Onstage before thousands of believers weighed down by debt and economic insecurity, Kenneth and Gloria Copeland and their all-star lineup of “prosperity gospel” preachers delighted the crowd with anecdotes about the luxurious lives they had attained by following the Word of God.
Private airplanes and boats. A motorcycle sent by an anonymous supporter. Vacations in Hawaii and cruises in Alaska. Designer handbags. A ring of emeralds and diamonds.
Continue reading “Believers Invest in the Gospel of Getting Rich”
Aug 16 2009
Believers Invest in the Gospel of Getting Rich
Jul 30 2009
Reverend Ike goes to the Bank in the Sky
The Rev. Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II, the flamboyant minister better known as the Reverend Ike, who preached the blessings of material prosperity to a large congregation in New York and to television and radio audiences nationwide, died Tuesday in Los Angeles, where he had lived since 2007. He was 74.
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Youtube is filled with the videos the good Reverend. After the jump are a few quotes from the article. I love the ‘close your eyes and see green.’
Jul 15 2009
Two Articles on the Thriving Prosperity Gospel
First, from here:
Given that so many powerful Pentecostals and Charismatics, like Senator John Ensign and Sarah Palin, are embroiled in high profile scandals, one might expect to hear more about the movements that unite them. Anthea Butler, a leading scholar on Pentecostalism and American religious history, traces the various movements and their theologies of wealth, healing and dominion.
And then, from here:
I was reading this piece in Slate asking how the Prosperity Gospel — the idea that God wants you to get rich, if you want to — is faring in hard times, and thinking, “This is really good and well-informed; wonder who wrote it?” Turns out it’s my friend and former Dallas Morning News intern Clint Rainey. Check it out. Excerpt:
The Prosperity Gospel is not my theology, nor will you see me step foot inside the door at a megachurch which teaches such things – but what really bothers me are those people which are taken advantage of. That is why I continue to post of this stuff.
Jul 12 2009
Fun with the Prosperity Gospel
Jul 11 2009
Without Walls Pastor Randy White steps down as ex-wife Paula White steps in
One week after her ex-husband resigned as senior pastor of Without Walls International Church, Paula White plans to take the pulpit Sunday as the church’s new leader, the Whites said in separate interviews late Friday.
White, who held her first staff meeting Friday and spent time looking for a place to live, said she will officially take the reins when she preaches at its two morning worship services. The services will also honor Bishop Randy White, who founded the church with her 18 years ago.
“Did I see it coming? … I can say that Without Walls has never been out of my heart or my being, and I’ve never been out of theirs,” she said. “But I have stopped trying to figure out sovereignty and destiny.”
Word of Paula White’s new post seeped out Sunday when Randy White preached his last sermon as senior pastor at the church and resigned. White, 51, said he was stepping aside because of health concerns. He declined to elaborate on his condition, although he said he had been ill and in and out of the hospital for much of the last seven months.
“I have some serious health issues right now,” White said in an interview Friday. “I’ve had six different doctors say that I had to take the stress, the pressure out of my life. So I’ve resigned, and Paula’s taking over.”
Read the rest here.
Jul 05 2008
What do you get when you put Sid Roth and Todd Bentley together?
A lot of youtube videos! And more people realizing that Sid is just as false as Todd.
Seriously, Sid Roth, the messianic false prophet, Todd B., the False Prophet from Canada, commission by the Assemblies of God. got together for Sid’ show, It’s Supernatural for an interview. I guess everyone wants a piece of the magic that is Todd. Maybe Sid will go ahead and go on tour with Todd, bringing the demonic gospel to the masses!
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What we have to remember is that Sid Roth is just as much a false prophet as Todd Bentley is. Some time ago, a blogger on wordpress lamented that Sid had fallen snare to Todd while another recently commented that with Sid’s endorsement, it gives Todd and air of legitimacy. Both bloggers fail to realize that Sid is a false prophet, thus serves evil, and must endorse his brother.
It is my prayer that more people will stand up and realize that they just might be following a false prophet.
Did you miss the weekly news?
Jun 09 2008
More on Todd Bentley
This guy keeps giving and giving and giving…
It is a shame that so many people blindly follow this guy.
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For a good post on the previous video click……. here
I have notice pretty significant up tic on blog traffic when I post articles tagged with his name. Are people interesting in finding out more about him for defense sake? Or in order to further glorify a man in the spirit of antichrist?
There have been some bad preachers as of late, Billy Graham, Sid Roth, Perry Stone, Benn Hinn (haha), Rod Parsley, but Todd Bentley is really taking the entire cake. Do they actually read the bible? Why should they? They receive the ‘new prophetic word’. One video says that Christ was supposed to make a personal appearance at Lakeland last night. Somehow, since nothing happened at the Mount Olives, I doubt that He did. Of course, their Jesus is not our Jesus Christ. Their god is not our God.
Their god is the devil.
Jun 08 2008
Lakeland's Todd Bentley and Sid Roth
Really? Signs and wonder to grab the unbeliever?
Angels and pets? Sounds like Sid is promoting spirit guides.
Honestly? Since Hell doesn’t exist yet, how can one go there? Is this biblical?
Granted, nothing about Sid Roth is biblical. Or Todd Bentley for that matter
More more, go here.
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