fakeminister. A certain Christian have a dream one night, that he was being fed by dead men. When he woke up he remembered that people are backsliding from his church right and left. They were not being fed a proper spiritual diet., therefore backsliding is the result. It is important for Christians to know the characteristics of a good minister as well as the counterfeit. The counterfeit cannot help you. They are there to help themselves.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR.

1Timothy 3:1-AV This [is] a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 1Timothy 3:2-AV A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 1Timothy 3:3-AV Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; 1Timothy 3:4-AV One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; 1Timothy 3:5-AV (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) 1Timothy 3:6-AV Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. 1Timothy 3:7-AV Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

Please use your thesaurus. #1 blameless,

What does blameless mean? Not guilty, not at fault. Whatsoever problem arises, you should not be the perpetrator nor instigator of the problem.

#2 one wife,

He should have only one wife. During the apostles days there were people in the church with more that one wife. But he let them know that any one want to use the office of a bishop, he must only have one wife. On one of my web site I fully explain this. Why the bishop must have only one wife, and why the deacons must have only one wife. Why only these two group?

#3 vigilant. Vigilant mean to be attentive. To be awaken, to be on the alert. To know what is going on. I saw where one black man was killed by police in a certain town. The black ministers came out to march and protest the killing. They came in a million strong. Before they left for home, they buy the town dry. Who benefits from the killing of that black man? The same town. What they should do is boycotts the town. Buy nothing there, no gas and do not take the buses that goes there. Turn the town into a ghost town. No black faces should be seen there.

#4 sober.

Sober have many meaning. But the one that is using here” Mean” To understand the seriousness of life. #5 good behaviour.

#6 apt to teach.

“Apt to teach” “Mean” Able to teach, the minister must not be dumb . He must add to his faith.

#7 “Not given to wine”

Not given to wine mean that the person is not depended on wine, or addicted to wine. It does not mean that he cannot take a drink for the occasion. Are according to conditions

1Timothy 5:23-AV Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.

#8 no striker.

Striker have several meaning. It can mean somebody who sit down on the job. Are a person who is quick to quit when the going get tough. It can also mean some body who is quick to throw blow on others, whether it is physical, verbal, set back, any thing to defame and put down another person.

#9 not greedy of filthy lucre;

Lucre is talking about money. This is what draws counterfeits ministers to the a church.

#10 but patient, #11 not a brawler,

#12 not covetous; Never a time we came across covetous ministers like today.“ Covetous” mean. Craving, envious, jealous, materialistic and resentful. If you go on many web site and chat boards, and views all the message that are posted. The ministers them do not comes out hitting the homosexuals. But when I post a simple message to get people saved. They came out like flies fighting against the posting. On one web site I visited, when they could not find any thing wrong with what I say. They came out against the spellings.

#13 One that ruleth well his own house, Some minister spent all the time praising his wife. Giving honor to the wife is biblical, but if some of them do not over did it. He know what he is getting when he goes hope, because he is not in charge of the house, but the wife.

Romans 12:10-AV [Be] kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

1 Thessalonians 4:9-AV But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

Hebrews 13:1-AV Let brotherly love continue.

2 Peter 1:7-AV And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

Colossians 3:12-AV Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

1 John 3:17-AV But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels [of compassion] from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

Acts 20:29-AV For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

It is important for a child of Fake ministers have been drawn to the house of God, from the very dawn of times. They fallow the saints around like dogs in heat. These men see the people of the Church as an easy prey. St Luke 16:8-AV And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.)( 2 Corinthians 11:13-AV For such [are] false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 2 Corinthians 11:14-AV And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 2 Corinthians 11:15-AV Therefore [it is] no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.)( Satan ministers sometime draw a bigger crown that the genuine minister of Christ.

WHAT BRINGS A COUNTERFEITS MINISTER TO THE CHURCH?

Money. Offerings and tithes. The next thing that brings them to the church is women and easy living. The Church is the easily place to find women in heat. Women who boasted by day that all they need is Jesus. These women often say " I have Christ what want I more" These fake minister does not have much, but what they have they surely know how to use it. All they have is a form. 2 Timothy 3:5-AV Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 2 Timothy 3:6-AV For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, 2 Timothy 3:7-AV Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. 2 Timothy 3:8-AV Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.

DO I BLAME FAKE MINISTERS FROM TAKING WHAT THEY CAN GET?

Because, before a person can fall prey to a counterfeit minister, they must first reject the genuine ones. 2 Timothy 4:3-AV For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;)( Romans 1:28-AV And even as they did not like to retain God in [their] knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Romans 1:21-AV Because that, when they knew God, they glorified [him] not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.)( Some of those people resented a minister that love God. You get no encouragement from them, in the form of money, nor verbally. Some of them hide and read my books, then pretended that they have never know that I have written any books. If they encourage me it will boost my morals and cause me to fight on. They do not love God nor his Christ, their hate for God is played out on how they treated those who are truly trying to do their best.

1 Corinthians 2:12-AV Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

FAKE MINISTERS AND THEIR CRAVING FOR MONEY.

Isaiah 56:9-AV All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, [yea], all ye beasts in the forest. Isaiah 56:10-AV His watchmen [are] blind: they are all ignorant, they [are] all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. Isaiah 56:11-AV Yea, [they are] greedy dogs [which] can never have enough, and they [are] shepherds [that] cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.)( Every year they complain that the church roof want to fix. They picked up $10.000, and did not fix any roof, then next year they came back with the same tricks. Making merchandise of the people. Malachi is preached from the ir pulpit every Sunday. Some of them when they are picking up the collections on Sunday morning, they have three lanes. The $100 US lanes. $50 lanes and the lane under $50. Then the minister prophecy to each person according to how much money they put in.

