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 Christianity Etc › Re: The Bankruptcy Of The Prosperity Gospel: An Exercise In Biblical And Theological by nora544(op): 12:59pm On Oct 09, 2014 |
Bidam:sorry but the story of Hinn is tru it is not a fake. I will show you and I know that you dinot lean an other gospel in nigeria like the gospel about money and rich. http://www.christianpost.com/news/benny-hinn-asks-followers-for-2-5-million-to-get-out-of-debt-94822/ Benny Hinn Asks for 'Seed' Donations at Trinidad and Tobago Crusade |
| Christianity Etc › Re: The Bankruptcy Of The Prosperity Gospel: An Exercise In Biblical And Theological by nora544(op): 10:09am On Oct 09, 2014 |
PastorKun:I have this book at home Health, Wealth & Happiness: Has the Prosperity Gospel Overshadowed the Gospel of Christ? by David W. Jones, Russell Woodbridge Christianity In Crisis: The 21st Century - by Hank Hanegraaff Publisher's Description Nearly two decades ago Hank Hanegraaff’s award-winning Christianity in Crisis alerted the world to the dangers of a cultic movement within Christianity that threatened to undermine the very foundation of biblical faith. But in the 21st century, there are new dangers—new teachers who threaten to do more damage than the last. These are not obscure teachers that Hanegraaff unmasks. We know their names. We have seen their faces, sat in their churches, and heard them shamelessly preach and promote the false pretexts of a give-to-get gospel. They are virtual rock stars who command the attention of presidential candidates and media moguls. Through make-believe miracles, urban legends, counterfeit Christs, and twisted theological reasoning, they peddle an occult brand of metaphysics that continues to shipwreck the faith of millions around the globe: “God cannot do anything in this earthly realm unless we give Him permission.” “Keep saying it—‘I have equality with God’—talk yourself into it.” “Being poor is a sin.” “The Jews were not rejecting Jesus as Messiah; it was Jesus who was refusing to be the Messiah to the Jews!” “You create your own world the same way God creates His. He speaks, and things happen; you speak, and they happen.” Christianity in Crisis: 21st Century exposes darkness to light, pointing us back to a Christianity centered in Christ. From the Preface: “Having lost the ability to think biblically, postmodern Christians are being transformed from cultural change agents and initiators into cultural conformists and imitators. Pop culture beckons, and postmodern Christians have taken the bait. As a result, the biblical model of faith has given way to an increasingly bizarre array of fads and formulas.” it is very good and now I know why the prosperity gospel is not working in Main europa and the few chuches we have who preach this their followers are mostly africans/nigerians. 1 Like |
| Christianity Etc › Re: The Bankruptcy Of The Prosperity Gospel: An Exercise In Biblical And Theological by nora544(op): 9:21am On Oct 09, 2014 |
Bidam:You don't understand that is the gospel what is mostly preach in nigeria and that is why the pastos are still rich. I know the truth is hard to belief. This Incredible Season of Miracles Begins Now |
| Christianity Etc › Re: Word Of Faith - The Movement's Doctrine And Proponents by nora544: 8:14pm On Oct 08, 2014 |
https://www.nairaland.com/1939255/bankruptcy-prosperity-gospel-exercise-biblical read this and than you know that it is fake gospel. |
| Christianity Etc › Re: The Bankruptcy Of The Prosperity Gospel: An Exercise In Biblical And Theological by nora544(op): 6:56pm On Oct 08, 2014 |
paulGrundy:I can write it in my language !! David Jones David is currently Associate Professor of Christian Ethics, and Director of the Th.M. program at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he has been teaching at since 2001. He is the author of six books and more than a dozen articles over a wide range of moral and theological issues that have appeared in various academic journals as well as other scholarly publications. 1 Like |
| Christianity Etc › Re: David Oyedepo & Oyakhilome Are The Richest Pastors In The World (Top 10) by nora544: 6:48pm On Oct 08, 2014 |
majekdom2:sorry and you write no the greatest stuff but you know Benny hinn and what i post is no fake it is tru. I know you are a brainwased follower of the prosperity gospel. |
| Christianity Etc › Re: David Oyedepo & Oyakhilome Are The Richest Pastors In The World (Top 10) by nora544: 6:38pm On Oct 08, 2014 |
