Could intimidating a congregation or audience; that the Lord is displeased with
them or claiming that God will curse them for their failure to donate money be
considered extortion? Absolutely!
Under the leadership of the Holy Spirit, the Prophet Ezekiel was very direct in
how the LORD views this type of coercion.
ìIn thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken
usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy
neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord
GOD.î Ezekiel 22:12 (emphasis mine)
The misconceptions put forth by the ìdonít judgeî doctrine are that judgment is
condemnation. If someone is practicing a certain lifestyle or teaching a doctrine
that the Bible clearly states will commit them to hell, it is not the person pointing
this out that condemns them; it is the Word of God.
ìNow the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these;
Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry,
witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions,
heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such
like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in
time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the
kingdom of God.î Galatians 5:19-21 (emphasis mine)
All of these hypocritical preachers that use the ìdonít judgeî doctrine to keep
the truth at bay actually judge others themselves. Paul Crouch labels them
heresy hunters and Benny Hinn would cut them down with a machine gun!