The days of Noah
Good day to each of you reading this column on the days of Noah, the days of Sodom and Gomorrah and the days of today’s time.
Let’s turn to the scripture and read the following from Luke 17:26-30 (NIV) 26 And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: 27 They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. 28 Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; 29 but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. 30 Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed.
Has life changed since the days of Noah or Sodom and Gomorrah?
Today, we look for a sign, just a sign, a date, a time, a glimpse of what the future will bring and the time we have before our Lord will appear.
We hear those who say they know when our Lord is coming and make a prediction until to fail for no one knows, not even the Christ but only the Father who knows when and yet life goes on.
The search is on and man is trying his darndest to find out when our Lord will return. Instead of trying to live each day according to God’s laws, commandments and statutes, let’s live life to the fullest without rules and fulfil ourselves first.
Was this not so in the days of Noah when folks were marrying, eating, drinking, and being given in marriage, creating evil much evil in the eyes of the Lord. In fact, the Lord was grieved that he made man on the earth and his heart was filled with pain. God was sorry that the people of that day chose sin and death instead of a relationship with him.
Has anything changed since the time of Noah with all so many people in today’s society? As a Christian, are you not breaking God’s heart when you sin? True repentance is not committing the same sin over and over again because it meets the requirement of self.
Ask yourself, why is God angry at sinful people? The Bible says there is nothing new under the sun which includes man’s sinful nature, but why does God get so angry that he destroyed man except for Noah and his family and that he destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah? This can be answered well with the NIV interpretation of Romans 1:18 as our sin has substituted the truth about him with a fantasy of our own imagination. We stifle the truth God naturally reveals to all people in order to believe anything that supports our own beliefs and lifestyles. God can’t tolerate sin because his nature is morally perfect.
Does God condone or ignore our rebellious nature like those in Noah’s time or in our present age? No, God wants to remove the sin and restore the sinner and God will as long as the sinner doesn’t stubbornly distort or reject the truth.
If you persist in sinning, look no further than Noah’s time or Sodom and Gomorrah for examples—No, God will not completely destroy man again for he has said so, but if you love God with all your heart and mind soul, then why would you want to anger God?
Romans 1:18-32 gives us a look at our present state where we have those who are atheists and agnostics and evolutionists who do not believe in God’s invisible qualities, his eternal power and divine nature for they reject the thought that God did create all things including you and me.
When one has a brush with death, who does he call upon when this occurs? Do we look to leaders or to God as to the solution of our daily problems? Have our leaders here in American either glorified or given thanks to God?
When listening to the speeches from VP Vance and Marco Rubio, I did hear them both glorify and give thanks to God but I did not hear a word from President Trump.
Here is a quote from President Trump when he was campaigning for president in 2015, Mr. Trump was asked if he had ever asked for forgiveness. “I am not sure I have,” he replied. “ I just go on and try to do a better job from there… I think if I do something wrong, I think, I just try and make it right. I don’t bring God into that picture. I don’t.”
In a follow up interview with CNN, Trump added, “I have a great relationship with God. … I like to be good. I don’t like to have to ask for forgiveness. And I am good. I don’t do a lot of things that are bad. I try and do nothing that’s bad” (Jan 17, 2016).
President Trump has said “I will make America great again.” I will America great—not God—like I made myself great.
Fact Check: We Looked into the Alleged Trump Quote, ‘Religion Is Such a Great thing There’s Something to Be Good About’
We pulled the full quote, punctuated and edited for clarity, from a transcript posted online by speech-to-text service Rev:
Campos-Duffy: This is Sharon from Alabama, and I think her question actually ties into what we were just talking about. How do you do this? And I know that you’ve said before that you’ve been sustained by the prayers of lots of Americans. I’ve seen pictures of people praying over you.
Trump: It’s incredible actually.
Campos-Duffy : Her question is, she says, “You’ve been faced with so much adversity and persecution for years. What’s your relationship with God and how do you pray?” That’s Sharon from Alabama.
Trump: Okay, so I think it’s good. I do very well with the evangelicals. I love the evangelicals. And I have more people saying they pray for me. I can’t even believe it. And they are so committed and they’re so believing. They say, “Sir, you’re going to be okay. I pray for you every night.” I can’t say everybody, but almost everybody that sees me, they say it. It’s such a beautiful thing. You know what’s a beautiful thing too? When you look at all of this bad stuff going on, they have nothing to look up to. They have no God. They have no anything. They kill people. They beat people. They push people into subways. There’s just nothing there. Religion is such a great thing. There’s something to be good about. You want to be good. It’s so important. And I don’t know if it’s explained right. I don’t know if I’m explaining it right during now, but when you have something like that, you want to be good. You want to go to heaven. You want to go to heaven. If you don’t have heaven, you almost say, “What’s the reason? Why do I have to be good? Let’s not be good. What difference does it make?”
