Three Devastating Lies from Dr. Michael Brown as Per One of His Alleged Victims
But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a light beating. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more. - Luke 12:48 (ESV)
Despite the recent attempts by the Charismaniacal machine, by people like Shane Idleman, discernment ministries do not relish having to write articles about people like Mike Bickle, Robert Morris, or now Dr. Michael Brown. The issue however is in protecting the cause of Jesus Christ and His sheep. It seems the machine is always infinitely concerned about the predators instead of the victims and it just is so wrong. Now, to be clear, what Dr. Brown is accused of so far is not even close to the likes of Morris and Bickle but that does not exonerate him from his actions 23 years ago, especially in light of his ministry being built on what can only be described now as faux-holiness. This story matters because for decades Brown has marketed himself as the voice of moral clarity while knowing full well that he built his image on his own impropriety from all those years ago. Today's update is twofold. First, Brown took to the Line of Fire to fall on his sword publicly and try to salvage his career and reputation. The problem is that at the same time, "Erin" has now released a detailed statement. We will review both, starting with the linked Charisma article above. Let us reason once more beloved.
'Dr. Brown went onto his "The Line of Fire" show to make a public statement regarding recent allegations. "Since a third-party investigation can drag on for months, I want to speak to you today with transparency about recent stories and allegations in the news," Brown says. "I want to be transparent, take full ownership of any wrongs done on my part, and ask forgiveness for incidents that took place 23 years ago." Brown states that the events happened in the latter portion of 2001 and 2002 in what he calls a "very difficult season of life and ministry."
"I've lived with the sobering reality that many people follow my teaching and look to my example as Jesus taught in Luke 12:48," Brown says. "I am accountable to a holy God for the ministry entrusted to me" as a result of recent allegations, many are deeply confused and troubled."' - Charisma News
We must recognize that Dr. Brown is very adept at this sort of thing. He routinely makes sincere sounding pleas that are very carefully crafted. Luke 12:48, the key verse above, does teach that much is required from those whom much has been given. As with a lot of theological statements he makes, Brown is correct. The problem is these are always couched in favorable language to him and his cause. In this opening, he is asking for compassion because this was a difficult season for him? What about for Erin and now we have a second woman as well? We should not lose sight of the fact that Brown was in an authoritative position to Erin, from a work perspective and spiritually. We do not know if this was also true with the other woman. While it is true that Bickle's four-year affair with the 19-year-old daughter of a family friend while he was in his forties and married, while telling her God showed him his wife was going to die so they could be together, is far worse than the allegations from Erin, they only are so because Erin stopped him at some point. The escalation of activities from handholding, to lip kissing to butt smacking may sound benign but it is classic grooming designed to keep pushing the boundaries until you end up in the four-year affair. There is no real confusion here, just trouble.
"Brown asserts that he never committed adultery during his marriage, however, he admits to having an emotional tie to another person who was a close friend. Brown says he spoke with another close friend confessing the truth to them, and then went to his wife Nancy and repented.
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