1. ) Poverty has already destroyed more people's lives, then "riches" ever will.
2. ) "Poverty is the destruction of the Poor". says your Bible. not their BLESSING. !
So, here is the reality. If you have an issue with "riches", theologically speaking, then more then likely........ you are. 1.) offended, as i am, by the teachers of "prosperity gospel". And in fact, you should be wary of this teaching, because it CAN create you to see God as your bank in a way that causes you to have a greedy and fleshy heart/spirituality. This is the issue with the teaching, in that, it creates spiritual greed, if its it preached out of balance. And the way you preach this message out of balance, is to ONLY PREACH ABOUT MONEY and PROSPERITY< as if the entire reason for the Bible and for God and for Christianity, is to be a blessing to you.
But, prosperity, is fine. Being Rich is fine. Money, is fine. The issue with money is not the money, its the person. If a person can't deal with having money, then the person is the problem, not the money.
There are people who teach that poverty is a proof of spirituality. And in fact poverty is a proof you are miserable and living in slow torture, if you are truly poor on this earth. There is no heavenly blessing being given to someone who can't eat normally, can't sleep in their own home, who is living on the street in the summer and winter. So, the "poverty gospel" is just as spiritually perverted as the overuse of the "prosperity gospel".
God does not want his children, sick, broke, and suffering. Would you want your children to be sick, broke, and suffering? Do you think you get this innate protective sense about your children from Satan? No, the reason you want the BEST and ONLY the BEST for your children, is because this is the Nature of God, who only wants the best for His Children.
Listen, did God send you His 2nd best Son, or did He send you His Only Begotten Son?
So, if someone is (preaching - teaching) condemning riches, then that person is not theologically balanced, probably has a bit of a martyr complex, and you should not listen to them for 5 seconds. The reality is, Money matters. It is necessary for life, for survival, and for more. Money, in your life, having it, has the same effect as oil in a car engine. And thats a fact. God has no issue with you having money, and you being prosperous. The ISSUE is, if your money and your prosperity is the center of your LOVE, the center of your Heart and Ambiton. And in that case, YOU are the problem, and not the money or the prosperity.
