Pastor John Gray defends decision to buy wife Lamborghini for anniversary

ABC News Chicago ^ | December 15, 2018 | Staff

[C19fan]

A Joel Osteen disciple. /src on/We all know from the Gospels Jesus cruised around Israel and Judea in a blinged out chariot. And his disciples followed carried around in litters./src off/

[nwrep]

The answer is yes.

[FoxInSocks]

"I'm a husband first. Don't confuse what I do with who I am. What I do is I pastor God's people. Who I am is a husband and a father and I'll do anything to honor them.“

She shouldn’t be “honored” with a car that only cost, say, $100,000?

The criticism probably stems from the fact that the money probably ultimately derived from people’s domations. There’s a video clip of the presentation to her, with a crowd and cameras and crowing about the color of the brake calipers. Seemed rather prideful for a humble pastor.

The wife got indignant on social media and attempted to compare herself to a basketball star, who does not live off of donations.

Oh, well. None of those conmen ever got any of my money.

[Redmen4ever]

You have to walk the walk if you preach the prosperity gospel.

[taildragger]

Good gosh, is there not one good man left? Does this preacher have any sense of the optics? As many exotics driven by untrained drivers of what a hypercar is capable of, how soon does she prang it biggly and or get hurt? What good could they have done elsewhere with his money? Different faith, but where is the church militant on this?

[MisterArtery]

I saw old man Osteen, John, pull up to a restaurant in a Rolls Royce in the early 80s.

[bramps]

“I’m a husband first. Don’t confuse what I do with who I am.”
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IMHO, this guy should be nowhere near any leadership position in a church. At least a Christian Church.

[ican'tbelieveit]

He is wrong in this “theology.”

He is to be a child of God first...

[4yearlurker]

Well it was either the Lamborghini or feeding the poor. You shall know them by their fruit.

[mewzilla]

From 2008...

https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2008/03/28/rev_wright_builds_1_6m_house_in_country_run_by_rich_white_people/

[donozark]

Stealin’ fer Jesus. Good work if you can find it...

[donozark]

Jim Bakker (of PTL fame) always drove Caddys. Oh, and Connies.

[PIF]

[bramps]

After doing some checking I just wanted to give credit where credit is due. This pastor was one of the black pastors that met and prayed with Trump in the Oval Office. And of course he got savaged for it. That means something to me, so as a very imperfect Christian myself, I’ll hold off on judgment.

[wally_bert]

Not impressed.

[Vaquero]

So many bogus ‘holy men’. So much BS.

[newfreep]

The pastor and his wife are clearing in the right 'hood to have the money for a Lambo SUV. She even has tats on her arm for street cred.

[Raycpa]

Even pastors need christ:

Mark 8:36 King James Version (KJV)

36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

[PIF]

Number of cylinders       8
DISPLACEMENT      3,996 cm3 (243.85 cu in)
BORE x STROKE      86 x 86 mm (3.39 X 3.39 in)
MAX. POWER      650 CV (478 kW) @ 6,000 rpm
MAX. TORQUE      850 Nm (626,93 lb.-ft.) @ 2,250-4,500 rpm
Maximum engine speed      6,800 rpm

[Oldexpat]

She’ll wreck it shortly. Pros ably chawed by police after hit and run.