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This is popular among tv preachers and others. They say come to God and all your dreams will come true. People say if your a Christian then you should be rich God wants you to be rich. These are all lies. While it is true God gave prosperity to Abraham and Jacob and many other in the Bible, there are just as many who were poor or slaves, prisoners in life. Jesus told the parable of the rich man and his slave. The slave did not even have enough food to eat and died horribly but was a Child of God and went to heaven where he forgot his pain. The rich man had every thing yet was not a child of God and went to hell where he suffered for ever.

God is not going to make you rich, you might be blessed beyond measure, but you might not have enough to eat. If you think your going to get rich by becoming a Christian think again. You will be rich one day if your a child of God because you will go to heaven, but on earth you might not be. Being a child of God is hard in this world, people will hate you and you will lose friends, family over it. In the end it is worth it, we do it because we love God, not to get rich or be problem free. If you truly love God you will endure.

I am rich, not because I have money I don't, most months we have to do with out to get something we need. We don't go out because we have no money. But we are happy and rich, because i feel God, see God, hear God every day. I speak to him in my dreams while cleaning the house or just getting food. I know the Arch Angel Gabriel and have spoken to him for brief times. The greatest thing is God comes to me, protect me, provides for me, keeps me. We have everything we need and much of what we want. God clothes me like he said he would, people are always giving me very nice clothes. Most people around here think we have money by our car and clothes. All of which God gave us. our car my dad work for GM so i bought the car with his help at blue book brand new. I don't feel poor, but we are well under poverty level. We are rich though be cause God takes care of us, because we have a place in Heaven. That is what it means to be rich, it is not money, or things. It is how close you are to God, the close you are the richer you are.

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I agree that this is a false teaching, HOWEVER, as I have said in other threads I have no problem with Christians being wealthy, IF they still have their trust in God. That is what Jesus was saying in that verse; the more you have the easier it is to trust in your "stuff", but just HAVING it is not a sin.
 
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This is popular among tv preachers and others. They say come to God and all your dreams will come true. People say if your a Christian then you should be rich God wants you to be rich. These are all lies. While it is true God gave prosperity to Abraham and Jacob and many other in the Bible, there are just as many who were poor or slaves, prisoners in life. Jesus told the parable of the rich man and his slave. The slave did not even have enough food to eat and died horribly but was a Child of God and went to heaven where he forgot his pain. The rich man had every thing yet was not a child of God and went to hell where he suffered for ever.

God is not going to make you rich, you might be blessed beyond measure, but you might not have enough to eat. If you think your going to get rich by becoming a Christian think again. You will be rich one day if your a child of God because you will go to heaven, but on earth you might not be. Being a child of God is hard in this world, people will hate you and you will lose friends, family over it. In the end it is worth it, we do it because we love God, not to get rich or be problem free. If you truly love God you will endure.

I am rich, not because I have money I don't, most months we have to do with out to get something we need. We don't go out because we have no money. But we are happy and rich, because i feel God, see God, hear God every day. I speak to him in my dreams while cleaning the house or just getting food. I know the Arch Angel Gabriel and have spoken to him for brief times. The greatest thing is God comes to me, protect me, provides for me, keeps me. We have everything we need and much of what we want. God clothes me like he said he would, people are always giving me very nice clothes. Most people around here think we have money by our car and clothes. All of which God gave us. our car my dad work for GM so i bought the car with his help at blue book brand new. I don't feel poor, but we are well under poverty level. We are rich though be cause God takes care of us, because we have a place in Heaven. That is what it means to be rich, it is not money, or things. It is how close you are to God, the close you are the richer you are.

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Starving is not blessed beyond measure.

Wouldn't you like to be a blessing,give others nice clothes?


1 John 3:17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? 3:18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. 3:19 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. 3:20 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. 3:21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. 3:22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.


A homeless man thinks a man living in a old Mobil home is rich.

How much do you need to be rich?

Prosperity and lust for money are two very different things.

We cannot reach the lost,with out possession of adaquit resources.
 
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We cannot reach the lost,with out possession of adaquit resources.

False - for you do not reach the lost at all, but it is God who brings the increase:

Mat_16:17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

1Co_3:7 So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

With God by their side, the Apostles didn't need any of the Televangelist's gold dust nor any advice or blessings from Bentley's Angels of Finance. They simply needed to obey, and it is God who made the impossible possible, and brought the increase, with all these men being the poorest of the poor, and much hated by the world around them.

With all the billions which pass through the filthy hands of the TBN folks, you would think that the whole world would be Christianized by now!

