Dr. Creflo Dollar 3

I dont know about all the name it claim it stuff, but I do know that Jesus said that he come to give us Life and Life more abundantly. Dont you think that would mean abundance In every area of life including your finances. True, your focus in life shouldnt be money, it should be your relationship with the Lord (if your a Christian), but even the Lord knows you need money for your everyday living. The Bible says in Malachi 3:10...Bring ye all the tithes into the store house, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, said the Lord of Hosts, if I (the Lord) will not open the windows of Heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to recieve it. Doesnt LUKE 6:38 also say.....Give, and it SHALL be given unto YOU; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall MEN give unto your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. 2 Corinthians 9:6-7 says....But this I say, He who soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity; for God loves a cheerfull giver. God doesnt need your money cause the Bible says he owns the cattle on a thousand hills, meaning its all his anyway, The Lord just wants his children blessed, and he usees giving as a means to bless his children. Am I saying that if your a child of God and your not rich then your not blessed, NOOO!! Not at all. The Lords blessings can come in many different forms!! All im saying is dont through the Baby out with the bath water, just because some preachers intentions may be wrong doesnt mean they all of them who happen to ask for financial help are bad. Believe it or not it takes money to run a church, they still have to pay the electric bill and up keep of the church and pay staff. My Pastor doesnt take Pay from the church, he has a job outside of pastoring, (Kinda like Paul) but still takes up tithes and offerings for the up keep of the church and the missions, and food bank that our church is involved in, all of which sadly to say takes money. I think Pastors who take money for personal gain hurt the very heart of God and they will have to anwser for it. Dont lump all Pastors, televised or not, into one bunch. God does want his people blessed!! He uses Giving, whether it be your Money , or your time ect. ect.,as a vehical, to see if you will be obedient and also to bless you! It works! The Lord says in Matthew 6:31-33....."Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' (all of which take money) For after all these things the Gentils seek. For your Heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. God Bless you all!! Thanks for your time!