Originally Posted by
FunFromOz
Don't know about Piper, but MacArthur's been employed as a bible teacher for about 50 years, also teaches at their Bible School, gets paid as a guest speaker and, yes, has published books (a search of John MacArthur on Amazon limiting it to Christian Books and Bibles returns over 1,000 results) so that he has accumulated wealth as a result of his efforts over 50+ years should not be a surprise.
Yes, when they read "On Friday night, March 13, 2020, at 9:24 p.m., the Word of the Lord came to Kenneth Copeland concerning the Coronavirus COVID-19:"This disease called COVID-19 will be over much sooner than you think. Christian people all over this country praying have overwhelmed it. Give Me all the glory," saith the Spirit of Grace. "And many, many people will come to know Me through it."I am still LORD over this nation, and I am on the throne, and faith in Me changes things!""
And later "Wind, almighty strong south wind, heat, burn this thing in the name of Jesus. Satan you bow your knees, you fall on your face, COVID-19 ... I blow the wind of God on you. You are destroyed forever and you will never be back. Thank you, Lord God. Let it happen. Cause it to happen. The wind of God, it doesn't have to be a fast wind,"
and, "It hates heat. It hates humidity, it hates water. It just dies," continued Copeland, "It's even better, I just heard the Lord say this 'cause I've witnessed it, it's even better if there is no wind at all — just enough heat to keep from killing them people in New York City"
Although this person has publicly claimed to speak for God as he lied, (and not just to a few, what he said is in the major newspapers and he knew that would happen) he is not censured by his WOF peers; he is not called to repent; he hasn't recanted; he has not stepped down from ministry as someone who has made such a grave error should, and yet people still believe him???
Yes, when that happens, WOF critics do expect to be taken seriously.