But money is nothing, and that is why they are nothing but false prophets and charlatans.
 
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This is popular among tv preachers and others. They say come to God and all your dreams will come true. People say if your a Christian then you should be rich God wants you to be rich. These are all lies. While it is true God gave prosperity to Abraham and Jacob and many other in the Bible, there are just as many who were poor or slaves, prisoners in life. Jesus told the parable of the rich man and his slave. The slave did not even have enough food to eat and died horribly but was a Child of God and went to heaven where he forgot his pain. The rich man had every thing yet was not a child of God and went to hell where he suffered for ever.

God is not going to make you rich, you might be blessed beyond measure, but you might not have enough to eat. If you think your going to get rich by becoming a Christian think again. You will be rich one day if your a child of God because you will go to heaven, but on earth you might not be. Being a child of God is hard in this world, people will hate you and you will lose friends, family over it. In the end it is worth it, we do it because we love God, not to get rich or be problem free. If you truly love God you will endure.

I am rich, not because I have money I don't, most months we have to do with out to get something we need. We don't go out because we have no money. But we are happy and rich, because i feel God, see God, hear God every day. I speak to him in my dreams while cleaning the house or just getting food. I know the Arch Angel Gabriel and have spoken to him for brief times. The greatest thing is God comes to me, protect me, provides for me, keeps me. We have everything we need and much of what we want. God clothes me like he said he would, people are always giving me very nice clothes. Most people around here think we have money by our car and clothes. All of which God gave us. our car my dad work for GM so i bought the car with his help at blue book brand new. I don't feel poor, but we are well under poverty level. We are rich though be cause God takes care of us, because we have a place in Heaven. That is what it means to be rich, it is not money, or things. It is how close you are to God, the close you are the richer you are.

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Starving is not blessed beyond measure.

Wouldn't you like to be a blessing,give others nice clothes?


1 John 3:17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? 3:18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. 3:19 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. 3:20 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. 3:21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. 3:22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.


A homeless man thinks a man living in a old Mobil home is rich.

How much do you need to be rich?

Prosperity and lust for money are two very different things.

We cannot reach the lost,with out possession of adaquit resources.

I still give friend, When God ask me to i give, when he sends someone to me I give.

We donate clothes, I have fed the homeless which i my self was once, I gave a drug addict 3 or 4 dollars out of the 10 I had to my name because he ask for bus fare. I hate to do physical labor for people yet find my self doing it for God, I could not bring my self to do it for a person, I bust my but all my life now i hate that work. The other day i brought my neighbor some pizza because she rarely can afford to have it. I housed my mother inlaw not once but twice when she was homeless, and I can go on and on. I am not bragging, and i hate talking about it because i am not sure if God wants me to. But my point is if we have so little and still give then so should everyone.

Just because we are poor does not stop us from doing Gods will. What Good is faith with out works, if you see a man hungry and cold on the street and you pass him by and say eat well , stay warm, but walk on by what good is that, but feed him cloth him. loosely translating Paul there.

I had a preacher at my church pull me aside and say we did not give enough at collection. That preacher was no man of God, his righteousness was not better than the pharisees. I forgot about collection or I would not have gone to church, me and my wife just wanted to worship, we had no money for collection. When the plate came around i instructed my wife to empty her change purse into the plate. It was probably about 33 cents. That was all we had. After service the preacher told us "you did not give enough" I said nothing, he said we would find if we gave more God would give us more. I said nothing but Jesus was speaking to me, He reminded me of how he sat out side collection at the temple and raved when the poor woman gave all she had.

Its funny but many of people claiming to be children of God reject me. These are people leading in the churches. I remember Jesus was reject too, another funny thing is now i am called to preach. I am not even half way through my schooling and I have had so many Christians question my calling, tell me I would be a horrible preacher. i guess they forgot to inform God of that because he does not seem to think so. I did not chose to go into to ministry in fact i spent my life running from it only to be brought back and God finally say i will let you do nothing else. So here I am. Its funny my professors my Dean, they don't question me, they read my papers and can see my love for God poured out in them.

Sorry about that got a bit off topic I guess that attack on My calling a while back on here really got to me. That is ok because i know Jesus is in my heart and I know what is in theirs. I'll meet those people again, but God will be doing the talking then, and I will be vindicated like the song on my signature.
 
