Preachers of L.A. just debuted a short time ago. It chronicles several Los Angeles area preachers with notable ministries. A few of them I'm familiar with such as Bishop Noel Jones, Dietrick Haddon, etc. Scandal is getting flak for its negative portrayal of black women as being mistresses, and now churchgoers have beef with Preachers of L.A. Is it me or are some churchpeople worse than the world? I don't see an issue with preachers living lavish lifestyles. God doesn't want his children broke & busted, he wants his children to have the best in life. Otherwise, he wouldn't bless his children like he does. Many of the most influential preachers started from nothing and have blossomed into influential ministers of the Gospel. Some churchgoers need to quit, because jealousy is not a good look. It seems like Christians have the biggest issue with other Christians being blessed. If you're not the one getting blessed, maybe you need to check your obedience & faithfulness because faithfulness & obedience always yield staggering blessing. Besides, those ministers on Preachers of L.A. probably are entrepreneurs on the side, so that's why they live like they do. If we're going by ministry support, most of those preachers would be middle-class/upper-middle class at best. Tithing is down in many churches nationwide because people can't afford to tithe like they want. If you can't tithe, you have to be very careful where your money goes. I'm happy for any mega-preacher who's living good, because that means his ministry is able to continue touching lives. It takes money to spread the gospel of Jesus. A lot of the frustration people have is around the question of what's most important, and what should be focused on. No doubt, these clergy have meaningful ministries that help people. For me, that's more important than trying to show their humanity, which none would argue they are human and have issues like the rest of us, or showing how well they live and how much stuff they have. People know how to get stuff and if they don't there are plenty of places to go find out. What people rarely know how to do without God is to live whole, healthy lives that are about more than helping themselves. People don't have a problem with someone out in the world being blessed, but the minute God's people start shining, major shade is thrown their way.
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