Religious Hucksters

by Van Robison

I heard some clown on one of the religious church television stations say, "God told me before I came onto the program today that 120 people are going to send in a donation of $100 each." Yeah sure buddy, I bet you had a direct cell phone call from God on that one. The hucksters never cease to amaze me. How can anyone even begin to think that they are serving God by sending these frauds, hucksters, and charlatans their hard earned money? The parade of religious clowns never ceases from television and radio in our day and age. The money hungry parasites are forever proclaiming the name of "God" or the name of "Jesus Christ" as their validation for seed money.

"Send money folks, and don't stop because the Gospel of the Kingdom must be preached into all the world." Don't be fooled! Many of these false prophets and false preachers come in the name of Jesus Christ and their only real interest is living luxuriously at your expense. Old people and poor widows are very vulnerable to these frauds who think money is the key to eternal life. No one can fault gullible and naive human beings, who believe they are giving to "God" by sending money to religious hucksters. But the sad reality is that, "Many will come in my name (Jesus Christ), saying I am Christ AND DECEIVE MANY." Guard your mind, your heart and your pocketbook my friend, because the world is overrun with professional orators who are as slick as serpents.

Jesus said "BEWARE" of false prophets. And again BEWARE of slick "preachers" who feign they represent Jesus Christ. The world is full of preachers whose real god is money and who think material gain is "Godliness." Not discerning between snakes and doves is a deadly mistake. Spiritual serpents are poisonous and they will bite. Doves on the other hand are harmless. Do you know the difference? Jesus said to His disciples in Matthew 10:16, "Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of WOLVES: be you therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. (17) But BEWARE OF MEN: for THEY WILL..."

The only real interest of many television preachers is your POCKETBOOK and the MONEY you willingly release into their hands, because you were deluded by emotions that giving to them would please God. Don't be fooled--rest assured God is not fooled by these money hungry hucksters and con-artists.

BEWARE OF BEGGARS OF MONEY who use the name of Jesus Christ for a pretense. Jesus Christ IS NEVER BOUGHT WITH MONEY!