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When False Teachings Collide; The Curious Case of Creflo Dollar

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Creflo however has come full circle and tries to bring this circular scriptural reasoning back to Abram. He teaches that he believes that Abram was so thankful and he wanted to thank God for the victory He had delivered unto him. Since he was thankful, his instinct to know what was the "right thing to do", led him to tithe. That he did not need a code because he knew what the right thing to do was. The problems here are many. As already established, his scriptural trip through Romans 2 and Genesis 2 does not lead us to agree with his theory of instinctual right versus wrong and in fact Scripture bears out the opposite. Furthermore to just randomly apply it to this story of Abram is rewriting the text. There is absolutely nothing in the Genesis 14 text above that supports his theory. The reality is we do not know why Abram tithed. Some have speculated that is was the custom of the land. Most commentaries agree that it was out of thanksgiving to God and Melchizedek was a priest of the Most High God. Even in that scenario however it has nothing to do with an instinctual understanding that it was the right thing to do. What we do know about this is the following:

* This was the only time in his entire life that Abram paid a tithe.

* It was not out of his own wealth but rather from the spoils of war.

* He actually gave 100%, not 10%

But Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have lifted my hand to the Lord, God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth, that I would not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that is yours, lest you should say, 'I have made Abram rich.' I will take nothing but what the young men have eaten, and the share of the men who went with me. Let Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre take their share." - Genesis 14: 22-24 (ESV)

If you want to claim Abram your foundation for honor giving then you are saying that we should give to God once and only from the plunder of war, not from our own wealth. Knowing that will not work for him, Dollar starts this excursion through Scripture to try and create a narrative that is simply not there. Not only these facts but tithing is never reported again until the law is established under Moses, hundreds of years later. That tithe system is never money but rather an agricultural system to make sure the Levitical priests were fed. The amount of hoops you have to jump through to tie that to believes today is exactly what we see here from Creflo Dollar. He finishes by revisiting his newly found hyper-grace credentials. Pastor Dollar exclaims that if you listen to the Holy Spirit then you will not have to go back to the Ten Commandments another day as long as you live because you will trust God. What? This is again the twisted logic of antinomianism. That by discarding His Word, you are showing trust in God. Let me be clear. We are not talking about justification before God. That matter has been settled at the cross. Galatians makes it abundantly clear that if we rely on the law for justification then Christ is of no use to us. That does not render the Ten Commandments useless in the lives of believers. It is still God's will. It is still His Word. It is still the true essence of right versus wrong. Not this made up fantasy Creflo Dollar is selling.

When Dollar finally gets to the money issue he is positively giddy. He says that 10% is just the starting point! That maybe God wants you to give 40%, 50% or even the whole thing! Hallelujah, pass the offering plate. The curious thing however is Dollar never considers saying that maybe this week you give 5%, or nothing. He claims that as a born again believe we can trust our heart now. No thanks, I will trust the Word of God. Lastly, Creflo Dollar tries to deflect it all away from him. He claims in this video that everything he needs money for is for the kingdom of God. Once again, curious coming from a man with a personal net worth in excess of 27 million dollars. A man who own two mansions in Georgia valuing 3 million dollars and a NYC apartment worth 2.5 million dollars. A man with two Roll Royce's and a five million dollar private jet. All for the kingdom of God. Okay.

So we close our curious case of Creflo Dollar. It certainly was fascinating to watch as he tried to escape his own record of 15 years on tithing teaching by morphing it into an equally unbiblical teaching on "honor giving." Beloved, God has so much more for us in His Word. I am all for giving. The New Testament model for giving is a cheerful giver still bound by sowing and reaping. If you find a true church preaching the full counsel of God, there can no greater investment. Not someone who will pluck scriptures from Romans 2, completely misuse Genesis 2, only to misapply all of it to Genesis 14 so you can start giving more than the 10% he has been teaching you for 15 years that now he is forced to realize was false. Just look at our key verses today from the Apostle Paul. Preachers are supposed to be the aroma of Christ. That aroma stems from the fragrance of the knowledge of Him spread to those in need of the Savior. We are not supposed to be mere peddlers of the Word of God. Cobbling together swatches of Scriptures we think can convince you to give us more money. We do not peddle the Word! Rather, we are supposed to be men of sincerity, commissioned by God, and in sight of God we speak in Christ.

Amen, to God be all the glory.

Reverend Anthony Wade - November 11, 2014

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