The believer is one who does not dwell very deeply in his beliefs. He simply calls himself a believer, associate with people of the same beliefs, and follow the crowd. He does not ask questions, or accepts answers to his questions easily. He does not add anything to what he follows.
The fanatic is one who is totally brainwashed by what he has been taught, and is basically an extremist. He lives out his beliefs to the extreme and gives his all (time, money, etc) to his beliefs. His strongest driving force is that all those who do not follow his beliefs and go to the same place as him (such as a church) will end up in hell. He is convinced that only he and his fellow believers will go to heaven. Unknowingly, he actually worships the leader of the belief system and not any kind of God (but he does not realise it). The group that such a person joins is known as a cult.
Lately I had been reading some details on some 'dynamic, famous Christian leaders', such as Benny Hinn, Cho Yonggi, Oral Roberts, etc. They are revered by most Christians, to the point that I see them as having a status not below a god. They have their shortcomings, but their followers often just brush them aside. Even though they are accepted by the mainstream churches and most Christians, I see them as cultic leaders. Strangely or not, the common characteristic among these people is - they are filthy rich, multi-millionaires with their private mansions and private jets, and they keep asking their members for more money. Their followers are so brainwahsed that they ask me 'what is wrong with being rich?'.
So as a form of warning to my readers, be careful, do not be drawn into a cult, for it can ruin your life completely, and you can lose you mind. Always be rational in your beliefs. Seek the Supreme God, and not any man who make all kinds of boastful claims.
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i understand what yoou are saying. however, alot of the time the human is challenged and tried with his heart. in the bible God gives you a command to bring your offerings and thithes to the altar. this is a command from God not the pastor. a pastors job is to bring the word of god to its people and therfore this makes what a pastor does a job. God blesses those who fallow his commands and what you do is what counts not what another person does. if you follew gods commands than you should not have to worry what the pastor does or doesnt do for in reality it will be him the one to answer to God. Another point is that yes many of these pastors are wealthy but remember that God did not create poverty and did not created the human to think like a poor person. the pastor gets payed for his job and also gets donations. woldn't you agree that also God blesses those who follow him and if God blesses us wouldn't he bless them with all that they have because of all of what they are doing. Alot of the time we put excuses and try to find flaws to justify our poor way of thinking but if you analize the money that you or anyone gives are put to use. Benny hinn travels to oter countries to preach the word and so do many of the people you have mention, others organize events to help their church and open charities.
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