Do you think there are too many tv preachers using the word MONEY in terms of every other word in their sermons and why?
2007-12-22 02:40:04 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, when a preacher will take money from old people that are living on a fixed income, that says a lot about his heart. God isn't trying to make everyone rich. The blessings spoken of in the Bible are both physical and spiritual. God takes care of his children by blessing them both ways. With a decent job to take care of themselves and spiritually. These begging tv preachers are taking scriptures and turning them around. Why can't the people that send them all that money see that they (tv preachers) are the ones getting rich, not the ones sending the money.
2007-12-22 02:47:05 · answer #1 · answered by gurlndixie 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It all depends. If a preacher is preaching what the Bible actually teaches about money and they are doing so for the purpose of teaching Christians that they should distinguish between "wants" and "needs" and that they should realize that God has made them responsible stewards of the resources that He has entrusted to them, then they are just doing their job.
But if they are cherry picking verses and creating doctrines designed to mislead people into thinking that if they send the preacher a lot of money God is going to bless them with even greater riches, then they are the types of "teachers" whom the Holy Spirit prophesied through Peter would soon come.
2 Peter 2:1 But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master, the One having bought them, and bringing upon themselves swift destruction. 2 And many will follow after their debaucheries, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed. 3 And by covetousness they will exploit you with fabricated words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction will not sleep.
2007-12-22 10:50:49 · answer #2 · answered by Martin S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, & it is giving TRUE TV preachers of the Word, a bad name because of it!
2007-12-22 10:43:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A preacher's gotta eat, right?
And live in a mansion with 23 bathrooms and drive a flashy car none of his parishioners can dream of ever having.
2007-12-22 10:42:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nothing new going on here. Go back to the bible and read the words of Paul as he tries to extract more and more money from his followers. That's what religion is all about.
2007-12-22 11:33:59 · answer #5 · answered by youngmoigle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One made a good point that with prosperity coming to people, its what they do with it. They should in turn gift it away to others rather than just becoming higher consumers.
2007-12-22 10:48:39 · answer #6 · answered by Jerry B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Jesus didn't tell us to aspire to having a mansion here on earth, nor did He tell us to contribute riches to preachers so they could have a mansion here. He did tell us to help the poor, the hungry, those who are sick, in prison, and to be thankful for our daily bread.
2007-12-22 10:46:33 · answer #7 · answered by fmckin1 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Their turning GODS place of worship into a den of thief's
2007-12-22 10:44:09 · answer #8 · answered by country boy 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
No, I'm always glad to hear how to prosper.
Would you rather they teach poverty??
2007-12-22 10:42:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
nope
2007-12-22 10:44:04 · answer #10 · answered by the survivor 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