You can be genuinely forgiven by God and other people but still suffer the consequences from a particular sin in your life.
You can't lead people you don't believe in.
Influence is about being genuine.
In order to receive a pardon you must plead guilty.
You can't touch the world by giving up a Starbucks...We've dumbed it down.
If a preacher tells you how God says you are, I don't see how you can say that's bad preaching.