Unfortunately, as we shall see, his proclivity for underage girls would not end with his child bride. Jimmy married his 15-year-old girlfriend and entered into ministry as a singing evangelist. No, examining the fruit means rather to reflect upon whether his life is abundant with the fruit of the Spirit, or if it exudes the deeds of the flesh. If having riches, a large following, and great influence, is God’s stamp of approval, then we should all join the Mormon cult.
Swaggarites point to this as proof that Jimmy is a true apostle of God. Incidentally, examining the fruit does not mean that we are to consider how much money he has or how successful he is or how big his cult has grown. It is a matter of obedience to scripture. Swaggarites bitterly complain and condemn anyone who examines Swaggart’s life but the fact is Jesus commanded us to examine the fruit in order to confirm someone as a false teacher and we must do so whether anyone likes it or not. His sins may have been in the sea of forgetfulness, but his own claims to special superior prominence have dredged them back up. His past, if repented of, is forgiven and forgotten and doesn’t need to be brought up.īut for someone who claims to be an end-time apostle with a special revelation greater than the Church has known before, and who condemns other churches as false, then it behooves us to take a close look at his life, both past and present. If he was just a normal Bible teacher or pastor of a church, teaching sound biblical doctrine, then this would not matter. That is why it is important to have a knowledge of Jimmy Swaggart’s past. We must examine the fruit as Jesus taught us. They may look like a sheep, talk like a sheep, and speak like a silver-tongued anointed preacher, but if they are a false prophet or false teacher there will be bad fruit continually evidenced in their life. The teaching of our Lord is that as part of examining a doctrine for its veracity we should include an examination of the life of the teacher. You will know them by their fruits…Therefore by their fruits you will know them.” (Matthew 7:15) “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. NEW! The author’s latest book, Swaggartism is now released.
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