No, I don't see any banning, not at this point. Just for defending some points about a person? Nah. It takes much more than that.
But then we here are not your typical group of believers. Our biggest battle we encounter is with what we call "churchianity", Mike being one of them. Sorry, but it's a fact. He's a product of the organized "church" system.
Mike Hoggard is a big boy. He can defend himself, as any believer can, if in fact the Spirit dwells in him. But Jesus clearly told us "ye shall know them by their fruit". Indeed we do!
What you need to understand is that we don't promote preachers here, though this is originally a Scott Johnson based site. The focus should not be the preacher, but the message being preached.
When I hear a person say, "But pastor Scott said this...Preacher Hoggard said that...
THAT really bothers me. I could care less what some man said. I want to know what my Lord Jesus says.
Now, you go run back to Mike and tell him what I said, and that I invite him to our little humble part of the ministry and have a little discussion.
Considering what we expose here about the truth of the false "churchianity" system, I highly doubt he has the courage to show up. I personally have not found a churchianity preacher yet that could handle the truth as I know it, and that's after nearly 30 years of walking with Jesus, even living on the streets as a street preacher ministering to the poor. Many people from churchianity would come up and question me and my brothers in Christ that worked the street ministry about "what church we attend" or "who is your pastor" etc. MAN, those questions get old! But I assure you of one thing, we NEVER ran across ANY churchianity preacher that knew their bible as well as we did, mainly I believe because we literally lived the bible every day and studied and read it every day, and everything we did was based on what the bible says.
How many church-goers do you know that know their bible inside and out? I suspect virtually none. But even then, the least will be the greatest, so it's not about one's gifts of knowledge, etc. It's not a contest, but just a test to try the spirits whether they are of God.
and to major on the minor points on a *real man of God* is really not something we should do.
Not sure where you get that logic from, but it isn't doctrinal. We are to, "reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine..."
Those who preach or teach have an extra burden because they have put themselves in a position of supposedly being knowledgeable about the bible and how to be a Christian, when the truth of the gospel says that we are to take the low seat, to be humble and not exhalt ourselves. Nor are we to take titles either calling ourselves by some "official sounding" name.
Are you calling Hoggard a "real man of God"? That sounds like you're putting too much glory on a man, that even he I suspect wouldn't support. Be very careful of what the world calls "hero worship". You put a man on a pedestal, you risk putting him before God.
"Cursed be the man that trusteth in man..."
I don't think Mike has the nerve to show up here actually, though it would be nice to share with him the truth, and to directly judge what manner of fruit he bears.
And I'd really like to hear what his explanation is for "churchianity", the organized false church system.
"Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD:..."
"And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence." Matthew 10:11 (KJB)"But when they shall lead [you], and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost." Mark 13:11 (KJB)