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When Pastors Live In Multimillion Dollar Mansions, It’s Not A Sign Of God’s Blessing– But Our Sinfulness

Yes, yes, yes!

Why do pastors and priests and ministers of the faith build huge mansions and amass millions of dollars while their congregations sit in poverty? And at every TV appearance, sermon or whatever they use the opportunity to push their new book, or video series or just ask for donations ....



The article below is related to India, but the very same thing is happening in Africa. The real question I have is, is this
Can he

minister to them


When Pastors Live In Multimillion Dollar Mansions, It’s Not A Sign Of God’s Blessing– But Our Sinfulness:



...In the past, this gross association between wealth and Jesus was largely a thing for slimey televangelists, but sadly it isn’t anymore– this illness has permeated into much of American Christian culture, and it’s making all of us sick. With new mega churches cropping up every few days, the Christian idolatry of buildings, bodies, and bucks combined with secular idolatry that promotes the God of “me”,  we have been polluted by money to the point that it is hindering the Kingdom and keeping us from following Jesus.


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  1. Wessel10 August, 2014 19:33

    Please note that I have nothing against riches, but I have everything against profit to the detriment of others.

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