The question arises, who is heading up the White House Faith Office under Donald Trump? According to: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/president-trump-announces-appointments-to-the-white-house-faith-office/
President Donald Trump announced appointments to the White House Faith Office.
Pastor Paula White-Cain will return to the White House as a Special Government Employee and Senior Advisor of the newly created White House Faith Office. In the last 40 years, White-Cain has expanded her influence globally in almost 200 countries, ministering, fighting for religious freedom and humanitarian rights, and advocating for the voiceless. She is the founder and president of Paula White Ministries and National Faith Advisory Board. She is president of City Destiny and the overseer and a teaching pastor at StoryLife Church in Florida. Paula previously served an advisor to President Trump in the White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative. She also served as chairwoman of the Evangelical Advisory Board (2016). Paula is a celebrated New York Times best-selling author, teacher, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, mentor, popular TV personality, and spirit-led preacher of God’s Word. She is married to legendary singer/songwriter Jonathan Cain of the iconic Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band Journey.
Jennifer S. Korn will return to the White House as a Deputy Assistant to the President and Faith Director of the newly created White House Faith Office after serving as Senior Advisor of National Faith Advisory Board, America’s largest faith coalition. Korn previously served President Trump all four years as Deputy Director of the White House Office of Public Liaison and during the 2016 Presidential Election leading Latino, Minority, Faith, Veteran and other coalition engagement for historic gains among these communities. Korn has served two decades working to elect officials and implement policies at the national and state levels to improve the lives of these important constituencies. Korn is also a proud military spouse.
Jackson Lane will join the White House as Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Faith Engagement after serving as the Deputy Director of Faith Outreach for the Trump-Vance 2024 Campaign.
Pastor White-Cain has been married three times and faced serious allegations of marital infidelity. Her preaching neglects essential biblical truths about sin, repentance and the pursuit of holiness.
Before I get into the prosperity gospel to which Pastor White-Cain leads, let me provide a few examples such as found in Newsweek–https://www.newsweek.com/paula-white-cain-christians-donald-trump-2050102
Multiple Christians have criticized White-Cain in the past, but she has recently faced backlash for her online Passover Season sermon on March 23, in which she asks people to give to Paula White Ministries.
The video includes calls to “honor God with your Passover/Easter Resurrection Offering” of different amounts which gets people a “Holy Land Communion Set ” with two olive wood cups, grape juice and unleavened bread from Israel and an instruction booklet “on how to celebrate the Lord’s supper” all in an “attractive, commemorative boxset.” People would also get White-Cain’s Passover devotional book, her DVD series and a “special disc on communion.”
But, “for your special Passover offering of $1,000 or more as the Holy Spirit leads, you will also receive the “beautiful 10-inch Waterford crystal cross.”
“Don’t miss your moment to release seven supernatural blessings and provision into your life,” the video says.
I found the following post for your reading: https://www.monergism.com/paula-white
Paula White
Paula White is an American televangelist, author, and self-proclaimed pastor whose ministry has been defined by her promotion of prosperity theology, extra-biblical revelations, and doctrinal distortions. She is a leading figure in the Word of Faith movement and has strong ties to the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), a movement that promotes modern-day apostleship and direct revelation outside of Scripture. White has served as a spiritual advisor to political figures, gaining influence through her association with former President Donald Trump, who appointed her to lead the newly established White House Faith Office in February 2025—a decision that has sparked widespread controversy within the Christian community. Her teachings consistently misrepresent the gospel, prioritizing health, wealth, and success over biblical salvation by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone. Furthermore, her repeated ethical failures, misuse of Scripture, rejection of biblical gender roles, and refusal to evangelize the Jewish people further demonstrate that her ministry is not rooted in biblical truth but in deception, self-promotion, and theological compromise.
Why Paula White Should Be Regarded as a False Teacher and Avoided
1. Promoting the Prosperity Gospel
One of the most glaring issues with Paula White’s teachings is her promotion of the Prosperity Gospel, which asserts that God’s will for believers is to be financially wealthy, physically healthy, and successful in all areas of life. White frequently teaches that faith, positive confession, and financial giving—particularly to her ministry—will result in material blessings and personal success. This message appeals to the desires of the flesh, encouraging people to pursue material wealth and financial gain rather than focusing on a life of faithful obedience to Christ.
