Posted on 08/28/2015 7:06:37 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Another one who comes to mind is Rod Parsley. His broadcasts aren't sermons - they're infomercials. His pitch is basically: "God wants to bless you, but he can't do it until you send ME a $ 300.00 seed offering, and the check clears."
The article appears to confuse wealth with prosperity.
This may be the result of false teaching that Jesus was poor.
The New Testament Covenant with born again Christians speaks of prosperity.
I suggest you not knock it until you've tried it.
I agree but what I understand the prosperity gospel preaching is not the same as what you are advocating.
The prosperity gospel thinking seems to come with a hefty does of entitlement mentality. That God owes it to us by virtue of the fact that the believer is His child and all we have to do is have the faith for it and its ours.
Being responsible, good stewards of our resources and prospering by that is not the same as far as I can see.
Speaking of prayer, I recommend that people go see “War Room”.
The movie opened this week in theaters.
It’s promises are Not the Promises of God are they...
Job.
When the real persecution hits the U.S. the prosperity churches will fall away.
Check the offerings His family gave after His birth.
He was.
Joseph was a carpenter, as was He for a while. The Son of man had nowhere to lay his head.
There's no shame in being poor. Contrary to the false teaching that the prosperity preachers teach.
What scripture caused you to believe that Jesus had no home?
Matthew Chapter 2:9 - 11 causes me to believe Jesus laid his head in his house.
9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
As regards Jesus being poor let me ask; if Jesus was poor why did he need a treasurer?
Thank God for what you have and trust god for what you need. There may be a Santa in there somewhere but Santa is not God but God could be Santa.
God could not ever be Santa. Santa is not Biblical.
I believe in asking GOD to help meet our needs but not our luxuries. Want luxuries? Obtain them yourself through earthly efforts and than GOD for the oppertunity. Nothing wrong with that as long as they are obtained honestly and do not come before or between the person and GOD. I don’t pray for unneeded wealth or luxuries I don’t need but I am thankful though when a rare extra cash flow comes my way.
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