Contenders for Christ--Exposing false doctrine and prophets in the body of Christ

"My zeal has consumed me, because my enemies have forgotten Your words." Ps. 119:139
Truth Finder Publications Volume No 1. Issue No. 1 June 2005
*Christian Extortionists* False Prophets and Teachers Extorting the Honest Hard-Working Believers © 2004-2005, Martha K. Miller Page 1 of 7
'"In you they take bribes to shed blood; you take usury [interest] and increase; you have made profit from your neighbors by extortion, and have forgotten Me," says the Lord God.' Ezekiel 22:12. Many of you may be offended by what I say, and I understand. We all become protective over those we have a connection to, or have learned from, and even those we are deceived by. But the connection has to break, and these people have to be exposed. This is not meant to belittle anyone, nor insult your intelligence, but as a Christian, I must tell about the deceptions I see. I'm not trying to cause harm, but help those who are deceived and their deceivers. "Blows that hurt cleanse away evil, As do stripes the inner depths of the heart." (Proverbs 20:30) It is common knowledge that preachers use the scripture, "Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm" (1 Chronicles 17:22), as a way to silence the ones who oppose them. Well, I have to ask, are they really His anointed ones? Because the anointed that Scripture was referring to, was Abraham, Isaac, and Israel as they journeyed from nation to nation. The kings of the lands were not permitted to touch them or hurt their prophets. For some reason, everyone who has a preacher's license seems to think that Scripture applies to them. But if you "test the spirits" and study the Word, as the Scripture says to do, you will see the truth for yourself. Jesus said, "You will know them by their fruits..." (Matthew 7:16). Therefore, you will be able to tell if they are really "anointed" or not. That's not to say that all truly anointed preachers are infallible, but a true test of anointing is humility and a willingness to admit when they have been wrong and repent with true repentance, not just because they got caught and want to hold onto their little "kingdoms." "Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, will inherit the kingdom of God." (1 Corinthians 6:9-10). Top of Page	'Christian Extortionist' is a very harsh term, but I call things as I see them. What else can you call men and women who say things like, "God will bless you if you send money to my ministry." Or worse, "Jesus is going to kill me, if you don't send my ministry $8,000,000!"? I'm sure that if you were allowed to check the worth of that preacher's private bank accounts and assets, they would be worth well beyond $8,000,000. So, he could have paid for that out of his own pocket. But instead he manipulated his followers into giving money so he wouldn't have to sacrifice his luxuries and comforts. If his ministry meant so much to him, and it was truly God's calling on his life, then he would have joyfully and willingly made the sacrifice, or humbly asked his supporters, if he couldn't pay it all, instead of resorting to extortion. "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has* and buys that field." (Matthew 23:44). But that preacher, in my opinion, brought more shame on Jesus and the church than Jimmy Swaggart or Jim Bakker. He was telling the world, and the church, that God couldn't provide, so God had to "hold Oral Roberts hostage" to make His people give the money. By doing that Rev. Roberts placed God on the level of terroristic men. I am offended that he would say that our holy God would resort to the tactics of evil men, and made a liar out of God. That is the same sin that infuriated Jesus, when he whipped the moneychangers out of the temple. It's the sin of greed. It all fulfills the fleshly desires, not Godly desires. God doesn't feed your greed. He's not here to serve us, we're here to serve Him; it's never been about us, it's always been about Jesus. "All things were created through Him and for Him." (Col. 1:16) Since the inception of the "Prosperity & Positive Confession" doctrines, which is based in Cultic and Occultic teaching (* Read "The Seduction of Christianity"), some members of the church have turned into prideful, selfish, irreverent manipulators who try to order God and others around, by the "power of their words and mind," as well as their money. (Power of words and the mind are used in witchcraft.) God's not going to be boxed in by any spiritual laws that we think He should follow. Any "laws" that were created were for us to follow, not for Him. God doesn't need laws, we do. (click "Next" to continue)

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