However, the Bible does not teach that God guarantees health and wealth to His followers. In fact, Jesus Himself warned against storing up earthly treasures and emphasized the dangers of pursuing wealth: “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal” (Matthew 6:19). Paul also wrote, “But godliness with contentment is great gain, for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content” (1 Timothy 6:6-8). Scripture consistently warns that the love of money is “a root of all kinds of evils” (1 Timothy 6:10).
By teaching that financial prosperity is a sign of God’s favor or that giving money will result in blessings, Paula White promotes a false gospel that focuses on temporal gain rather than eternal life in Christ. These lead people away from the true message of the Gospel, which is about repentance, faith, and a relationship with God, not material wealth.
2. Misusing and Manipulating Scripture for Personal Gain
Paula White frequently misuses and twists Scripture to support her teachings on prosperity and financial giving. She often takes verses out of context, using them to justify the idea that sowing financial “seeds” into her ministry will result in a harvest of blessings. For example, she often cites passages like Luke 6:38 (“Give, and it will be given to you…”) to support her claims that financial giving will lead to material gain.
The Bible warns against those who twist the Scriptures for their own purposes, and Peter wrote that such individuals do so “to their own destruction” (2 Peter 3:16). Paul instructed Timothy to “rightly handle the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15) and warned about teachers who would exploit others for financial gain (Titus 1:11). By misusing God’s Word to manipulate people into giving money, White demonstrates that she is more concerned with enriching herself than with faithfully proclaiming the truth of Scripture.
3. Affiliating with the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) and Promoting False Prophecies
Paula White has strong ties to the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), a movement that emphasizes modern-day apostles and prophets who claim to receive direct revelations from God. She has made numerous prophetic declarations and statements that are unbiblical and have not come to pass, demonstrating that she is not speaking with the authority of God. For example, she has made bold claims about political events, personal success, and financial prosperity that did not come true.
The Bible is clear that false prophets are to be identified and rejected. Deuteronomy 18:20-22 states, “But the prophet who presumes to speak a word in my name that I have not commanded him to speak… that same prophet shall die.” Jesus also warned about false prophets who would deceive many (Matthew 24:11). By claiming to receive prophetic messages that do not align with Scripture or come to pass, White reveals herself to be a false prophet who should not be trusted or followed. In a sermon, White claimed to have been taken to the “throne room of heaven,” where she saw God’s face and received a new “mantle” of authority. Such claims of personal revelations are inconsistent with the Reformed emphasis on the sufficiency of Scripture as the final authority for faith and practice.
4. Undermining the True Gospel with a Man-Centered, Works-Based Message
Paula White’s teachings often emphasize the power of positive confession, works, and financial giving as means of obtaining God’s blessings, favor, and prosperity. This man-centered, works-based message distorts the true Gospel, which teaches that salvation and blessings come by God’s grace through faith in Jesus Christ, not by our efforts or giving (Ephesians 2:8-9). White’s focus on what individuals must do to receive blessings shifts the emphasis from God’s grace and provision to human effort and merit.
The Bible clearly teaches that we are justified by faith, not by works (Romans 3:28) and that all our righteousness comes from Christ alone (2 Corinthians 5:21). By promoting a message that emphasizes works, positive confession, and financial giving, Paula White leads people away from trusting in the finished work of Christ and encourages them to rely on their efforts to obtain God’s favor.
5. Failing to Address Sin, Repentance, and the Need for Holiness
Paula White’s teachings often focus on themes of success, personal empowerment, and self-fulfillment while neglecting the essential biblical truths of sin, repentance, and the pursuit of holiness. This leads to a superficial version of Christianity that fails to confront people with their need for a Savior and the call to live a life of obedience to God’s Word.
Jesus began His ministry by calling people to “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matthew 4:17), and the apostles consistently preached a message of repentance and faith in Christ (Acts 2:38, Acts 3:19). The Bible teaches that true faith in Christ leads to a transformed life marked by holiness and obedience (Titus 2:11-12, 1 Peter 1:16). By failing to address these crucial aspects of the Gospel, White promotes a message that offers temporary comfort without leading people to the eternal hope found in Jesus. White has been quoted saying, “Anyone who tells you to deny yourself is from Satan.” Of course, this contradicts Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 16:24, where He instructs His disciples to deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow Him.
