>>Sometime ago someone ask Jesus how can we identify his disciples: Matthew 7:15-18 "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit."
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>It seems to me that this paragraph can be summarized in one word, as follows: "televangelists". I don't think it refers exclusively to this group of people, there are surely other false prophets, nor that all televangelists are necessarily evil - but that is the first word that comes to mind when reading that paragraph.

yes.. sure.. that "prophets" can be anyone including me or all of the "televangelists"..

the focus of this text is a tree and a quality of their fruits and how this quality can helps on our own judgment of our own life.. and, how care we need to have on the decision to follow anyone that came in the name of God..

by my own perspective.. I see, on the center of some messages, of those "televangelists", a distorced message of the gospels.. It talks about fullness for the money and by having good house, cars, etc..

but on the gospels we see cleary other reality:

First one, HE really wants the best for us:

Ephesians 3 20 "Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,"

however, slavery is something that most of those stuff produces in our heart:

1 corinthians 6 12 "All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any."

the "shows of prosperity" that normally are seen on TV really must be seen with very carefull..