What is wrong with the so called "prosperity gospel"?
I hаνе heard thаt a small sect οf evangelical Christians аrе opposed tο thе ѕο-called "prosperity gospel". Thе prosperity gospel іѕ thе gospel thаt teaches thаt God wаntѕ υѕ аll tο bе successful beings аnd thаt through faith іn God wе саn аll bе successful. People lіkе Joel Osteen preach thіѕ kind οf gospel. Unless I аm missing something I don’t see hοw thіѕ іѕ unbiblical. God dіd nοt рlасе υѕ here tο suffer, hе wаntѕ υѕ tο hаνе faith іn hіm аnd tο bе thе best wе саn bе. Hе hаѕ given each аnd еνеrу one οf thе tools tο bе a successful human life.
Whаt dο уου reflect? Whаt іѕ ѕο incorrect wіth thе prosperity gospel?
Jesus looked аt hіm аnd lονеd hіm. "One thing уου lack," hе ѕаіd. "Gο, sell everything уου hаνе аnd give tο thе poor, аnd уου wіll hаνе treasure іn heaven. Thеn come, follow mе." Mаrk 10:21
Jesus аnѕwеrеd, "If уου want tο bе exact, gο, sell уουr possessions аnd give tο thе poor, аnd уου wіll hаνе treasure іn heaven. Thеn come, follow mе. Mathew 19:21
Whеn Jesus heard thіѕ, hе ѕаіd tο hіm, "Yου still lack one thing. Sell everything уου hаνе аnd give tο thе poor, аnd уου wіll hаνе treasure іn heaven. Thеn come, follow mе." Luke 18:22
Itѕ іn three οf thе gospels ѕο іtѕ pretty clear. Jesus wasnt fοr treasure οn Earth
October 31st, 2009 at 11:36 pm
Thank God the fate of mankind doesn’t rest in your hands
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November 1st, 2009 at 12:02 am
Well the problem is that many "prosperity gospel" guys preach that if you are poor or sick, then you have "no faith". Yet Hebrews 11 says that some of the people of the Lord are poor and persecuted.
The "prosperity gospel" teachers just tell people what they want to hear, instead of telling the truth that our treasure and hearts should be in heaven, and not based in this world.
It’s also a HORRIBLE misuse of the word Gospel. What is the Gospel? The Gospel is that Jesus died on the cross to pay for our sins, and then Jesus rose from the dead, and believing in Jesus alone for salvation is the only way to get into heaven and to avoid life sent to hell. That is the Gospel.
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November 1st, 2009 at 12:48 am
Nothing……God does want us all to be prosperous, but that does not mean money and material equipment alone.
God’s word is not limited to one teaching….those that just preach this one teaching should be avoided.
btw….the "gospel" is the excellent news of salvation….not to be used in other teachings
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November 1st, 2009 at 1:18 am
It teaches people to be greedy, money grubbing materialists (as if they needed help), while discouraging compassion for the poor. After all, the poor just didn’t pray hard enough to be blessed with success. It goes against Luke 18:18-25 and 1 Timothy 6:10. Therefore, it is unbiblical.
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November 1st, 2009 at 1:32 am
It is pernicious, because the logical conclusion is that if you are poor or otherwise disadvantaged you are somehow "sinful" or not properly pious.
I personally find that sort of thinking quite disgusting. It encourages a lack of charity and compassion toward the poor.
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November 1st, 2009 at 2:04 am
So if I give my money to the place of worship, God will give me a new Lexus. Is that the mindset you are attempting to convey?
People misuse the concept of "blessing", translating it as material/monetary, rather than in regards to our walk with God.
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November 1st, 2009 at 2:49 am
The prosperity gospel teaches more that God will make us wealthy in monetary terms. God has different plans for all of us. John the Baptist wasn’t rich with money, and neither were any of the Apostles.
When you say the Lord’s Prayer it says to give us this day our daily bread. Give us what we need for today.
It goes against a lot of scripture to say that God wants us to have lots of money
God Bless You
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November 1st, 2009 at 3:12 am
Jesus looked at him and loved him. "One thing you lack," he said. "Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me." Mark 10:21
Jesus answered, "If you want to be exact, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me. Mathew 19:21
When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me." Luke 18:22
Its in three of the gospels so its pretty clear. Jesus wasnt for treasure on Earth
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November 1st, 2009 at 3:50 am
What’s incorrect with the prosperity GOSPEL is that it substitutes worldly pursuits for spiritual pursuits as the "excellent news" (the importance of the word gospel) of God, rather than the excellent news of spiritual redemption/salvation by the death of Christ.
In other words, Christ didn’t die so you can buy a nice house, a nice car, and send your kids to college. Society says these equipment are evidences of worldly "success". But what does this say about believers who are poor? That God does not like them as much as prosperous folks? It is too simple for people to judge holiness by who has the most possessions rather than serve God by serving those with the least possessions.
But, Chrsitianity does not forbid worldly success. Hard work, thoughful funds, and material abundance is not sinful per se. It’s just that the wealthy must remember those who don’t have material abundance and to be honest-dealing, honest, and generous with the abundance.
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November 1st, 2009 at 4:38 am
Do some serious research on Joel Osteen, Benny Hinn, Kenneth Copeland, John Hagee, Paul Crouch, and on and on the list goes, and you will soon find that these prosperity teachers are fleecing the flock of God – many of whom are giving out of their need to support them, while they are living luxuriously in their penthouses, flying extremely expensive private planes, owning multi-million dollar homes, giving money to their relatives as well as other perks including free housing and so on, staying in the most expensive hotels, wearing the finest suits, and wearing rolexes and on and on that list could go.
It is incredible to me that anyone could be so blind to what is going on when wolves in sheeps clothing live stout off their supporters knowing that a excellent number of them are barely making it month to month, and still give their hard earned money to support these pretenders.
Spiritual riches are vastly more vital than material riches, and these people have twisted and perverted the gospel and they will have their just reward.
As the case was with Lazarus and the rich man, they have their reward in this life. Unless they repent they will reap the rewards in the life to come that the rich man in this tale received.
For those who say we are not to judge. Study your Bible beginning with I Corinthians 2:15, I Corinthians 6:2-5, Matthew 12:33 and John 7:24. We are encouraged to judge by the Lord Jesus Christ himself as well as the apostle Paul. The judgment must be based on the Word of God and we are exhorted to judge "righteous judgment."
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November 1st, 2009 at 5:04 am
Didn’t Jesus question his followers to give up all their material possessions and follow him? To feed and clothe the poor and the needy? That what you do for the least of his children, you do to him? And wasn’t there something about it life simpler for a camel to get through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to get into the Kingdom of Heaven?
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November 1st, 2009 at 5:35 am
The ppl who preach it.
They question for "seed" (seed of faith) money.
So you give em’ money, they get rich & you get nothing!
(‘cept maybe a paper prayer rug or a vial of "holy" water).
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November 1st, 2009 at 5:57 am