majekdom2:This Incredible Season of Miracles Begins Now That’s why I am now coming to you through this urgent and time-dated letter. We have an astonishing opportunity to release an amazing $5 million harvest into this ministry by matching an incredible $2.5 million gift in the next 90 days, or the opportunity will pass. We cannot let that happen. Not now. Not during this incredible season! My dear friend who is planting this seed has lived the principle of giving unselfishly to the Gospel throughout his life and ministry, and he has been fabulously successful. I believe, with him, that this is a unique moment in time—an awesome season of debt cancellation—as the wealth transfer takes place to God’s people around the world. God’s Word proclaims that His grace is “sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9). Because of God’s grace, He wants to restore your home, your favor, your protection, your fellowship with Him, and so much more. And I truly believe that as you take part in this great challenge as we match this $2.5 million gift together, you will see a miraculous breakthrough in breaking the bondages of debt during the next 90 days. Your Double Harvest Miracle Are you ready for God to do the “impossible” in your life! Are you ready to see your harvest doubled? Are you ready to see your debt cancelled in the next 90 days? Imagine not dreading going to the mailbox, no bills piling up on your counter, and no calls from collectors coming to your home. God wants to wipe your debt out! Every bit of it…and in the next 90 days! This is an appointed hour. Imagine: Your $100 gift immediately doubles to $200. Your $500 seed literally becomes $1,000. If God leads you to plant $10,000, it instantly grows into a $20,000 seed! And your double seed, sown bountifully, will reap bountifully through the supernatural law of multiplication! Only God could provide something like this—a double harvest for you. And the more you plant, the more you will reap! The anointing for biblical abundance is being released. As you step into this miracle by faith, it will be poured out upon you, too! Your giving is literally the weapon that breaks the bondage of debt in this ministry and in your home during the next 90 days. Plant your seed-gift now, then begin confessing over every bill, every debt, and every area of financial struggle in your life: “With God I’m coming out of debt in 90 days!!!” These repeated confessions will be constant reminders of the financial breakthrough that is coming to you. That is like many of this fake preachers work that is from Benny Hinn and he is not better than the rich nigerian Pastors. |
| Christianity Etc › Re: David Oyedepo & Oyakhilome Are The Richest Pastors In The World (Top 10) by nora544: 6:25pm On Oct 08, 2014 |
Prosperity Preacher Benny Hinn Begs Followers for $2.5M Prosperity Gospel, Word of Faith heretic Benny Hinn of the Trinity Broadcast Network, who has made hundreds of millions of dollars over the years spreading his false gospel, is now pleading with his followers to send him $2.5M over a 90-day period in order to rescue his ministry from debt. In return for giving him money, Hinn promises his followers a “double return on investment” for every dollar they spend. This is yet another example of the shameless scams and manipulation by false teachers in the Christian church who use the love of money to lure unwitting believers into trying to use money to “buy favor and blessings” from God. Not only is this teaching not in the Bible, it goes against the true Gospel and is in fact a part of the apostasy – the end times falling away of much of the Christian church away from biblical Christianity and into false doctrine and satanic worship. Hinn’s Plea Here is an excerpt from Hinn’s request, which was emailed to his millions of followers worldwide, as stated on his ministry website: “Let me quickly explain about this historic miracle: A long-time and beloved friend of mine and of this ministry shared something with me this week that literally touched me to the core! 1 Like 1 Share |
| Christianity Etc › The Prosperity Gospel: A New Heresy by nora544(op): 5:52pm On Oct 08, 2014 |
While Chrapitalism is a product illicit union of the Christianity with capitalism, the prosperity gospel is the result of the unbiblical marriage of Christian theology with capitalism. The prosperity gospel is a heresy because it is a distortion of the gospel. It uses bad theology and a faulty interpretation of the Bible. The prosperity gospel is known under a variety of names: Word of Faith, Health and Wealth, Name It and Claim It, Prosperity Theology. It emphasizes that believers do not have to wait until they get to heaven, but that God's promised generosity is already available in this life, and they can claim it for themselves. The core teaching is simply that "God wants all Christians to be very rich in this life, stay healthy, and the key is giving through tithes and offerings." Although the prosperity gospel uses many biblical texts to support its theology, its signature text is probably John 10: 10: "I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly." There are many more texts, such as Malachi 3:10, Matthew 25: 14-30, Philippians 4: 9, and 3 John 2 that are used -- or more accurately misused -- by the prosperity gospel. In a poll sponsored by TIME magazine, 17% of Christians said they consider themselves part of such a movement, while 61% believe that God wants people to be prosperous. And 31% agree that if you give your money to God, God will bless you with more money. The prosperity gospel movement is centered on faith, which