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Re: The Proverbs: Practicality in Everyday Life [message #6187 is a reply to message #6186]

Sun, 08 November 2009 19:59

james
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Location: Birmingham, AL

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Those are probably the main reasons that people follow and obey these charlatans. Guilt and greed will capture most who aren't grounded in the Word or have wrong motives for giving. The 'inspirational' station was calling their fund raising SHOW, 'Camp Meeting' and the 'star' of the show is Mike Murdock.(one of the major players in 'seed' and 'give to get' false teachings, he's written many books on this subject) He is charismatic enough and sprinkles in scripture often enough, to draw people in; people like you said who were desperate or greedy, but also God fearing people who get sucked into Murdocks(and on TBN they're doing the same thing and calling it a 'Praise-A-Thon' and Benny Hinn is the 'star' on that network.)

I just stare in amazement at the brazen way they'll get right up in the camera with tears flowing down their faces and voices breaking, and beg for people to give their retirement funds, social security checks, and hardearned paychecks, to them,(and encouraging those who didn't have $900 to give, to put it on their credit card, is not only WRONG, it's terrible advice being given by a man, Murdock, who is know in christian circles as a financial guru) promising that God told them to tell the people that He was going to take that 'seed' and multiply it into riches for them. That, to not give them money, was tantamount to disobeying God, and thus brings a curse of poverty upon themselves and their families.

I don't know these guys hearts, maybe they really believe they're doing God's work, that's giving them the benefit of the doubt, but either way, it's all works of man.(that's not to say that a person can't be saved by hearing The Word when spoken by these men and women, The Word has power to save even if spoken by an infidel, if the hearer will receive it as The Word of God) There's a lot of focus being placed on the immorality in our nation, abortion, and homosexuality(and it's certainly true, America has become a nation without morals) BUT, what has crept into Christianity and the 'church' and is readily accepted, is even worse(imo) They are bringing reproach upon the Name of our Lord JESUS CHRIST, God help them...

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