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Prosperity Preaching
by Cynthia A. Buhain-Baello → (All Poetry by Cynthia A. Buhain-Baello)
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"Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver."
2 Corinthians 9:7



Ravenous wolves in sheep's clothing
They mercilessly devour the weak,
With a polluted premise in their preaching
Their greedy pangs can make one sick.

With eloquent words they teach the doctrine,
That God's blessings ratios one is to ten,
This is a wrong motive for true giving,
That to those who give God makes wealthy men.

There was a preacher who came from Nigeria
He guested in church with his thunderous
dare:
"Give your one million, in two months I tell ya'
You'll be ten times richer beyond compare!"

Since we were then financially challenged
None of us stood but we felt some guilt,
Will the Lord give us His Divine revenge?
Or be angry we wallow in poverty's filth?

"Give a hundred thousand then, is that alright?"
The black preacher graciously bargained.
Our head pastor stood and gave with his wife,
While others followed suit, with their wallets pained.

"If you don't get rich two months hereafter,
You can run after me and my prophecy,
Then I'm a false prophet and not God's preacher,
If my words do not happen and come to be."

He went on to preach ably using Scripture
As guest in the other small churches,
He used the same line of prosperity picture,
And banked on desires of men for riches.

Two months after, there's no more preacher.
He went to his country with the money.
Left the sheep with their jaws asunder,
Dreaming and wishing visioned prosperity.

What gall, can they preach such a deception,
How can they fool those innocent sheep,
Twisting Scripture by manipulation,
Teaching the truth they cannot even keep?

For God gives out of His great goodness
And not according to what we can't afford,
Just give what is in your heart that's best,
He will bless because He is True to His Word.

To those who preach like God is a genie,
Better think twice, their motives assess
Their souls may be burning in hell already,
The heaven they preach they will never possess!


      

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 Reviews of "Prosperity Preaching"
Reviewed by J'nia Fowler
Reviewed on April 28, 2009
Sadly this sort of thing happens a lot. The wolf makes promises while disguising his hungry fangs. "All we like sheep (one of the dumbest animals on the face of the Earth) have gone astray. Unfortunately many of us believe that having much is good but having more is better. Great poem. J'nia

Reviewed on April 26, 2009
IT will all come around, even the fallen!
I'm glad Susan Smith posted those scriptures...
Amen!

God Bless YOU and YOURS Cynthia1
YOU are a "GOOD" HONEST Grateful heart!
Warmest Blessings of Peace and Love, Warrior Purple Lady SHEExooo

Reviewed by Linda Zebsokey
Reviewed on April 24, 2009
Wolves in sheeps clothing are among us, Cynthia. This poetic piece does a good job of ringing them out! Good work.

Reviewed by Susan Smith
Reviewed on April 24, 2009
Jeremiah said it best - Jermiah 23 (KJV)

1 Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.

2 Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD.


Reviewed by Georg Mateos
Reviewed on April 24, 2009
Once I heard I Preacher telling the congregation that God had told him that he should travel in a Cadillac Limousine.
In other times he would have been chased out of town straddling on a rail after been treated with tar and feathers!
But, in desperate times people will believe the most outrageous things.

Georg


Reviewed by Karen Vanderlaan
Reviewed on April 24, 2009
these types of people disgust me--they will get their due in the end

Reviewed by Paul Berube
Reviewed on April 24, 2009
Sadly, this happens more frequently than we'd like to believe. Thanks for bringing it into to open and God bless.


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