Live Blogging: Creflo Dollar Asks if You Are in the Right Church Where You See Leader as a Gift & Not Rock the Boat

Creflo Dollar says you shouldn't talk about your pastor, who a gift from God, and don't rock the boat by speaking against leadership.

Live Blogging: Creflo Dollar said some people may not be pleased with him after his sermon about whether God has led them to the church. He said if they were led there, then they can see the leader as a gift from God and not rock the boat. He said the calling of God is without repentance. He said Satan is against any calling of God and his objective is to do something to get you out of place. The call of God didn't change.  He said he believes in World Changers for life. He said there are too many believers in churches causing problems because they are in the wrong place. Couldn't we make the same argument about pastors? He said that everybody who comes there is not for he and his wife Taffy. Their purpose is to seek to divide and destroy. He said when you come looking for something wrong, you will find it. He said when you are in the right church, you can submit to the "man" and what he says. In other words, you must submit to the pastor.

1 Cor. 3:9 -- You are fellow workmen with God and for God. You can't be a believer in a church and causing problems. He said we are laborers together for God. You can't be in a church and have problems with leadership. Division and schism will lead to difficulty to work together. If you cannot receive your leader as being from God, then you are in the wrong place. He said you need to get out now. He said you will eventually gather a clique around you who share your criticism of the church, then you will displease God. What about the pastors who are displeasing God? Er, is Creflo trying to walk back or clarify comments he made about Bishop Eddie L. Long's "wreck?"

Numbers 11:1 -- How God views complaining -- when the people complained, it displeased God & fire of God burnt among them and consumed them. God's anger is kindled when we speak against servants of God. Er, didn't they speak against Jesus? Is Creflo Dollar comparing his stature to that of Jesus, Moses, Abraham, etc.? When you tallk about your pastor and leadership and then things start going wrong in your life, then God's anger is kindled against you. Amos 3:7 - Surely the Lord will do nothing without revealing His secrets to his prophets.

He said people who speak against he and his wife, Taffy, don't understand the Word of God. He said somebody said we don't want you in that neighborhood, talking about the mega-church proposal in the Bronx (dormant Kingsbridge Armory). He said one part of him says "don't nobody care about what you think."

James 4:11 -- Speak not evil one of another. he that speaketh evil of his brother, judging the law. There's one lawgiver.... Who art thou who judges another... He said it's the issue of judging in the church that is a problem. He said one who judges condemns others for their visible problems. He said their attitudes stem from root problems he or she hasn't overcome. He said people who judge other folks are probably doing the same thing. Really? How many of us are engaging in sexual misconduct? Come on Creflo, that's total BS.  He said one who judges form an opinion on hearsay or the media -- according to the appearance. He said the scriptures is warning us not to judge. He said we have a new court in America, called the media. He said you are judging on appearances and it is not right. The media says we are gong to sentence you guilty based on appearance, no matter what the court of law says.

He said if you are not getting blessed, not getting anything from the word, the choir makes your head hurt, everybody getting on your nerve - you aren't in the right church. When you accept your spiritual leader as being from God, then you are in the right church. If God called you somewhere and something happened, that doesn't mean you shouldn't be there. Maybe it was to prepare for a great attack that was going to come on the church, then maybe he called all the powerful people to your church. He said you can't make anyone or anything run you away from your church. He said Taffy and himself aren't trying to say things that aren't in the Bible. He said his job is not to preach his opinions, but from the Word of God. In other words, he is justifying his friend, Eddie L. Long's actions.

Matthew 10:40-41 - Jesus said he that receiveth you, receiveth me. He said he that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward..... He said it's important to receive your spiritual leader as someone sent by God, then you receive God. Ephesians 4:11 -- He gave some apostles and some prophets and some evangelists, some pastors, some teachers.....fivefold ministry gifts. He wants you to consider the spiritual leader as a gift -- not to control or hurt beat people but to perfect the saints. Er, did Bishop Long hear this? He says what's going on in other people's churches is none of his business. He said what goes on with the men of God under his authority is his business. So, why did he tell the people who were coming from New Birth to his church to go back because their pastor had a "wreck?" Wasn't he getting involved in their business? He said pastors are going to be held accountable by what they did with the "sheep" they were sent to lead. He said he doesn't want another pastor to fail, while he succeeds.