yet they are horrified when ANY minister has more than one suite...and a vehicle better than a used Rambler
The difference is, with the Hollywood "ministers" you know what you are giving your money too...But the TBN folks are saying this money is going to spread God's word and then turn around and use it to buy a $5 million home...if you can't see the difference then open your eyes, there is a difference.
I am a born-again Christian and I don't see how any "minister" can justify paying $5 million dollars for a home...If they need money so bad they have to ask for donations to spread the word then they shouldn't have enough to purchase this house. In the bible, Jesus's "purse" of money was never empty, but he never went out and bought a new robe or new sandals with it...He used it to spread the Gospel of his father by giving to the needy and furthering his ministry...all for the glorifying of his father...Not to make his life better, not so he could live in luxury.
How many bibles could that money have bought? How many poor family's could it have feed, housed, or clothed? I don't see how anyone with their heart truly focused on God's word and the furthering of his kingdom could spend money in this magnitude on themselves...I am not here to judge these peoples heart for God for that is not my job, but the fruits they have born are not of a good tree...
I also know in the bible it says that if a brother(or sister) should stumble, it is up to their brothers(and sisters) in Christ to point this out and help them repent...usually this would be done by your pastor or some elder in your church that knows you and understands your walk with God...your walk isn't supposed to be a secret from all others..God says to correct your brothers mistakes...this isn't judging his relationship with Christ, but it is correcting a mistake, and we all make them...