The US-based televangelist Creflo Dollar’s recent confession that he has all along misled his viewers on the subject of Tithing isn’t a surprise to me.
Dollar, a crusader of the prosperity gospel, the gospel of giving to appease God to unleash blessings upon the giver has no biblical grounding. It has never been biblical.
“Today, I stand in humility to correct some things I have taught for years and believed for years but could never understand clearly because I had not been confronted with the Gospel of grace, which has made the difference.” Says Dollar
Unfortunately, witty preachers with manipulative characteristics thrive on congregants’ ignorant by twisting God’s words for their selfish gain.
The bible says people perish for lack of knowledge. That’s why these witty preachers with manipulative characters have been selectively using the bible to enrich them while their congregants continue to struggle financially.
Biblical Facts
- The Tithe is biblical, but the prosperity gospel isn’t biblical;
- God adores a cheerful giver, but giving is voluntary it comes from the heart of the giver;
- Offering is biblical, but not mandatory;
- Prosperity is biblical, but it isn’t achieved through bribing a preacher or paying for preacher services for blessing
- Work is biblical. Faith without action is dead.
Pastor Dollar, who is the lead pastor for the World Changers International Ministries in the US has been a crusader of the prosperity gospel. Today, Dollar is among the wealthy preachers in the world.
The Prosperity gospel has its origin in the United States and it quickly spread to Africa via Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, and Uganda.
Most worshippers have deserted conservative churches where getting rich quickly is the core of the gospel message.
Today, many believers have been misled and confused by witty preachers. The true gospel message is lost through mastery of language and eloquence speech.