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This is popular among tv preachers and others. They say come to God and all your dreams will come true. People say if your a Christian then you should be rich God wants you to be rich. These are all lies. While it is true God gave prosperity to Abraham and Jacob and many other in the Bible, there are just as many who were poor or slaves, prisoners in life. Jesus told the parable of the rich man and his slave. The slave did not even have enough food to eat and died horribly but was a Child of God and went to heaven where he forgot his pain. The rich man had every thing yet was not a child of God and went to hell where he suffered for ever.

God is not going to make you rich, you might be blessed beyond measure, but you might not have enough to eat. If you think your going to get rich by becoming a Christian think again. You will be rich one day if your a child of God because you will go to heaven, but on earth you might not be. Being a child of God is hard in this world, people will hate you and you will lose friends, family over it. In the end it is worth it, we do it because we love God, not to get rich or be problem free. If you truly love God you will endure.

I am rich, not because I have money I don't, most months we have to do with out to get something we need. We don't go out because we have no money. But we are happy and rich, because i feel God, see God, hear God every day. I speak to him in my dreams while cleaning the house or just getting food. I know the Arch Angel Gabriel and have spoken to him for brief times. The greatest thing is God comes to me, protect me, provides for me, keeps me. We have everything we need and much of what we want. God clothes me like he said he would, people are always giving me very nice clothes. Most people around here think we have money by our car and clothes. All of which God gave us. our car my dad work for GM so i bought the car with his help at blue book brand new. I don't feel poor, but we are well under poverty level. We are rich though be cause God takes care of us, because we have a place in Heaven. That is what it means to be rich, it is not money, or things. It is how close you are to God, the close you are the richer you are.

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Starving is not blessed beyond measure.

Wouldn't you like to be a blessing,give others nice clothes?


1 John 3:17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? 3:18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. 3:19 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. 3:20 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. 3:21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. 3:22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.


A homeless man thinks a man living in a old Mobil home is rich.

How much do you need to be rich?

Prosperity and lust for money are two very different things.

We cannot reach the lost,with out possession of adaquit resources.

One more thing brother. We already have all we need to do Gods will, He does not send us out with out food or water and tell us to feed the poor, He gives us the food and water in which to feed them.

I know you understand this brother.

People would look at me and say I am poor, but I am richer than they ever could be. I get to do the will of God.

One thing i treasure i will share, is I have got to smell the spirit of God, that is the best way and with my limited understanding i can put it. The smell Is great it takes away hunger and pain and cold and heat leaves you perfect. Just one second of that smell Has given me strength to endure all shorts of hell, and I mean pure torture. This is just one of many gifts.

I have riches which most people we never see in this world, and I have suffered more than many people ever will. But what I have with God I am with out a doubt the riches man in the world.

Peace and Love brother
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False - for you do not reach the lost at all, but it is God who brings the increase:

Mat_16:17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

1Co_3:7 So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

With God by their side, the Apostles didn't need any of the Televangelist's gold dust nor any advice or blessings from Bentley's Angels of Finance. They simply needed to obey, and it is God who made the impossible possible, and brought the increase, with all these men being the poorest of the poor, and much hated by the world around them.

With all the billions which pass through the filthy hands of the TBN folks, you would think that the whole world would be Christianized by now!

But money is nothing, and that is why they are nothing but false prophets and charlatans.

False?

You just throw verses out of context the start bashing and judging people you know nothing about.

You are the problem,because you cannot understand the biblical truth.

What does peter knowing by revelation that Christ and the father are one have to do with having the funding for missions?

Paul was stating it was God not him who gave the increase in Apollos and his work.

I will not reply further,but study a bit before you rant.
 
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False?

You just throw verses out of context the start bashing and judging people you know nothing about.

You are the problem,because you cannot understand the biblical truth.

What does peter knowing by revelation that Christ and the father are one have to do with having the funding for missions?

Paul was stating it was God not him who gave the increase in Apollos and his work.

I will not reply further,but study a bit before you rant.

You have to take it with a grain of salt, lot of bashing going on not much listening and understanding.

Funding is need You are correct. Jesus had a treasury judas was in charge of it. It is clear Jesus had a way to collect funds. i think this was more for us than Him, because after all He proved He could just create food.

God said accept when people give to you those who work should be fed.

good to see you again btw been a couple days.
 
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One more thing brother. We already have all we need to do Gods will, He does not send us out with out food or water and tell us to feed the poor, He gives us the food and water in which to feed them.

I know you understand this brother.

People would look at me and say I am poor, but I am richer than they ever could be. I get to do the will of God.

