Todd White and Kenneth Copeland: Prosperity Pimps (Like the Apostle Paul)
Todd White has a new fund-raising video for his $19 million property acquisition, and he's holding back the tears as he fawns over Word of Faith superstar, Kenneth Copeland, his "mentor and spiritual father." Notice how Kenneth Copeland compares not giving to Todd White to be as unthinkable as not giving to the Apostle Paul:
Kenneth Copeland is 100% clear about it: Christians are supposed to be RICH.
Here are a few clips from his own magazine, "The Believer's Voice of Victory"
Kenneth Copeland has a huge head start on Todd White; here's his mansion (with his own personal airport!) worth well over $6 million:
Todd White, the latest Word of Faith professional speaker, has this tiny little mansion worth just over $1 million, but with the help of his gazillionaire mentor, he can probably upgrade much sooner than expected:
Here's the part of the Todd White/Kenneth Copeland video that's absolutely true:
Here's what the Apostle Paul said about preachers getting rich:
2 Corinthians 2:17 “Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as those sent from God.”
1 Timothy 6:5, 9-10 “...and constant friction between people of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain. (9) But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. (10) For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.”
1 Corinthians 5:11-13 "But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of a brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler-not even to eat with such a one. For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge? God judges those on the outside. Remove the evil person from among you."
Titus 1:7-11 “For the overseer must be above reproach as God's steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond of sordid gain, but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, just, devout, self-controlled, holding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict. For there are many rebellious men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision, who must be silenced because they are upsetting whole families, teaching things they should not teach for the sake of sordid gain.”
Here's what Jesus said about getting rich:
Matthew 6:19-21 "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
Matthew 6:24 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
Luke 6:20-26 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh. Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you and revile you and spurn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man! Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for so their fathers did to the prophets. But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation. Woe to you who are full now, for you shall be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep. Woe to you, when all people speak well of you, for so their fathers did to the false prophets."
Here's what the Apostle Peter said about preachers getting rich:
2 Peter 2:1-3 “But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves. Many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of the truth will be maligned; and in their greed they will exploit you with false words; their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.”
Here's what the Apostle John says about getting rich:
1 John 2:15-17 "Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For all that is in the world-the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions-is not from the Father but is from the world. And this world is fading away, along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever."
Here's Kenneth Copeland teaching heresy a long time ago and very recently (with Todd White approving):
This partnership between Todd White and Kenneth Copeland is NOT a one time fluke; White has been a guest speaker at Copeland's events:
Here's a Todd White event that features Kenneth Copeland as a guest speaker:
By the way, Todd White's other spiritual mentor is Benny Hinn:
The Kenneth Copeland Cornucopia of False Doctrine, Word of Faith Sorcery and Big Piles of Money
Check out this compilation of articles about Todd White: The Todd White Cornucopia of False Teaching
Here is something that false teachers getting rich off of the church hope you'll never read: Shocking Stuff You're Not Supposed to Know!