View attachment 167263 Just recently I published the book, "The Prosperity Gospel: Where Did It Come From? Gnostic Source? Or Spiritual Revelation?" which is available online @ www.Amazon.com. It was very painstaking for me to write this book, but I felt that it was necessary to address this particular subject matter when in fact the Church have been made to believe that it is taught in the Bible. Even though many of the proponents of the prosperity theology utilize 3 John 2 as a biblical defense to support the idea, "God Will the Prosperity of His People" but that it is foreign to the biblical context of scripture. Even though the system of the prosperity gospel also utilize other passages of scripture that of Matthew 6:33 and John 10:10 which are quite foreign to the Bible.
There are many Faith leaders who give a vague but "simplistic" revelational answers to the Bible but neither of them address the historical, biblical, theological analysis of this ill-advised teaching of the prosperity message. Even though the prosperity message have greatly influence the church today by which by it also have reached into the corridors of historic biblical Christianity and the historic Christian church that we are witnessing the Great apostasy (1 Tim. 4:1). The prosperity gospel make such promise, but fail to deliver on what it promise its victims. The poor and needy are made to believe that if they follow the "formulas" of faith and prosperity guarantee that they will live a prosperous robust lifestyle. The truth of the matter that the prosperity message only benefit those who preach such prosperity theology; not the poor and needy.
The historical context of the prosperity gospel that it is Gnostic in its orientation as a movement, but "revelational" as to its core beliefs and values. Such individuals like the Late Oral Roberts claim to have gotten a "revelation" based upon 2 Corinthians 8:9 that Jesus became poor that he may be rich by referring to material wealth and prosperity.
The biblical analysis of the prosperity gospel is that it ignores the plain meaning of the biblical context of scripture so as to distort biblical truth (2 Pet. 3:16, 17). Scripture interpret scripture, but for the prosperity gospel to stand or fall is "how" proponents of the prosperity gospel interpret the Bible. In most cases many Faith televangelists look "beyond" the words of scripture to seek some "spiritual" revelation to understand the Bible, but sacrifice the content of biblical truth at the altar of theological mysticism (Col. 2:18, 19). Christian mystics or mysticism have in fact sap the spiritual lifeblood out of the Church today as to its skeletal remains (1 Tim. 2:17, 18).
Also the theological analysis of the prosperity gospel is that of pleasure seeking. It focus on Self at the exclusion of others. What is so chilling about the prosperity-faith message is that of its utilitarianism: that of pain at the expense of reality. Many prosperity teachers like African American Faith televangelist Leroy Thompson of Ever Increasing Word Ministries in Darrow, Louisiana wrote the book, "Money Cometh to Me Now" which it displays such utilitarian "mindset." Thompson says to his followers, "I will never be broke again" referring to money. Mr. Thompson boast about his Lear jet, expensive house, expensive dog, and expensive automobile even the expensive cars he bought for his children. All of this comes at the hands of people within his church by throwing money at the platform of his "Faith" convention. Most "utilitarians" will say and do anything by deceit and manipulation by fleecing the "naive" and ignorant of their hard earn money to bank roll within the "Faith" peddler Swiss bank account (2 Pet. 2:2, 3).
The prosperity theology does not exemplify the character of the gospel: that of changing the most vilest of sinners through the message of Jesus Christ (Rom. 1:16). If anything the theology of the prosperity gospel produces "thorn" and "thistles"; not "true" genuine converts, but superficial believers (Jn. 15:1-2ff).
The proponents of the prosperity gospel denies the essential doctrines of the Christian faith: The Bible, God, Jesus, The Fall of Man, Sin, and Salvation. The system of the prosperity theology have in fact "systematically" distort biblical truth into such bad mythology by also "reshaping" the biblical characters of the Bible (e.g. "Jesus") to fit within the culture context of Faith theology (2 Tim. 4:4).
