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the thing is....whenever someone uses this scripture they assume they have the sound doctrine and the others are the ones with itching ears. This is how you feel as well, correct?"For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear." 2 Timothy 4:3
Is it a sin to preach in order to become super rich?
One televangelist is worth about 760 million dollars. He has a large 18,000 sq ft mansion, square miles of land, a private airport and jet planes. Preachers have amassed fortunes encouraging poor people to contribute all they could. Is this not feeding the hungry, clothing the naked or visiting the sick and imprisoned Christians (Matthew 25:31-46)?
15 richest preachers list:
https://www.etinside.com/?p=539
Show me the biblical support for the prosperity gospel.the thing is....whenever someone uses this scripture they assume they have the sound doctrine and the others are the ones with itching ears. This is how you feel as well, correct?
It all depends on what they do with the money. Roberts Liardon has an aeroplane because of all the travelling across the country, otherwise he would be burned out in a very short space of time. Oral Roberts collected millions of dollars, but he gave it all away, and when he died, all he had was his car, 2 bedroom condo, and a modest bank account. I believe in prosperity the Bible way, in that God does not will anyone to be broke, unable to have a roof over their head, no car to drive, and not be able to pay their bills. There are many Scriptures in the Old and New Testaments that back that up. But collecting money for personal use - large aircraft, private airports, large mansions, expensive motor cars, etc., is not Bible prosperity. People give their money, time and effort, believing that their money is going into the work of the Lord, and not into the preacher's personal account for his own use. Because a laborer is worthy of his hire, I believe he needs to receive a reasonable salary to live a debt-free life style and have the same type of house, car, clothes, and bill payment ability that any normal person should have. Also, where a preacher is running a large evangelical organisation, there are administration costs, staff salary costs, rents, transport, etc., that all have to be paid. A good preacher needs a team to work with him, otherwise he will be worn out too soon. So when we see a preacher receiving a humongous offering in his meetings, we must remember that the money is being spent appropriately and wisely. But a preacher who is using the money to have an opulent lifestyle above those of his own team and others in his church, is destroying his testimony and his credibility in the view of the community around him.Is it a sin to preach in order to become super rich? One televangelist is worth about 760 million dollars. He has a large 18,000 sq ft mansion, square miles of land, a private airport and jet planes. Preachers have amassed fortunes encouraging poor people to contribute all they could. Is this not feeding the hungry, clothing the naked or visiting the sick and imprisoned Christians (Matthew 25:31-46)?
15 richest preachers list:
https://www.etinside.com/?p=539
I will, after you help me understand what is the prosperity gospel....as it is a made up term. You can give one example of a statement of the prosperity gospel and how it is biblically wrong.Show me the biblical support for the prosperity gospel.
Well, when you think about the Apostles and how they gave what they had to the Church and went about working amongst their sheep to earn their food and lodging, it doesn't smell kosher.Is it a sin to preach in order to become super rich? One televangelist is worth about 760 million dollars. He has a large 18,000 sq ft mansion, square miles of land, a private airport and jet planes. Preachers have amassed fortunes encouraging poor people to contribute all they could. Is this not feeding the hungry, clothing the naked or visiting the sick and imprisoned Christians (Matthew 25:31-46)?
15 richest preachers list:
https://www.etinside.com/?p=539
It is a sin to make money off of preaching, the money given to the Church is for the Church and should be used to help people in need.Is it a sin to preach in order to become super rich? One televangelist is worth about 760 million dollars. He has a large 18,000 sq ft mansion, square miles of land, a private airport and jet planes. Preachers have amassed fortunes encouraging poor people to contribute all they could. Is this not feeding the hungry, clothing the naked or visiting the sick and imprisoned Christians (Matthew 25:31-46)?
15 richest preachers list:
https://www.etinside.com/?p=539
Is it a sin to preach in order to become super rich? One televangelist is worth about 760 million dollars. He has a large 18,000 sq ft mansion, square miles of land, a private airport and jet planes. Preachers have amassed fortunes encouraging poor people to contribute all they could. Is this not feeding the hungry, clothing the naked or visiting the sick and imprisoned Christians (Matthew 25:31-46)?
15 richest preachers list:
https://www.etinside.com/?p=539
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosperity_theologyI will, after you help me understand what is the prosperity gospel....as it is a made up term. You can give one example of a statement of the prosperity gospel and how it is biblically wrong.
Let me in my post first present what my be perceived biases. 1) I am a former full-time pastor and am now a Mechanical Design Engineer. Part of the reason I left full-time ministry was so I could pay the bills for education and living support that were incurred in order to be a full-time pastor. 2) I pastored a 400 member church with 200+ in average attendance and never made more than $40,000/year. 3)For the number of people managed by a pastor even in an average church is comparable to administrators in many businesses and there is no salary comparison. Due a great deal I think in the false believe that Pastors have to be poor to be legit.
With that said I don't think we can put all the highest paid preachers/pastors in the category of Prosperity Gospel preachers. They are spread over the spectrum of theological focuses, and some of them deal with their finances differently and have made their money in ways outside of just preaching.
For example Rich Warren is on of those listed in the link from the OP. He didn't make his wealth from preaching at Saddleback. He made it from the success of the "Purpose Driven Life" book and all the extras that created. He also was making income from other books he has written. The royalties created from book sales are more the result of the publisher and marketing than the author. Also Rick Warren lives off a small percentage of what he earns and gives the vast majority to charity. BTW I am not a Rick Warren fan, he's done great work and reached a lot of people for Christ. He is Calvanist though and I am Weslyan.
We also cannot discount what Paul says in 1 Timothy 5:17,18. "Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor especially those who labor in preaching and teaching; for the scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and, “The laborer deserves to be paid.” Even in Old Testament times God's plan was for the people of God to provide for the ministers of God. Unfortunately for the norm is to make the Pastor and their family to live in conditions that are almost or are slum conditions. On top of that to not pay enough to support their family, pay for the education they are required to take, let alone have enough to put away for retirement or to cover basic medical health insurance and expenses.
With that said when a bishop in a mainline denominational church has a set salary of six figures then I say, the discussion and worry should not be who is and is not preaching for profit. But who is sinning by not properly and fairly providing for those God sends to us to share the gospel.
“Prosperity theology (sometimes referred to as the prosperity gospel, the health and wealth gospel, the gospel of success or seed faith)[A]is a religious belief among some Christians, who hold that financial blessing and physical well-being are always the will of God for them, and that faith, positive speech, and donations to religious causes will increase one's material wealth. Prosperity theology views the Bible as a contract between God and humans: if humans have faith in God, he will deliver security and prosperity.”Which part do you feel is unbiblical? God can give you health? God can give you wealth? Is there something they say God will do that you feel He can't?
Is it a sin to preach in order to become super rich? One televangelist is worth about 760 million dollars. He has a large 18,000 sq ft mansion, square miles of land, a private airport and jet planes. Preachers have amassed fortunes encouraging poor people to contribute all they could. Is this not feeding the hungry, clothing the naked or visiting the sick and imprisoned Christians (Matthew 25:31-46)?
Is it a sin to preach in order to become super rich? One televangelist is worth about 760 million dollars. He has a large 18,000 sq ft mansion, square miles of land, a private airport and jet planes. Preachers have amassed fortunes encouraging poor people to contribute all they could. Is this not feeding the hungry, clothing the naked or visiting the sick and imprisoned Christians (Matthew 25:31-46)?
15 richest preachers list:
https://www.etinside.com/?p=539
I would however take great care in listening to such a preacher, because things may appear one way on the outside, but be quite another on the inside.
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