Many charlatans or salesmen in the world of the so called prosperity gospel all over the world have turned Jesus Christ and his grace gospel to the marketable commodity for sale. Everything that Jesus Christ represented to humanity on the cross at the Calvary mountain 2,000 years ago is now a lucrative avenue for money making. The collection of the hefty honorariums in hard currencies, luxurious accommodation in the 5-star hotels, constant supply of those 5-course meals, servants on standby to run errands and 24/7 chauffeur driven limos are now the standard requirements for the visiting television evangelists and the pastors of those mega-Churches before they will agree to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to the world when they are invited for those preaching engagements.
Many mega-Churches around the world today now have Bible schools, pastoral seminaries and periodic Church seminars where the word of God that God gave free of charge to mankind is now sold to their Church folks and invitees through the collection of those hefty tuitions and registration fees. Many popular television evangelists and mega-Church pastors now own huge printing presses in their Church facilities where books, magazines, pamphlets, stickers, banners and posters are all mass-produced and then sold to their members and the public for the hefty financial returns.
Pastors in several Churches around the world are now selling their own preachings for money through those tapes, CDs, DVDs and website subscriptions. Many Churches and their pastors now have different types of offerings in their Churches that are all made mandatory for their members all in the name of money making, such as, the tithes or the 10% of their members' monthly incomes, regular or weekly offerings, Bible study offering, prayer meeting offering, new building project offering, pastoral offering, pastor's appreciation offering, new year offering, new month offering, thanksgiving offering, abrahamic offering, offering for the fresh anointing, offerings for divine protection, promotion on the jobs, financial breakthrough, divine favor, healing, miracle, good health, successful marriage, finding a life partner and passing your school exams.
Many mega-Churches around the world now have their own day-care centers, elementary and secondary schools as well as universities that are all set up primarily for profits in the name of preaching the grace gospel of Jesus Christ to the world. The Church of the living God that is the House of Prayer and Salvation for all the nations has not been turned into the dens of robbers and profiteers by charlatans all over the world.
In conclusion:was the gospel of grace or salvation which is the gospel of Jesus Christ designed for money making or for the saving of the precious souls of the sinners eternally? See John 3:16 for the truth from the Bible:"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life".
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