The following is a guest article about pastors who abuse and use their flock to their own advantage. We will dedicated this article to those enablers who sit at the feet of David C. Pack. A false prophet with endless doomsday predictions. 

 

Your Pastor Eats the Sheep




A wolf is concerned with feeding himself, and he is not concerned about the flock. He consumes to satisfy his insatiable appetite, and the flock of the Lord is his food. "For I know this, that after my departure grievous wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock;" (Acts 20:29 LITV). He has no problem taking whatever he wants from the church members even if it leaves them wanting. Everything the followers possess is his booty for the taking as far as he is concerned, and they are there for his consumption. They live life concerned about their desires and wants, and nothing is going to stand in their way to prevent them from achieving their desires. "And by covetousness, with well-turned words, they will use you for gain..." (2 Peter 2:3 LITV). They have totally bought into the idea that they should be rich and like the world, successful in every way. Success is more important than righteousness, and success is extremely important to them. They plan on getting it, even if it means taking what is yours. "For everyone from the least of them even to the greatest of them cuts off a profit. And from the prophet even to the priest, everyone deals falsely." (Jeremiah 6:13 LITV).

Your Pastor Is Different on the Outside than on the Inside




A wolf looks like a sheep on the outside, but on the inside they have a different nature. "But beware of the false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inside they are plundering wolves." (Matthew 7:15 LITV). They are of their father the devil, and his desires they do. They have the nature of Satan because he is their father. The wolves are not Christians, they are unsaved. They are children of the devil, and they do his will. The Bible talks about in the day of judgment where "many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name do many works of power? (23) And then I will declare to them, I never knew you; 'depart from Me, those working lawlessness!'" (Matthew 7:22-23 LITV). This is evidence that there are many people that outwardly look like they are serving God, but inwardly they are not saved. They have never been drawn by the Holy Spirit who has predestinated them according to his foreknowledge to be saved. They are simply people of the world that look like Christians. They may preach at a church every week, but inside they have not been regenerated.

Your Pastor Feeds Himself Instead of the Flock



A wolf is concerned about his own carnal, insatiable appetites. He doesn't have any concern about whether the sheep eat or not. He wants to stuff himself full of as many satisfying desires as possible. "Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and say to them, to the shepherds, So says the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the shepherds of Israel who are feeding themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flock?" (Ezekiel 34:2 LITV). To do this, he needs a regular inflow of resources. In order for the wolf to satisfy his desires, he needs cash and labor. He will basically suck you dry of your money and time. The wolf constantly comes up with ways to rake in additional cash and methods to extract it from the tithing plate. He also makes generous use of free labor supplied by young members of the church. He will have them doing all manner of activities around his personal residence to make sure he lives in the lap of luxury or as close to it as possible. Once the pipelines of labor and money are open, he is free to indulge himself in many hobbies and indulgences. Names such as practical scheduling and other titles that convince the young person that they are actually learning to serve God by doing practical works are used. While this certainly can be true, the wolf makes excessive use of it to the hurt of the sheep. "For they bind heavy and hard to bear burdens, and lay them on the shoulders of men, but they do not desire to move them with their finger." (Matthew 23:4 LITV). If they spend all of their time serving the needs of the church and his ministry instead of, let's say, going to college, it doesn't matter to the wolf that he can hurt the future careers of the church members. The wolf is concerned about satisfying his needs now, and you are disposable. After you've burned out from years of labor and giving, you will simply be tossed aside and replaced with another high school graduate or young adult. "Or do you not know that unjust ones will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be led astray, neither fornicators, nor idolaters... nor thieves, nor covetous ones, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor plunderers shall inherit the kingdom of God." (1 Corinthians 6:9-10 LITV).



The wolf makes extensive use of tithing verses to bolster the offerings of the congregation. You will hear Malachi chapter 3 preached many times as you are told that if you aren't giving enough to God, you are robbing him. This was a verse given to the Old Testament saints so that they could support the temple system and priests. The New Testament talks about the believer giving as he purposes in his heart, not 10% with an offering on top of that as the Old Testament outlines. "Each one as he purposes in his heart, not out of grief or out of necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver." (2 Corinthians 9:7 LITV).



Through slick preaching, the wolf is able to extract enormous amounts of cash from the congregation members through smooth talking and fancy manipulation of Bible verses referencing tithing and offering. They have no problem having special services dedicated to bringing in more money to satisfy the needs of the church that are going unmet. Of course the reason the church needs are going unmet is that this wolf is consuming the resources and not using it for the church. Your hard-earned cash that is skillfully siphoned out the offerings is then extracted by the wolf to be used for his own personal pleasures. You'll never see the church books or see where the money is going as it is done in secret.

Your Pastor Is Surrounded by Ungodly Enablers



The wolf doesn't act on his own. He has helpers that aid in the achievement of his goals. They are called enablers. They are a group of men and women that surround him and shield the church members from what is really going on behind the scenes. They translate what the pastor really means, and they quickly transfer information from the congregation back to the wolf. If you tell an enabler anything in confidence, you can be assured that it will reach the wolf the same day most likely. Enablers help monitor what's going on with the flock, and they transmit information back to the wolf so that he can plan his next move and remain hidden so that his true self is not revealed. "For a time will be when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own lusts, they will heap up to themselves teachers tickling the ear; (4) and they will turn away the ear from the truth and will be turned aside to myths." (2 Timothy 4:3-4 LITV). Enablers serve the wolf and his purposes, and as soon as one steps out of line, he or she is quickly removed and driven from the congregation. All kinds of excuses and stories will be told about them to discredit them so that they have no choice but to move on and go somewhere else.



