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December 08, 2007 01:00 PM EST Today CNN.com reports that Creflo Dollar is refusing to submit more financial documents that explain where donations to his World Changers Church have gone. The church brought in $69 million last year. Dollar's theology "teaches God wants the faithful to have the best in life, including material things." Yet in 1st Timothy 6:3-10 we read: If anyone teaches false doctrines and does not agree to the sound instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching, he is conceited and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions and constant friction between men of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain. But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. We can clearly see that his doctrine is false by this passage. God never promised us worldly possessions beyond that which we absolutely need. We are to be content if we have food, clothing, and shelter. Beyond that, Jesus teaches us not to seek worldly wealth because when we do we could lose focus on him. Recall the story where a rich man asked what can he do to enter the kingdom of Heaven. Jesus replied to sell all he had and give everything to the poor. The rich man turned away in sadness because of his great wealth. Jesus observed that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to gain heaven. Jesus taught us not to dwell on earthly possessions, which rust and wither away, which we cannot take with us when we depart this life. Rather, he taught us to store up treasures in heaven where moth and rust cannot destroy it. Dollar, Benny Hinn, and others of that group they run with are all teaching man how to make their way into hell. Dollar's refusal and ultimatum to have congress subpoena him if they want more information is clearly evidence that he is not being a good steward of his parishioner's donations. A liar and a cheat will hide the evidence as much as possible. I urge all who contribute to Creflo Dollar, or to any of the other "evangelists" he is frequently seen with (Rod Parsley, Benny Hinn to name two) stop contributing and let them experience poverty. God will turn them all over to Satan so that, hopefully, their sins might be revealed to them and they will follow God's word in Truth without compromise.
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