Experience with pentacostals all about money and fake healing.. anyone else? -

I recently went to a pentecostal church with a friend.. not cause im searching for a religion to be in my life because i feel it is pointless...but just because i am a firm believer in trying things out to base my personal opinions and experiences on. Has anyone ever noticed that this branch or spin off of so called christian religion is all about money?? god wants to hear why you cant tithe this week mr jones and blah blah blah... what is wrong with people who actually buy into this? what faith in its right mind actually hands people envelopes for tithing when they walk through the door, member or not? i handed that envelope right back to the guy and noone there would even look at me through the entire service! why am i going to give my hard earned cash to some pastor ive never even met and make my kids go without just flying on god will give it back to you ten fold! get real. and has anyone actually been healed? why is this not a medical breakthrough then?????|::::|I had some experience with pentecostal churches many years ago. They are off base doctrinally. I switched to Baptist and am glad I did. |::::|Depends on what type of Pentecostal church you attended. All are not the same. I went to one of my friend s church and noticed awards for the best tither on the walls in the hallway. I thought that was pretty strange. I decided while I love the people, their church ways are not for me. I attend an Assembly of God Pentecostal church and we are nothing like you described nor anything like my friend s church. There are many types out there so please try not to lump all together. |::::| Your experience is not typical. Also,there are many Pentecostal denominations.I have been to a few.I have never had a bad experience with them.I have also not given a dime.Don t judge all by one.I have known many who did experience healing.I have also seen fakes.I personally have been healed.It takes faith to heal and to be healed. That s why it s not mainstream.|::::|hey when u find the perfect church. giggle leave it ull mess it up. if they were giving the enveoples like u say which i do belive you, u did the right thing git out of there|::::|Your generalizing. You cant paint all pentecostals or Christians in the same category because of one or even a few isolated incidents. I go to a pentecostal Church and it s fine. God bless !|::::|You are not the only one that feels that way about the Pentecostal movement, many Christians are tired of these fake healers and money seekers too. They have introduced utter insanity into Christianity.|::::|I don t buy everything Christians say either even though I am one. I do know people I believe were legitimately healed. What point is there in trying to convince those who have decided healing is impossible. No matter what evidence you show them they will find some excuse to not accept it. Edit: I am sorry to hear about your brother s predicament but your suggestion tha his wife left him fo this relgion sounds a little disjointed. Marital problems are seldom a single issue. And your willingness to fault the religion is a little suspicious.|::::|I don t think the majority of them are fake, in fact what is so scary is that they honestly believe in it. I m a Southern Baptist, not pentecostal at all, and it saddens and scares me that these folks who are searching for spirituality are lead so far astray from the message of Jesus. I had a friend who was pentecostal and she swore up and down that she could close her eyes, open her Bible and point to a verse and it would fit the moment perfectly. She was sure the Holy Spirit resided in her to do this. What came up was a verse from 1 Kings quot;And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.quot; She tried like the dickens but couldn t think up a reason why that was appropriate to our conversation. So she said the old quot;God is mysteriousquot; thing and I almost cried I felt so bad for her.