There is something to the teachings, but it is not
the message of Christianity, which is:
Quote:
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love God and your fellow humans; confess you are a sinner; ask God for forgiveness; believe Christ (a sinless man) died for your mistakes and rose to reign in heaven with God; do good to all especially the poor and helpless; look forward to eternal life.
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That stated, I will address the subject.
Some Christian leaders combine (or confuse) Dale Carnegie type speeches with good preaching. To an extent this can be a good thing to help motivate a congregation to better their circumstances as a community.
But it really gets touchy when these people are motivated to write more checks.
I cannot speak for the personal morals of any evangelical-TV or otherwise.
But when the focus is shifted from the pure message, danger arises. Temptation to greed is probably the driving force behind most sin and believe me, the devil knows it!
the reason I said there is something
to all this is because (as any motivational message shows) vocal
positives do help most people complete their goals. Likewise, vocal
negatives reinforce thoughts of inadequacy.
Also there is a reference to "speaking" in the bible used by many believers.
Jesus told Peter "Get thee behind me, Satan". He also was tempted three times in the garden (by Satan) and three times resisted. Some people think if they say, "I rebuke thee, Satan, in the name of Jesus Christ!" three times, they can resist temptation or even illness.
Also there is something positive in touch (often a focus of evangelists; healers).
But your own touch to your own skin while meditating or praying can do the same thing these TV guys can do.
In short, we are supposed to call attention to the ministry not the minister. But as I say it is a slippery slope when one sets out to condemn a certain technique. That's what started that whole "reformation thing"