is conceived of as an "activator," a power given to believers that binds and looses spiritual forces and turns the spoken word into reality. It depicts faith as visibly demonstrated in wealth and health. This can be measured both in the wallet -- one's personal wealth -- and in the body -- one's personal health -- and makes material reality the measure of the success of immaterial faith. It expects that faith is marked by victory which no political, social, or economic circumstance can stop. The origins of prosperity gospel can be found in the Pentecostal deliverance and healing ministries in the 40s and 50s. The power of positive thinking of Norman Vincent Peale also played a role. It reached maturity by the late 70s as a robust pan-denominational movement that has since then spread to many parts of the world. Three evangelists are commonly viewed as founders of the prosperity gospel movement: Kenneth Hagin, Kenneth Copeland and Frederick K.C. Price. One of the oldest and best-known proponents of prosperity theology was Oral Roberts. Other names associated with the movement include Benny Hinn, Frederick Price, T.D. Jakes, Robert Tilton, and the appropriately named Creflo Dollar. Joel Osteen is often included, although he dissociates himself from it somewhat. In the 60s, prosperity gospel teachers turned to televangelism and came to dominate religious programming in the US. Trinity Broadcasting Network later became very prominent. Schools, such as Hagin's RHEMA Bible Training Center, also helped to spread the message, as did many books, such as Bruce Wilkersons' The Prayer of Jabez. Nigeria became a breeding ground that helped to spread this unbiblical teaching, based on money, greed, lust, deception and materialism, all over Africa. This false gospel targets especially the poorest, weakest, most hopeless, helpless and desperate members of African society. The primary beneficiaries are the prosperity teachers who have become super-rich, while millions of their followers and givers live in abject poverty and lack the basic necessities of life. In Nigeria, the prosperity gospel is preached not only in Pentecostal and Charismatic churches but can be heard today in many mainline churches as well, including the Anglican Church. I guess that these mainline pastors figured it was better to jump on the prosperity bandwagon than lose all their flock to other churches. It doesn't help that, even in the mainline churches, Nigerian pastors tend to be poorly educated. The prosperity gospel is built upon a number of erroneous theological arguments, of which I can provide only a summary (adapted from "The Bankruptcy of the Prosperity Gospel" by David Jones): A faulty understanding of the covenant with Abraham. Christians share in this covenant, but for the prosperity gospel this includes not just spiritual blessings, but also includes material ones. Moreover, these blessings are unconditional. A faulty understanding of the atonement based on a misinterpretation of 2 Cor. 8:9, where Paul in no way teaches that Christ died on the cross for the purpose of increasing anyone’s net material worth. A faulty understanding of the biblical teachings on giving. This is built upon faulty motives. One ought give in order to get a great return. Edward Pousson observes those who espouse this message are held captive by the American dream. A faulty understanding of the biblical teachings on faith. Faith is not simply trust in God, but a spiritual force that is directed at God so that he will bless people. A faulty view of the relationship between God and man. If the prosperity gospel is correct, grace becomes obsolete. Then God becomes irrelevant, since man is the measure of all things. All of this is the result of a faulty hermeneutic. Biblical texts are repeatedly misinterpreted. 3 John 2 is an example. This text is a greeting, and should not be used to derive doctrines. Also, the Greek word here, which is used only four times in Scripture, does not mean to prosper in the sense of “gaining material possessions,” as the prosperity gospel teaches, but rather means “to grant a prosperous expedition and expeditious journey,” or “to lead by a direct and easy way.” For me, the issue is not just an idiosyncratic misreading of the Bible, with the faulty theology that results, but something more serious. TIME magazine describes the prosperity gospel as the latest lurch in Protestantism's ongoing descent into full-blown American materialism. After the eclipse of Calvinist Puritanism, whose respect for money was counterbalanced by a horror of worldliness, much of Protestantism quietly adopted the idea that "you don't have to give up the American Dream. You just see it as a sign of God's blessing," The prosperity gospel is a baptized form of capitalism. Capitalism has been brought into the church and given a position of honor. Unfortunately, God has been shunted aside. Instead Mammom is being worshiped as if he were the true God. This is idolatry. It is a perversion of the gospel. Jesus was born poor and he died poor. If