The wolf isn't surrounded by elders, he is surrounded by yes-men and yes-women who do exactly what he says under fear of being persecuted and replaced. They may even be given a generous church salary to keep quiet and not make any waves. Wolves aren't able to operate without their group of enablers helping them. They work as a team to fleece the flock and keep the engine of their unrighteousness churning. "But evil men and pretenders will go forward to worse, leading astray and being led astray." (2 Timothy 3:13 LITV). Enablers don't just step into their positions right off the bat. They are gradually tested over time to make sure they are faithful to the wolf. Initially, they are given some small area in which to choose the wolf over the Word of God. It might seem like a small compromise at first, but this is a test from the wolf to see if this person is really going to be loyal to them. To be an enabler to a wolf, you have to turn your back on the Word of God and instead serve this minister of unrighteousness instead of God. They might not have meant to go this direction initially, but over time this is what they have become. Once they have been initiated into the inner circle, they must then choose to either continue doing the bidding of the wolf, or risk being exposed for their own unrighteous deeds in order to turn and come back to God. Usually, this means leaving the church and going somewhere else. They will leave the congregation in disgrace and probably leave most of their friends behind as well. This is the price an enabler might pay in order to free himself from the wolf.



The wolf has no mercy, and he will even destroy the number two person if they become a threat to him. The wolf is the absolute authority over the church. He will not be questioned, and he will not bow or yield to the desires of another, even Christ. This is why wolves in sheep's clothing are ministers of Satan. They refused to bow to the Word of God and the ministry of Christ, but instead serve the desires of their true master, Satan. For such ones are false apostles, deceitful workers transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. (14) And did not Satan marvelously transform himself into an angel of light? (15) It is not a great thing, then, if also his ministers transform themselves as ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works. (2 Corinthians 11:13-15 LITV)


Your Pastor is a Liar



A wolf has no problem lying because he has Satan's nature, who is the father of lies. In order for the wolf to accomplish his purposes, he has to regularly distort the truth in order to do his bidding. Often, Bible verses are taken out of context or mixed with worldly philosophy in order to create their doctrines of unrighteousness. "Then beloved, you knowing beforehand, watch lest being led away by the error of the lawless you fall from your own steadfastness." (2 Peter 3:17 LITV). A wolf's dogma is a distortion of the true teaching represented by Christ in the Word of God. These pastors from hell distort the true meaning of the Scriptures in order to lead people astray and draw them over to their own desires. "I have also seen a horrible thing among the prophets of Jerusalem; they commit adultery and walk in falsehood. And they make the hands of evildoers strong, so that not a man returns from his evil. They are all of them like Sodom to Me, and those living in her like Gomorrah." (Jeremiah 23:14 LITV). It is this mixture of truth and error that makes it difficult at times to discern these teachings as doctrines of devils. "as also in all his epistles, speaking in them concerning these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which the unlearned and unsettled pervert, as also they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction." (2 Peter 3:16 LITV). Even Satan used the Word of God against Jesus when he was tempted in the wilderness for 40 days, but they were presented in such a way that it was a distortion of the truth. Jesus quickly saw through this deception and rebuked the devil. The wolf often makes prey of sheep that are not skilled in the word and not able to discern truth from error very well. They are often encouraged to only read certain religious materials or listen to certain audio sermons that are approved by the wolf and line up with his doctrine. They discourage members from seeking outside advice because this would expose the wolf for what he really is, a liar from the pit of hell.



The Bible says that Satan is able to transform himself into an angel of light. The love of money is also a root to all kinds of evil, which is probably why many of these corrupt church ministries rake in millions of dollars spewing out their false doctrines and corrupting the straight paths shown in the word of God. "For narrow is the gate, and constricted is the way that leads away into life, and few are the ones finding it." (Matthew 7:14 LITV). These lying preachers jump up and down in their large auditoriums telling lies to those that are willing to listen to them. Give us your faith seed money, and you will be healed and receive all the wealth that you have ever desired from God. God is not a rabbits foot that he can be commanded around, but he is the holy sovereign God of the universe who dictates his will to us, not the other way around. "To you, O Jehovah, be the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty; for all in the heavens and in the earth belongs to You, O Jehovah; Yours is the kingdom, and You lift up Yourself to all as Head;" (1 Chronicles 29:11 LITV). Seek the Lord in prayer and read his Word so that you can be delivered from the grasp of these lying pastors. Your Pastor Isolates the Congregation from the Outside World In order for a wolf to spin his web of deceit, he has to block out the truth presented from the outside world or from other churches. A wolf will set up his own kingdom here on earth and tell the members that they are protecting themselves from the corruption of the world by isolating themselves within the church walls. "You are the light of the world. A city situated on a mountain cannot be hidden. (15) Nor do they light a lamp and put it under the grain measure, but on the lampstand; and it shines for all those in the house." (Matthew 5:14-15 LITV).



The wolf maintains control, they being the only voice that is heard. No one preaches from the pulpit that doesn't totally lineup with his teachings. It is not uncommon for a wolf in sheep's clothing to encourage younger members to stay away from their families or from visiting other churches where perhaps they grew up in order to indoctrinate them to this new way of thinking. After the wolf has enough time to indoctrinate the new members, they will tend to put up walls against anyone that contradicts the teachings of this new guru. Of course now they are unable to be rescued from all of these false doctrines because they no longer have their ears open the hear anything but the voice of the wolf. Once this happens, it takes a move of the Holy Spirit to shake someone free of this satanic grasp. "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you go about the sea and the dry land to make one proselyte; and when he has become so, you make him twofold more a son of Hell than yourselves." (Matthew 23:15 LITV).