“FIRST FRUITS” TWISTED~APOSTASY ALERT: PAULA WHITE, TRUMP SPRITUAL ADVISER, PUSHES VIEWERS TO GIVE HER “ONE MONTH’S SALARY” TO KEEP THE BLESSINGS COMING
Paula White-It’s January And Paula White Is Pushing Her First Fruits Scam Once Again!
It should not surprise us one bit that just a few days removed from
peddling her year-end “Get Some Favor Offering Scam”
that predictable Paula White is at it again pushing her First Fruits
Offering Scam on New Year’s Day. In this riveting program Wolf
Tracker explains why Paula White’s signature teaching on the subject of
First Fruits is nothing but a con game.
APOSTASY ALERT: PAULA WHITE, TRUMP SPRITUAL ADVISER, PUSHES VIEWERS TO GIVE HER “ONE MONTH’S SALARY” TO KEEP THE BLESSINGS COMING
republished below in full unedited for informational, educational, and research purposes:
In
one of the most brazen pleas for money of the early year, Presidential
Spiritual Advisor and Prosperity Gospel promoter Paula White implored
her followers and fans to give her ministry a “first fruits offering” of
as much as one month’s salary – even though there is absolutely no
Biblical basis for such an offering whatsoever. This type of shameless
greed in the church, all based on heretical doctrines, are just one sign
of the growing apostasy in the church today as it moves from sound,
Biblical teaching, in favor of man and woman-made false doctrines and
New Age witchcraft.
The False Teaching of “First Fruits” – the Prosperity Gospel Strikes Again
According to reports:
Popular
televangelist Paula White is urging her followers to donate a “first
fruits” offering of up to their entire salary for the month of January
to enjoy “blessings” for the rest of the year or suffer the
“consequences” of failing to follow God’s command.
“Each January, I
put God first and honor Him with the first of our substance by sowing a
first fruits offering of one month’s pay. That is a big sacrifice, but
it is a seed for the harvest I am believing for in the coming year. And
God always provides!” White explains on her website.
She explained the difference between the tithe, usually 10 percent of earnings, and the first fruit donation.
“The
difference between tithe and first fruit, first fruit is all of it,”
she told congregants at the New Destiny Christian Center in Apopka,
Florida, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
“All of what? Well, if you want to bring God all of one day’s salary,
one week’s salary or one month’s salary, that’s between you and God. … I
try to bring a month’s salary, but at the very least every year I give
God a week’s salary.” (source).
Here is a video where White attempts to make a compelling case for “The Principle of First Fruits”:
This idea teaches that by giving money to a pastor’s ministry, a person
can “unlock” and “release” amazing blessings from God in the form of
money, material items, career success, health and better appearance. In
other words, it makes the blessings of The Lord contingent on how much
money a person is willing to give to that particular pastor.
Beginning and End has given extensive coverage to this heretical teaching
as it emboldens false pastors to manipulate their congregations into
giving them their hard-earned money to support the luxurious,
extravagant lifestyles these millionaire pastors lead.
Oftentimes,
the way this doctrine is established is by taking Old Testament verses
from the Mosaic law out of context. White does this in her video
marketing campaign and her website:
“There is a
specific principle that I am deeply convicted about and MUST share with
you after years of studying the Word of God. This principle is found
from early on, throughout the Bible, and it supernaturally unlocks
amazing opportunity, blessing, favor and divine order for your life. It
is the basis or underlying support for your success in 2018. It is GOD’S
PRINCIPLE OF FIRST FRUITS. All Firsts belong to God. When you honor
this principle it provides the foundation and structure for God’s
blessings and promises in your life, it unlocks deep dimensions of
spiritual truths that literally transform your life! When you apply this
everything comes in divine alignment for His plan and promises for you.
When you don’t honor it, whether through ignorance or direct
disobedience there are consequences. “(source).
From
the onset, White sets up “The First Fruits Principle” as the key to
unlocking “amazing opportunity, blessing, favor and divine order in your
life.” Giving money to her is the key to having any type of material
success or happiness for the year 2018. She also warns that if one does
not give their first fruits offerings (even through ignorance) “…there
are consequences.” (source).
According to White, those “consequences” are found in Joshua 7:
“The
principle of FIRSTFRUITS is all about honoring God by putting Him first
IN EVERYTHING. The reason is God lays claim to all firsts. So, when you
keep for yourself something that belongs to God you are desecrating
what is to be consecrated to God. It reminds me of Joshua chapter 7,
“But the people of Israel broke faith in regard to the devoted things,
for Achan took some of the devoted things. And the anger of the Lord
burned against Israel.”
Devoted things and First things have the
exact same meaning; they are the irrevocable giving over to the Lord.
They are the things that belong to God and God alone. Again, honoring
God with the principle of FIRST FRUITS will open up something powerful I
have seen consistently in my own life and the lives of those around me
since I received revelation and was mandated by God to teach it. It
releases GENERATIONAL BLESSING, OPPORTUNITY, FAVOR, & SUPERNATURAL
BLESSINGS.” (source).
