More 411 On The Male Stripper – Christian Men’s Conference

Driscoll denounced the ‘performer’ as demonic, and the host, pastor Lindell rushed to his defence… but the things Lindell said in his defence were contradicted by the performer (Alex Magela) himself.

If you missed the original controversy, you can get the full story here: Male Stripper Opens For Christian Men’s Conference

Since the controversy first happened, it’s gone through a few cycles.

First, Lindell chased Driscoll off the stage for denouncing the shirtless sword swallower on the stripper pole.

Next, Driscoll was bullied into making a public apology for calling Lindell out for his shameful display on the grounds that it was a violation of the reconciliation principles of Matthew 18 — we BBQ that sacred cow in the interview.

Then Lindell made a public statement in defence of Magela.

Finally, Magela thanked Lindell for the public statement, and then shot down as lies most of the statements Lindell made to deflect criticism being thrown Alex’s way.

It was mentioned in the interview, but Christian Post has the details of the lies Lindell told in defending Magela (and, let’s be honest, mostly himself). Lies that only dug him into an even deeper hole.

While expressing appreciation for Pastor John Lindell’s full-throated attempt at portraying him as a bonafide born-again Christian and family man, professional sword swallower Alex Magala, whose recent performance at James River Church’s Stronger Men’s Conference in Missouri was criticized as demonic by Pastor Mark Driscoll, says he has no kids and did not get saved 10 years ago.
[…] “After watching a video yesterday from John Lindell, explaining and just defending me, I just wanted to clear some details. First of all, I have no kids. I have a family; I have no kids yet. So, that’s number one,” he said.
[…] “And secondly, some sources say that I was saved by God around 10 years ago, which is not correct because I’m an Orthodox Christian,” he continued “Orthodox Christian means that I get through the ceremony of becoming a Christian as a baby. So pretty much all my family is an Orthodox Christian, and me as well”
[…] “Being Orthodox is not so much about checking off a list of dogmatic propositions as it is being tied to local and regional culture. Thus, it would not at all be uncommon for someone in Greece or Russia to identify as Orthodox and participate in major community celebrations tied to Christianity (Easter, Christmas, Theophany, etc.) but not actually believe in the teachings of the church or, possibly, even in God,” George Demacopolous, a professor of theology at Fordham University, said in a 2017 interview.
[…] “I know my way of expressing my faith is different. And let me explain just like real quick … that’s how I see it. When I perform, I swallow a sword and attempting a death-defying stunt, climbing on top of the pole, and then going upside down. The moment when I dropped down, that to me, is when I give my life to God. And the moment when I stopped one inch before hitting the ground, that’s the moment when I get saved by God,” Magala said “God bless everybody. And book my show.”

When Jesus was tempted by the Devil in the wilderness, Jesus countered el Diablo’s lies and temptations with the Word of God (Matt. 4:1-11).

Please note …
Jesus didn’t quote Oprah.
Jesus didn’t quote the virgin Mary.
Jesus didn’t quote a positive meme He saw on Instagram.
Jesus didn’t quote Tony Robbins.
Jesus didn’t quote The Pope.
Jesus didn’t quote The Southern Baptist Convention.

He proclaimed the Word of God when Satan came against Him. Jesus fought Satan’s words with the Word of God, and it worked. Shocker, eh?
Yep, Jesus spanked Lucifer with epic scriptural counterpunches and the Slithering One left black-eyed with his tail between his legs. Indeed,
Jesus talked back to the Devil, with the Word of God, and so should we.
That’s how we tread on serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy (Luke 10:19). So … let’s get busy declaring out loud God’s Word!

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