Is 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 13:8-101 Cor 13:8-10
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8 Love never faileth: but whether [there be] prophecies, they shall be done away; whether [there be] tongues, they shall cease; whether [there be] knowledge, it shall be done away.
9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part;
10 but when that which is perfect is come, that which is in part shall be done away.
WP-Bible plugin, Jas 1:25Jas 1:25
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25 But he that looketh into the perfect law, the [law] of liberty, and [so] continueth, being not a hearer that forgetteth but a doer that worketh, this man shall be blessed in his doing.
WP-Bible plugin). 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 8:19-23Acts 8:19-23
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19 saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay my hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit.
20 But Peter said unto him, Thy silver perish with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money.
21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right before God.
22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray the Lord, if perhaps the thought of thy heart shall be forgiven thee.
23 For I see that thou art in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity.
WP-Bible plugin). 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 22:18-19Rev 22:18-19
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18 I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, if any man shall add unto them, God shall add unto him the plagues which are written in this book:
19 and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the tree of life, and out of the holy city, which are written in this book.
WP-Bible plugin). We have everything we need to know about life and godliness within the pages of the Scriptures (2 Pet 1:32 Pet 1:3
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3 seeing that his divine power hath granted unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that called us by his own glory and virtue;
WP-Bible plugin). There is no need for additional prophecy because God has handed down to us once and for all His Word to the saints (Jude 1:3Jude 1:3
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3 Beloved, while I was giving all diligence to write unto you of our common salvation, I was constrained to write unto you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered unto the saints.
WP-Bible plugin). Don’t give a penny, or even a greeting, to those who would use the Gospel for greedy gain (2 Jn 1:10-112 Jn 1:10-11
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10 If any one cometh unto you, and bringeth not this teaching, receive him not into [your] house, and give him no greeting:
11 for he that giveth him greeting partaketh in his evil works.
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