The Commercialization Of God's Word And Those Who Follow

Have you ever asked yourself these questions?

1. Why are so many teachers and preachers selling "Christian" books, CD's, DVD's, seminars, etc, and spend most of their time giving their opinions about God's written Word? Could it be the love of money and their belief that their opinions are more important than God's Word? 
2. Why do so many "believers" listen to man when God has given us his Holy written word, the bible? Could it be they want to have their ears tickled with exciting new words from man, while they truly shun the Words of God which are alive? Could it be we are deeply into the apostasy?

12For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul and spirit, joints and marrow, as it judges the thoughts and purposes of the heart. Hebrews 4 ISV

Brothers and sisters, if you look to man and shun the very written words of God, do you really love and serve God? What preacher is comparable to God? Are you listening to ear tickling preachers and false teachers who are getting rich on you instead of getting into the Word of God and submitting yourself to the One who "judges the thoughts and purposes of the heart"? Could it be we are doing what the Hebrew children were doing in Jeremiah 2 ISV?

10“Indeed, go over to the coasts of Cyprus and see,

send to Kedar and pay very close attention.

See if there has ever been such a thing as this!

11Has a nation ever changed gods

when they aren’t even gods?

But my people have exchanged their glory

for that which does not profit.

12Heavens, be appalled at this,

be shocked, be utterlye devastated,”

declares the LORD.

13“Indeed, my people have committed two evils:

they have forsaken me, the fountain of living water,f

and they have dug cisterns for themselves,

broken cisterns that cannot hold water.”

We have the Word of God! It is priceless! It is alive! It feeds our spirit and keeps us from falling away!!! I plead with you to get into the Word of God. Ask him to forgive you and fill you with his Holy Spirit. He alone will teach you. Man WILL mislead you. Man is fallible. Do not forsake the assembling of yourselves together, but trust no man with your soul

Paul gives a warning about MANY teachers who would commercialize the God's Word. He did not.

2 Corinthians 2 ISV
14But thanks be to God! He always leads us triumphantly by the Messiahf and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of knowing him. 15To God we are the aroma of the Messiahg among those who are being saved and among those who are being lost. 16To some people we are a deadly fragrance,h while to others we are a living fragrance.i Who is qualified for this? 17At least we are not commercializing God’s word like so many others. Instead, we speak with sincerity in the Messiah’sj name,k like people who are sent from God and are accountable to God.l

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