For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God’s word

2 Corinthians 2:12-17

For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God’s word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ. ~ 2 Corinthians 2:17

Con men who by their cleverness and deception were able to sell as genuine an inferior product that was only a cheap imitation. The false teachers in the church were coming with clever, deceptive rhetoric to offer a degraded, adulterated message that mixed paganism and Jewish tradition. They were dishonest men seeking personal profit and prestige at the expense of gospel truth and people’s souls.

Many people only want to hear the teachings that center on prosperity, healings, and deliverance without paying heed to the other teachings of Christ. A preacher that deliberately builds his ministry on these can be said to peddle the word of God for profit.

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