Comments by "Itinerant Patriot" (@itinerantpatriot1196) on "The Dark World of Megachurches" video.

  1. A preacher named "Creflo Dollar?" If that isn't just inviting trouble I don't know what is. I've never seen that character before and hopefully I never will again. I recognize several of these charlatans though, including Osteen and Paula White who was one of President Trump's "spiritual" advisors. I never gave any of these people one moment of attention, not even when I was searching for a way back into Christ's good graces after years of swimming in the devil's lake. The number of people taken in by these huckster's is amazing. I get it with Trump. He didn't exactly have a Road to Damascus moment when he suddenly discovered the Bible in 2016 so he would have a natural attraction to people like White and Robert Jeffress who are themselves attracted to power, fame, and money. These false prophets may want to consider what the actual Gospel, not the prosperity gospel has to say on the matter of mixing religion and politics. They are sowing seeds alright but the Gospel says you will know a tree by its fruit and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. In fact, in another passage, the master tells the servant to cut down the tree that fails to bear good fruit and burn it. Then there is the one instance where Jesus truly lashes out, when he overturns the money changers tables in the Temple. Say what you will about the Catholic faith but you won't find Mass being said in mega-churches with rock bands and light shows. When I decided I wanted to reestablish my relationship with God I was adamant that I wanted nothing to do with the Catholic Church. But the more protestant services I attended the more in dawned on me that a lot of the preachers were just sort of making it up as they went along. I didn't go to any of these mega-frauds but there was a hit and miss element to what I was hearing. One day, after being disillusioned for a third time, I decided to attend Mass, something I hadn't done in more than 40 years. Within the first five minutes I knew I was home. The liturgy played a big role in that. I'm not saying all protestants are on the wrong path or that all protestant churches have bad intentions and I admit the Catholic Church has had its share of scandal. But I would encourage anyone who is a former Catholic and who feels maybe a bit out of place with where they are currently at to consider coming home. Jesus has left the light on for you and we would love to welcome you back.
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  2. "You are Gods, little g." Saying we are exactly like Jesus because we share the same DNA? There is a simple term for that sort of talk, blasphemy. These preachers who profit from the Word ought to remember the incident in the Temple where Jesus overturned the tables of the money changers. It was His greatest display of anger. As for their flock who follow the doctrine of the prosperity gospel, consider what Scripture has to say on the topic: “My brothers, show no partiality as you adhere to the faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ. For if a man with gold rings on his fingers and in fine clothes comes into your assembly, and a poor person in shabby clothes also comes in, and you pay attention to the one wearing the fine clothes and say, ‘Sit here, please,’ while you say to the poor one, ‘Stand there,’ or ‘Sit at my feet,’ have you not made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil designs? Listen, my beloved brothers. Did not God choose those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him? But you dishonored the poor person. Are not the rich oppressing you? And do they themselves not haul you off to court? Is it not they who blaspheme the noble name that was invoked over you?” ― James 2: 1-7 “There was a rich man who dressed in purple garments and fine linen and dined sumptuously each day. And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scraps that fell from the rich man’s table…When the poor man died, he was carried away by angels to the bosom of Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried, and from the netherworld, where he was in torment, he raised his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side. And he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me. Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering torment in these flames.’ Abraham replied, ‘My child, remember that you received what was good during your lifetime while Lazarus likewise received what was bad; but now he is comforted here, whereas you are tormented.” ― Luke 16: 19-25 Beware of false prophets and Earthly comforts. That's free advice.
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