| Re: The Proverbs: Practicality in Everyday Life [message #6184 is a reply to message #6168] |
Sat, 07 November 2009 19:20   |
 james
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Sage wrote:
"Just because someone can quote scripture does not mean he walks in the everyday application of the Word of God."
How true that is, sister. Just turn the TV to the 'christian' stations, you'll get person after person quoting The Word and twisting it for monetary gain. I thought I'd seen it all on TBN during their 'Bi-annual Beg-athon'; but I was watching a guy on another 'inspirational' station who was telling people if they'd send in $900, that God would take all their past financial failures and turn them into a financial harvest a 100-fold. And how's this? not only is he robbing people of their money, he's advising them that God wants them to put it on a 'credit card'...talking about bondage. He had a guy over in Jerusalem going to pray for their 'harvest seed' at a set time. He was using a clock and showing the number of phone lines that we open, urging people to fill the phone lines with $900 vows unto God(just make sure to send the money to him)But he was working scripture into his tears and begging. He even went so far as to try to place a burden of guilt on those watching by saying, that if God didn't tell you to get up and go to the phone and pledge, then don't...but that would just prove that you weren't part of those God had chosen to bless.
These men are fleecing the undiscerning flock and have no shame, I fear for them on judgement day.
[Updated on: Wed, 25 November 2009 03:52]
“But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us,”
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