To Christians: do you agree with Rod Parsley?

Question

I was just flipping through channels on television and I saw the ad for a man named Rod Parsley. He was talking about his program called Jubilee Covenant, about how 2007 will bring miracles in all aspects of your life if you join his "Covenant." He went on and on about how much success would come to you this year and how 2007 is the "Year of Jubilee" as supposedly mentioned in the Bible.
However, after he finished blabbering about all that somewhat uplifting information, he cut directly to the chase which was that you have to pay $50 or more to join his "Covenant."
I believe that if he really wanted to help people and bring joy to their lives he would do it for free.
How do Christians feel about this? Because he certainly has left a bad impression in me.

Answer 1

I'm a Christian, and I think it's disgusting. They try to "sell" you your salvation, which can't be bought with money. I know that the Catholic denomination has a year of jubilee every 50 years (or something like that), but I don't think any of the other Christian denominations really celebrate it. I don't know. I'm not old enough to have been here for the last one, but I never even heard about it until I began dating a Catholic guy in college. Anyway, I feel this way about most televangelists. "Call now for prayer!!!!! Call the 1-800 number at the bottom of the screen to receive God's blessing!!!!" Yeah, the call is free, but you have to pay them to pray for you! Hey, I can pray for myself for free! I even heard one on TV screaming about something of the sort, and then he seriously shouted "send the check!" I almost threw up. I heard another talking about how we are supposed to tithe. Then he started talking about how he has this very nice car he drives and added, "but when God asks me for it, I'm gonna give it to Him." Gag. One of my other Christian friends said it best when I asked him what he thought about televangelists like that. He said, "God reserves a special place downstairs for people like that"

Answer 2

This is a tough situation..Im sure he wants the best foreveryone, I am not sure what he was thinking it doesnt really sound like something he would do. But why pay the $50?? If you really wanted to be part of the covenant, if I were you I would call and say I dont have the $50 dollars but I want to be part of the convenant (even if you do have the money) and see what they would say. When someting like this happens that you dont agree with or know its not from God we shold do something about, dont you think?

Answer 3

This is called "Seed Promise" theology; it's a scam. This type of theology teaches that, if you want God to bless you, you must give to a particular church or christian organization. While Scripture tells us we must support our local church with financial offerings, NEVER does God imply that we must give all of our offerings to a particular church. In fact, if we're unable to give money, we can also give of our time.

Rod Parsley is a televangelist I'd advise most folks to stay away from. While he's done some good work (such as organizing a HUGE protest against partial birth abortion), he teaches errant theology that should be avoided.

In his defense (if there is one), he wasn't soliciting folks for his own covenant; he was soliciting for participation in his "Covenant Partner" program, which supports his televangelism efforts: http://www.breakthrough.net/covenant-partner.asp

Answer 4

He sure turns me off-------then, all televangelism does that to me. I do turn them on, occasionally, to get a big laugh.

They are outright crooks who are out for your money.

My main impressions of this guy are threefold:
1. His screaming at the top of his voice ''for Jesus''. I mean he was screaming-Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!. A real nut.
2. His damning Muslims and talking about how horrible they are.
3. He is constantly asking for money.

I do not know how Christians put up with such a person as he is------ such an embarrassment to them.

Answer 5

Yes these shows are ludicrous. Like a show I've seen where they ask for "seed money." A minimum of $1000 no less! Jesus never once asked for money in the Bible. It seems like people seem to make money somehow on TV by their weird doctrines that are unbiblical. They've given Christianity a bad name.

Answer 6

Salvation is free. Christ took care of the cost. If you have $50. to spare give it to someone who doesn't have the money to pay for heat this winter. Or a mother who can't afford a warm coat for her child. Or an old man who is homeless and hasn't had a warm meal or gloves. Be creative but whatever you do, don't give it to someone on the television.

Answer 7

Sorry, I even have under no circumstances heard of him, probable because of the fact I stay in yet another component of the international. whether, in user-friendly terms on your suggestion...Jesus did warn us to concentrate of fake prophets, & the try of a prophet is to reveal screen his FRUIT. E.g. does he education what he preaches? Does he have the fruit of the Spirit in his existence (Galatians 5:22-23)? Is he grasping, lustful, addicted to cigarettes, revengeful, or loses his temper comfortably & often? Does he have a skeleton in his closet? to sidestep being misled by skill of fake prophets like Jim Jones, take under consideration those few factors.... "Cults are in many situations characterised by skill of mandatory figures who evaluate themselves messengers of God with unique get right of entry to to the Almighty. because of the fact the chief has one among those particular dating with God, he can dictate the theology and habit of the cult. hence, he routines great effect over the team. that's real, case in point, interior the Unification Church, the way worldwide and the worldwide Church of God. This stable management leads the cult follower into finished dependence upon the cult for perception, behaviour and way of existence. while this falls into the arms of an truly corrupt chief, the outcomes might properly be tragic, as with Jim Jones and the people's Temple tragedy. The greater dramatic the claims of a cult chief, the greater the potential of a unhappy end."

Answer 8

No, I'm a Christian. Please don't label me by people like Rod Parsley. He's trying to make money and is using religion to do it. If you have any questions about the Bible or what it means to be a Christian, let me know.

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Answer 9

I'm not a fan on many of those TV Pastors. Anyone who tries to sell you a "prayer cloth" or "holy water" or "holy oil" should be ashamed of themselves. Especially those to try to get money out of you to repent for your sins. Rediculous.

Yes, churches do need money to work, but the money should be given out of people's will, not by trickery.

Answer 10

Romans 5:15
(15) But not as the offense, so also is the free gift. For if through the offense of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.