Stephen Lawson broke the silence several months after being involved in an inappropriate relationship, resulting in his termination from the ministry.
“It is a crushed heart that writes this letter. I have sinned the Lord so badly against my wife, my family and my family. Against Your countless people are by having a sinful relationship with a woman, not my wife,” Lawson said. I wrote it On Wednesday's X. “I It's deep and broken I betrayed my wife, deceived my children, brought shame to the name of Christ, blamed his church, and harmed many ministries. ”
this mark Lawson's first official statement Since his end from Trinity Bible Church in Dallas last September. It was revealed What he had I'm involved In my five-year relationship with a woman in her 20s. he It was dropped again From his roles in Ligonier Ministries, G3 Ministries, and The Master's Seminary.
Lawson explained that Reason for His months of silence was due to his time spent on “my search.” My own A soul that determines my repentance is genuine. ”
“I am the only one responsible for my sins. I confessed my sins to my lord, my wife and family, and repented. He added: I hate my sins, I cry My sinand then changed. ”
“My sin brings great consequences I'm alive With them for the rest of my life. Over the years, many people have sought spiritual guidance from me and I have failed you. I ask for your forgiveness. ”
Lawson also noted that over the past five months he has undergone extensive counseling, including weekly accountability to the two pastors and the elders of the local congregation, and “under the supervision of an accountability team who has overseen my progress and has given me wise advice in decisions I have to make.”
“I grow up with grace, read and absorb God's Word, put it into practice, pray and meet other followers,” he continued. “I'm involved in Church lifeattends and participates in prayer meetings, Sunday school, worship services, and weekly communion. I am given words in my mid-week Bible study. Pray my spiritual growth like Christ when I follow him Time by time During this recovery season. ”
He said, “I expressed my gratitude for spreading his full forgiveness to me to the grace of God's mercy in the Gospel.
“I continue to make repentance efforts to search for the soul, but I have no intention of making any further public comments on the foreseeable future,” Lawson argued.
Finally, Lawson “sought prayers for “the Lord's mercy and grace” with his intention to right the deeply wrong sin I committed against his wife and family.
I write this letter in a crushed heart. I have sinned the Lord seriously against my wife, my family, and your countless numbers, against the Lord by having a sinful relationship with women, not with my wife, but with women. I'm deeply broken about what I betrayed and deceived…
– Stephen Lawson (@drstevenjlawson) March 12, 2025
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It was originally released on March 13th, 2025.
