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5/15/20253 min read

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The Commercialization of Scripture

Recently, I finished reading a book called The Dorean Principle by Conley Owens. In this book, the author discusses the commercialization of Christianity throughout much of the Western world, and the impact that this has had upon the spread of the gospel.

Almost everywhere we turn, we see Christians demanding money in exchange for their particular ministry of God's Word. Christian authors sell the teaching of God's Word for a price. Bible publishers copyright their particular translation of Scripture and place strict conditions on its use. Churches pay hundreds of dollars in licence fees every year to sing the latest worship songs. Christian counsellors charge fees to minister God's Word to those who are hurting. Conference organisers sell high-priced tickets to those who want to hear famous ministers preach the Scriptures. Some Christian websites lock up their content behind a paywall. And so the list goes on....

The Question of Support

Now, without doubt, all of these various forms of ministry require money to operate. There are legitimate costs to be borne and bills to be paid. And part of those costs will often involve the financial support of those who work hard at teaching and preaching God's Word. Indeed, it is a Biblical principle that one should "not muzzle the ox while it is threshing" (1 Tim. 5:18), and that "the labourer is worthy of his wages," (Luke 10:7).

But where should his "wages" come from? Should they come from those whom he ministers to - as a kind of payment for services rendered or goods received? Is it legitimate for an author, songwriter, publisher, counsellor or speaker to turn Scriptural truth into a commodity that can be exchanged for money?

Indeed, how are we to reconcile such practices with Jesus' own words to His disciples? He declared that they were not to charge for their ministry at all: "Freely you have received, freely give" (Matt. 10:8). Similarly, the Apostle Paul declared that he would not "peddle the Word of God," like so many others were doing (2 Cor. 2:17).

The Dorean Principle

The Biblical solution, according to the author of The Dorean Principle, is that those who minister God's Word should do so freely - without ever charging for it - while receiving their support through the free-will gifts of fellow believers. In this way, fellow Christians serve as co-labourers with him in that ministry, enabling him to freely give God's Word to others, while still receiving the financial support that he needs. Or to put it another way: The ministry of God's Word should be supported, not sold.

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More Information

If you would like more information about The Dorean Principle, you can read the book for free over at thedoreanprinciple.org. You will also find links to the PDF and audiobook versions of the book, and you can even request a free paperback copy of the book itself!

If you are interested in discovering how the preaching and teaching of God's Word has become increasingly commercialized, then you'll find a wealth of eye-opening information at: