GodismyJudge (01-23-2018)
I seriously doubt if Copeland's flight schedule is busier than Todd White's. He gets people saved, healed and delivered on planes all the time.
curly sue (01-20-2018)
And that is a very good thing, however...
John 21:20-22
(20) Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?
(21) Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?
(22) Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.
This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity (futility) of their mind, having the understanding darkened...
(Ephesians 4:17-18)
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly...
(Psalm 1)
fuego (01-20-2018), Valiant Woman (01-20-2018)
When your praise match your prayers, the answer will come.
https://www.facebook.com/Valiant-Wom...1103844642026/
When your praise match your prayers, the answer will come.
https://www.facebook.com/Valiant-Wom...1103844642026/
GodismyJudge (01-21-2018)
Copeland's jet before this was a Cessna Citation X. I think they paid about 20 million for it. Mace Gober, a friend of the ministry who has now gone on to be with the Lord raised the funds personally from supporters. Every one knew exactly where their money was going, to buy that specific model of jet. If Copeland doesn't have the X any more and I can't see that he does, it's very possible that the money was raised in the same way, or the X was sold to fund this. According to the article this jet was only 3 million and they're going to put another few million in to update it.
Also, almost every Copeland supporter knows he is a pilot (and flew professionally before he ever became a minister) and they know when they give money that Copeland buys and maintains his jet with some of those donations. So nothing underhanded there.
Finally, any huge ministry has its corporation side. It is a corporation. And many corporations have jets. I'm a pilot myself. I'd rather have my own jet all day long than fly commercial. No security lines, searches, long waits, etc. This isn't any different. If I had a big ministry and had the funds to support it, I would buy one just like any other tool I would buy with ministry funds to help me spread the gospel. It's no different than any other tool.
And when we're talking about God, we're not dealing with limited resources. All things are by and for Him. All the jets belong to Him. May as well be one if his children using them. There's a lot more serious problems than worrying about a ministry having a jet. And like somebody else said, it's between them and God. If something is wrong God will deal with them in due time and in His way.
GodismyJudge (01-21-2018), Smitty (01-21-2018), Valiant Woman (01-21-2018)
I think they could go to a good used car lot and find a good Chevy/Ford to get them to their meetings. It would save a lot of money for evangelism.
Put God first!
MORE MONEY FOR GOD'S WORK!
At the same time, Ken Copeland is his own pilot saving the ministry between $90,000 and $100,000 annually.
The average annual salary of a corporate jet pilot is $92,028.
https://www.payscale.com/research/US...ate_Jet/Salary
If you put God First, you have Him at Last.
Valiant Woman (01-21-2018)