Not all televangelists are corrupt... but the church has its share of hucksters and scam artists whose only interest in preaching the gospel and doing good works is not to honor God and glorify His Name on earth but to line their own pockets.
Which Mark Driscoll appeared to do and being with a RICO lawsuit is a first of the federal anti-racketeering law against a religious organization. People who don’t set an example show us the difference between venality and true faith. The love of God doesn’t give a preacher license to mock God. And whoever mocks God will find his days in this world numbered.
Be careful of your tongue and your deeds, you cannot hide your secrets from your Heavenly Father and what is done in darkness will be made known to men in open daylight. Do not be led into temptation and always live in the fear of Heaven. For your true treasures are not on the earth but are found above and walk in the light and be sure you are as holy as God is holy in all your comings in and comings out so you will be the Child Of God you were born to be.
Good words, FRiend. Thanks.
Well stated. The idea of profiting from the gospel goes back to the Apostles’ time. We read in Acts 8:
18When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money 19and said, “Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
20Peter answered: “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money! 21You have no part or share in this ministry, because your heart is not right before God. 22Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord in the hope that he may forgive you for having such a thought in your heart. 23For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin.”