Always Be Vigilant In Jesus!
“Why Are There So Many Televangelist Scandals?”
Answer: The term “televangelist” has almost universally negative overtones. Typical responses from people who are asked what they think about televangelists include the following: dishonest, greedy, materialistic, wasteful, and scandalous. The sight of televangelists wearing overly expensive clothing and jewellery, living in ridiculously expensive homes, and driving the most luxurious of cars, has caused many people to turn away from faith in Christ. Even non-Christians can discern that the teachings and lifestyles of most televangelists are antithetical to the teachings of Jesus Christ.
The core cause of many televangelist scandals is the belief commonly known as the health-wealth gospel. Televangelists are the primary propagators of the idea that it is always God’s will for all Christians to be perfectly healthy and financially wealthy. The essential message of the health-wealth gospel is that if you give money, God is obligated to bless you with health and wealth. If you give money, but are not blessed with health and wealth, you either did not give enough money, or do not have enough faith to truly receive the blessing. In this, health-wealth Scheme televangelists encourage people to give large sums of money, while pre-emptively explaining why the people are not blessed with health and wealth as they were promised. Source HERE
The Problem With Infomercials, Televangelists and Mechanics
“For there are many insubordinate, both idle talkers and deceivers…whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole households,
teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of dishonest gain.” – Titus 1:10-11
“Just five minutes a day and you can have rock solid abs like this. All it takes is three easy payments of $29.99!” blared the infomercial,
waking me from my late-night, post-baseball dozing…….
Maybe it worked for you. It did nothing for me except hurt my back.
We’ve all been taken or at least felt taken by someone. Like the mechanic who expertly claims the car repair will require a new Johnson rod.
Or the televangelist who promises your $100 donation will go to feed orphan children in Romania (when in reality it pays his six-figure salary). And the aforementioned infomercial, promising instant results with so little effort.
Like what was happening to Titus, a leader in the early church. His mentor, the missionary Paul, warned him about people – within the church no less – who were teaching incorrect doctrine for their own personal gain. We might expect something like that from a crooked financial adviser. But can you believe that was actually happening in a spiritual setting?
There’s an old Russian proverb “Trust a little but Verify”. We need to start Testing.
Even though the words being spoken into our ear seem accurate and reliable, it remains our responsibility to verify their precision and trustworthiness. Failing in this regard leaves us vulnerable to deception, openly naïve and far too trusting.
The message today should be clear…be guarded (even and maybe especially with your money).
Just don’t give your complete trust away so easily.
Make others earn it through their consistent actions. Source HERE
TELEVANGELISM: A POWERFUL ADDICTION:
Recovering from Abusive Religion
by Kenneth D. Johns
Consider some of the methods employed in recent years by some Televangelists to create Cash-Flow.
They say something like: “Two thousand years ago, God sowed a seed at Calvary that produced a Supernatural Harvest. Ever since, people have been Sowing Seeds with God for their own Supernatural Harvest. If you sow your seed today, your most generous seed, God will give you a supernatural harvest. Your harvest will be everything you have ever wanted: Salvation for loved ones, Financial success, Perfect health, miraculous success in business and career. Sow your very Best Seed today. Join God and you can have it all. God has a miracle for you now –
A Supernatural Harvest!”
Kenneth has years of Pentecostal background and has seen the good and the not so good.
He was brought up with the fear of The Lord and has seen a lot of changes through the years. He shares his genuine concerns with us and shares words of wisdom.
I have given you mine on this Website. Please be advised, and test those who say they are prophets. There is much attraction to the prophetic.
I love the Voice and Heart of God……when “prophets” don’t carry them, it can be a dangerous thing, spiritually and sometimes financially –
they can have
ALL MANNER OF ENTICEMENTS
Sometimes you can find out their agendas when it is too late!
Please be Careful.