a person's faith could merit material blessings, then he would been the richest man in the world. Instead, at his incarnation, "he made himself nothing, by taking the very nature of a servant" (Philippians 2:7). Only later did God exalt him and restore him to his former glory. This is the true gospel of Jesus, not the materialistic version the prosperity gospel presents. Jesus died on a cross, not in a huge mansion. The prosperity gospel is also not the gospel that the twelve apostles preached. Nearly every last one of them was martyred for his faith. Contrast the life of Jesus and the apostles with the lifestyle of those who espouse the prosperity gospel. This is why the prosperity gospel is a heresy. People are being led astray -- not only believers, who are taught a perverted form of the gospel but also unbelievers who get a very distorted picture of the Christian faith and of the Jesus whom these preachers represent. While I commend them for their zeal for evangelism, all too often this is motivated by an even greater zeal for wealth on their part as well as that of the people they are preaching to. Greed seems to be the primary motivation behind the prosperity gospel movement. For that reason it must be condemned. Blaise Pascal famously said that God can even use the lesser motives of men. God can use these prosperity preachers, and he does. Thus we should be careful how we judge them. Our judgment is not of them but of their theology. We must leave any further judgment to God. 5 Likes 1 Share
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| Christianity Etc › Re: The Bankruptcy Of The Prosperity Gospel: An Exercise In Biblical And Theological by nora544(op): 5:38pm On Oct 08, 2014*. Modified: 6:55pm On Oct 08, 2014 |
Conclusion Through this study of the theology and the biblical interpretation of the prosperity gospel, one may discern five clear reasons why this movement’s teachings concerning wealth are incorrect: 1. The prosperity gospel is built upon a faulty understanding of the Abrahamic covenant. 2. The prosperity gospel is built upon a faulty understanding of the Atonement. 3. The prosperity gospel is based upon a faulty understanding of the biblical tachings on giving. 4. The prosperity gospel is based upon a faulty understanding of the biblical teachings on faith. 5. The prosperity gospel, in general, has been constructed upon faulty biblical interpretation. Aside from these five specific theological and biblical arguments against the prosperity gospel, and without even considering the practical implications of this movement,41 there is perhaps one general, summary reason why the prosperity gospel is a wayward gospel: its faulty view of the relationship between God and man. Simply put, if the prosperity gospel is correct, grace becomes obsolete, God becomes irrelevant, and man is the measure of all things. Whether it is the Abrahamic covenant, the Atonement, giving, faith, or the biblical interpretation of any given verse, the prosperity teacher seeks to turn the relationship between God and man into a financial quid pro quo transaction. As scholar James R. Goff noted, God is “reduced to a kind of ‘cosmic bellhop’ attending to the needs and desires of his creation.”42 This is a wholly inadequate and unbiblical view of the relationship between God and man and the stewardship of wealth. https://bible.org/article/bankruptcy-prosperity-gospel-exercise-biblical-and-theological-ethics |
| Christianity Etc › Re: The Bankruptcy Of The Prosperity Gospel: An Exercise In Biblical And Theological by nora544(op): 5:37pm On Oct 08, 2014 |
Prosperity Theology and Giving One of the most striking characteristics of the prosperity theologians is their seeming fixation with the act of giving. Students of the prosperity gospel are urged to give generously and are confronted with such pious statements as, “True prosperity is the ability to use God’s power to meet the needs of mankind in any realm of life,”23 and, “We have been called to finance the gospel to the world.”24 While at face value these statements do indeed appear to be praiseworthy, a closer examination of the theology behind them reveals that the prosperity gospel’s emphasis on giving is built on anything but philanthropic motives. The driving force behind this emphasis on giving is what teacher Robert Tilton referred to as the “Law of Compensation.”25 According to this law, which is supposedly based on Mark 10:30,26 Christians need to give generously to others because when they do, God gives back more in return. This, in turn, leads to a cycle of ever-increasing prosperity. As Gloria Copeland put it, “Give $10 and receive $1,000; give $1,000 and receive $100,000;... in short, Mark 10:30 is a very good deal.”27 It is evident, then, that the prosperity gospel’s doctrine of giving is built upon faulty motives. Whereas Jesus taught His disciples to “give, hoping for nothing in return,”28 prosperity theologians teach their disciples to give because they will get a great return. One cannot help but agree with author Edward