Prosperity Theology

W2L said:

What did the lord mean when he said not to store treasure on earth? Did He actually mean that God will bless us with an earthly mansion?

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Jesus is God. The same God who blessed Solomon and Job. The same God who co-authored all of scripture. Do you understand that?

Phil 1:21 said:

Jesus is God. The same God who blessed Solomon and Job. The same God who co-authored all of scripture. Do you understand that?

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Yes, but surely you can distinguish between Old and New covenants, right? Abraham and Solomon were circumcised , will you get circumcised too? Jesus taught us a better way. He teaches us to seek the kingdom. We are blessed to seek it.

Matthew 13:17 for assuredly, I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

You still don’t see it. Hopefully you will some day.

Phil 1:21 said:

You still don’t see it. Hopefully you will some day.

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See what? You claim solomon is a good example for christian faith, but solomon had many wives, does that mean i can follow solomon and marry as many woman as i desire? Thats what Solomon did.

Do you have an NT example for us to follow? Perhaps the apostle Paul? He teaches us to be content with food and clothing, and he teaches that we should share with each other. Somehow you ignore that teaching from Paul, and the Lords teaching about not storing wealth on earth.

W2L said:

You claim solomon is a good example for christian faith

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I said no such thing. I cited scripture where God states He will bless Solomon with wealth. That’s all. If you read scripture the same way you read posts here I see why you are having a difficult time understanding the word of God.

Phil 1:21 said:

I said no such thing. I cited scripture where God states He will bless Solomon with wealth. That’s all. If you read scripture the same way you read posts here I see why you are having a difficult time understanding the word of God.

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You didnt use those exact words but that was clearly your intent. Are you ever going to answer my question or will you continue to evade?

W2L said:

You didnt use those exact words but that was clearly your intent.

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Um...no. This is why you’re having such a hard time understanding scripture.

Phil 1:21 said:

Um...no. This is why you’re having such a hard time understanding scripture.

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Really? No

Any sane person reading this thread can see that you were using solomon as an example.

Ok @Phil 1:21, you say i dont understand scripture, so if you want to help me understand scripture you can start with answering my question!

What did Jesus mean when he said that we shouldn't store money on earth but in heaven?

W2L said:

Really? No

Any sane person reading this thread can see that you were using solomon as an example.

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An example of someone God blessed with wealth. The rest is your imagination at best, false witness at worst.

Phil 1:21 said:

An example of someone God blessed with wealth. The rest is your imagination at best, false witness at worst.

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Which part?

W2L said:

Which part?

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W2L said:

You claim solomon is a good example for christian faith,

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I’d also like to add Solomon was a king of Israel. I think that is relevant because God’s blessing could have been on David or the nation.

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Phil 1:21 said:

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Are you not using Solomons wealth as an example for us to follow?

W2L said:

Are you not using Solomons wealth as an example for us to follow?

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If Solomon’s wealth is the bar, maybe no one has been blessed.

ToBeLoved said:

If Solomon’s wealth is the bar, maybe no one has been blessed.

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Exactly. God said he would never again bless someone like He did solomon.

W2L said:

Are you not using Solomons wealth as an example for us to follow?

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”No” only has two letters. Which one of them aren’t you understanding?

Phil 1:21 said:

”No” only has two letters. Which one of them aren’t you understanding?

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Phil 1:21 said:

Absolutely. God can do whatever He wants. We know from scripture that He has at times blessed people with worldy wealth, such as was the case with Solomon (2 Chronicles 1:12) and Job (Job 42:10). And we also know that God is the one who gives us the ability to produce wealth (Deuteronomy 8:18). Where this goes sideways is when folks treat our Lord as a vending machine where they insert good works and expect a new Lexus to pop out.

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Phil 1:21 said:

Jesus is God. The same God who blessed Solomon and Job. The same God who co-authored all of scripture. Do you understand that?

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Solomon again...