Jesus Can't Borrow Kenneth Copeland's Jet Plane....

If Jesus were here today, He'd do His ministry in a $20 million dollar jet plane, with vacation stops along His routes to Hawaii, Colorado, an exclusive Texas hunting ranch and other exotic beach resorts. Forget this being real with those around Him and living in the realm of normalcy. I mean, why would He or anyone else doing His work need to be able to relate to the real guy out there?

And you can surely forget the humble lifestyle of being a normal working adult, who makes a living by working hard; say as a carpenter or something like that. I mean, come on. Jesus surely would have at least been worth more than your average business owner, right?

Well, after listening to popular tele-evangelist Kenneth Copeland, one might wonder if Jesus even bothered to read the book He helped co-write called the Bible, 'cause somewhere in there a land of prosperity, worldly riches, fame, lifestyle, favor with men, and jet planes should be part of the norm for anyone spreading His word. I mean, it's tough out there. Who can travel in a standard American Airlines 737? And the security lines and the waiting....

Well, once again, another tele-evangelist cannot explain his recent actions. ABC Channel 8 in Dallas (hosted by two Christian news anchors mind you) recently obtained the travel logs of his "ministry plane" and guess what was discovered? Ready....hold....on......drumroll please...cymbal crash....NOW!!!! Trips to Hawaii, the slopes of Colorado, and other places only rich people can afford were found all over the place. Can you believe it!!!!??? What a shock to the system!!!

http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/bshipp/stories/wfaa060502_mo_copelands.3436519.html

And as usual, when questioned about his travel activities concerning his recent plane purchase, his ministry hid behind the veil of 501C corporate status. Really no different than the guys who ran the compound in Waco in the 90's and like the new cult compound getting attention out in West Texas now. They all have something to hide and regardless if it is a reporter from a worldly news station or an investigator from a Christian accountability group such as the Trinity Foundation, they refuse to answer.

According to his ministry all of these stops where for "rest and relaxation". Yea, I could use some of that and I would bet my life that is exactly how Jesus would operate if He was here in 2007. Unfortunately for me, I actually work for a living rather than begging for handouts like this guy does and I can't afford to be gone every three weeks for a seven day stay at some millionaire like resort getaway.

But it makes sense doesn't it? His own words when dedicating this plane months ago was it would "never, ever be used" unless it was building God's kingdom. Guess there is a lot of building going on in the slopes, on the beaches of Hawaii and in the hunting grounds of far south Texas!

But this is nothing new and really isn't shocking, is it? What shocks me however, are the morons that listen to these men and give them money! This guy is a thief. He says a few neat things here and there, claims to heal people and then begs people who have little or nothing to give so he can have his jet planes and $3 million dollar home in the Dallas area. Better yet, people with money give to this liar too! Yet, the Bible was very clear that in the end times MANY would follow people like them, and MANY are doing just that.

(By the way, just in case you think I'm being too tough - Jesus called men like this vipers, hypocrites, thieves, and the people that followed them fools - which in literal translation means morons).

Aren't you tired of these dudes? I sure am. I know we are all sinners, but give me a break. I mean Oprah does more to help needy people with her money than all of these men combined even attempt to do. Now, I'm not a big Oprah follower like some, but at least she helps people with her own hard earned money and doesn't use the name of Christ in order to get a membership into the "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous."

Then again, maybe I'm all wrong, and Jesus himself would be a founding member of such a club and maybe His jet plane would take Him there.

Lest I regress further, for now it's clear - this plane really isn't Jesus' plane. It's Kenny's plane with a Jesus bumper sticker on the back. So if Jesus needs one, He's gonna have to borrow it from good old Kenny.

That is if it's not tied up taking a crew for yet more "rest and relaxation".

Whatever.

"It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury— how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!" Proverbs 19:10


© 2007, J. Brady

"I say it how I see it and I make no bones about it."