Cindy Jacobs-Another Mega-Church in the Making?

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December 20th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Religion

December 20, 2007

The Facts

One of the stories in today’s new is about Cindy Jacobs’ prayer vigilance along Interstate 35 in Dallas, Texas. She and her husband are the heads of Generals International, a church in Cedar Hills, Texas. The following is a quote from them: “If you turn to the Bible — Isaiah Chapter 35, Verse 8 — you will see a passage that in part says, ‘A highway shall be there, and a road, and it shall be called the Highway of Holiness.’” Thus, the reason for her I-35 road-side prayer vigilance.

My View

The first thing I have to ask is “is this another ‘mega-church’ in the making”. After reading what Julie Meyers is all about, I have to wonder. She sells herself as a “prophet”. Once again I repeat one of my own “prophecies”; all you need is some sort of “twist” to religion and you can collect a following.

At this time I am not placing her in the company of the infamous “six” that is being investigated by Senator Charles Grassley. But many who have claimed to be prophets have gone on to become part of that company. Cindy Jacobs is highly criticized by other church leaders. To somehow associate I-35 with some biblical interpretations seems a far stretch to me. If I were trying to interpret the Isaiah verse, I might think it referred to the “highway to heaven” (read the King James version below). But, then again, I have often said that anyone with biased objectives can interpret the Bible to support that objective (notice her slight misquote of that verse). That being the case, I find it ironic that there are some businesses along that stretch of I-35 that she would like to see closed down. Agenda, agenda, agenda?

King James version of Isaiah 35, 8: “And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein”.