Yes, Do Not Trust In Them!
They are Profligates – Marketing their wares like Auctioneers and MLM Marketers.
And they are Extremely Dodgy like Shonky Second-Hand Car Dealers and Mechanics.
They promise to Fix Your Pocket but in reality they Mess with Your Pocket.
They Prey on the Unwise – they like it when people are gullible (easily led)
sadly, that’s the Truth Friends, please Read On for Your Protection.
This is Sure to make you Wiser!!!
They are Forfeiting their Eternity and if you follow their Sinful Ways (their appetite for Money and Worldly prosperity) you will Forfeit Your Eternity as well. The Enemy has Seduced them – don’t let them Seduce you anymore. Rest Assured, their End is Swift Destruction. They have even told you things like Their Ground is Better Ground to Sow (Your Money) in than Giving to the Poor and Needy – they tell you that you will
Reap a 100 Fold instead of 30 or 60 – that’s an Absolute Outrage!
Can’t you see the Carnality of these “Preachers?” they’re a Shameful Bunch.
They’re so obvious really – sometimes it sounds like an Auction as they peddle their wares (of deception) to the Highest Bidders.
Does that sound familiar? Don’t let it be You – You need to be Out of there – Jesus calls them Hirelings.
Did you know there are even “Preachers” who have actually not been Saved and Born Again? It is a “Lucrative Industry” to them. They put on the Pretence to make their “Gatherings” and Christians flock to their Services, none the wiser. Hopefully this Page does. Jesus did mention the “Wheat and Tares” and sorry to say TARES are “in ministry” too, believe it or not.
We need to be Fruit Inspectors – Jesus instructed us to be – He said “By their Fruit you will know them”………. do they remind you of Paul and those who were with him OR People of the World with their emphasis on Money and Wealth Etc? Is it really GOD’s WAY or THEIR WAY they are seeking to impress you with?
The Context of this Verse is Kingdom Related Parables in Mark 4
Jesus Parable of the Sower Explained
13 Then He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? 14 The Sower sows the Word. 15 These are those beside the path, where the word is sown. But when they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word which is sown in their hearts. 16 Others, likewise, are seed sown on rocky ground, who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness, 17 but have no root in themselves, and so endure for a time. Afterward, when affliction or persecution rises for the word’s sake, immediately they fall away. 18 And others are seed sown among thorns, the ones who hear the word. 19 But the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. 20 Still others are seed sown on Good Ground, those who hear the Word, and receive it, and bear fruit: thirty, sixty, or a hundred times as much.”
MEV (Modern English Version)
13 Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t you understand this story? Then how will you understand any stories of this kind? 14 The seed the Farmer plants is God’s Message. 15 What is seed scattered on a path like? The message is planted. The people hear the message. Then Satan comes.
He takes away the message that was planted in them. 16 And what is seed scattered on rocky places like? The people hear the message.
At once they receive it with joy. 17 But they have no roots. So they last only a short time. They quickly fall away from the faith when trouble or suffering comes because of the message. 18 And what is seed scattered among thorns like? The people hear the message. 19 But then the worries of this life come to them. Wealth comes with its false promises. The people also long for other things. All of these are the kinds of things that crowd out the message. They keep it from producing fruit. 20 And what is seed scattered on Good Soil like? The people hear the message.
They accept it. They produce a good crop 30, 60, or even 100 times more than the farmer planted.”
NIRV (New International Reader’s Version)
YES, NO MENTION OF MONEY HERE
If you read the other Parables in this Chapter, you will find ALL the Parables there to be KINGDOM RELATED having Nothing to do with Riches OR Prosperity. To the Contrary, Jesus tells us those kind of desires will Crowd Out His Precious Words (the real ones) in our hearts and lives.
Seriously, this is how the Apostle Paul counselled us about such Preachers and People in his letter to the Philippians (3:17-21) we would be well advised to read very Closely and do a reality check (the acid test) with ALL Preachers and Teachers in this Day and Age where so many FAKE Ones abound. They’re actually Worldly People making Merchandise of God’s House! In truth I say to you they are “Good Actors” and our Bible is nothing more than a TEXT BOOK to them to get what they Want……MONEY MONEY and MORE of it, the More the Better. And Christians are happy to Pay them for their Entertainment or False Hopes. Sorry to say, that’s the sad reality of it.
17 Brothers, become fellow Imitators with me and observe those who walk according to our example. 18 For many are walking in such a way that they are the enemies of the Cross of Christ. I have told you of them often and tell you again, even weeping. 19 Their destination is destruction, their god is their appetite, their glory is in their shame, their minds are Set on Earthly things. 20 But our Citizenship is in Heaven, from where also we await for our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 who will transform our body of humiliation, so that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working of His power even to subdue all things to Himself.
