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Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa
You're correct, Jesus and His apostles are not about force.
The church is supposed to tell it like it is, and then the sinners make the decision to walk the path. A narrow path with a strait gate where Jesus told us to enter in.
When I was in the world I always thought the preachers on television didn't know what was going on in the real world. When people would be hanging out at my house, I would click through the channels, and stop on one of the many T.V. preachers. I saw that it was a show, and they would quote a scripture, and then proceed to tell a story about how we needed to invite Jesus into ouur hearts. At the end of every show, they would lead their audience into a sinner's prayer. I guess it is pretty much the same now as it was then. When the time came for me to come to Jesus, I needed a real live preacher to point the way. Not some joker having his church services televised (NOT SAYING THAT ABOUT YOU AND BROTHER EDDIE!!!!) or some opportunist televangelist ripping off little old ladies for their social security checks. Real one on one live and in person, ministry of the preachers and the saints working together to reach the lost.
You all tell them that there is NO Trinity? You tell your viewing audience that they need to be water baptized in Jesus name, and get in filled with the Holy Ghost and speak with tongues? You tell those in T.V. land that they must obey Acts 2:38?
Who pays for the air time? |
Yes, every sermon he preaches on Sunday morning (and some midweeks) get televised. We don't hide what we believe. When he does a series on Repentance, Baptism and Holy Ghost (which he just finished one a few weeks ago), they are always televised. We do not teach that you have to speak in tongues to be saved, but that it is necessary to live an overcoming life. And he preaches why we are baptized in Jesus' name. So that's what is televised, just like it's preached at our church.
We pay the television time from our church budget. We got a really good price, and it reaches about five states - just a God thing.
Trust me, Eddie is NOT your typical TV preacher. In fact, it's kind of a joke, because he never liked TV preachers and then God led us to have a show. We have so many people say that he's the only preacher on TV that seems "real". Lots of places that we go to eat or shop, people are always telling us that they watch every week. That gives us an opportunity to invite them to church.
So don't lump all TV preachers together; they are not all alike.
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