5 faith lies that pastors tell their congregation

Pastors are servants of God ordained to keep God’s Word with a sense of truthfulness and responsibilities. That is why they are usually viewed as holy and impeccable. When they speak it’s expected they are telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. This trust becomes much more reliable especially when they are in the pulpit. Every word that proceeded out of their mouths then is seen to be from the throne of God.

But what some people don’t know is that the pastor is still human even when he is ‘flowing’ in the spirit. During such period there are some ‘faith lies’ he is fond of sharing with the listeners. Here are some of them:

1.       You are not born to be poor; you are created to be rich. This is a common phrase among prosperity preachers. They tell you God is not a poor God and that as His child you are not born to be poor. To them there is nothing like the “poor”. Every person is a rich person.

But the Bible speaks about the poor. In fact, Jesus said “you will always have the poor among you”. Mark 14: 7. And he also said blessed are the poor in spirit for they shall inherit the kingdom of God’. Matthew 5: 3

2.      Believers are immune against sin. This is another theory most pastors feed their congregation. They tell people once they are saved they cannot sin and even if they sin the grace of God will cover their acts. By this a lot of believers views sin as something inconsequential. That is why many usually say they are not under the law but grace.

But you know, as much I do, that nobody is immune against sin, nor there is any sin that have no consequence. The sin an unbeliever commit carry the same gravity like the one a chorister or Sunday school teacher commit.

3.      Pastors enjoy marital bliss. This is one of the faith lies many pastors always share with their church members directly or with their body language. As the first family of the church they have this make-believe that all is well in their homes. They don’t have issues with finance, no issue with their children and no issue with sex. In fact, each time they speak about their family, its just about peace and happiness.

But how wrong is this view! In deed many pastors have a more disorganized family life than what some of us actually know. They struggle on daily basis to keep the gospel alive. Why their homes are going through chaos you see them putting on good-looking suits and ties.

4.      Pastors are blessed beyond measure. That is what many faith preachers usually make their congregation to believe. They have one million and one reason to prove that as pastors they don’t live or need to experience lack in their lives. All they are cut out for are the very best things life can afford.

But being a pastor there is no place  in the scripture where it is clearly stated that they cannot experience lack like any other Christian.  In fact, in terms of living without much financial resources, most church pastors encounter more than an average believer. For the sake of the gospel many of them are made to contend with poverty, sickness, persecution and the likes.

1.       Pastors don’t tell lies on the pulpit. Since they are the carriers of God’s Word than the ordinary believers it is usually believed that every time the pastor preach he speak only the truth. Each time he crave your indulgence to share the word of God with you he doesn’t add ‘salt and pepper’ to the cooking.

Such view is not usually correct. What you may not understand is that they are still human even when they share stories and humors with you. As preachers they find the right ways to communicate some facts to you…and sometimes “dress up such facts” with some lies.

So when you hear some negative stories about your pastor don’t get too upset or try to persecute him or her; bear in mind they are just human like you and me. Though they are the shepherd in charge of the local church and you expect them to live above board, sometimes what you see him do might not be intentional, just that the natural man in him is at work. Try to let go of any doubt about his spirituality. The Bible say believe in your prophet and you shall be established.