One thing i treasure i will share, is I have got to smell the spirit of God, that is the best way and with my limited understanding i can put it. The smell Is great it takes away hunger and pain and cold and heat leaves you perfect. Just one second of that smell Has given me strength to endure all shorts of hell, and I mean pure torture. This is just one of many gifts.

I have riches which most people we never see in this world, and I have suffered more than many people ever will. But what I have with God I am with out a doubt the riches man in the world.

Peace and Love brother
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Philippians 1:15 Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: 1:16 The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds: 1:17 But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel. 1:18 What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice. 1:19 For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, 1:20 According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death. 1:21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

Paul taught on giving to his work.

Paul recieved provision.

Paul congratulated those who gave.

He said their giving would abound to their account.

We give to the kingdom,but if we do not recieve how can we give?
Philippians 4:12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. 4:14 Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction. 4:15 Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only. 4:16 For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity. 4:17 Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account. 4:18 But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God. 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Always amazed me when people would speak against prosperity,the pass the offering plate like beggars every time the church was open.

Guess they will never have what they speak against.

Guess the missions fund will do without again.

As well as the church bus.

But we have our pride dont we.
 
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Philippians 1:15 Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: 1:16 The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds: 1:17 But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel. 1:18 What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice. 1:19 For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, 1:20 According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death. 1:21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

Paul taught on giving to his work.

Paul recieved provision.

Paul congratulated those who gave.

He said their giving would abound to their account.

We give to the kingdom,but if we do not recieve how can we give?
Philippians 4:12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. 4:14 Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction. 4:15 Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only. 4:16 For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity. 4:17 Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account. 4:18 But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God. 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Always amazed me when people would speak against prosperity,the pass the offering plate like beggars every time the church was open.

Guess they will never have what they speak against.

Guess the missions fund will do without again.

As well as the church bus.

But we have our pride dont we.

I am not preaching against prosperity. I fail to see how what you said applies to me?

There are those who have materiel well being and there are those who are poor in that area but rich in others.

I don't value money but the spiritual things. I need money to live for certain luxuries. I love to watch movies and i do, I have a tv, I need a car and I have one. I need a computer and I have it. God has given me all i have. sure i would like a house, maybe it would be nice to have a bit of money and not struggle, maybe it would be nice to be rich. i would settle for not to struggle every day, but i don't think i want materiel wealth it would put a wall up. I think what you fail to realize is the poor are blessed spiritually.

Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth.

Sure Abraham was wealthy and Blessed spiritual so was Solomon. wow was he ever blessed. So just because you have, does not mean you are not blessed. But there is blessing in being poor, and there is joy having God provide everything you have, Great joy.

You seem to have feelings about your prosperity?
 
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This is popular among tv preachers and others. They say come to God and all your dreams will come true. People say if your a Christian then you should be rich God wants you to be rich. These are all lies. While it is true God gave prosperity to Abraham and Jacob and many other in the Bible, there are just as many who were poor or slaves, prisoners in life. Jesus told the parable of the rich man and his slave. The slave did not even have enough food to eat and died horribly but was a Child of God and went to heaven where he forgot his pain. The rich man had every thing yet was not a child of God and went to hell where he suffered for ever.

God is not going to make you rich, you might be blessed beyond measure, but you might not have enough to eat. If you think your going to get rich by becoming a Christian think again. You will be rich one day if your a child of God because you will go to heaven, but on earth you might not be. Being a child of God is hard in this world, people will hate you and you will lose friends, family over it. In the end it is worth it, we do it because we love God, not to get rich or be problem free. If you truly love God you will endure.

I am rich, not because I have money I don't, most months we have to do with out to get something we need. We don't go out because we have no money. But we are happy and rich, because i feel God, see God, hear God every day. I speak to him in my dreams while cleaning the house or just getting food. I know the Arch Angel Gabriel and have spoken to him for brief times. The greatest thing is God comes to me, protect me, provides for me, keeps me. We have everything we need and much of what we want. God clothes me like he said he would, people are always giving me very nice clothes. Most people around here think we have money by our car and clothes. All of which God gave us. our car my dad work for GM so i bought the car with his help at blue book brand new. I don't feel poor, but we are well under poverty level. We are rich though be cause God takes care of us, because we have a place in Heaven. That is what it means to be rich, it is not money, or things. It is how close you are to God, the close you are the richer you are.

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Starving is not blessed beyond measure.

Wouldn't you like to be a blessing,give others nice clothes?


1 John 3:17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? 3:18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. 3:19 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. 3:20 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. 3:21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. 3:22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.


