So I was watching TV the other day, and I was just flipping through the channels. Then I saw an infomercial about a "financial seed". So the reverend was "preaching" about how people should buy a financial seed for $100 and expect 7 days of miracles in return.
At first, I instantly thought, "wow how can people believe this?" then I tried to think of reasons why. He did a pretty good job of attacking disbelief and questions about morals. Like, he said that "it's not buying miracles, it's an offering...after all, people like Isaac made offerings and got miracles in return". What I found most interesting was his prayer. He started off by bowing his head and saying something like, "Lord, help these people by..." and then a little later, he looked up and started marketing the sale with "...that they will want to donate this offering and they can believe in Your 7 days of miracles". Then he bowed his head again and ended with "in Jesus name, amen". I found this interesting how he turned prayer into an infomercial. It makes me question how people view Christianity. I mean, where is this money going to? Does he think he's serving God by using his resources to call out to people? And I think this is also one of those Christian stereotypes- the televised donation. So yeah. I know that there are quite a few branches of Christianity/Catholicism, so where does "believing" and "serving" begin and end?
--Sabrina
o boi........... that's very interesting and new to me. Thanks for bring this up.
ReplyDeleteNow.. when I first red your description, I have the same question. It's so bloody obvious that it's not right (or a scam). Isaac didn't make offerings so he will get miracles in return. And, we, as Christians, should not treat God like a system with inputs and outputs. If we input something, we expect something as output.
Argh, now I am angry!! >:( It does put a dent on our face. But then... who knows what other schemes are out there.
The general perception of Christian is the angel child. But, more and more so call christians are showing up, so I am not exactly sure what it is now. I should do a quick survey in my class.
What do you mean by "where does "believing" and "serving" begin and end?"
Thanks for the update. Next time someone asks me about this thing, I at least know what they are talking about. :)