Pousson’s observation that the stewardship of “the prosperity message is in captivity to the American dream.” Prosperity Theology and Faith A final area of prosperity theology that merits investigation is that of the doctrine of faith. Whereas orthodox Christianity understands faith to be “trust in the person of Jesus Christ, the truth of His teaching, and the redemptive work He accomplished at Calvary,”30 prosperity teachers espouse quite a different doctrine. In his book, The Laws of Prosperity, Kenneth Copeland wrote that “faith is a spiritual force, a spiritual energy, a spiritual power. It is this force of faith which makes the laws of the spirit world function. . . . There are certain laws governing prosperity revealed in God’s Word. Faith causes them to function.”31 This is obviously a faulty, if not heretical, understanding of faith. Later in the same book Copeland wrote that “if you make up your mind . . . that you are willing to live in divine prosperity and abundance, . . . divine prosperity will come to pass in your life. You have exercised your faith.”32 According to prosperity theology, faith is not a theocentric act of the will, or simply trust in God; rather it is an anthropocentric spiritual force, directed at God. Indeed, any theology that views faith solely as a means to material gain rather than the acceptance of heavenly justification must be judged as faulty and inadequate. The Biblical Interpretation of the Prosperity Gospel As has already been demonstrated in this paper, the hermeneutics of the prosperity movement leaves much to be desired. Author Ken Sarles wrote of the prosperity teachers that their “method of interpreting the biblical text is highly subjective and arbitrary. Bible verses are quoted in abundance without attention to grammatical indicators, semantic nuances, or literary and historical context. The result is a set of ideas and principles based on distortion of textual meaning.”33 Indeed, a survey of the volumes of literature produced by the prosperity teachers yields numerous examples of such misinterpretations. As was the case in the theological study of this movement, an analysis of all such examples of misinterpreted texts would fall beyond the scope of this study. However, it is possible to choose one verse as an example and to examine both the prosperity gospel and orthodox interpretations of the text. A suitable verse for this study is 3 John 2.34 In this verse, the Apostle John wrote, “Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.”35 This verse is interpreted by prosperity teachers to mean that God wants all believers to “prosper in all things.” Furthermore, their interpretation of this verse makes clear their claim that material prosperity is inseparably linked to spiritual growth. Oral Roberts, regarded by many to be the father of the prosperity gospel movement, claimed at the beginning of his ministry, during a time of search for direction, that God miraculously led him to 3 John 2, which he understood as a revelation of the prosperity gospel. Another faith teacher who has built his ministry around this faulty interpretation of 3 John 2 is Kenneth Copeland. Author Kenneth Kantzer noted that “Copeland misinterprets this [verse] as a universal promise,”37 and writer Bruce Barron remarked that “the Copelands use these words so often that they appear to be the key verse of their ministry.”38 A careful study of 3 John 2, however, reveals that this verse is not a carte blanche approval of prosperity gospel teachings. Those who use 3 John 2 to support the prosperity gospel are committing two crucial errors, the first contextual and the second grammatical. First, con-textually, one is wise to note that John’s purpose in writing 3 John 2 was not to teach doctrine; it was simply to open his letter with a greeting. This is not to say that doctrine cannot be derived from a nondoctrinal passage, for all Scripture is profitable for doctrine, but it is to say that one must be sensitive to the original author’s intent. Therefore, the claim that 3 John 2 teaches the doctrine of prosperity ought to be regarded as suspect at best. Second, one is wise to note the meaning of the word “prosperity” as it occurs in this verse. The term translated “prosperity” is a form of the Greek word eujodovw. This word, which is used only four times in Scripture, does not mean to prosper in the sense of “gaining material possessions,” but rather means “to grant a prosperous expedition and expeditious journey,” or “to lead by a direct and easy way.”39 The wording of modern translations such as the New International Version even reflect this nuance of the word.40 Therefore it is evident that teachers who understand 3 John 2 to teach prosperity theology are misinterpreting the text. 1 Like |
| Christianity Etc › The Bankruptcy Of The Prosperity Gospel: An Exercise In Biblical And Theological by nora544(op): 5:36pm On Oct 08, 2014 |
