part series conveniently located together) IDENTIFYING THE GOSSIP MINISTRIES (Ministry AI and I First Church VS Now Deeps

MODERN CHRIST REAL LIFE

In today’s NOW Christian world, there’s a strange and unsettling phenomenon:

Ministers fall.
Prosperity teachers are accused.
A whisper becomes a wildfire.
YouTube is flooded with “Christian exposés.”
Talking heads debate the ruins.
Families post videos.
Former staff leak audio.

But here’s the question:

If Jesus or Paul had a podcast today… would they join the online pile-on? Or do something entirely different?

Let’s explore that through the lens of the Bible, the First Church, and the heart of the gospel.

IMAGINARY JESUS AND PAUL PODCAST

🎙️ “Truth With Tears: Jesus, Paul, and the Fall of Modern Ministry”

A fictional podcast episode in the spirit of biblical wisdom

Host: Paul of Tarsus (special guest appearance: Jesus the Christ)

Producer: First Church Media (non-profit, ad-free, Spirit-led)

[INTRO MUSIC]
gentle strings, somber tone

Narrator Voiceover:

Welcome to Truth With Tears — where correction flows from conviction, not clickbait.

Today’s topic: When a leader falls… do we expose, or do we restore?

Let’s hear from our hosts: Paul the Apostle, and a special message from Jesus Christ.

🎙️ Paul (opening monologue):
Grace and peace to you all — from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Today, my heart is grieved.

I’ve seen what some of you call “ministry news.”
Fallen preachers. Leaked audio. Children accusing parents. Thumbnails that say EXPOSED in red.

You call it discernment.
I call it disorder.

“Let all things be done decently and in order.” (1 Cor. 14:40)

In my time, I wrote by candlelight — not to trend, but to train.

When a leader sinned, I didn’t grab a scroll and name-drop for applause.
I pleaded with the churches. I required witnesses.
I warned only when souls were at stake — and even then, with trembling.

I never monetized someone’s shame. (not a traitor, Judas)

🎙️ Segment: “Jesus Speaks” (dramatic voice with warmth)

“They brought her to Me — caught in the very act.
They wanted stones. I wrote in the dirt.
I asked, ‘He that is without sin, cast the first stone.’

Some of you use microphones as stones.
Some of you edit videos like whips.
You forget mercy — because scandal pays better.

But I say:
Go and sin no more.
And if you see your brother fall — go privately. Win him. Restore him.

You were not called to crucify the fallen.
You were called to carry your own cross.”

🎙️ Paul (mid-episode teaching):

Brothers and sisters…
Let me speak plainly.

If a man preaches another gospel — call it out. Boldly.
If he leads others astray with greed or lies — warn the sheep.
But if he weeps behind the scenes…
If he repents…
If you’ve never even spoken to him…

Then don’t build a platform on his brokenness.

“If a man be overtaken in a fault, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness.” (Gal. 6:1)

Ask yourself:

Have I confronted him? Why? Apostolic commands: Galatians 6:1, Matthew 18:15, 16, Revelation 2:20
Have I wept for him?
Do I want his healing — or his humiliation?

🎙️ Segment: “Letters from the Listeners”

Producer:
Paul, we received a question from a listener in North America:

“But what if they are false prophets? Don’t we have a duty to expose them?”

Paul:
Yes. But exposure is not entertainment.
Reproof is not revenge.

Expose by Scripture.
Expose with evidence.
Expose for the sake of the Gospel — not your followers.

🎙️ Closing Word from Jesus (voice-over):

“This is My Body, broken for you.
Do not break My Body further with your accusations.
Judge righteously — but with love.
Speak truth — but let it be covered in grace.
Restore, for I restored you.”

[CLOSING MUSIC]
soft piano, fade under

Narrator:
This has been Truth With Tears —
where we expose sin, not sinners
where we restore the fallen, not destroy them
and where Jesus is always the center.

Until next time:
Judge rightly. Love deeply. Walk humbly.

CLOSING SUMMARY

1. What We See Today: Trial by Talking Heads

The modern method of handling fallen ministers often looks like this:

Public disgrace, before any due process
Emotional reactions, edited clips, anonymous tips
Platforms growing from scandal
“Discernment channels” monetizing downfall
No grace. No restoration plan.
The public becomes judge, jury, and executioner.