6. Denial of the Great Commission: Refusing to Evangelize the Jewish People
Paula White’s assertion that Christians should learn from Jews rather than seek their conversion represents a significant departure from the biblical mandate to evangelize all nations, including the Jewish people. In an interview, she stated, “I do not want to convert Jews… The plan for salvation for the Jews is God’s.” This perspective contradicts the apostolic example and teaching, as the Apostle Paul, himself a Jew, emphasized the necessity of proclaiming the gospel to both Jews and Gentiles, declaring, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek” (Romans 1:16). By discouraging evangelism toward the Jewish people, White not only undermines the universality of the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20) but also neglects the biblical truth that salvation is found exclusively in Jesus Christ (John 14:6; Acts 4:12). This stance reflects a broader pattern in her ministry of deviating from core scriptural doctrines, further affirming concerns about her theological reliability.
7. Questionable Ethical Practices
Paula White’s ministry has been plagued by serious ethical concerns, including allegations of financial mismanagement, personal enrichment through ministry funds, and questionable moral conduct. Reports have surfaced accusing White of misusing church donations for lavish personal expenses, including luxury travel, expensive homes, and even cosmetic surgery. Such practices stand in stark contrast to the biblical qualifications for church leaders, which emphasize self-control, integrity, and financial accountability (1 Timothy 3:2-3; Titus 1:7). Rather than exemplifying the humility and stewardship required of Christian leaders, White’s extravagant lifestyle and alleged misuse of ministry funds mirror the behavior of the false teachers condemned in Scripture—those who “suppose that godliness is a means of gain” (1 Timothy 6:5).
Additionally, White’s personal life has been marked by controversy, including allegations of an inappropriate relationship with fellow televangelist Benny Hinn, which led to public scrutiny after they were photographed together in Rome. While both parties denied an affair, the incident raised further doubts about White’s adherence to biblical moral standards, particularly as a leader who claims spiritual authority over others. The Bible warns that church leaders must be “above reproach” (1 Timothy 3:2) and calls believers to avoid even the appearance of evil (1 Thessalonians 5:22). White’s repeated entanglements in financial and moral scandals demonstrate a pattern of conduct that is inconsistent with the character of a true shepherd of God’s people, further confirming the dangers of following her ministry.
8. Rebellion Against Biblical Gender Roles
While men and women are equally created in the image of God and are of equal worth before Him (Genesis 1:27; Galatians 3:28), Scripture is unequivocal that the roles within the church are distinct. God has ordained that the office of pastor, elder, and overseer is reserved for qualified men who meet the biblical requirements laid out in passages such as 1 Timothy 2:12-13 and Titus 1:5-6. Paul, writing under divine inspiration, explicitly states: “I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet” (1 Timothy 2:12). This is not a cultural artifact but a divine order grounded in the created order, as Paul immediately follows by appealing to the priority of Adam’s creation before Eve (1 Timothy 2:13). To reject this instruction is to reject the authority of Scripture itself.
Paula White, by assuming the role of a pastor and exercising authority over men, openly defies the clear biblical witness on this matter. Her continued leadership as a “pastor” is not merely an issue of preference or denominational distinctives, but of rebellion against God’s ordained structure for His church. The qualifications for church leadership are not subjective or negotiable; they are a divine standard meant to protect the purity and function of the church (1 Timothy 3:1-7). By taking upon herself a role that God has explicitly reserved for men, White follows in the footsteps of those who seek to revise or override Scripture rather than submit to its authority. This pattern of defiance is yet another indication that her ministry is not grounded in biblical fidelity, but in personal ambition and cultural compromise.
9. Unqualified for Biblical Leadership
In addition, the biblical qualifications for a pastor or elder are not arbitrary; they are divinely established to ensure that those who shepherd God’s people do so with integrity, sound doctrine, and a Christ-centered heart (1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9). Among these qualifications, a pastor must be “the husband of one wife,” demonstrating fidelity and stability in marriage. Paula White, however, has been married multiple times, revealing a pattern of relational instability that is inconsistent with the biblical model for church leadership. While divorce is not an unforgivable sin, the repeated failure to uphold a biblical marriage covenant raises serious questions about one’s ability to serve as an example to the flock (Ephesians 5:22-33).
Additionally, Scripture mandates that a pastor must be “able to teach” (1 Timothy 3:2), rightly handling the Word of God and clearly articulating the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Yet, Paula White has repeatedly demonstrated a profound inability to accurately convey who Jesus is, what He accomplished, and how sinners are saved through faith in Him. From her denial of core biblical doctrines to her promotion of aberrant theology, she has twisted Scripture to fit the narrative of her prosperity gospel message, rather than faithfully proclaiming the biblical Gospel of salvation by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone (Ephesians 2:8-9).