Just over one hundred years ago, the renowned pastor and statesman Charles H. Spurgeon spoke these words to the then-largest congregation in all Christendom: I believe that it is anti-Christian and unholy for any Christian to live with the object of accumulating wealth. You will say, “Are we not to strive all we can to get all the money we can?” You may do so. I cannot doubt but what, in so doing, you may do service to the cause of God. But what I said was that to live with the object of accumulating wealth is anti-Christian.1 Over the years, however, the message being preached in some of the largest churches in the world has changed. Due, in part, to the rise of several ungodly philosophies and movements,2 a new gospel is being taught today. This gospel has been ascribed many names, such as the “name it and claim it” gospel, the “blab it and grab it” gospel, the “health and wealth” gospel, the “word of faith” movement, the “gospel of success,” the “prosperity gospel,” and “positive confession theology.”3 No matter what name is used, though, the teaching is the same. Simply put, this egocentric gospel teaches that God wants believers to be materially wealthy. Listen to the words of Robert Tilton, one of the prosperity gospel’s most well-known spokesmen: “I believe that it is the will of God for all to prosper because I see it in the Word [of God], not because it has worked mightily for someone else. I do not put my eyes on men, but on God who gives me the power to get wealth.”4 Teachers of the prosperity gospel encourage their followers to pray, and even demand, of God “everything from modes of transportation (cars, vans, trucks, even two-seat planes), [to] homes, furniture, and large bank accounts.”5 By closely examining the faulty theology and errant biblical interpretation of the teachers of this movement, this study will prove that the prosperity gospel teachings regarding the acquisition and accumulation of wealth are ethically incorrect. The Theology of the Prosperity Gospel “Theology is important,” wrote scholar Millard J. Erickson, “because correct doctrinal beliefs are essential to the relationship between the believer and God.”6 A corollary to this statement is that an incorrect theology will lead to incorrect beliefs about God, His Word, and His dealings with men. The thesis of this paper is that the prosperity gospel is constructed upon a faulty theology. Consequently, many of its doctrines, including the teachings concerning wealth, are erroneous. While it is beyond the scope of this study to examine in detail all of the specific doctrines of prosperity theology, there are four crucial areas of error relating to their teachings on wealth that may be isolated and examined. These areas are the Abrahamic covenant, the Atonement, giving, and faith. Prosperity Theology and the Abrahamic Covenant The theological basis of the prosperity gospel is the Abrahamic covenant.7 While this is good in that prosperity theologians recognize that much of Scripture is the record of the fulfillment of the Abrahamic covenant, it is bad in that they do not maintain an orthodox view of this covenant. Prosperity theologians hold an incorrect view of the inception of the Abrahamic covenant; what is more germane to the present study, however, they hold to an erroneous view concerning the application of the covenant. Researcher Edward Pousson best stated the prosperity view on the application of the Abrahamic covenant when he wrote, “Christians are Abraham’s spiritual children and heirs to the blessings of faith.... This Abrahamic inheritance is unpacked primarily in terms of material entitlements.”9 In other words, according to the prosperity gospel, the primary purpose of the Abrahamic covenant was for God to bless Abraham materially. Since believers are now “Abraham’s spiritual children,” they consequently have inherited these financial blessings of the covenant. Prosperity teacher Kenneth Copeland wrote, “Since God’s Covenant has been established and prosperity is a provision of this covenant, you need to realize that prosperity belongs to you now!”10 Referring to the prosperity theology of Kenneth Hagin, author Harvey Cox wrote, “Through the crucifixion of Christ, Christians have inherited all the promises made to Abraham, and these include both spiritual and material well-being.”11 To support this claim, prosperity teachers such as Copeland and Hagin appeal to Gal. 3:14, which says “that the blessings of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus. . . .”12 While it is not an understatement to say that the problems with this argument are legion, two glaring problems need to be addressed. First, in their appeal to Gal. 3:14, prosperity teachers ignore the second half of the verse, which reads, “That we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.”13 In this verse Paul clearly was reminding the Galatians of the spiritual blessing of salvation, not the material blessing of wealth. Second, prosperity teachers claim that the conduit through which believers receive Abraham’s blessings is faith. This completely ignores the orthodox understanding that the Abrahamic covenant was an unconditional covenant.14 That is, the