I'm a big fan of Phil Collins since childhood. His songs of love have always been something I listened to and my favourite song is "Another Day in Paradise" which was about the Homeless.
Recently I stumbled onto a song of his called "Jesus He Knows Me". Released in July 13th 1992.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_He_Knows_Me
The song is a satire/parady of TV Evangelical Christians, American Christians who use the TV to preach the "Gospels", claim to show miracles and wonders every Sunday. The song itself pokes fun at how these people are pampered, the media attention these people get such as billboards and magazines, living the luxery that many dream of, yet few achieve, how they talk about how to get to paradise through them and ends with the "Church set" being showered with money, with wheelbarrows full of money being moved around before they reach $18 million.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35K6vQRt67g
The music video itself is edited, partly because of content that some people seem offensive, such as the pool party that had multiple girls in pink bikinis, other content was Phil Collin's charcter making satircal preaching which included "God, telling him to get $18 million by the weekend".
Phil Collins would then go on to be in Room 101 with how he felt about the TV Evangelicals. His first sentence about them was "I don't know how they get away with it". He made the record to tell to people to wake up, you're being fleeced.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JHhXgqfKL0
Even within the Christian Community there are those who accuse them of being con artists and scam artists
One person as an example is John F. MacArther who claims these people are "A Colossal Fraud"
http://www.gty.org/Blog/B091207
Personally I don't believe that all of them are fraudsters but its a perfect example of abuse of power which Jesus would no doubt abhor. Even recently I saw a video on Facebook about those who preach the End of the World and go around in private jets and luxery homes. I feel sorry for those who have followed the fraudsters as when they say "Lord, Lord" to Jesus or something like that they are likely to be told "Go away, I never knew you".
Remember the Bible says John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the father, but by me.
Interestingly enough the Bible warns of such people:
Matthew 7:15-17 Beware of False prophets which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of good tree bringeth forth? 17 Even so every good tree bringeth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth evil fruit. (This to me means that you need to test their spirit with the Bible to know their fruits).
Matthew 24:5 For many will come in my name saying I am Christ; and shall decieve many.
Matthew 24:24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall decieve the very elect.
2 Peter 2:1But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that brought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
Personally when it comes to False Prophets I see people accuse each other of promoting heresies time and time again. Some defend themselves, others don't. It gets to a point where its hard to know who to trust.
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