The prosperity gospel and that of its proponents must be seen for what it truly is: that of a "fraudulent" gospel and con artist that are in the evangelical pulpit masquerading themselves as messengers of God, but are mercenaries (Gal. 1:8-9; 2 Cor. 11:3, 13-15).
It is my prayer that the Lord will open the minds and hearts of those who have been ensnared by the false teaching of the prosperity gospel where they can experience "true" freedom and grace in Christ.
There are many Faith leaders who give a vague but "simplistic" revelational answers to the Bible but neither of them address the historical, biblical, theological analysis of this ill-advised teaching of the prosperity message. Even though the prosperity message have greatly influence the church today by which by it also have reached into the corridors of historic biblical Christianity and the historic Christian church that we are witnessing the Great apostasy (1 Tim. 4:1). The prosperity gospel make such promise, but fail to deliver on what it promise its victims. The poor and needy are made to believe that if they follow the "formulas" of faith and prosperity guarantee that they will live a prosperous robust lifestyle. The truth of the matter that the prosperity message only benefit those who preach such prosperity theology; not the poor and needy.
The historical context of the prosperity gospel that it is Gnostic in its orientation as a movement, but "revelational" as to its core beliefs and values. Such individuals like the Late Oral Roberts claim to have gotten a "revelation" based upon 2 Corinthians 8:9 that Jesus became poor that he may be rich by referring to material wealth and prosperity.
The biblical analysis of the prosperity gospel is that it ignores the plain meaning of the biblical context of scripture so as to distort biblical truth (2 Pet. 3:16, 17). Scripture interpret scripture, but for the prosperity gospel to stand or fall is "how" proponents of the prosperity gospel interpret the Bible. In most cases many Faith televangelists look "beyond" the words of scripture to seek some "spiritual" revelation to understand the Bible, but sacrifice the content of biblical truth at the altar of theological mysticism (Col. 2:18, 19). Christian mystics or mysticism have in fact sap the spiritual lifeblood out of the Church today as to its skeletal remains (1 Tim. 2:17, 18).
Also the theological analysis of the prosperity gospel is that of pleasure seeking. It focus on Self at the exclusion of others. What is so chilling about the prosperity-faith message is that of its utilitarianism: that of pain at the expense of reality. Many prosperity teachers like African American Faith televangelist Leroy Thompson of Ever Increasing Word Ministries in Darrow, Louisiana wrote the book, "Money Cometh to Me Now" which it displays such utilitarian "mindset." Thompson says to his followers, "I will never be broke again" referring to money. Mr. Thompson boast about his Lear jet, expensive house, expensive dog, and expensive automobile even the expensive cars he bought for his children. All of this comes at the hands of people within his church by throwing money at the platform of his "Faith" convention. Most "utilitarians" will say and do anything by deceit and manipulation by fleecing the "naive" and ignorant of their hard earn money to bank roll within the "Faith" peddler Swiss bank account (2 Pet. 2:2, 3).
The prosperity theology does not exemplify the character of the gospel: that of changing the most vilest of sinners through the message of Jesus Christ (Rom. 1:16). If anything the theology of the prosperity gospel produces "thorn" and "thistles"; not "true" genuine converts, but superficial believers (Jn. 15:1-2ff).
The proponents of the prosperity gospel denies the essential doctrines of the Christian faith: The Bible, God, Jesus, The Fall of Man, Sin, and Salvation. The system of the prosperity theology have in fact "systematically" distort biblical truth into such bad mythology by also "reshaping" the biblical characters of the Bible (e.g. "Jesus") to fit within the culture context of Faith theology (2 Tim. 4:4).
The prosperity gospel and that of its proponents must be seen for what it truly is: that of a "fraudulent" gospel and con artist that are in the evangelical pulpit masquerading themselves as messengers of God, but are mercenaries (Gal. 1:8-9; 2 Cor. 11:3, 13-15).
It is my prayer that the Lord will open the minds and hearts of those who have been ensnared by the false teaching of the prosperity gospel where they can experience "true" freedom and grace in Christ.
