Yesterday I posted a blog about Kenneth Copeland Ministries’ 2009 Southwest Believers’ Convention and the New York Times article covering it. I want to be sure that what I wrote is not misinterpreted.
I’m not condemning the Times or the religion professor who is quoted in the article. That’s not an appropriate response from a true follower of Jesus Christ, and that’s not what my response was intended to be.
Matthew 5:44 (NKJV) says this:
But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you.
As one who considers himself one of the Copelands’ spiritual sons, I consider an attack on the Copelands to be an attack on me. What must be (and is) my response? To love, to bless, and to pray. And when a contrary thought pops up, it’s my job to cast it down, and to love, to bless, and to pray.
I pray for the Times reporter, for the religion professor, and for all those who have been so critical of Brother and Sister Copeland. Will all of you who confess Jesus as Lord you join me?