MEV (Modern English Version)
17 Brothers and sisters, join together in following my example. You have us as a model. So pay close attention to those who live as we do.
18 I have told you these things many times before. Now I tell you again with tears in my eyes. Many live like enemies of the Cross of Christ.
19 The only thing they have coming to them is death. Their stomach is their god. They brag about what they should be ashamed of. They think Only about Earthly Things. 20 But we are Citizens of Heaven and are eagerly waiting for our Savior to Come from there. Our Lord Jesus Christ
21 has Power over everything, and He will make these poor bodies of ours like His own Glorious body.
NIRV (New International Reader’s Version)
As for “Partnering with Preachers” is concerned, they have Twisted the Apostle Paul’s Words to their gain.
You should hear what he really said:
10 The Lord has made me very grateful that at last you have thought about me once again. Actually, you were thinking about me all along,
but you didn’t have any chance to show it. 11 I am not complaining about having too little. I have learned to be satisfied with whatever I have.
12 I know what it is to be poor or to have plenty, and I have lived under all kinds of conditions. I know what it means to be full or to be hungry,
to have too much or too little. 13 Christ gives me the strength to face anything.
14 It was good of you to help me when I was having such a hard time.
(Philippians 4:10-14 CEV)
10 How I praise the Lord that you are concerned about me again. I know you have always been concerned for me, but you didn’t have the chance to help me. 11 Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. 12 I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little.
13 For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength. 14 Even so, you have done well to share with me in my present difficulty.
(Philippians 4:10-14 NLT)
Notice Paul said when it got Hard, they stepped in and Helped him?
(It wasn’t a Weekly or Monthly arrangement)
TRULY, I think we have to ask ourselves if they are quoting those Verses that far Out of Context, can we really trust them
for Preaching and Teaching us other Scriptures?
No, indeed not, I think not because Jesus did give us Principles like:
“A Little Leaven, Leavens the Whole Loaf”
“You can’t Serve Two Masters” (God and Money)
“To Love The Lord with ALL our Heart, Mind and Strength“
Here is a short testimony of a Sincere Christian who stopped meddling with Scriptures:
As you could guess, when I stopped trying to “twist” the teachings of Jesus, I got a radically different picture of what it really means
to be a Follower of Jesus. Absolutely no resemblance to what I see in Church Circles Today.
Notice in both Translations of Philippians 4 above (and All translations) Paul was thanking them for their Partnering Spirit,
NOT asking, appealing, nagging, pressuring or badgering them to Become Partners!?
(Nothing about a Ravenous Income; Upkeep for Church Buildings; Televangelists Mansions or Limos)
Paul even Worked here and there as a Tent Maker for his own Income, in Contrast to the Preachers Today (Pastors and Evangelists) and in truth it has been found that many Christians Opt to be Pastors when they can’t find Work OR they can “Be their own Boss” believe it or not.
A Far-Cry from what we see in Ephesians 4
In fact, Paul said that Jesus Calls SOME to be Pastors and Evangelists so “we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there
by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of people, by craftiness in deceitful scheming”…..
NO, Not to Be Crafty but to Keep us Away from such!
And also notice the Philippian’s Gift (not offering) was an Occasional Thing they did for Paul, not a Regular Thing!?
Yes, we need to Repent of “coming into their influence” and not reading our Scriptures closely.
They are there for our Guidance AND Protection!
English Standard Version
Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the LORD, and He will repay him for his deed.
New American Standard Bible
One who is gracious to a poor person lends to the LORD, And He will repay him for his good deed.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He that follows LORD JEHOVAH shows mercy upon the poor and he is rewarded according to his works.
Contemporary English Version
Caring for the poor is lending to the LORD, and you will be well repaid.
International Standard Version
Whoever is kind to the poor is lending to the LORD— the benefit of His gift will return to him in abundance.
New Heart English Bible
He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD; He will reward him.
(Proverbs 19:17)
IN OTHER WORDS
English Standard Version
“Blessed are the Merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
New Living Translation
God blesses those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Amplified Bible
“Blessed [content, sheltered by God’s promises] are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.
Weymouth New Testament
“Blessed are the compassionate, for they shall receive compassion.
Young’s Literal Translation
‘Happy the kind — because they shall find kindness.
Good News Translation
“Happy are those who are merciful to others; God will be merciful to them!
GOD’S WORD® Translation
Blessed are those who show mercy. They will be treated Mercifully.
(Matthew 5:7)
That’s a Lot Kinder than those Televangelists are Treating You!
Together with helping each other, like they do in some House Churches – when they pool together
to meet a genuine need – THIS is the New Testament way, The Lord has Clearly ordained.
Remember the words of the apostle John
Love for Jesus was his Priority – Not Money.
“Beloved, I wish that you prosper and be in Health even as your souls prosper”
(3 John 1:2)
Notice, John’s emphasis was on Your Souls Prospering – not getting distracted with Wealth?
