Good day, I have encountered the prosperity and health teaching, or Gospel since 1991. I liked some of it. I was also taught the remnant of old Catholic to be sick is special and to be poor is close to God. I was not so free. I was pushed around by my father and my uncles but there was the more reasonable Full Gospel preachers and would you believe my WOF parish priest.
I believe now in independence that healing and prosperity can be good. God promises in Jeremiah 11:12-14 that he wants prosper us. And Paul wrote, even as your soul prospers. I believe it is meant to be spirit, soul and body. Countries with a justice basis prosper compared to others in Asia and Africa. Some of us seek the kingdom and justice. Most would prefer to die rather than serve Nazism, pagan imperialism, communism or terrorism.
For a heart set of God, I think the sky is the limit in money, and Christians could well do with words of knowledge and be entrepreneurs.
Healing means peace in soul and body and simply life for some people. Medicine is the noble profession.
I think prosperity in then taking it easy and enjoying the money and being taken away from hands on, compassion and empathy is a poor option. And there are worse extremes. Money can become too important to a ministry.
I think for such as KCM owning a well working jet, which is used for ministry is good like a church bus. Taking it out for a hunting trip is ok, the church knows that's what he does.
Benny Hinn needs a house with a chapel in it and needs security for his family from the disagreeable ones. I suspect he could do with more moderation. Not sure.
Gordon D Fee describes the health and wealth Gospel as a disease. I can see that there are rough edges in that Gospel. I am wondering what you forum members think and feel about this?
I need healing and have begun to receive it.
I need money because of the above. I found some prosperity teaching pointless and fruitless, leading around in circles, impracticable and it makes no sense. I gave up watching it. I am not as confident in Pastor Benny and Pastor Kenneth because of these teachings, mainly from their ministry guests. It even takes away from good prosperity teaching. Practicable wisdom and knowledge and self discipline, having a dream and vision. Like the Great American Dream.
I believe we can ask for words of knowledge for Christian business, witty inventions, and even for the vision statement. To know friend from foe and the dangers and opportunities.
Money can be spent on pilgrimage or on the poor.
Being poor is bad for health and poses dangers in physical security, makes getting married harder. The bottom line, you can lose your peace and happiness. We need be shrewd and wise and have savings... what do you think?
I agree that Christian should be prosper on all areas, including mindset, money, health and anything that human can think of.
To compare easily: Prosperity teaching is like teaching how to use a weapon. Once you become more prosper (any kind of prosperity) is like you know how to handle weapon.
I didn't imply that weapon is bad, or weapon is a mass murder tool. Weapon is weapon. It's depend who the user is.
Go ahead and be prosper. Remember to help other people
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