blessings of the Abrahamic covenant were not contingent upon one man’s obedience. Therefore, even if the Abrahamic covenant did apply to Christians, all believers would already be experiencing the material blessings regardless of prosperity theology. Prosperity Theology and the Atonement A second cracked pillar upon which prosperity theology stands is that of a faulty view of the Atonement. Theologian Ken Sarles wrote that “the prosperity gospel claims that both physical healing and financial prosperity have been provided for in the Atonement.”15 This seems to be an accurate observation in light of teacher Kenneth Copeland’s comment that “the basic principle of the Christian life is to know that God put our sin, sickness, disease, sorrow, grief, and poverty on Jesus at Calvary.”16 This misunderstanding of the Atonement stems from two errors that proponents of the prosperity gospel make. First, many who hold to prosperity theology have a fundamental misconception of the life of Christ. For example, teacher John Avanzini proclaimed that “Jesus had a nice house, a big house,”17 “Jesus was handling big money,”18 and He even “wore designer clothes.”19 It is easy to see how such a warped view of the life of Christ could lead to an equally warped misconception of the death of Christ. A second error of prosperity theology, which also leads to a faulty view of the Atonement, is the misinterpretation of 2 Cor. 8:9. Without exception, this is the verse to which prosperity teachers appeal in order to support their view of the Atonement. The verse reads, “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.”20 This problem with this interpretation is, of course, that in this verse Paul was in no way teaching that Christ died on the cross for the purpose of increasing anyone’s net worth materially. In fact, Paul was actually teaching the exact opposite principle. Contextually, it is clear that Paul was teaching the Corinthians that since Christ accomplished so much for them through the Atonement, then how much more ought they empty themselves of their riches in service of the Savior. This is why just five short verses later Paul would urge the Corinthians to give their wealth away to their needy brothers, writing “that now at this time your abundance may supply their lack.”21 Commentator Philip E. Hughes wrote of 2 Cor. 8:9, “The logic implicit in the statement of this great truth is too obvious for anyone to miss it.”22 Apparently, however, the champions of the prosperity gospel have indeed missed it. 3 Likes |
| Christianity Etc › Re: David Oyedepo & Oyakhilome Are The Richest Pastors In The World (Top 10) by nora544: 3:55pm On Oct 08, 2014 |
ooshinibos:What is this sorry did he give one Kobo to the poor people in Syria at the moment you are a stupid follower of this herensy gospel please read your bible and don't hear of the fake gospel of this God of man. |
| Christianity Etc › Re: David Oyedepo & Oyakhilome Are The Richest Pastors In The World (Top 10) by nora544: 3:04pm On Oct 08, 2014 |
EldaTimba:What you write now is heresy because for you Oyedepo is your god your Idol, so he is the god of men and not a follower in the foot of jesus. |
| Christianity Etc › Re: David Oyedepo & Oyakhilome Are The Richest Pastors In The World (Top 10) by nora544: 2:58pm On Oct 08, 2014 |
san316:I know when you want to belong to adeboyes convernat you have to pay 2000 naira per month and that is the smalest what you can do and it goes up to million before it has start with 100 Naira so he lose his brain because he didnot know how much most of nigerians realy have on salary. |
| Christianity Etc › Re: David Oyedepo & Oyakhilome Are The Richest Pastors In The World (Top 10) by nora544: 2:50pm On Oct 08, 2014 |
majekdom2:read this and you will understand I know it is long https://www.nairaland.com/1584133/trial-pastor-jones-adeboye-short it is the same with all this rich nigerian pastors. |
| Christianity Etc › Re: David Oyedepo & Oyakhilome Are The Richest Pastors In The World (Top 10) by nora544: 2:48pm On Oct 08, 2014 |
majekdom2:please read this and than you will understand https://www.nairaland.com/1934119/tithe-fraud |
| Christianity Etc › Re: David Oyedepo & Oyakhilome Are The Richest Pastors In The World (Top 10) by nora544: 2:47pm On Oct 08, 2014 |
majekdom2:Please show me one person who got real healed because all is fraud and also this visions are a fraud. |
| Christianity Etc › Re: David Oyedepo & Oyakhilome Are The Richest Pastors In The World (Top 10) by nora544: 2:44pm On Oct 08, 2014 |
majekdom2: It was during the Healing Revivals of the 1950s that prosperity theology first came to prominence in the United States, although commentators have linked the origins of its theology to the New Thought movement which began in the 1800s. The prosperity teaching later figured prominently in the Word of Faith movement and 1980s televangelism. In the 1990s and 2000s, it was adopted by influential leaders in the Charismatic Movement and promoted by Christian missionaries throughout the world, sometimes leading to the establishment of mega-churches. Prominent leaders in the development of prosperity theology include E. W. Kenyon, Oral Roberts, A. A. Allen, Robert Tilton, T. L. Osborn, Joel Osteen, Creflo Dollar, and Kenneth Hagin. |
