Diva_56, I am totally interested in this topic. I won't call myself a fan of T.D. Jakes, but I won't say I hate him either. Televangelist in general, bother me. I mean I do believe that God does and will bless his people, but their lavish lifestyle also peturbs me a little bit. I don't think that they should take a vow of poverty like Catholic priest and nuns do, but I also don't wanna see my minister "bling-blinging" on tv. I love Hezekiah Walker, but I don't think his friendship with Puffy has done great things for him.
I've seen T.D. Jakes only a few times on TBN. That whole channel really scares me. But the times I have seen him, he seemed as though he was speaking of God. But we know everyone in the pulpit ain't there cause the Lord spoke to 'em. The only thing I was unhappy with was his love songs CD. Although it was spiritually based, I didn't like the title son "The Lady, Her Lover, Her Lord". He was on their trying to sound like Barry White or somebody. And he had Shirley "Miss Adulutery" Murdock singing on it. Didn't I see her in the video for Kelly Price's remake? I'm not hating on men of God. My problem is and what has turned me away from the church is this, the lines between secular and religion are becoming way too blurred. I mean if I want to "Shake it Fast" to Mystical I don't want to mix it with "Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross". I'm all for Contempory Gospel Music but what at cost? I mean yeah you might be saying Jesus, but still it just doesn't hit me the way an "Order My Steps" would. That's really all I have to say. I know I kinda left the subject a bit. But Diva, what falliables have you found in his doctrine? This is interesting, I'm curious since you're obvious a serious studier of the word.
[This message has been edited by NUPE4LIFE (edited November 14, 2000).]
[This message has been edited by NUPE4LIFE (edited November 14, 2000).]
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