This is the message coming from the pulpits of churches across the nations. Some call it prosperity gospels. According to Wikipedia.org, Prosperity theology (sometimes referred to as the prosperity gospel, the health and wealth gospel, or the gospel of success) [A] is a Christian religious doctrine that financial blessing is the will of God for Christians, and that faith, positive speech, and donations to Christian ministries will increase one's material wealth.
But this message is not only unbiblical, but it is satanic.
Worldly prosperity as God's blessing
This type of message is contrary to the revealed will of God. For the Bible says in John 2:15-17
15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For everything in the world--the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does--comes not from the Father but from the world. 17 The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.
The prosperity message deceive people into thinking that if they don't have such prosperity, God is not with them.
Corrupt Preachers and the Love of money
1 If anyone teaches otherwise and does not agree to the sound instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching, 4 they are conceited and understand nothing. They have an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions 5 and constant friction between people of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain. 1 Timothy 6:3-7
The church has fallen so far that instead of being the light to the world, they have become an image to it. The world extols greed and the love of money, the church follows suit, and many have fallen into that trap. The preachers have become rich at the expense of gullible minds who rely solely on a preacher to tell them what God requires. Meanwhile, the bible is available to them and they do not read it.
Satan the father of Lies
Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory; 9and he said to Him, "All these things I will give You, if You fall down and worship me."
Matthew 4:9
This temptation of Satan is what is being spread when the preachers are preaching to people that worldly gain is a sign of God's favor. For the Bible say that God's will for the believer is to seek first the kingdom and its righteousness and that we should "Beware, and be on our guard against every form of greed; for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions." Luke 12:15.
Riches of God
God does want us to be rich in his grace. Jesus Christ came so that we may have life more abundantly-eternal. All who truly follow Christ Jesus will suffer trials in this world but we should be of good cheer, Christ has overcome the world. Even if we are not prospering materialistically, it does not mean God is not with us, we should always thank God no matter the circumstances we find ourselves in. Let's read our bible and recognize that Satan always use the same temptations but only change the manner of which it is presented. Believers, let us flee from any such perversion of the gospel and seek the kingdom of God for our eternal salvation and not put our primary focus on temporal prosperity for God has already given us the greatest riches in Christ Jesus.
But this message is not only unbiblical, but it is satanic.
Worldly prosperity as God's blessing
This type of message is contrary to the revealed will of God. For the Bible says in John 2:15-17
15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For everything in the world--the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does--comes not from the Father but from the world. 17 The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.
The prosperity message deceive people into thinking that if they don't have such prosperity, God is not with them.
Corrupt Preachers and the Love of money
The church has fallen so far that instead of being the light to the world, they have become an image to it. The world extols greed and the love of money, the church follows suit, and many have fallen into that trap. The preachers have become rich at the expense of gullible minds who rely solely on a preacher to tell them what God requires. Meanwhile, the bible is available to them and they do not read it.
Satan the father of Lies
Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory; 9and he said to Him, "All these things I will give You, if You fall down and worship me."
Matthew 4:9
This temptation of Satan is what is being spread when the preachers are preaching to people that worldly gain is a sign of God's favor. For the Bible say that God's will for the believer is to seek first the kingdom and its righteousness and that we should "Beware, and be on our guard against every form of greed; for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions." Luke 12:15.
Riches of God
God does want us to be rich in his grace. Jesus Christ came so that we may have life more abundantly-eternal. All who truly follow Christ Jesus will suffer trials in this world but we should be of good cheer, Christ has overcome the world. Even if we are not prospering materialistically, it does not mean God is not with us, we should always thank God no matter the circumstances we find ourselves in. Let's read our bible and recognize that Satan always use the same temptations but only change the manner of which it is presented. Believers, let us flee from any such perversion of the gospel and seek the kingdom of God for our eternal salvation and not put our primary focus on temporal prosperity for God has already given us the greatest riches in Christ Jesus.
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