Arch-Heretic Kenneth Copeland Says God is Basically a Powerless Wimp
When he’s not claiming that COVID has been destroyed , throwing someone in a wheelchair to the floor, casts away bald spots in Jesus name, or even running his own Bible college, arch-heretic Kenneth Copeland can be frequently found on his show making up stuff about Jesus and justifying his personal theological idiosyncrasies.
In this case, in a comment that would make even the most rabid Arminian blush, speaking at the 2022 Southwest Believers Convention with other theological terrors and crooks like Jesse Duplantis and Creflo Dollar, Copeland claims that “God can’t get it done if you won’t let him.”
Copeland, 85, is worth around $770 Million and holds the distinction of being the richest pastor in the world. (He claims he’s a billionaire) Aside from owning several private jets, he lives in an $7 million dollar, 18,000sqf mansion just outside of Fort Worth, Texas. This is perhaps why many of his other quotable quotes were all dealing with the name-it-and-claim-it prosperity preaching that he’s so fond of.
This is his whole ministry. Rinse, wash, repeat.
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It seems if he’s 85, he’s pretty close to being broke, if you know what I mean.
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God has no limitations, but He does honor the limitations He sets into place. If He makes a promise or sets a standard, He honors it, in which case you might say He is imposing limitations on Himself. There is nothing He “can’t” do, but there are many things that He won’t do. God keeps His word. If He says He will do something, then He will do it. If He says He won’t do something, then He won’t do it.
While it’s true that all of our blessings, financial or otherwise, come from God, the main problem with these prosperity preachers is that they basically teach the more righteous one is the wealthier they are (and the wealthier the more holy), and the poorer one is, the less righteous they are (or the less righteous, the poorer). And this is not only without basis in scripture, it is almost directly opposite of what scripture says. It’s not impossible for a camel to fit through a tiny gate, but for many we’re talking about a gigantic obese camel trying to squeeze through a very, very tiny gate. Yet there is a bit of truth to the notion that your financial situation is sometimes dependent on whether or not you’re doing right or wrong, and that is indeed a function of laws which God has put into place – but it’s also true that such is not always the case – Jesus taught that it is rarely the case. A problematic extension to prosperity gospel is the idea that said wealth is an earthly reward to be used however you want, which is also not scriptural. He expects us to be good stewards of any excess that He entrusts to us. It is His to be used for His purpose, according to how He wants us to use it. But probably the foremost problem with it is the focus on the here and now of this life, without concern for eternal matters. Jesus died and rose again to save us from eternal damnation, not for treasures on earth.
Charismatics are the same way when it comes to sign gifts. In many charismatic circles, if you haven’t received the gift of tongues, prophecy, etc. you are considered lesser.
On the flip side, some “poverty gospel” people are often just as bad. I’ve seen some almost get angry, overcome with jealousy, when someone says their blessings – talent, money, etc. are from God. Some time ago, for example, I was a fairly good software engineer. I would often tell people, when they would praise my work, that it’s a God-given talent. Sometimes you could all but see the steam coming out of their ears, probably thinking how dare he claim God cares more about him than he cares about me or anyone else, or does he really think he deserves such blessings more than the rest of us, and so on. Yet I made no such claims. I’m no more deserving of talent and ability than I am deserving of salvation. That sort of stinking thinking is exactly the very same stinking thinking of the prosperity gospel crowd. Acknowledging that our blessings are from God does not constitute a claim that one is more worthy, or more righteous, or more loved, or better. No, we neither know nor understand why God does all that He does. The only reason any of us are still here, and not yet in Heaven, is because God is longsuffering not willing that any should perish (2 Pet. 3:9).
It’s also worth remembering that God’s purpose includes meeting our needs. It’s not supporting every big lofty big project, ministry, or institution in existence. Our stewardship and use of what He gives is a matter of discernment and His leading, according to His Word. But food, clothing, shelter, Jesus said that our Heavenly Father knows we have need of these things and that He will provide. Therefore, what He gives to us, He gives specifically to include the purpose of meeting our needs and those for whom we are responsible.
The term ‘needle’ is referring to an actual needle. It was NOT referencing some apocryphal gate in the wall around Jerusalem