Furthermore, a pastor must “not [be] a lover of money” (1 Timothy 3:3), but Paula White’s decades-long ministry has been defined by the pursuit of financial gain. Through her relentless promotion of the prosperity gospel—promising divine favor and wealth in exchange for financial contributions—she has exploited countless followers, preying upon their hopes and fears. Her teachings align more with the condemned greed of false teachers described in 2 Peter 2:1-3, who exploit the vulnerable “in their greed… with false words.” Rather than serving Christ and His church with humility, she has built an empire of self-enrichment, demonstrating that her heart is set not on shepherding souls, but on accumulating wealth.
10. Conclusion from Scripture
The Bible repeatedly warns believers to beware of false teachers who distort the truth, exploit others for financial gain, and lead people away from the true Gospel. The Apostle Peter wrote, “But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies… And in their greed they will exploit you with false words” (2 Peter 2:1-3). Paula White’s prosperity gospel, misuse of Scripture, false prophecies, and alignment with the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) place her squarely in the category of those whom Scripture warns against—those who serve their own appetites rather than the Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 16:17-18).
Paul also warned, “The time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions” (2 Timothy 4:3). White’s teachings appeal to human greed, self-fulfillment, and worldly success, but they do not represent the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The true Gospel calls sinners to repentance, self-denial, and faith in Christ alone (Luke 9:23). It is not about claiming earthly prosperity, but about being reconciled to a holy God through the atoning sacrifice of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:21).
For these reasons, Paula White must be regarded as a false teacher whose influence is spiritually dangerous. Her teachings do not save; they deceive. The Bible commands Christians to “test everything; hold fast what is good” (1 Thessalonians 5:21) and to avoid those who twist Scripture for personal gain (Titus 1:11). Instead of following White’s man-centered, prosperity-driven message, believers must remain anchored in the unchanging, all-sufficient Word of God, which is “living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword” (Hebrews 4:12).
The true Gospel is not about chasing wealth or worldly success—it is about the redemption of sinners, the call to holiness, and the transforming power of God’s grace. Jesus Christ is not a means to material gain but the only way to eternal life (John 14:6). Therefore, Christians must reject Paula White’s false gospel and stand firm in the unshakable truth of God’s Word, the only source of salvation and eternal hope.
If you have interest in commercialized “gospel” and prosperity gospel, then you will reside in her court; but, to me, this is wrong and to contradict Matthew 16:24 for you, as a Christian, to deny yourself and follow Christ which is contradictory from Pastor White-Cain who says “Anyone who tells you to deny yourself is from Satan.”
Again, President Trump you need a closer look at your spiritual advisor for she is a false prophet and as one says, you are known by the company that you keep.
When reading Romans 1: 29-32 we see those who have become filled with every kind of wickedness for darkness has filled our society and Satan, the master deceiver, is doing his work to take as many as he can for, he knows his time is limited.
Times have not changed for evil, greed and depravity ran amuck when the flood came and when Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed for, they had the human race at that time full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They were gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful and invented ways of doing evil; disobey their parents, senseless, faithless, heartless, and ruthless.
Does this not sound like our world today? Go no further than listening to the news, the internet, radio, or listening to your neighbor or even within your own family.
We have all so many Christians who wish to “push the envelope” and test God—why? Because they don’t care or “I know it’s wrong, but I really want it,” or “I know its dangerous, but its worth the risk” because its all about self and me first.
Verse 32 reveals that each and every person is made in God’s image and no one else’s and that each of us have a conscience as well as a moral compass of knowing the difference between what is right and wrong.
On the flip side, we have those who continue to go against God’s law, rebel against his laws, commandments and statutes and try to recruit others for approval for deep down in they know what is right and what is wrong, so as long no one gets hurt, then its ok.
The conclusion, for those who say they are Christians and they have the Holy Spirit speaking to them as they sin know that sin deserves the punishment of death. See Romans 6:23.
Man has not changed nor has Satan—God hates sin—And Romans 6:23 says For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
The people in Noah’s day had a choice, the people of Sodom and Gomorrah had a choice and each of us have a choice—the wages of sin or the gift from God of eternal life.
As for me, I want the gift of God which is eternal life and eternal is a long, long, long time.
May God bless you in your endeavors and may you always Praise God from whom all blessing flow!
