"So many times, I've seen men and women get into trouble when they travel away from home because they believe that no one will ever know what they do when away. This is a lie, and it will always come back to haunt you. In Genesis 38, the Bible tells the story of Judah, who went on a business trip. When he arrived at a distant town, he saw a prostitute and approached her to sleep with her. But he didn't have any money to pay her, so he had to give her some personal items as a down payment. Of course, everyone knew those items belonged to him, and soon what he had done in secret, far away from home, was a public matter. And, again, we're reading about his hypocrisy thousands of years later. His actions have brought shame to his entire family for many generations. It's just not worth it. I remember an old tent preacher saying, sin will take you further than you want to go; cost you more than you want to pay; and keep you longer than you want to stay."
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Ted Haggard
Ted Arthur Haggard (born June 27, 1956) is an American Methodist pastor. He is a former pastor of the New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado, a church which he founded. He was the head of the National Association of Evangelicals and the founder/head of the Association of Life-Giving Churches. He resigned from his leadership roles in 2006 after a scandal.
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