Ted Haggard Quotes

• Sin will take you farther than you ever intended to go, it will cost you more than you ever expected to pay, and it will keep you longer than you ever intended to stay.

  Ted Haggard

  Christian, Cost, Pay

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• We don’t have to debate about what we should think about homosexual activity, it’s written in the Bible.

  Ted Haggard

  Thinking, Debate, Should

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• I've never known anyone who has fallen into sin and been successfully restored by the formal church structure. Nor have I ever seen a formal church structure wisely deal with sin, enabling ministry to continue without interruption.

  Ted Haggard

  Church, Enabling, Ministry

  Ted Haggard (1998). “The Life-Giving Church”, Regal Books

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• The fact is I am guilty of sexual immorality. And I take responsibility for the entire problem. I am a deceiver and a liar. There's a part of my life that is so repulsive and dark that I have been warring against it for all of my adult life.

  Ted Haggard

  Liars, Responsibility, Dark

  "Haggard admits 'sexual immorality,' apologizes" by The Associated Press, www.nbcnews.com. November 5, 2006.

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• Don't punish people who repent; heal them. I don't believe that private sin requires public rebuke or removal from office if repentance is taking place. However, when no evidence of true repentance exists, then discipline is in order.

  Ted Haggard

  Believe, Order, Office

  Ted Haggard, R. Lance Coles (1998). “The Life-giving Church”, Baker Publishing Group

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• I called to buy some meth, but I threw it away.

  Ted Haggard

  Crazy, Conservative, Outrageous

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• The importance of the Bible to a church is to keep the church on track. The role of the Constitution in government is to keep the government on track.

  Ted Haggard

  Government, Track, Church

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• If the evangelicals vote, they determine the election.

  Ted Haggard

  Election, Vote, Determine

  "Jesus Camp". www.imdb.com. 2006.

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• The third big idea is that we confess our sins to someone close to us--a friend or our spouse. I don't mean a public declaration of our shortcomings; I mean confession in the security of a trusted and living friend.

  Ted Haggard

  Mean, Ideas, Sin

  Ted Haggard (2002). “Simple Prayers for a Powerful Life”, Baker Publishing Group

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• I am steady with my wife. I'm faithful to my wife.

  Ted Haggard

  Wife, Faithful, My Wife

  "A Mega-Scandal for a Mega-Church" by Rita Healy, content.time.com. November 03, 2006.

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• I am a firm believer in living as if there were no such thing as a secret. If we hide our sins and live in darkness, we will never get the healing we so desperately need; in fact, if it is hidden so well that we don't even recognize it, we may never even find forgiveness.

  Ted Haggard

  Healing, Darkness, Secret

  Ted Haggard (2002). “Simple Prayers for a Powerful Life”, Baker Publishing Group

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• I was referred to Mike Jones from the concierge at a Marriott hotel when I asked for a masseur... It was during the massage that it started to become sensual, and that led to him masturbating me.

  Ted Haggard

  Hotel, Mike

  "Report: Ted Haggard Finally Admits to Sexual Contact With Mike Jones". KRDO-TV, www.westword.com. June 26, 2008.

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• I think that probably, if I were 21 in this society, I would identify myself as a bisexual.

  Ted Haggard

  Bisexual, Thinking, This Society

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• There is no such thing as a secret among our leaders; communication is very open and honest, and if it's not, then it can become seemingly brutal. You've heard my arguments for love, friends, and authenticity, but there are the deceivers, the manipulators, the control freaks, and the self-appointed teachers in the Body who would love to use our system for their own selfish purposes. We all know the realities of the old sin nature.

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  Teacher, Selfish, Communication

  "Dog Training, Fly Fishing, and Sharing Christ in the 21st Century". Book by Ted Haggard, 2002.

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• You know all the surveys say that evangelicals have the best sex life of any other group.

  Ted Haggard

  Sex, Groups, Surveys

  "Hardball" with Chris Matthews, www.nbcnews.com. January 29, 2007.

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• I want a church I can stay in for years. I don't want surprises, scandals, or secrets from my church leaders.

  Ted Haggard

  Years, Leader, Secret

  Ted Haggard (2008). “Dog Training, Fly Fishing, and Sharing Christ in the 21st Century: Empowering Your Church to Build Community Through Shared Interests”, p.15, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Today's biggest headlines are stories about people who thought they were doing something that was secret: Jesse Jackson's secret girlfriend and child, Monica Lewinski's private meetings with the president and confidential girl talk with Linda Tripp. Just think of the news stories we've watched on television.

  Ted Haggard

  Girl, Children, Thinking

  Ted Haggard (2003). “Letters from Home”, Regal Books

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• How much is your sin going to cost me?

  Ted Haggard

  Cost, Sin

  Ted Haggard (2006). “Your Primary Purpose”

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• I did not have a homosexual relationship with a man in Denver.

  Ted Haggard

  Men, Denver, Homosexual

  "A Mega-Scandal for a Mega-Church" by Rita Healy, content.time.com. November 3, 2006.

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