Meg,
Did God as well tell her:
http://www.rapidnet.com/~jbeard/bdm/...king/times.htm
VIII. Smith "Ordained" a Man Who Admitted to Sexual Sin: Dr. David Hocking (born 1941) was best known as the host of the "Solid Rock Radio" ministry, which had been broadcast over 170 stations nationwide, and for many years was the host of the "BIOLA HOUR," a nationwide psychologically-oriented radio program affiliated with the liberal (apostate?) Biola University/Talbot Seminary/Rosemead School of Psychology institutions. He was also the senior pastor of the 6,000-member Calvary Church of Santa Ana, California, located just a few miles from Chuck Smith's Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. (Despite the "Calvary" in both names, these two churches are not affiliated in any way.) Hocking resigned from the pastorate and from Solid Rock Radio on 10/7/92 after confessing to "sexual sin" with a married woman in his congregation. Yet only three days later, Hocking stated that he wanted to return to the pulpit!
To the credit of the elders at Calvary Church Santa Ana, Hocking was permanently expelled (i.e., "ex-communicated") after a dispute over his desired "restoration" after his "moral failure"; i.e., Hocking refused to accept the three-year restoration plan of the elders. (It should be noted that Hocking never admitted to committing adultery, but only "sexual sin, short of sexual intercourse" and to "fondling.") But, to the rescue came Chuck Smith and Calvary Chapel. Smith pre-empted the discipline process of Calvary Santa Ana by immediately hiring Hocking as a Calvary Chapel pastor. Smith then declared, "If he [Hocking] doesn't resume his teaching, I'm afraid he'll be literally and totally destroyed." Thanks to Chuck Smith and the leadership at Calvary Chapel, a statement was made that, in effect, it's okay to "ordain" a man to teach and preach even though he had admitted to sexual immorality. (Reported in the March-April 1993, Bible For Today Newsreport; the 4/5/93, Christian News; and the 2/8/93 & 3/15/93, Calvary Contender.)
This then turned into a simple sheep-stealing exercise, as Calvary Church emptied out and Calvary Chapel further filled-up, due entirely to the presence of David Hocking. Calvary Church went into a financial downspin, and having Hocking preaching less than ten miles away on Wednesday nights made the situation much worse. The 5/2/93 Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa Sunday Church bulletin showed that Hocking had been fully incorporated into Calvary Chapel's teaching ministry. Hocking was listed as teaching the Wednesday night Bible Study held in Calvary Chapel's "sanctuary," and was scheduled to speak at the 5/22/93 Southern California Men's Business Conference (along with Chuck Smith). Though no longer affiliated with Calvary Chapel (he left in 1995), while there Hocking maintained a wide range of teaching duties, including the Wednesday night Bible Study, a 2-hour class at Calvary Chapel Bible College, and a nightly radio program on Calvary Chapel's KWVE radio station ("Hope for Today," heard in 21 markets).
If this woman is being led by this man, I expect she would believe anything.
Sola Scriptura.
[Edited on 10-4-2005 by Scott Bushey]