OLD TESTAMENT CONCEPT OF TITHING.

The Old testament concept of one tent is not binding on Christians. Malachi 3:7-AV Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept [them]. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return? Malachi 3:8-AV Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. Malachi 3:9-AV Ye [are] cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, [even] this whole nation.)( Psalms 50:10-AV For every beast of the forest [is] mine, [and] the cattle upon a thousand hills. Psalms 50:11-AV I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field [are] mine. Psalms 50:12-AV If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world [is] mine, and the fulness thereof.

NEW TESTAMENT TEACHING.

(#1) The Christians are commanded to give as the lord prospereth them. 1 Corinthians 16:2-AV Upon the first [day] of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as [God] hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.

(#2) Christians are commanded to give as he or she purposeth in heart. 2 Corinthians 9:6-AV But this [I say], He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. 2 Corinthians 9:7-AV Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, [so let him give]; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver

.)( If the people is allowed to give as the lord prospereth them, are to give as they purposeth in their heart. They will eventually give more. Because people only truly give as they grow in God.

Job 12:6-AV The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth [abundantly]. Jeremiah 7:11-AV Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen [it], saith the LORD. Acts 19:37-AV For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess. Mark 11:17-AV And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves. John 10:8-AV All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. 1 Corinthians 6:10-AV Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

FAKE MINISTERS AND THEIR THEIR SILENCE.

Adolph Hitler was a great speaker, but what was he speaking about? A person can be a great speaker, and spent their whole life speaking. Yet remain silent on the most important problem of his or her days. False ministers do not address the problems of their days. And even if they do, it is only to get them media attention. That is why they do not teach the people how to go around the problem. They went and protest a killing, but the crowd they brought to that town spent million of Dollars in parking space, water to drink, soda, cigarettes, pizza, yes they buy the town dry. So who benefit from the killing? The same town that does the killing. Fake ministers have little are no visions.

NOT ADDRESSING THE IMMEDIATE PROBLEM OF THE TIME.

Isaiah 57:1-AV The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth [it] to heart: and merciful men [are] taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil [to come].)( All of the prophets who were called by God, from the very beginning of time. Fight the immediate evil of their days. The false prophets of those days never fought the evil. They act as soothe sayers. And even if they pretend to fought the evil, it is with the intend to bring about more evil. it like a man went over to widow's house to comfort her in her bereavement. But his main reason for being there is to get into her panties. False ministers does not addressing the evil of the time. Just listen to some of these TV Evangelist. When did you hear any of them addressing the race relationship problem that we have in the USA? When did they came out are speak out against any brutal killing? If a dog is killed they came out like flies. But when human being is murdered, they say nothing. If Jesus was here what would he say? They preach a kind of sermons that get the people jumping. But those sermons have no spiritual sperm in it. It bring about no changes in the people.

THEIR CONTROLLING SPIRITS.

Fake ministers lord it over the people. They behave like Christ gave them a mandate over the people. They own the people. They behave like a little king in the church.

2 Corinthians 3:17-AV Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord [is], there [is] liberty.

TRY THE SPIRIT.

1 John 4:1-AV Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

ONE GROUP OF DEVILS VERBAL ADMIT JESUS THE SON OF GOD.

Luke 4:41-AV And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking [them] suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.

ANOTHER GROUP CALLING HIM ACCURSED.

1 Corinthians 12:3-AV Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and [that] no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.

Acts 16:16-AV And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: Acts 16:17-AV The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation. Acts 16:18-AV And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.

THE EVIL SPIRIT GOAL WAS TO HAVE PAUL AND HIS COMPANIONS BEATEN ARE KILL.

We came across people like this every day. Pretending like they are helping, but are sometime the very cause of the problem. You cannot watch what they are saying. You have to watch what they are not saying. WHAT? HOW CAN SOMEBODY LISTEN TO WHAT IS NOT SAID? look at this example. I am a ordained minister. If I came out blaming the white race for what they have done to blacks. How is that helping the black people? That only cause more hard feelings and mist trust. This causes the white race to think that the black race is seeking a revenge. But suppose I tell the black race to open business, to be supportive of each others in business. If I tell the young black men to take advantage of the educations that are offered, from night schooling . I would be making more sense. Don't you suppose? it is important to tell people their history are else they will forget it, and therefore soon repeat it. But you have to have a proper balance in what you are saying. If you talk about what happen in "Uncle Tom Cabin" You must also talk about how to avoid repeating it.

EVEN THOUGH THE EVIL SPIRIT LOSES THE FINAL BATTLE THEY WON THE DAY.

They wanted Paul and his fellows to be beaten and it happen. Acts 16:19-AV And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew [them] into the marketplace unto the rulers, Acts 16:20-AV And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city, Acts 16:21-AV And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans. Acts 16:22-AV And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat [them]. Acts 16:23-AV And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast [them] into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:

A FAKE MINISTER HAS NO CARE FOR HIS PEOPLE.

He is not a shepard, he does not feed the sheep. He came to sheer the sheep. He is an hireling. He run when persecutions is coming.

John 10:12-AV But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.

1 Corinthians 4:15-AV For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet [have ye] not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel..

Fake ministers milked the their members well but give them very little help. Some of them owned several house and would not even give information to members how to buy one. Most of them cannot lead the people beyond salvation.

THE END.