ME: You know, man, things happen. It's true I've been pursuing
a Diploma in Theology.
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| A preacher and his translator |
FRIEND: What! You want to become a Hummer-driving pastor?
ME: Ha-ha. What do you have against pastors living a good
life anyway?
FRIEND: I don't hate the players but I hate the game they
play. Conning poor folk of their hard-earned money saying "bring the
tithes and offerings into the house of God and the heaven will open and pour
down a blessing you cannot contain!" Meanwhile it's only those pastors
that become rich while their flock remain broke.
ME: I tithe not because my pastor tell me to, but in
obedience to God who through the Bible tells me to tithe and give offerings.
FRIEND: So are you blessed? If that's the case why do you
still 'pad' (walk) to work?
ME: You are better than that, man. Owning a car has no
nothing to do with being rich or poor.
FRIEND: But why are those pastors obsessed with 'big-ass'
cars and 'big-ass' mansions yet Jesus whom they preach had nowhere to lay His
head?
ME: You say Jesus had nowhere to lay His head yet He had the
power to feed 5000 people with five fishes and two loaves of bread. And once He
sent Peter to pick money for taxes from a fish. Man, all the silver and gold in
the world was Jesus's and is still the Lord's. There is no testimony in His
servants and those who believe in Him living in lack. He came that we may have
life and live in abundance. So there is absolutely nothing wrong with teaching
people to hate poverty and believe they were created to live in prosperity.
FRIEND: I see you're
already talking like them prosperity preachers! Anyway it was nice chatting but
I've to go. Let's stay in touch; I'm interested in talking more about this.
ME: Sure. God bless you.
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