But that’s not how Jesus or Paul handled error.

2. What Jesus Would Do (and Teach)

Jesus corrected spiritual leaders, yes — but:

He rebuked entrenched, systemic corruption (e.g., the Pharisees)
He called for repentance, not just exposure
He defended the vulnerable (John 8), even the morally broken
He never held “trial-by-multitude” spectacles
He restored Peter privately after his public failure

Jesus never broadcast someone’s fall to win applause.
He came to seek and to save — not shame and cancel.

3. How Paul Confronted Error

Paul, the apostle of correction and order, did confront:

False apostles (2 Corinthians 11)
Heresy (Galatians 1:6–9)
Immorality in leadership (1 Corinthians 5)

But Paul:

Required witnesses before rebuke (1 Timothy 5:19)
Desired restoration, not ruin (2 Corinthians 2:6–8)
Named names only when necessary
Did not post sermons titled “10 Wolves EXPOSED!”

He corrected doctrine, not personalities.

He grieved for the Church’s witness.

He taught biblical order, not viral outrage.

Apostolic Taveau Asks:

What’s the Real Problem Today?

Too many confuse biblical reproof with public entertainment.

Instead of Matthew 18, we get:

Screenshots.
Leaked sermons.
Edited footage.
Public rants.

Instead of Galatians 6 restoration, we get:

Content creation.
Subscribers.
Mocking titles and thumbnails.

Jesus and Paul might say:

“Some preach for gain. Others preach Christ sincerely. Judge not by appearance — judge by fruit.”

“Yes, some are wolves — but others are wounded. Know the difference. Weep before you speak.”

“Truth must be spoken — but in love. Not in viral accusing targeting soundbites.”

What About the Watching World?

When the Body mocks its own, the world sees:

Hypocrisy (posers, pretenders, money makers, fakers, users)
Division (as fractious and mean and argumentative, opposing and controlling as “the world”
A lack of grace (pride, accusation, choosing hypocrisy)
A gospel with no cross (meaning deep sacrifice, pressure and pain for doing what’s ‘right”)
More reasons to suspect, doubt and mock ALL kinds of “Bible believing Untrue” “Wacko” “Talking Head” Christians

POINT :

Jesus and Paul would call the world to repentance — but also call the Church to maturity.

Bible-Based Guardrails for Today’s Church:

Be OTHER Centric (for the sake of many Lost, youth, foreign nations) NOT DEMAS(Living for the success in this temporary lost world) It’s “Self Centric” and says “I’m going to get MY SAY OUT no matter WHAT or WHO gets effected

And it continually says, “I” WANT “MY OWN VIDEO” TO GO VIRAL ..so I’ll expose my own fellow Christian, mature seasoned leader, my own kin mother or brother or fellowship for 30 thousands pieces of clickbait (and so it goes)

But if one is pure and genuinely following Jesus Christ one changes that ‘USA “mantra” to do the following:

Galatians 6:1 — Restore in a spirit of meekness
Matthew 18:15–17 — Go in private before going public
1 Timothy 5:19–20 — Require evidence and witnesses for correction
2 Corinthians 2:6–8 — Don’t over-shame, lecture, revile, word curse, objectify, disrespect the repentant; forgive and comfort

Nuff Said: The Final Charge

“Let all things be done decently and in order.” — 1 Corinthians 14:40

“If any man be overtaken in a fault… restore such a one in the spirit of meekness.” — Galatians 6:1

“Rebuke before all — but only with witnesses.” — 1 Timothy 5:19–20

ONLINE MAIN POINT

We are not called to be Christian paparazzi.

We are called to be ambassadors of reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:18).

Reflection Questions (for journaling or online video, group):

Do I share “exposures” or “warnings” without verifying truth?
Have I prayed for those I criticize?
Am I discerning… or entertained?
Do I grieve over sin… or consume it like content?
Have I ever wept for the one who fell?
Am I used to getting what I want, Am I entitled? Privileged? Perhaps Biased?

Closing Prayer:

Lord, deliver us from prideful exposure.
Teach us to mourn over sin.
Help us speak truth in love.
Give us Your discernment, not the world’s platform.
Raise up spiritual leaders who correct with tears, not tactics.

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

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