LOOK OUT FOR SCAMS!

2 Timothy 4:3-4 (AMP)

³ For the time is coming when [people] will not tolerate (endure) sound and wholesome instruction, but, having ears itching [for something pleasing and gratifying], they will gather to themselves one teacher after another to a considerable number, chosen to satisfy their own liking and to foster the errors they hold,

⁴ And will turn aside from hearing the truth and wander off into myths and man-made fictions.

P.T. BARNUM, THE MASTERMIND THAT CREATED “THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH” USED TO SAY, “THERE’S A SUCKER BORN EVERY MINUTE!”

 I CAN TELL YOU DEAR FRIEND; THAT STATEMENT IS SO TRUE. I’VE BEEN PERSONALLY INVOLVED IN SEVERAL EXPERIENCES THAT SOUNDED LIKE GOOD OPPORTUNITIES.  HOWEVER, THEY INSTEAD ENDED UP BEING VERY PAINFUL AND EXTREMELY COSTLY REMINDERS OF THE VALUE OF CHECKING EVERYTHING OUT BEFORE YOU INVEST IN IT.

 SOMETHING THAT SEEMS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE USUALLY IS.

 IN THE SPIRITUAL SENSE, THERE ARE THOSE IN THE BODY OF CHRIST, SOME WELL KNOWN PASTORS, AND CHRISTIAN LEADERS, WHO TEACH HARMFUL PRINCIPLES THAT DON’T LINE UP WITH THE ENTIRE BODY OF SCRIPTURE. THERE ARE ALSO THOSE WHO ARE INTO FAKERY AND TRICKERY, WILLING TO MANIPULATE YOU TO HANDLING OVER ALL OF YOUR FINANCES TO FUND THEIR ILL-GOTTEN LIFESTYLES. USUALLY IT INVOLVES USING SOME SORT OF FAKE FORMULA OR MAGICAL TALISMAN WHICH IS MEANT TO PROVIDE SOME SORT OF “GJINNI (GENIE) IN A BOTTLE” EXPERIENCE. IT IS NOTHING MORE THAN ANOTHER WAY TO MAKE THEM RICH WHILE DEPLETING YOUR OWN FINANCES. ALL OF THESE THINGS HAVE IN COMMON ONE MAJOR IDEA….

 THEY ARE ALL SCAMS!!

THIS MONTH ON SAGGY, WE’LL BE DEALING WITH THE TEACHING OF ERRONEOUS PRINCIPLES THAT DEAL WITH RECEIVING TREMENDOUS WEALTH FAST WITHOUT HAVING TO WORK FOR IT, THE “GET RICH QUICK” TEACHING IN THE BODY OF CHRIST. I WON’T BE NAMING NAMES (THAT I NEVER DO UNLESS THAT PERSON IS IN DIRECT OPPOSITION TO GOD OR IS DANGER OF DIVINE JUDGMENT) , JUST EXAMINING WHERE THESE LINES OF ILLOGICAL THINKING COME FROM. AS ALWAYS ANY FEEDBACK OR YOUR COMMENTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME AND VALUED.

IN HIM,

AL

INTRODUCTION TO SAGGY BLOG...

FEELING SPIRITUAL EXHAUSTED? ARE YOU SUFFERING FROM SPIRITUAL INSOMNIA? DO THE PROMISES OF GOD SEEM IMPOSSIBLE TO ATTAIN? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE GREAT ZEAL YOU ONCE HAD FOR GOD? IS IT NOW JUST A FLICKERING FLAME? HAS IT BEEN BLOWN OUT BY THE WINDS OF ADVERSITY?

LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION. AREN'T YOU TIRED OF TRYING TO USE YOUR FAITH TO MOVE MOUNTAINS BUT LACK THE STRENGTH TO EVEN PUSH A PEBBLE? HAVE YOU BEEN COMPLAINING THAT THE CHRISTIAN LIFE IS TOO DIFFICULT? HAS WEEDS OF DOUBT CREPT IN AND STRANGLED THE GOOD SEEDS THAT WERE PLANTED IN YOUR LIFE? HAS FEAR FLOODED YOUR FAITH, SATURATED YOUR SOIL AND HARDENED YOUR HEART?

MAYBE YOU JUST NEED SOME GOOD TRAINING. LET ME BE YOUR INSTRUCTOR. I CAN HELP YOU BUILD UP YOUR SPIRITUAL MUSCLES.

IF YOU DESIRE TO HAVE A MORE SATIFYING RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD, YOU’VE IN THE RIGHT PLACE. I CAN ASSIST YOU IN BUILDING A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF GOD AND HIS WAYS.

EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT, I’LL BE POSTING A BIBLE STUDY AND SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION. THE TOPICS ARE FOCUSSED TOWARDS DEVELOPING A SPIRITUALLY DISCIPLINED AND GOD-CENTERED LIFESTYLE. YOU CAN EITHER STUDY IT BY YOURSELF OR WITH OTHERS. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, YOU CAN LEAVE THEM AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POSTING. I’LL READ AND REPLY TO THEM, AND POST MY RESPONSES DURING THE WEEK. I CAN PERSONALLY TESTIFY THAT BY SPENDING QUALTY TIME UNDERSTANDING AND APPLYING THESE PRINCIPLES, YOU CAN MAKE PROGRESS TOWARDS DEVELOPING A POWERFUL SPIRITUAL FOUNDATION IN YOUR LIFE.

STOP BEING A 98 POUND PUNY CHRISTIAN WEAKLING. TIRED OF GETTING SAND KICKED IN YOU FACE BY THE BULLIES OF LIFE? DON’T ALLOY YOURSELF TO REMAIN LAZY AND POWERLESS. IT’S TIME TO DEVELOP INTO THE MAN OR WOMAN OF GOD THAT HE ‘S DESTINIED YOU TO BE.

BE THE KIND OF BELIEVER THAT THE ADVERSARY FLEES IN TERROR FROM. BECOME THE TYPE OF PERSON THAT OTHERS LOOK TO FOR GODLY COUNSEL AND PRAYER. BECOME A SPIRITUAL LEADER IN YOUR AREAS OF INFLUENCE.

LEAVE BEHIND THE SLAVERY OF EGYPT, START CONQUERING AND DWELLING IN THE PROMISED CAANAN LAND.

IT’S TIME TO DEVELOP THOSE STRONG SOLID MUSCLES. C’MON, LET'S DO IT TOGETHER! DON’T GIVE UP! REFUSE TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE. REFUSE TO REMAIN FAT AND FLABBY, WEAK AND LAZY. BUILD YOURSELF UP IN THE FAITH…DON’T REMAIN SAGGY!