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By Just Me on Nov 28, 2009 | Reply

Q-1. What does the Bible say about the prosperity gospel?

A-1. It says it’s a deceit of the devil. "Justin Peters" @ http://www.justinpeters.org/media.html can tell you a lot about this first hand! He’s gone to all the false "Benny Hinn" type-churches & has found so much ridiculous non-sense going on with those money hungry churches.. and all they do is turn-people AWAY from the gospel.. mainly because they are giving them a false-hope! God is not a Genie. He is GOD. God cares for us all.. but the riches of life are nothing compared to the riches in heaven. This is only a visit.. until we go home to be with Him.. that is.. unless people reject Him & decide they want to spend an eternity away from God.. with the devil in hell.

Q-2. Is it God’s will for all Christians to be financially prosperous?

A-2. No! This can go both ways. He has children that are poor & rich. It’s God’s will for us to become Righteous (not self-righteous) but righteous through "JESUS CHRIST". The bible doesn’t promise us money, cars, etc. despite what Joel Osteen says.

"…for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the
good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust."
(Matthew 5:45)

We (those who have repented & put their trust in Jesus), will prosper by entering into eternal life with Him in heaven.

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
(Matthew 5:3)
The poor in spirit means those who are poor spiritually (not financially). Those are the ones God will bless. Those that are humble & willing to die to the worldly things & live in Him.

p.s. Remember, Jesus didn’t walk around in a white suit with tons of gold flashing like a pharisee… and He wouldn’t today either. He wouldn’t be sporting the latest most expensive JET or CAR. He walked humbly upon the earth. He performed miracles & preached the gospel to every creature He came across. He lived the perfect life of holiness. He never sinned. He never coveted, never committed adultery, never hated, never lied, never stole.. in fact He gave all He had.. He gave Himself.

For a powerful God (that could have come on a huge throne with all the jewels He wanted, etc), was the most humblest thing He could do to show us that He loved us by coming here in such a small belittling manner… even to the point of death. God is truly a loving God full of mercy.

For those who cannot see this…
they will never know the true God.
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By james o on Nov 28, 2009 | Reply

Read the Gospels and you have your answer. Jesus was preoccupied with the poor and the oppressed. He stated that he was come to proclaim good news to the poor, and to let the oppressed go free. It says this over and over and over in the Bible. It’s also found in the Old Testament.
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By wefmeister on Nov 28, 2009 | Reply

Define "Prosperity Gospel".

There are many promises in the Word of God that provide for material blessings, but they do not come without conditions.

Paul said this to the Corinthians:

"Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. As it is written:
"He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever."

II Corinthians 9:6-9

Now these things are spoken of in the context of their generous giving to the needy at Jerusalem; but I believe the principles apply to every believer today.

So long as my heart attitude remains right, and I walk in faith and love, and give generously of what I have to promote the Gospel and bless those in need, I believe God is able to make all grace abound towards me, so that I, always having all sufficiency in all things might abound in every good work.
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By Marz †SFECU† pray4revival on Nov 28, 2009 | Reply

It says we can be prosperous when we do certain things such as believe, trust the Lord completely and obey him, and meditate on the word day and night, resist the devil and give to the poor much and ministries, especially tithing. So, our prosperity is not automatic and it may be more spiritual than financial too.

Not all Christians will be financially prosperous, we know that. But if we do everything God tells us to do including worship and praise, & overcoming prayer (added to what I said above), he will give back to us abundantly. Those who are selfish will not get an abundance.
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By ♥BBall Samurai♥ on Nov 28, 2009 | Reply

Is wealth and finances how you define "prosperous"? Is that how God defines "prosperous"?

Joshua 1:8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

Obey God’s commandments, keep His word, walk in His ways, meditate on His word, etc. – this is how God sees you as prosperous.
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By full gospel shirley on Nov 28, 2009 | Reply

