The Funeral of Steve McNair

Steve McNair was a married man who was shot to death by his girlfriend. At his funeral, his "pastor" made the following remarks:

“Drop your stone the next time you write about Steve McNair. Drop your stone the next time you text somebody. Drop your stone the next time you twitter. Drop your stone, those of you in the barbershops, the beauty shops. Those of you walking the streets on the corner, drop your stone,” Bishop Joseph W. Walker III told thousands of people, among them family members, fans and more than 50 former teammates, gathered at Mount Zion Baptist Church.

“What I do know about this man was that he loved God though he was just like us: imperfect,” Walked said. “But he knew God.”

This pastor represents what is wrong with the church in America. He doesn't want to call sin, sin. McNair was an adulterer. What does the Bible say about adulterers? Paul said in 1 Corinthians 6:9: Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind...." This "pastor" should have been warning those in attendance what Paul said and not attempting to preach McNair into heaven. I am not trying to be cold, but the truth is that there is nothing more that can be done for Steve McNair; his eternity is fixed. However, for those still alive, the minister of God owes an obligation of truth. Sadly, he didn't give it. McNair may have "knew God," but so does the devil and he isn't saved either.