Beware of online ministries

And ministers who stand up and preach and are no more called or anointed to do so than the man in the moon.

If the man in the moon ever goes into pulpit ministry, I'll probably give him more benefit of the doubt than most.

What about online posters who warn about online ministries? lol, just kidding, couldn't resist.

I would say it's not online ministries being online per se that's the issue. The internet is just a medium. Are we still preaching on fisherman's boats, as Christ Himself did? Not necessarily, as times have moved on, there's another kind of net now!

I would say you know a True Preacher of Christ (1) if he glorifies Christ as much as he can (2) he does not love money (3) there are no scandals etc associated with him, i.e. his walk is blameless or close to it, and (4) he speaks as little as possible about himself. A ministry should be all about gaining glory for Christ in as many hearts as possible, i.e. either if those hearts never knew Christ, then to help them know Him, or, if they know Him, then to help them grow in His love and grace every day.

Just my personal thoughts. God Bless.

We should be cautious of all the online ministries around today and not take anything they say as truth without testing it by the word of God. There are many of these ministries, run by people who aren't the least bit qualified to be teaching or preaching.

Tim Hurd, the so-called Bible Thumping Wingnut, comes to mind. By his own admission, Hurd was disqualified and ejected from his church, only to resurface with an online ministry. Hurd and his sidekick sit jawing while guzzling beer and wine on camera.

This is but one example. Anyone with a computer and internet connection can start an online ministry. I've started noticing some very strange teachings emerging from some of these "ministers."

We should be cautious of all the online ministries around today and not take anything they say as truth without testing it by the word of God. There are many of these ministries, run by people who aren't the least bit qualified to be teaching or preaching.

Tim Hurd, the so-called Bible Thumping Wingnut, comes to mind. By his own admission, Hurd was disqualified and ejected from his church, only to resurface with an online ministry. Hurd and his sidekick sit jawing while guzzling beer and wine on camera.

This is but one example. Anyone with a computer and internet connection can start an online ministry. I've started noticing some very strange teachings emerging from some of these "ministers."

IF I looked at all the false teachers whether or not on the internet, I would not notice the real ones due to my disgust with the false ones.
I know this because I used to dislike prophecy due to all the false prophets & prophecy conferences. It took the Lord to show me I was wrong for judging the righteous with the sinners. I've come to realize reading Acts 2 that all christians CAN prophesy if they follow the Spirit's leading.
Sadly, many well meaning christians don't believe due to the false ministers/prophets.
Imagine this.... people still go to church in spite of all the false churches.... Hmmmmm.
What shall we tell Jesus on judgment day? "I couldn't believe because of 'them' "?
What about those who lived in unbelief in spite of God's living word?!?
Is it worth the chance you take of hearing "I never knew you"?
There's not a false minister/teacher/prophet out there worth losing what I have today with the LORD, or missing a single promise I have in Christ Jesus.

I doubt you even watched the whole video. At one point he says he gets dreams from God, just not every single day. So this guy isn't knocking prophecy or dreams, he's calling out false prophets. There's a place for that; just like there's a place for preaching the gospel and teaching the truth.

What I am saying is our actions can start habits without realizing it. Those habits then turn into unbelief.

IF I looked at all the false teachers whether or not on the internet, I would not notice the real ones due to my disgust with the false ones.

No one needs to be wasting time sorting the true teachers from the false teachers out there. Christians need to focus on what is being taught within the church where they are presently situated. And that also means a personal commitment to serious Bible study so that they can discern what is true and what is false.

Unless they happen to not be Christian ministers but leftists tyrants seeking to enslave us. That's your stock & trade isn't it? If they're pretending to be ministers of Christ we should just ignore them; but if they're politicians or other assorted bad actors leading the USA to its doom, that's where we need to focus. Sound about right?

It is the Leftist tyrants WORLDWIDE who want to shut down freedom of speech and freedom of worship. The COVID tyranny was a start, and they actually succeeded because all Christian churches did not stand up to them. So they are the worst threat on the horizon. Governments, the MSM, and Big Tech are all colluding together to shut down conservative and Christian voices, while promoting the Woke Religion and Communism.

As to false teachers today, they are a dime a dozen. No one needs to be wasting time watching those charlatans. The focus must always be within the local assembly and the propagation of the true and full Gospel.