By Eze Uduma
I still remember when we used to adulterate our soup with more water so that it will last longer and also go round among siblings. This is a type of corruption but one done with no dishonest intent.
Other
types of corrupt practices exist and are often linked to depraved
intention. We corrupt medication meant to alleviate or heal illnesses,
by reducing its quality; we corrupt consumable goods to reduce
production cost and make bigger profits. Corruption has been with
mankind for a very long time.
After the
resurrection of Christ, Paul (the apostle) warned Corinthian believers
about his observation. He said: “…For we are not as many, which corrupt
the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of Adonai, in the sight of
Adonai speak we in Christ”-2 Corinthians 2:17. Paul
recognized this unwholesome practice and cautioned the brethren to be
vigilant as there existed many who corrupt the word of Adonai. Since
then, the corruption of the Lord’s words has ballooned following
increase and invasion of sheep wolves, encircled among the sheep.
‘Corrupt’
means having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for
money or personal gain. Every idea about corruption points to this
definition a reason some bible translations use ‘Peddle’ in the place of ‘Corrupt’.
Corruption ends with undesirable effect; it brings abnormal profits to
the corruptor and unleashes, sometimes incredible destruction to
consumers of corrupted ideas, goods and messages. This is the reason
Paul’s warning must be taken very seriously.
When the
temple was the house of Adonai, people sold oxen, sheep, doves, and
turned the temple to a Bureau De Change. Christ who was visibly incensed
responded with whips and drove the money merchants out and scattered
their goods and dismantled their cash machines. And He said unto them
that sold doves, “Take these things hence; make not my Father's house a
house of merchandise”-John 2:15-16.
But
who is Yeshua to tell us how to preach the gospel, how much more Paul
to define corruption for us? The Tribute and Automatic Giving adverts
came with an email I received from Benny Hinn ministry this morning
(15/03/15); I believe many others received it with no attention paid
perhaps.
Special Offers
Benny Hinn invites people to participate in what he described as ‘special offers’.
In these offers you will receive a certificate but you must part with
various sizes of money that matches the adverts of the smiling ladies.
If you wish you could set up what he described as auto-giving!!!!! There
is no doubt that Benny’s pattern of selling Adonai’s word has been
copied into several other places of worship.
You
corrupt my words and you ask “how do we corrupt your words”: In books,
in audio and video materials and in spurious charges and levies. How? We
have used donations/offerings from brethren to train our mind and write
many books then turn around to sell these books to the same sheep that
funded our training and the books.
We
have used donations/offerings from brethren to develop ourselves and
preach messages, which we put into audio and video formats and turn
around to sell these materials to the same sheep that funded our
training and these materials; we have used donations/offerings from
brethren to develop facilities, programmes, academies and colleges and
turn around and impose various charges on the same sheep who funded
these projects and programs regardless of their capacity to meet these
charges.
Dear
reader, what you read is real because it is what we do and many of us
know that this game is a full-blown corruption. Selling the word of
Adonai is, on its own corruption; paying for it by the same sheep that
funded the same word is despicable and meets the height of this
corruption.
Mankind has no right to sell the word of Adonai in whatever form. This is the price we have
to pay for believing in Christ. Christianity is not a game of gain to
the things of this world; it is instead a game of pain given that we
will die for Christ and the gospels to save in eternity-Matthew 6:25. Believers can preach the word of Elohim to the end of the world without selling His word.
Shalom!
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