Did you know that it was the Prosperity Gospel that attracted Kenneth and Gloria Copeland in the first place, NOT the Gospel of Salvation as many assume. They were really sold on that FAKE Gospel and have been ever since. I bought a few of the KCM CDs by Kenneth many years ago and it was obvious to me he has a very Covetous spirit. He even says that literally EVERY Offering he makes or Whatever he gives to someone, he NAMES IT and Claims What he Wants. He calls this “Naming Your Seed” He teaches you methods of Twisting God’s Arm basically. In fact, his eyes are so Full of Greed in recent years, you can actually see Demons in him – not Christ – so much so that even Unbelievers have commented “That Guy looks like he’s demon possessed or something!” His eyes absolutely Flash with Greed – it’s unnatural and disturbing to many (Christians included) yet people sit under his “Ministry” and take all that Toxic Content in that he’s dishing out in the name of Christianity week after week. Unbelievable. Hardly the Christlike Image Paul portrayed.
And Jesus did say “Our Eye’s are the Windows of our Souls” hey?
Both Paul and John speak about a different prosperity – one that is balanced, and won’t lead your hearts astray.
The Scriptures have much to say about the “Deceitfulness of Riches”
Down with the House of the Wicked – don’t Trust in Fools!
Peter Prophesied of Their Kind in Peter 2:1-3
There were false prophets among the people, just as there will be False Teachers among you, who will Secretly bring in Destructive Heresies, even denying The Lord who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves. 2 And many will follow their Destructive Ways, because of whom the Way of Truth will be blasphemed. 3 And in their Greed they will Exploit you with Deceptive Words. Their judgment, made long ago, does not linger, and their Destruction does not slumber. (MEV)
The CEV translation makes Verse 3 Clearer for us
They will be greedy and cheat you with smooth talk. But long ago God decided to punish them, and God doesn’t sleep.
Peter also speaks of Pauls Counsel to us
14-16 So, my dear Friends, since this (Jesus Coming) is what you have to look forward to, do your very best to be found living at your best,
in purity and peace. Interpret our Master’s patient restraint for what it is: Salvation. Our good brother Paul, who was given Much Wisdom in these matters, refers to this in all his letters, and has written you essentially the same thing. Some things he writes are difficult to understand. Irresponsible people who don’t know what they are talking about twist them every which way. They do it to the rest of the Scriptures, too, destroying themselves as they do it.
17-18 But you, Friends, are well-warned. Be on guard lest you lose your footing and get swept off your feet by these Lawless and loose-talking Teachers. Grow in Grace and Understanding of our Master and Savior, Jesus Christ.
(2 Peter 3:15-18 Message Translation)
A Christian Friend in Jamaica informed me a few years ago, a Wealthy Pastor said “If you give this amount of dollars, you can ask for your Neighbor’s House and God will give it to You”…….Yes really! In other words, he is teaching you to “Covet Your Neighbor’s Goods”…….a direct violation of God’s Commandments (Exodus 20:17) and Nature and the thing is, a lot of people believed that because “the Preacher” said it. That’s very disturbing to hear.
So much for the “Restoration” of Jewish Feast Days they have been introducing to us for some time now, and “Christian TV” Telethons they preach that stuff on too……talk about Convenient……all the MORE for Their Greedy Pockets!
The Apostle Paul was Very Clear about Not introducing Judaism into Christianity – they are two different Covenants, you don’t mix them.
But these Wayward Preachers can give you all the so-called arguments why you should. They’ve really Swept many off their Feet with those Misguiding Sermons. LOTS of them!!!
While we’re at it, concerning the PROSPERITY GOSPEL, did you know that Creflo Dollar was misled by Kenneth Copeland who was misled by Kenneth Haigin who was misled by Oral Roberts about those matters? And the Word of Faith Movement commonly referred to as the
“Blab and Grab” Teaching hinges on Their Teachings – NOT the New Testament Teachings of Peter, John and Paul. They spoke of Hirelings that Peddle such Teachings as did JESUS? and He did give us the Parable about BUILDING OUR HOUSE (Our Spiritual Walk with HIM) on His Words (undefiled) not Crummy Preacher’s words. He said the following:
Matthew 7:24-27 ESV – Build Your House on the Rock
Build Your House on the Rock – “Everyone then who hears these Words of Mine and Does Them
will be like a Wise Man who Built his House on the Rock.”
BE CAREFUL OF PREACHER’S WORDS THAT ARE LIKE SHIFTING SAND
Stay Well Away!!!
You may like to Visit my Tithes Or Giving? Website HERE
It sets the record straight on how Bible Schools and Preachers have been applying
Jewish “Tithes and Offerings” to Church Attending Christians for Generations,
how and when this started, not when you think it did:)
Grace be with your spirit. God Loves YOU.