A homeless man thinks a man living in a old Mobil home is rich.

How much do you need to be rich?

Prosperity and lust for money are two very different things.

We cannot reach the lost,with out possession of adaquit resources.

On this forum, one of the most SHOCKING off all things is how well-off Christians use the Word to defend their wealth. But then I think they must be watching a prosperity preacher and taking notes.

It's disgusting. Shocking really. In 60 years, everything you have ever owned will be rusted in a dump somewhere or a landfill. When you die, the government will take 55% as your death tax.

Prosperity gospel is the biggest farce in the world. We now have the ability to change lives, save lives, but nah all you great Christians keep your money.
 
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Philippians 1:15 Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: 1:16 The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds: 1:17 But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel. 1:18 What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice. 1:19 For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, 1:20 According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death. 1:21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

Paul taught on giving to his work.

Paul recieved provision.

Paul congratulated those who gave.

He said their giving would abound to their account.

We give to the kingdom,but if we do not recieve how can we give?
Philippians 4:12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. 4:14 Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction. 4:15 Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only. 4:16 For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity. 4:17 Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account. 4:18 But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God. 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Always amazed me when people would speak against prosperity,the pass the offering plate like beggars every time the church was open.

Guess they will never have what they speak against.

Guess the missions fund will do without again.

As well as the church bus.

But we have our pride dont we.

That sure seemed like a rebuke the more i read it, and i don't appreciate it, careful what you rebuke.
 
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I am not preaching against prosperity. I fail to see how what you said applies to me?

There are those who have materiel well being and there are those who are poor in that area but rich in others.

I don't value money but the spiritual things. I need money to live for certain luxuries. I love to watch movies and i do, I have a tv, I need a car and I have one. I need a computer and I have it. God has given me all i have. sure i would like a house, maybe it would be nice to have a bit of money and not struggle, maybe it would be nice to be rich. i would settle for not to struggle every day, but i don't think i want materiel wealth it would put a wall up. I think what you fail to realize is the poor are blessed spiritually.

Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth.

Sure Abraham was wealthy and Blessed spiritual so was Solomon. wow was he ever blessed. So just because you have, does not mean you are not blessed. But there is blessing in being poor, and there is joy having God provide everything you have, Great joy.

You seem to have feelings about your prosperity?

Sorry bro it was a carry over,it hits a nerve.

I was still thinking about the gold dust,guess some folks are gonna not want to walk on the streets in Heaven.
 
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On this forum, one of the most SHOCKING off all things is how well-off Christians use the Word to defend their wealth. But then I think they must be watching a prosperity preacher and taking notes.

It's disgusting. Shocking really. In 60 years, everything you have ever owned will be rusted in a dump somewhere or a landfill. When you die, the government will take 55% as your death tax.

Prosperity gospel is the biggest farce in the world. We now have the ability to change lives, save lives, but nah all you great Christians keep your money.

You would prefer poverty gospel?

Prosperity is not just money,it is being blessed with love in family joy ,health,and fiance.

We should be the lender not the borrower,it is hypocritical to condemn prosperity when you ask God to provide for your means.

What makes a person so special that they can be blessed but it's wrong if others teach it.

I wonder how many people would turn down a winning lotto ticket?

Oh no that's too much!

But don't let any one teach the Faith and giving from the Bible.
 
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Does any one notice the quotes are mixed up?

We have the wrong person being quoted


See y'all I'm bailing on this sore subject

No need to feel guilty about your wealth plenty of people in the Bible had wealth. Solomon had more than well any one maybe.

What i was saying is preachers say come to God get rich, this is just not true.
 
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No need to feel guilty about your wealth plenty of people in the Bible had wealth. Solomon had more than well any one maybe.

What i was saying is preachers say come to God get rich, this is just not true.
Rightly said that is not true! Jesus who was greater then Solomon was born in a manger, and was homeless. Is anyone here greater then His Master? We are promised trials, tribulation, and persecution if we follow Jesus, not money. "Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head." (If Jesus was homeless wouldn't the 12 be as well while they where following him around?)


Read John 15:18-25 and Luke 14:26-35

Was not Moses richer before he started following God. Are not Egyptian Princes wealthier then shepherds? Were not tax collectors working for Rome wealthier then homeless preachers? We first meet Matthew in Capernaum, in his tax booth on the main highway. He was collecting duties on imported goods brought by farmers, merchants, and caravans. I am pretty sure Paul would have made more money if he had not followed Jesus. I don't think part time tent makers made to much money.
 
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