Posted on 08/18/2009 7:12:12 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The only people getting rich off prosperity gospel are the preachers who preach it.
Golly gee! These people ought to write books and make tapes so EVERYBODY will know.
The “Word of Faith” movement is what it was called. It is a lot like liberalism, false promises for your dollars.
How is it different than what leftists offer?
You bet!
It’s “feel good” chicanery.
Joel Osteen and Joyce Meyers both preach and it and use themselves as examples.
2Tim.4:3
[3] For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
Osteen and Rick Warren. Phonies. Liberal America Catholic Church aka Kennedy & Notre dame Catholics. Creflo Dollar and other fake televangelists.
Liberal Jews who sell out Israel and vote for the Islamist.
All rats
“Prosperity theology is now preached by a wide assortment of televangelists and local figures who assure congregations that God promises to make them healthy and wealthy, if only they will possess and demonstrate adequate faith. A significant number of these preachers have departed from Christian orthodoxy altogether...”
They did that in the first sentence.
“But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.” (I Timothy 6:9-10)
"In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." and "Remember the words I spoke to you: 'No servant is greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also."
Al Mohler ping
There is no difference. Both promise utopia and the only ones who benefit are the ones doing the preaching.
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
The fact that the churches of these prosperity preachers are filled to the brim tells us a lot about what Americans are looking for nowadays.
Kenyon drew from the tradition of New Thought associated with movements such as Christian Science....Kenyon, who died in 1948, exerted a significant influence on prosperity preachers such as Kenneth Hagin, Oral Roberts, and Kenneth Copeland (who was once Oral Roberts personal pilot).
IRRC, go far enough back and there are also links from New Thought to Norman Vincent Peale
(, Robert Schuller and ultimately Rick Warren. Not probably strong master-disciple links, but interesting and suggestive.
- " Dr.Ernest Holmes, founder of the Religious Science movement, was a mentor to Peale.
- Peale took several of Holmes' Foundation classes (New Thought). Tagline of class: "Change your thinking, change your life"."
- Modern televangelist and minister Robert H. Schuller was mentored by Peale. Like Peale, Schuller has also authored many religious self-help books, including Move Ahead With Possibility Thinking (1973).
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CC to BibChr, who knew Religious Science from the inside.
If only Jeremiah or the Apostle Paul had met Robert Schuller, their lives would have been so much richer and fulfilling. /s
Many of these have died of cancer.
Religion itself is a money-draining device. If we are to become true republicans, we must exorcise religion from our state processes.
As these are private processes, I cannot say what I would prefer, but I should certainly think I should like some of that wealth.
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