![]() This is just what they were given, and, for better or worse, they’re left to flounder in front of everyone.” “And I think it’s weirdly a tragic element, because they didn’t choose this. “They have none of the life experience or anything to earn this spot, and it affects each of them differently,” McBride says. Sunday’s premiere picks up where the Succession finale left off: with a bunch of rich kids desperately attempting to prove that they’re not actually a failson or faildaughter. ![]() If last season was the story of how Eli built and maintained his empire, this one is about whether his progeny have what it takes to lead his kingdom into the future. “And now they have to step up and do it.” “It’s so easy to talk shit on the bench when everybody else is doing the work,” says McBride, who created the HBO series. But Eli Gemstone (John Goodman) is retired now, and his offspring have no choice but to try to keep the family’s massive collection plate overflowing. The large adult Gemstone children-wannabe mogul Jesse (Danny McBride), budding Christian rock star Judy (Edi Patterson), and youth minister Kelvin (Adam Devine)-know that they’re not powerful or beloved like their father is. “Nobody’s rooting for born-wealthy people to become more wealthy,” Jesse says, correctly. The eldest of three spoiled heirs to a Southern megachurch pastor, he understands what he and his siblings are up against. "My answer to the question is that it is not too high a standard to require that a pastor live a life free from sexual fornication and adultery and any ongoing use of pornography," he said.Early in Season 3 of The Righteous Gemstones, something unexpected emerges from deep beneath Jesse’s bushy sideburns and hollow machismo: self-awareness. He added that it is, in his view, "biblically inconceivable that such a shepherd could be living above the standard of Moses, and above the standard of ordinary Christians, and above the reproach of the world, and yet be living in sexual sin." "Maybe one of our problems is that we've just scared pastors witless about being what they ought to be." They are the protectors and teachers with authority over the guys. They are the wolf-catchers and wolf-fighters of the guys," he said. If pastors think that they are "just one of the guys", then this is "misplaced humility", the 74-year-old said. Piper admitted it takes a "very special grace" to resist sexual temptation but added that this is achievable because God has made this grace available in Christ to all Christians. ![]() "There are ethical standards where the pastor is to be above reproach (1 Timothy 3:2), because he's a very public figure and has the weighty calling of being an example to the flock (1 Peter 5:3) and an example to the world (1 Timothy 3:7)," Piper said. ![]() ![]() He argued that as elders and pastors are in the roles of teachers and governors of God's flock, they are held to a higher standard of sexual purity than other Christians. The 'When I Don't Desire God' author made clear that in his view, this is exactly the standard pastors should be living to. The podcast dealt with the question of whether "faultless chastity" is "too high a standard for pastors". It is "not too high a standard" to expect pastors to live free from sexual sin, says pastor John Piper.ĭiscussing purity in a recent "Ask Pastor John" podcast, the Desiring God founder said male pastors were mistaken if they think they are "just one of the guys". ![]()
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