Hello,
I have been thinking the issue of prosperity preaching recently.
I try to find examples from the Scriptures on modern day TV-preachers, and I don't find any.
But, the Biblical example of preacher is the opposite.
The modern day prosperity preacher needs a private jet, (s)he has to sleep the crusade nights at the best hotel in the town and (s)he is "swimming" in the money.
What is the model of the Bible?
If you look John the Baptist for instance, he wasn't wearing Hugo Boss suits, but rather a clothing made of camel's hair. He didn't eat in the top restaurants, but locusts and wild honey (Matthew 3:3).
How about "slaining by the spirit"? Where in the Bible can you find an example of the phenomenon? There are indeed some examples of this in the Bible...
Let us open John 18:4-6. When people had a plot AGAINST Jesus and recognized Him, they fell.
Another example can be found in the book of Acts chapter 5 verses 1-10. Here both Ananias and his wife, Saphira tried to fool God, and the were slain by the spirit and died at the same time.
As a summary on slaining by the spirit, in the Bible it is not in flattering contexts. Thus, we can conclude that it is not a thing that belongs to the real God's church.
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