{"id":467576,"date":"2018-02-26T06:00:38","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T06:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/26\/stop-using-gods-name-to-extort-money-from-church-members-pastors-urged\/"},"modified":"2018-02-26T06:00:38","modified_gmt":"2018-02-26T06:00:38","slug":"stop-using-gods-name-to-extort-money-from-church-members-pastors-urged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/26\/stop-using-gods-name-to-extort-money-from-church-members-pastors-urged\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop using God\u2019s name to extort money from church members &#8211; Pastors urged"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Monday, 26 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>abusuafmonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2018-02-26<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/55051666.295.jpg\" alt=\"Alexander Nana Yaw Kumi Larbi\" title=\"Alexander Nana Yaw Kumi Larbi\" width=\"295\" height=\"236\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>General Secretary of the Church of Pentecost, Apostle Alexander Nana Yaw Kumi Larbi<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1519624838_861_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> The General Secretary of the Church of Pentecost, Apostle Alexander Nana Yaw Kumi Larbi, has cautioned Men of God to refrain from using God\u2019s name to extort money from church members.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the end is near and that clergymen should spend more to preach and spread the gospel and stop the daily extortion from their members.<\/p>\n<p>He, however, urged Ghanaians to be wary of such fake prophets and pastors.<\/p>\n<p>Apostle Alexander indicated that such also prophets will end up secretly introducing destructive heresies and thereby denying the sovereign Lord who bought them, bringing swift destruction on themselves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dSometimes it pains when a pastor or prophet creates confusion in a certain family by accusing some people in the family as witches.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dThey will also put fears in their church members and collect money from them which is against the word of God. A pastor or prophet must preach salvation not creating of confusion or extortion money from church members\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, he charged Ghanaians to understand the word of God to help them know what fake men of God are capable of doing by using God\u2019s name.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dMany will follow their depraved conduct and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. In their greed these teachers will exploit you with fabricated stories. 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