The church believes I am an unrepentant sinner: Eileen's story P/5

                                                     Read Part One HERE

                                               

In this post I will continue to share the story of abuse suffered by Eileen Gray, previously a member of Grace Community Church, Sun Valley, California, USA, pastored by John MacArthur.

A letter from Grace Community on March 13, 2002, threatended Eileen with church discipline if she doesn't change course. The letter states, "Since you are refusing to forgive David and allow him to return home where he can put biblical change into action, we are left with nothing to conclude that you want something else besides what Scripture teaches. Though you are ignoring the shepherding role in your life that God requires from our church, we must still choose to follow the mandate of Matthew 18 verse 17, if you persist in preventing the restoration of your family."

Matthew 18:17 says that if someone refuses to repent of his sin, the sin should be told to the church and the person treated like a "pagan or a tax collector.

The letter also stated that is has become obvious that David is not "a mental case" and doesn't need "pyschological evaluation." He is a sinner who can, by God's grace, "change and grow."

Read Part Six HERE