I love this one.
There is a true prosperity gospel, its in the Bible , how He wants us to prosper in everything. More finances to help others, as we are commanded to do, more discernment, more love, more grace, more mercy, way more than about money.
But, most that teach the propserity message, tend to preach it to greed and materialism, and that is not of God.
But, God wants us to have enough and some extra to do all He calls us to do , and will bless us with more than enuff so we can do this.
How can we help others if we have nothing to give, whther it be money to help them, as we too are poor, or not enough love and mercy to reach out to others.
again, the propserity message is real, but not the way most preach it.
Even ppl who say Jesus was poor, that was wrong. WE know He had everything, He lacked nothing. YEt he wasnt about greed or materialism.
When He was born, it says that there was no room at the inn, but they went to the inn, meaning they had funds to pay or they wouldnt be there. But, there was no room, and they were turned away. IF they had nothing, they would not go to an inn where they couldnt pay.
The truth about Jesus, is that He lacked nothing. He had all He needed.
And what is rich?
If one is in Christ, to know that a person in those days had more than one donkey, made them very rich. And to us, its the same, if we are truly His.
As long as we have more than enough to do Gods will, we lack nothing, for when we hve Him , we have it all.
Being rich in the Lord and prosperous, isnt about having tons of mansions, fancy jets and fancy ships, being rich and greedy.
HE wants us to hve more than enough to be able to help ppl who have less than.
This is Kingdom living.
If you want all that to hoard it all up, you arent knowing HIm at all.
But, when you want what you can have to give more for His kingdom, then that is of God.
So, again, what is rich?
Many preach the message of propserity all wrong, to greed, and it isnt like that at all.
IF we are greedy and we seek only that, we are sinning.
Great question.
Full GOspel Shirley
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YHWH< God, The Holy Bible, Rauch HaKOdesh, The Holy SPirit
Remember: Yeshua, Jesus is Lord and He is coming soon.

By anna on Nov 28, 2009 | Reply

NOwhere does it say "Thou shalt make haste to be rich." When the Bible tells us that if we obey the Word we will "prosper" it means that we will be the person God wants us to be. Fulfilling God’s will for our lives is God’s idea of prosperity. Being the best person we can be.

In fact Paul warns Timothy in 2 Tim 6:6-10 against people with get-rich-quick ideas. And certainly the man who offered him money for the Holy Spirit’s power was blinded for it.

You don’t have to be poor to be holy, but material wealth often takes our eyes off what is permanent.
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By Alexander Leenus on Nov 28, 2009 | Reply

In the prosperity gospel, also known as the “Word of Faith,” the believer is told to use God, whereas the truth of biblical Christianity is just the opposite—God uses the believer. Word of Faith or prosperity theology sees the Holy Spirit as a power to be put to use for whatever the believer wills. The Bible teaches that the Holy Spirit is a Person who enables the believer to do God’s will. The prosperity gospel movement closely resembles some of the destructive greed sects that infiltrated the early church. Paul and the other apostles were not accommodating to or conciliatory with the false teachers who propagated such heresy. They identified them as dangerous false teachers and urged Christians to avoid them.

Paul warned Timothy about such men in 1 Timothy 6:5, 9-11. These men of “corrupt mind” supposed godliness was a means of gain and their desire for riches was a trap that brought them “into ruin and destruction” (v. 9). The pursuit of wealth is a dangerous path for Christians and one which God warns about: “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs” (v. 10). If riches were a reasonable goal for the godly, Jesus would have pursued it. But He did not, preferring instead to have no place to lay His head (Matthew 8:20) and teaching His disciples to do the same. It should also be remembered that the only disciple concerned with wealth was Judas.

Paul said covetousness is idolatry (Ephesians 5:5) and instructed the Ephesians to avoid anyone who brought a message of immorality or covetousness (Ephesians 5:6-7). Prosperity teaching prohibits God from working on His own, meaning that God is not Lord of all because He cannot work until we release Him to do so. Faith, according to the Word of Faith doctrine, is not submissive trust in God; faith is a formula by which we manipulate the spiritual laws that prosperity teachers believe govern the universe. As the name “Word of Faith” implies, this movement teaches that faith is a matter of what we say more than whom we trust or what truths we embrace and affirm in our hearts.

A favorite term in the Word of Faith movement is “positive confession.” This refers to the teaching that words themselves have creative power. What you say, Word of Faith teachers claim, determines everything that happens to you. Your confessions, especially the favors you demand of God, must all be stated positively and without wavering. Then God is required to answer (as though man could require anything of God!). Thus, God’s ability to bless us supposedly hangs on our faith. James 4:13-16 clearly contradicts this teaching: “Now listen, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.’ Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.” Far from speaking things into existence in the future, we do not even know what tomorrow will bring or even whether we will be alive.

Instead of stressing the importance of wealth, the Bible warns against pursuing it. Believers, especially leaders in the church (1 Timothy 3:3), are to be free from the love of money (Hebrews 13:5). The love of money leads to all kinds of evil (1 Timothy 6:10). Jesus warned, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions” (Luke 12:15). In sharp contrast to the Word of Faith emphasis on gaining money and possessions in this life, Jesus said, “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal” (Matthew 6:19). The irreconcilable contradictions between prosperity teaching and the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ is best summed up in the words of Jesus in Matthew 6:24, “You cannot serve both God and money.”
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