Huh?! God Wants Me to be Rich?

We are not sure what Bible translation "Pastor" Paula White is reading from. (Come to think of it, we're not even sure which 'god' she's referring to) But the Bible we've been reading from warns us about what it would be like in the last days.

2 Timothy 3:1-2 & 5:   But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. 2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money...swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God... 5 having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.

It would appear that "Pastor" Paula has been ordained in the Church of Money Love rather than the church of Jesus of Nazareth.

Maybe this is why the Holy Spirit inspired the apostle Paul to write this about women teaching in the church:

1 Timothy 2:11:   A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. 12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent.

Comments

[Don]

At what point does the ground start opening up under these people and swallow them up? Is there anyone in all of Christendom today who is teaching/preaching the truth? The television and radio waves are full of charlatans and the sheeple are sucking it all up like pablum! God help us...

[Corinne]

And of course there's the question of what a "Christian pastor" is doing doing partnering with the Learning Annex. That magazine is nothing but a propaganda machine disguised to look like a college course catalog for new age beliefs and get rich quick schemes. Gross.

[Michelle]

Yes, there are some who still preach the truth. My husband.

[Loretta]

Yes this Learning Annex is an invitation to be introduced to the new age beliefs.

My pastor preaches the truth. I am soooooo thankful.

[David Niles Jr]

The prosperity gospel is like a cancer to the Body of Messiah. Jesus didn't die to get us rich, but to give eternal life. Also, The Bible says woman our not to teach or preach. I suggest readers read Dr Michael Brown"s article called "Our Gospel has no teeth", go to www.icnministries.com for more. We have a water=down gospel. In Jesus.

[Paula White]

I wonder what rich Pastor she (Paula White) will marry next? Will it be her rich and famous friend, Bishop Noel Jones? One wonders, or will it be or Rick, or maybe just let the strongest pursuer win who gives her the most jewels and watches and clothes and cars!

[shicky]

Did Paula White and Noel Jones set a wedding date yet?

[Redjet]

Whatever happened to judge not lest ye be judged? I find it much sadder to hear believers of Christ tearing each other down than I do hearing women like Paula White push material prosperity. Remember Philippians 1:15-18 - what matters is that Christ is being preached, it doesn't matter about the motivation. I don't agree with prosperity gospel or its new age aspects but I trust my God that He works through the worst of bad doctrine to bring others to Him. Why can't we learn to trust God, not judge others but instead speak the truth IN LOVE? Come on church, let's have an attitude change.

[Christy]

Does Paula White preach the true Christ? She preaches the prosperity gospel, which I think we can agree is false. We're not to judge her personally, since only God sees the heart (although Christ said we'd know them by their fruit. But we must discern whether or not her preaching is true or false. If false, then she must be exposed as a false teacher.

[A Slave Of Christ]

Redjet, I am sorry my friend, but I must reprove you.

You have taken a verse completely out of context. Judge not. Do you know what you do by taking that verse and applying it to everybody who says, "This is wrong, or that is wrong..." You completely eliminate the ability to discern the difference between Adolf Hitler and Mother Theresa, JUDGE NOT! LEST YE BE JUDGED! Or The Apostle Paul and Osama Bin Laden, JUDGE NOT! LEST YE BE JUDGED! Or even Jesus Christ and Satan.....Judge not...

You see, there is a great problem going around in our society today, and it is that we all want to hang on to this verse that says, "Judge not lest ye be judged" Instead of "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life."

Why have we chosen that verse? Because the Spirit of Satan has told people to choose that verse, because if you choose that verse, you can justify any ungodly thing that you do by simply saying, "Judge Not" I mean, it's in the bible, you can't go against it without saying that you don't believe the bible right?

Wrong...

Check this out... It's important when interpreting scripture to look at the whole of scripture and see how your interpretation lines up before going around using it.

Turn with me if you will to 2 Corinthians 5.... Where this site got it's name from....

Begin in verse 6, "Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? Purge out therefore the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, as you are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malic and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and TRUTH."

Now it gets interesting in the next couple of verses... verse 9
"I wrote unto you in an epistle not to associate with fornicators....Yet not altogether with the forincators of this world, OR WITH THE COVETOUS....OR THE EXTORTIONERS...Or WITH IDOLATERS....For then must ye needs go out of the world. But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one, no, do not even eat with them."

Now, here Paul tells us, HAVE NOTHING TO DO with those who are "Called a brother" or those who say they are Christians but are ungodly. That's what the word of God says... And you may say, "Well, the bible says judge not and Paul sound pretty judgmental right there!"
And that's because you still want to hold onto that verse, why I don't know, but you do....Anyway... Moving on to the last 2 verses.... IN God's Word, not Paul's word....

"For what do I have to do with judging them who are outside of the church? Do you not judge them that are within? But them that are without God judges. Therefore, PUT AWAY FROM AMONG YOURSELVES THAT WICKED PERSON"

He says, "I have no business judging those who are outside of the body of Christ, those who do not believe.... But those who are within...OR claim to be....I have to judge and you better too....God will deal with those outside of the church in righteousness, but we have to make every effort to keep the children of the devil out of the house of God and we have to expose them for what they are....Or else they're creep in and destroy EVERYTHING....Why? Because God's too weak to work it all out? No...Because God told us from the beginning to PUT AWAY FROM YOURSELVES THAT WICKED PERSON. Why? Because a little leaven leavens the whole lump... If God allows for a wicked teacher or preacher to infiltrate a church, it is God's judgment against that people for not obeying His command...."

I want you to know that I do bring this to you in love... You say, "But you're using satire!" Read the prophets, they did the same....(Thanks for that line Paul Washer!) No, but honestly, I simply am sick and tired of seeing people using the verse Judge Not, in an incorrect manner that allows for the devil to further his work. I'm not saying that you deliberately did it because you're a child of the devil and you're trying to bring us all down, I'm just saying that you have not found the right interpretation of a verse that you're putting into action. It's a dangerous thing. I pray God would reveal to you more of the truth of His word, and that He would give you wisdom beyond measure.

In closing let me say that this was not intended to tear you down, but rather to build you up, but before you can build something up, you must first tear down that which is incorrect.

In Christ...

"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be PERFECT, thoroughly furnished unto all good works."
2 Timothy 3:16-17

"Preach the word; be instant in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; and they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry."
2 Timothy 4:2-5