I found that one passage of scripture. There seems to be a lot more telling you to just watch out for false teachers. What does the Bible have to say about a 100,000+ different people trying to do the same thing? Maybe that verse was just for the Ephesians to combat what was going on around them?
Imagine not taking the responsibility of exposing workers of darkness, false teachers.
Fake pastors are not serving the Kingdom. In the case of Hillsong, those "pastors" like kings.And served their own materialism.
It's on paper, their personal expenditures.
Thousands of dollars for a pair of sneakers! Over 1 million for a Rolex watch.
Meanwhile, the "volunteers", who set up the stage for the performance, 4 "sermons" each Sunday, worked for hours and hours without any payment.
Yes, volunteer means free labor.
However, in the case of the New York $Manhattan ministry, when those volunteers were facing homelessness because they couldn't afford to live there, Hillsong responded, when asked if the church community $funds could be used to help them, we're told it would be illegal to help them.
If you can't help the NY community that is solely responsible for setting up the stage for 4 broadcasts and in person services, who do you use that money for?
An Australian charity watchdog has announced it’s investigating Hillsong, after allegations the megachurch engaged in fraud & lavish spending
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Jesus and his disciples and later the apostles, walked wherever they went.
And while Jesus told them to leave their purse at home and let those to whom they minister support them, I do not believe Jesus would have approved $80 million dollars in undeclared income being hidden from Caesar on tax returns. Stealing and lying, are sins.
As are the other charges against Hillsong. The father of its former present day president, Brian Houston, was an alleged serial pedophile. Those victims suffer to this day.
Houston is no angel. Nor did he protect his female flock from alleged sexual misconduct by Hillsong "pastors".
Hillsong was global at the time.
And there's more.
If we don't expose frauds who thrive in their darkness, we insure innocent people will continue as their next victims.
Imagine a gas leak deep inside a church basement due to a faulty heating system coupling.
Those who are aware of this say nothing. Rather, that since insures people will continue to enter that church on Sunday morning.
When that church explodes because of the water heaters pilot light igniting those gas fumes , those who knew of that faulty heating system are totally responsible for the destruction that followed.
If we have the courage to live and proclaim the Gospel, we have to have the courage to speak up against those who contaminate God's good news.