Where was God in the tragic death of one of his choice servants?
This is a tender and volatile time in the
Charismatic and Pentecostal religious world, as people ponder the wisdom, ethics or perhaps just the diplomacy of a perceived "personal" God, who makes personal decisions about who goes or stays, when and how, especially between the malevolent Hitlers and "Hate-lers" of the world and the benevolent teachers and life enhancers of the world, like Dr
Myles Munroe, his beloved wife and 7 other precious human beings on that fateful flight last Sunday night. Dr Myles was my friend of over 40 years. I know the integrity of his heart and the poignancy, power and global efficacy of his incomparable ministry at least as it relates to the religious genre and discipline many culturally embrace.
Was his sudden death the judgment of God? Was it reckless more than risky faith? Or was it just their time to go, and if so, why so violently or with such presumed indignity? What can or should we learn from this unsettling, unnerving and unfortunate reality? Why was
David Wilkerson, a man believed to be under a heavy "prophetic" anointing, killed in a tragic car accident just a few years back? And what about the reported suicidal death of
Bishop David Huskins of the Intl
Communion of Charismatic
Churches, who succeeded the beloved
Bishop Earl Paulk, who stepped down in what some insist was scandalous disgrace? I knew him personally and we’d ministered together.
Should any of these precious and pressured people be considered to have died in defense of the faith or "gospel" or because of their globally impacting testimonies? Should they be considered
Martyrs of the faith or just collateral damage?
Scriptures says "who has known the mind of the
Lord, that we may instruct him, but we have the mind of
Christ.”
Wonderful passage of scripture, but it would appear that, at least on this particular decision, our minds may indeed be in conflict with the presumed mind of Christ. Do you presume this to be your God's personal choice or decision, or was this just a freakish accident and sudden act of nature? Are you questioning the wisdom of God to feel disappointed in what many, as a last confusing resort, to be the "will of God?
Carlton Pearson
After college at the
Oral Roberts University in
Tulsa Oklahoma he served for 15 years on its
Board of Regents, and two years as Associate
Evangelist of The
Oral Roberts Association, (
ORA).
In
1977, Pearson founded
Higher Dimensions Ministries (now
New Dimensions ), in
Tulsa, which grew to over 5,
000.
Bishop Pearson was consecrated to the office of
Bishop in
1996 thru a
College of Bishops headed by
Bishop Charles E
Blake, presently the
Presiding Bishop of the
Churches of God In Christ, the denomination he was raised in and through whom he was ordained in
1971.
In
1993,
Carlton married the former
Gina Marie Gauthier who is a professional
Life Coach and
Yoga teacher.
More recently, he has felt a passion to proclaim the "
Gospel Of
Inclusion" and has written a widely acclaimed book by that name, published by
Simon and Schuster. It confronts the
Christian church's exclusivism as being inconsistent, in spirit with the teachings of
Jesus.
Pearson's frank and often controversial take on a number of different subjects has earned him appearances on television programs such as
NBC and
MSNBC's
Dateline,
ABC's Nightline,
20/20,
Good Morning America,
CBS Evening News with
Dan Rather,
BET Tonight with
Tavis Smiley,
The Edge with Paula Zahn and
Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, The
Monique Show on BET, and a number of other television, radio and print media outlets. Bishop Pearson was recognized as one of
America's 10 Most Influential
Black Ministers by Gospel
Today and
Belief.net. He has received several honorary doctoral degrees.
Bishop Pearson recently served as the
Interim Senior Minister at Christ
Universal Temple in
Chicago. He and Gina now host New Dimensions of Chicago, building a local multi-cultural and radically Inclusive spiritual community
that emphasizes expanded consciousness and
Self Actualization. His newest book, God Is Not A
Christian, Nor A Jew, Muslim,
Hindu...God Dwells With Us, In Us,
Around Us, As Us was published by Simon and Schuster and released in the spring of
2010.
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- published: 14 Nov 2014
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