Great points. I’ll just add my two cents to what you already stated quite well.

The battle for the soul and spirit is already won for evil regarding most people in the world. For most citizens at the local level of communities and neighbors, they live peaceful and quiet lives with their families (though they are sinners with hidden sins most people don’t hear or know about).

As people ascend up through the ranks of society/professional careers/in government/the food chain, there is an increase in importance, authority, money, power, etc., and more access to them (more of a spotlight on their professional and personal life (accountability). This goes all the way up to the top (for the most part and is true for the most part).

The higher you climb the greater your moral responsibility becomes. For unrepentant sinners (and Christians also), it becomes more difficult to keep the lid on your [sinful] lifestyle. Thus, when the levy finally breaks, all the gory details and skeletons fall out of the closet and into the mainstream (social) media on the news headlines around the nation and the world. Consequently, most people are shocked and outraged while they can hardly believe someone like Diddy or a politician or 10%er of humanity could have such a great moral failure and fall.

Christians are likewise not exempt. Steve Lawson, for example, is a well known and reputable theologian/pastor/professor/husband/father/grandfather and was somewhat a celebrity in the Protestant reformed realm of Christianity. He had a multiple years affair with a young lady, was exposed, went into hibernation, then finally confessed but only after being removed from literally every platform from the local level to the university/seminary level. The Christian world was turned upside down over this and was a major upset to Faith and ministry… yet we are all capable of falling as Steve Lawson did. Circumstances, certain variables, and all safeguards aside, we all possess the same ability and carnal desires like the Steve Lawson’s and P Diddy’s of the world (to one degree or another).

The only meaningful difference between Diddy and your next door neighbor, or Steve Lawson and your local pastor is status, power, and money. The same unredeemed sinful nature or the same remaining sinful flesh resides in us all as unbelievers and believers.

Great points. I’ll just add my two cents to what you already stated quite well.

The battle for the soul and spirit is already won for evil regarding most people in the world. For most citizens at the local level of communities and neighbors, they live peaceful and quiet lives with their families (though they are sinners with hidden sins most people don’t hear or know about).

As people ascend up through the ranks of society/professional careers/in government/the food chain, there is an increase in importance, authority, money, power, etc., and more access to them (more of a spotlight on their professional and personal life (accountability). This goes all the way up to the top (for the most part and is true for the most part).

The higher you climb the greater your moral responsibility becomes. For unrepentant sinners (and Christians also), it becomes more difficult to keep the lid on your [sinful] lifestyle. Thus, when the levy finally breaks, all the gory details and skeletons fall out of the closet and into the mainstream (social) media on the news headlines around the nation and the world. Consequently, most people are shocked and outraged while they can hardly believe someone like Diddy or a politician or 10%er of humanity could have such a great moral failure and fall.

Christians are likewise not exempt. Steve Lawson, for example, is a well known and reputable theologian/pastor/professor/husband/father/grandfather and was somewhat a celebrity in the Protestant reformed realm of Christianity. He had a multiple years affair with a young lady, was exposed, went into hibernation, then finally confessed cling after being removed from literally every platform from the local level to the university/seminary level. The Christian world was turned upside down over this and was a major upset to Faith and ministry… yet we are all capable of falling as Steve Lawson did. Circumstances, certain variables, and all safeguards aside, we all possess the same ability and carnal desires like the Steve Lawson’s and P Diddy’s of the world (to one degree or another).

The only meaningful difference between Diddy and your next door neighbor, or Steve Lawson and your local pastor is status, power, and money. The same unredeemed sinful nature or the same remaining sinful flesh resides in us all as unbelievers and believers.