Pastor Tony Evans Stepping Down from Ministry

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Longtime pastor Tony Evans of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship is stepping down due to unspecified "sin." Here is an excerpt from his announcement:

The foundation of our ministry has always been our commitment to the Word of God as the absolute supreme
standard of truth to which we are to conform our lives. When we fall short of that standard due to sin, we are
required to repent and restore our relationship with God. A number of years ago, I fell short of that standard.
I am, therefore, required to apply the same biblical standard of repentance and restoration to myself that I
have applied to others. I have shared this with my wife, my children, and our church elders, and they have
lovingly placed their arms of grace around me. While I have committed no crime, I did not use righteous
judgment in my actions. In light of this, I am stepping away from my pastoral duties and am submitting to a
healing and restoration process established by the elders. This will afford me a needed time of spiritual
recovery and healing.

https://www.ocbfchurch.org/wp-content/u ... tonWeb.pdf

Does this so-called "absolute supreme standard of truth" (the Bible) teach that a Christian leader should repent a "number of years" after the sin was committed?

Does this mean that for some number of years Evans was ministering while having an unrestored relationship with God?


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Does this so-called "absolute supreme standard of truth" (the Bible) teach that a Christian leader should repent a "number of years" after the sin was committed?

The bible doesn't put a time limit on repentance but neither does it advise people to wait a "number of years" before repenting. Scripture does not say " You should wait x years before you repent" so to answer the question ...

[Does] the Bible teach that a Christian leader should repent a "number of years" after the sin was committed?

The answer is no, it doesn't teach that is what church leaders should do.