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Categories: DOCTRINE, FALSE WORSHIP, PREACHING/TEACHING, THE COLLECTION, WORSHIPIs it right for pastors to ask people for money for prophecies?Sincerely,
Read My Palm
Dear Read My Palm,
Absolutely not! Especially since God specifically says that we have the perfect and complete Bible, so there are no more prophecies (1 Cor 13:8-10, Jas 1:25). Televangelists that promise healing miracles, local preachers that profess to have visions, and any others of their ilk are charlatans and liars. They are no different than Simon the magician who tried to buy the gift of God for money… they are diseased in heart and enslaved to iniquity (Acts 8:19-23). The word of God is in the Bible and free and available to everyone… anyone that tries to sell it to you is a false teacher. Accept nothing but the Bible; don’t let anyone add to it, and don’t let anyone take away from it (Rev 22:18-19). We have everything we need to know about life and godliness within the pages of the Scriptures (2 Pet 1:3). There is no need for additional prophecy because God has handed down to us once and for all His Word to the saints (Jude 1:3). Don’t give a penny, or even a greeting, to those who would use the Gospel for greedy gain (2 Jn 1:10-11).