This
is a very dangerous teaching. It is essentially telling the
viewer/congregant: “if you do not give your first paycheck or series of
paychecks to God you are desecrating your earnings and offending The
Lord.” This is essentially scaring people into giving. In Joshua 7, the
Israelites were entering the Promised Land by force, as God commanded
the mighty military leader Joshua to do. Having just conquered Jericho
(thanks to The Lord’s supernatural miracle of bringing the impregnable
walls of that city down), the Israelites found themselves defeated by
the people of Ai, the second city they attempted to conquer. Before the
battle of Jericho, God gave Joshua a very specific battle plan and
forbade the Israelites from taking any of the material goods of the
people of Jericho because the city and its goods were to be “accursed”
or devoted to God (Joshua 6:17). However, they failed at this:
“But
the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for
Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the
tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the Lord
was kindled against the children of Israel. And
Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the
east of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country.
And the men went up and viewed Ai.
And they returned to Joshua,
and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or
three thousand men go up and smite Ai; and make not all the people to
labour thither; for they are but few. So
there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they
fled before the men of Ai. And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty
and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto
Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the
people melted, and became as water. And
Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the
ark of the Lord until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put
dust upon their heads. And Joshua said,
Alas, O Lord God, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over
Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us?
would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan! O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!
For
the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it,
and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and
what wilt thou do unto thy great name? And the Lord said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face? Israel
hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I
commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have
also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their
own stuff.” – Joshua 7:1-11.
Understanding Descriptive vs. Prescriptive Passages
What
Paula White (and many other Prosperity Gospel false preachers) tend to
do is look at a passage like the one above and extract a universal
principle from it, such as: “Since Achan was clearly in disobedience
as he took an item from Jericho, we as Christians today should be sure
that never touch any “first” payment or item we receive because it
belongs to God.” However, this is not the proper way to interpret and teach the Bible. The account of the battles of Jericho and Ai are descriptive passages:
historical accounts in which we as believers are to learn from the
general principles in how they relate to the Lord Jesus Christ and
living one’s life as a believer.
In the case of the battle of AI
there are very powerful lessons to be learned. Before the battle of
Jericho, Joshua consulted with God on every detail of the plan for
battle. Before Ai, Joshua consulted only with his spies and military
advisors who assured him they did not even need their full forces
because it was a small city. The Christian life is one of continued
reliance on God through faith in Jesus Christ.
When the battle was
lost, rather than “re-strategizing” or marshaling the full might of the
Israelite army, Joshua “rent his clothes” and fell on his face for
hours in repentance (and the elders of Israel joined him in this
repentance). This is a foundational teaching. It is when one recognizes
their sin before God, that they can be saved: “For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation…” (2 Corinthians 7:10).
The
question in life is not if you will sin, but when. All people are
sinners (Romans 3:23). But what can bring salvation, God’s blessing and
Spirit is having a heart that feels sorrow over your sin. This is what
The Lord wants from all people – repentance. Understanding your guilt
before God and trusting in the sacrifice He sent – Jesus Christ, The Son
of God – for your forgiveness. And as soon as Joshua repented, God
responded and told him of his error and the sin of Achan.
This passage is NOT a prescription
for giving. It is not a universal command that every time a person
receives their first paycheck they should give it to their pastor. The
command to leave every item in Jericho for God was a specific
instruction for that event, not a command for all believers for all
time. These are descriptive passages. A prescriptive passage is one that
is intended for all people for all time, for example:
“All we like sheep have
gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath
laid on him the iniquity of us all.” – Isaiah 53:6.
“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” – Romans 10:13.
“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;” – Ephesians 5:25.
These
are passages that are intended to direct all believers at any time.
They have clear universal application and were not directed towards one
specific person in Scripture. And when we look to the Bible’s
prescriptive teaching on giving we find:
“Every man
according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly,
or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.” – 2 Corinthians 9:7.
Christians
give based on how they feel in their heart to give. Offerings in church
should not be done reluctantly or because of “necessity.” There is no
required giving amount in church. But that has not stopped the apostate
preachers all over the world from fleecing their fans and viewers using
Scriptures ripped from context.
The Biblical Meaning of First Fruits
“And
the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel,
and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you,
and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the
firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest: And he shall wave the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it. And
ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without
blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the Lord.” – Leviticus 23:9-12.
The
first fruits offering accompanied the feasts of the Mosaic law. It was a
command to reserve a part of the first reaping of the barley harvest
for God and the priesthood. While this was indeed practices, Christians are not under the Mosaic law
or the Old Covenant. Born again believers are under the New Covenant,
which was founded upon the blood of Jesus Christ on the cross (for a
detailed explanation see our article: “Are Christians Understanding The Law And Gospel”).
The Bible explains that the feasts and rituals of the Mosaic law were
all a foreshadow of the work and person of Jesus Christ, the Messiah:
“Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.” – Colossians 2:16-17.
When John the Baptist saw Jesus for the first time He made a direct connection between Jesus and the Passover feast:
“The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.” – John 1:29.
