SoulWinner
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Re: Christianity Vs Conservatives??
Barlow, Like I said, I don't think you attacked me.....much...., you gave me a rebuke; one that I earned and deserve and heard all the time. I appreciate the rebuke, and accept it in a Christian fashion, as in, I take it under advisement, but I am who and what I am (whatever and whoever that is....). I thank God every day that I don't bear the weight of what some of my fellow Christians bear; I mean, I'm far from perfect, but I know some Christians who are well and truly hosed.<br /><br /> I pray that you do not let any man's behavior stand in the way of your relationship with God. If we did, we would probably all be our own worst enemy..... I love you brother. Heck, I even love ole PW2!<br /><br />Now, about money, God only ever asked for 10%. I personally give more than that, that is what my wife and I like to do. We pray over our offerings, and sanctify them, we commend them into the hands of God to be used for His purposes, and we pray that He multiply them into His Kingdom, and to multiply our wealth so that we can continue to sew more toward the Kingdom. Multi million dollar preachers like Creflo Dollar....well, I don't know what he does for God. For what he does though, God rewards him handsomely, and what he does with his 90% is his business. You see, it is a trap that we fall into when we question what a man, any man, does with what is his. Creflo Dollar, Jessie Duplantis, John Haggee, they have airplanes. They also sew a tremendous amount into the Kingdom financially, as well as through the work they perform in their respective ministries. To me, they are what every preacher should aspire to be. I keep telling my wife that she is the next Joyce Meyer. She really has the capability to go that far in her ministry. If she did and made the money with that Joyce makes, we would be rich....but we would still give most of it away. That is no indictment of preachers who wear their earnings in the form of flashy jewelery, I'm just saying, to each his own.<br /><br />Listen, just because a man answerers the call to preach should never be construed as a vow of poverty. Just look at the promises in Deuteronomy. God WANTS us to have all the wealth that we are capable of handling. Goodly houses that we didn't build. Vineyards that we didn't plant. Barns filled to over flowing. He wants to bless us, not just abundantly, but with exceeding abundance! The surest way to achieve this is to prove to Him that you can be trusted with what is His. That is, His 10%, but also, since all things flow from Him, and ultimately He owns everything in this world that He created, we must be trustworthy stewards of all he allows us to possess. My guess is that rich preachers may be doing something right in His eyes, because if they are not, they will all follow the path of Jim Baker, Robert Tilton, and Jimmy Swaggart. Remember who is in control....
Barlow, Like I said, I don't think you attacked me.....much...., you gave me a rebuke; one that I earned and deserve and heard all the time. I appreciate the rebuke, and accept it in a Christian fashion, as in, I take it under advisement, but I am who and what I am (whatever and whoever that is....). I thank God every day that I don't bear the weight of what some of my fellow Christians bear; I mean, I'm far from perfect, but I know some Christians who are well and truly hosed.<br /><br /> I pray that you do not let any man's behavior stand in the way of your relationship with God. If we did, we would probably all be our own worst enemy..... I love you brother. Heck, I even love ole PW2!<br /><br />Now, about money, God only ever asked for 10%. I personally give more than that, that is what my wife and I like to do. We pray over our offerings, and sanctify them, we commend them into the hands of God to be used for His purposes, and we pray that He multiply them into His Kingdom, and to multiply our wealth so that we can continue to sew more toward the Kingdom. Multi million dollar preachers like Creflo Dollar....well, I don't know what he does for God. For what he does though, God rewards him handsomely, and what he does with his 90% is his business. You see, it is a trap that we fall into when we question what a man, any man, does with what is his. Creflo Dollar, Jessie Duplantis, John Haggee, they have airplanes. They also sew a tremendous amount into the Kingdom financially, as well as through the work they perform in their respective ministries. To me, they are what every preacher should aspire to be. I keep telling my wife that she is the next Joyce Meyer. She really has the capability to go that far in her ministry. If she did and made the money with that Joyce makes, we would be rich....but we would still give most of it away. That is no indictment of preachers who wear their earnings in the form of flashy jewelery, I'm just saying, to each his own.<br /><br />Listen, just because a man answerers the call to preach should never be construed as a vow of poverty. Just look at the promises in Deuteronomy. God WANTS us to have all the wealth that we are capable of handling. Goodly houses that we didn't build. Vineyards that we didn't plant. Barns filled to over flowing. He wants to bless us, not just abundantly, but with exceeding abundance! The surest way to achieve this is to prove to Him that you can be trusted with what is His. That is, His 10%, but also, since all things flow from Him, and ultimately He owns everything in this world that He created, we must be trustworthy stewards of all he allows us to possess. My guess is that rich preachers may be doing something right in His eyes, because if they are not, they will all follow the path of Jim Baker, Robert Tilton, and Jimmy Swaggart. Remember who is in control....