Meriweather
Not all who wander are lost
- Oct 21, 2014
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Joseph Smith was one of the greatest scam artists in his time. The great irony of his scamming in the name of the Lord brought the Lord into the lives of many people and a new church to worship and serve (not scam) the Lord. True, the man doing the scamming is a liar and a thief--a sheep in wolf's clothing. Like previous televangelists who were great scam artists, the present ones will be found out.Sending money to an obvious scam artist is a hell of a way to give to the lord. We are supposed to question religious leaders. God warned about false teachers.
Jimmy Bakker learned the hard way, "Do not store up treasure on earth..." and had deep regrets and heartache about preaching a prosperity gospel.
Who said we are supposed to question religious leaders? That may be the wrong focus. It is better to focus on God. Christ taught us not to do as religious leaders who are also hypocrites do, but to focus on God and His word, bringing this into living one's life.