John
taught that the Passover – which commemorated the blood of a lamb being
put over the doors of the Israelites so that the avenging angel would
spare their lives during the Exodus – was a foreshadow of Jesus Christ.
Just as the blood of the lamb saved the lives of the Israelites at that
time, Jesus Christ is “The Lamb of God” whose blood provides eternal
life for everyone in the world who believes. This is foreshadowing or
commonly referred to as a type and shadow.
Similarly, Jesus Christ, in His resurrection from the dead is the first fruits of the true harvest – God’s Church:
“But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.” – 1 Corinthians 15:20-23.
Jesus
Christ is the true First Fruits (and just as His crucifixion took place
on the Feast of Passover, His resurrection took place on the day of the
feast of First Fruits). False teachers like Paula White are forced to
basically ignore these passages because they refute whatever type of
financial scheme they are trying to hustle on their unsuspecting fan
base.
The End Times Apostasy – False Teachers Invade The Church
“But
there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be
false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies,
even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift
destruction. And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. And
through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of
you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their
damnation slumbereth not.” – 2 Peter 2:1-3.
The
Bible prophesied that false prophets and teachers would infiltrate the
church as the end times approached. And they could be identified by
their lust for money and material wealth. Notice the scripture says that
these wolves in sheep clothing would use “feigned words” to “make
merchandise of you” – employing false teaching to pimp their followers
for millions of dollars.
Beginning and End has detailed the excess of Word of Faith heretics like Creflo Dollar (who had congregants literally dropping cash at the pulpit which he then danced on top of, in addition to requesting $65 million in offerings to purchase a new jet), I.V. Hilliard who flaunts his numerous luxury cars, pressured his followers to buy him a new helicopter and charged $100 for a “ticket” to his wife’s birthday party, Joel Osteen and many others.
The Bible says:
“But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. But
they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many
foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
For
the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted
after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through
with many sorrows. But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.” – 1 Timothy 6:6-11.
Note
that the passage emphasizes that Christians “gain” by being content
with whatever they have in life – no matter how great or how little. And
it exposes the focus on money and material gain as evil. Word of Faith
false teachers repeatedly emphasize earthly wealth and “increase” with
“sowing seeds” of money and using “power words” – as the key to
unlocking God’s power and attaining blessings. This not Biblical
doctrine but are the basic foundation of New Age witchcraft – where
specific actions on our part initiate superantural results. In
Christianity, God blesses us on His own. The Lord does not need us to
“activate” or “unlock him.”
Jesus Christ said:
“Lay
not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth
corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for
yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth
corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where
your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” – Matthew 6:19-21.
Time
and time again, the Bible teaches Christians not to focus on money and
material gain. There is no “secret” to “unlocking” financial blessings
in the Bible. A Christian may be rich and well off, or they could be
poor and struggling all their lives. The true reward and riches are
heavenly ones – because their souls are saved, and they have eternal
life through faith in Jesus Christ. Do not be deceived.
Pray for Paula White
Pray
for Paula White and the many other Prosperity – Word of Faith false
preachers to repent. Rather than twisting God’s Word for shameful gain,
they should be on their knees, begging God for forgiveness for their
heretical teachings and leaving the pulpit.
And pray for their
congregations and the millions of tv/internet viewers who follow these
false teachings on the hope they will receive their “harvest” or
“breakthrough.” Many churches are in desperate need to understand the Biblical Gospel – that God has redeemed us freely.
No down payment, deposit or “seed money” is required to be blessed by
The Lord. Pray for discernment and God’s Spirit to fill the hearts and
minds of those caught up in the Prosperity Gospel. And that rather than
giving their hard-earned salaries to false teachers that they instead
put their faith, trust and hope in the true First Fruits of all who
believe – Jesus Christ.
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SEE ALSO:
http://christiannews.net/2018/01/08/paula-white-urges-followers-to-give-first-fruits-offering-of-a-day-week-or-months-wages/
EXCERPTS:
“We are demanding life to your purpose,” she declared. “And with
obedience to this first fruits instruction, which is putting God first
now, your purpose, your year, your prosperity, and your power will have
life and be resurrected!”
“When you apply this, everything comes in divine alignment for His
plan and promises for you. When you don’t honor it, whether through
ignorance or direct disobedience, there are consequences,” White also
said.
However, as reported by Leonardo Blair with Christian Post, some believe
that the concept of first fruits is being abused and used as
manipulation to coerce the hearer or reader to give the person money in
the name of God.
To say that ‘laying down a seed’ so that God will make someone rich, or
that you can pay off God to bless future plans, is an abusive lie from
adherents of the prosperity gospel,” writes the site Compelling Truth.
“To give sacrificially is to follow in the example of the widow of Mark
12:41-44, and is commendable as long as it isn’t coerced.”
(Paula White) She has been married three times. Her first marriage was to Dean Knight,
who she married as a teenager. The two have a son together, named
Bradley. In 2007, White divorced her second husband, Randy White, and in
2015, she married Journey rocker Jonathan Cain, who has likewise been married three times.
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