This is such a robust falsehood that I don’t know how to fully respond to it. But I just intuitively know that it’s wrong and that’s it’s yet another lukewarm device of Satan propagated in the church. It’s because of stupid statements like this, and many, many others, that I have avoided pursuing pastoral ministry since 2010.

If this ridiculous statement were true, then the following people would fall under it’s condemnation:

1. Jeremiah.

2. John the Baptist.

3. God in the Old Testament.

4. Jesus Christ the Son of God when speaking to the Pharisees. Jesus told Philip, “If you have seen me, you’ve seen the Father.”

5. Peter when speaking to Simon the Sorcerer.

6. Paul when speaking to Elymas.

7. Stephen when speaking to the Pharisees.

8. Timothy when rebuking a pagan parade – Foxe’s Book of Martyrs.

9. Martin Luther when speaking about the Catholic leaders.

10. George Wishart when speaking about the Catholic leaders.

11. John Knox when speaking about the Catholic leaders.

12. John Wesley when speaking about antinomians.

13. Charles Finney when speaking about antinomians.

14. Leonard Ravenhill when speaking about cheap grace American Christianity.

15. David Wilkerson when speaking about prosperity preachers.

A temporary expression of anger at injustice is fine. But constantly abiding in anger should rightly be called bitterness. Lukewarm pastors never make that distinction, because they lack indignation at sin. That’s the best response I have for that at this point.