| Christianity Etc › Re: David Oyedepo & Oyakhilome Are The Richest Pastors In The World (Top 10) by nora544: 2:38pm On Oct 08, 2014 |
majekdom2:sorry they can twist the scripture very good. We should give and tithing is for the jewish since when christians are jewish. |
| Christianity Etc › Re: David Oyedepo & Oyakhilome Are The Richest Pastors In The World (Top 10) by nora544: 2:25pm On Oct 08, 2014 |
majekdom2:They know what they have to tell their brainwased followers. I will only remember when you didnot give than you will lose your blesing. When you didnot give your first fruit than you will lose the blessing. When you didnot give you will rob God. When you didnot give God will curse you. Sorry that you can hear from the charismatic/pentecost God of men. |
| Christianity Etc › Re: David Oyedepo & Oyakhilome Are The Richest Pastors In The World (Top 10) by nora544: 2:07pm On Oct 08, 2014 |
majekdom2:And did you hear what happen to him because this you didnot tell he lose all he is a normal priest and nothing more. |
| Christianity Etc › Re: David Oyedepo & Oyakhilome Are The Richest Pastors In The World (Top 10) by nora544: 2:06pm On Oct 08, 2014 |
penny01502:I know that this is tru because I know what the caritas make in nigeria, they go to the small villages to speak against HIV and learn the people what they can do, Madonna UNiversity has on his homepage that student who didnot have the money should also apply. The caritas is also helping in the west african countries where they have ebola did you hear that one of this rich pastors make something. pentecost/charismatic religon and his preachers are a big problem in nigeria and the people didnot know that his gospel is a heresy gospel. Please tell me why they didnot make it in main europa because we didnot lose our brain. 1 Like 1 Share |
| Christianity Etc › Re: David Oyedepo & Oyakhilome Are The Richest Pastors In The World (Top 10) by nora544: 1:49pm On Oct 08, 2014 |
Neldrizzy:Sorry that is not tru, Adeboye got a church from his mentor and not he started it with nothing sorry that is a fake story. Adeboye know when he make it very good that he could have a better life as a pastor. He know how to make money. Would he have a private jet when he where still a lecturere at an university in nigeria. |
| Christianity Etc › Re: David Oyedepo & Oyakhilome Are The Richest Pastors In The World (Top 10) by nora544: 1:28pm On Oct 08, 2014 |
Beehshorp:The pope has thos this luxury lifesty and he owns not a private jet and no luxury car, look only at a photo from the pope and the nigerian CAN president with is blinbling and his bodygard. Adeboye has more brain because when you make it the money belong to the hole family that it will not look like it is much. Ho9w many children has he put all together than you kon how rich adeboye is. |
| Christianity Etc › Re: Newly-found Document Holds Eyewitness Account Of Jesus Performing Miracle - See by nora544: 11:37am On Oct 08, 2014 |
Sorry that is a fake story and the newspaper is a american israel block, and many stories on this newspaper are not realy tru. |
| Christianity Etc › Re: Photos From Bishop Oyedepo's 60th Birthday Celebration by nora544: 3:49pm On Oct 06, 2014 |
Lillyeean:I mean this and that is the realy meaning not your brainwashed meaning from this God of men. [b]A chief executive officer (CEO) is generally the most senior corporate officer (executive) or administrator in charge of managing a for-profit or non-profit organization. An individual appointed as a CEO of a corporation, company, nonprofit, or government agency typically reports to the board of directors. In British English, terms often used as synonyms for CEO include managing director (MD)[1] and chief executive (CE) |
| Christianity Etc › Re: Photos From Bishop Oyedepo's 60th Birthday Celebration by nora544: 3:24pm On Oct 06, 2014 |
Lillyeean:That is the foto of a business family, and you will never see that this are pastors. CEO with his sons his followers. |
| Christianity Etc › Re: Prophet T.b Joshua Prophecy About Scoan Tragedy (video) by nora544: 11:41am On Oct 06, 2014 |
tip999:Sorry that is a fake, and what he speaks all is possible he didnot know that the building will collaps. He is no prophet he is a normal man and not more. I know it is hard for you and you make all that he look good but sorry I never see such a heartless man before who was crying that he has a hard time let us wait until the 13 of october and let us see what comes out. |
| Christianity Etc › Re: Oyakhilome Consoles South Africans Over Synagogue Collapse by nora544: 7:57pm On Oct 05, 2014 |
Trustyd1:who is a real man of God not one of this rich pastors is a real man of God nigerians love their God of man. |
| Christianity Etc › Re: Atmosphere For Miracles 2014 With Pastor Chris- Today, October 4th 2014 by nora544: 4:05pm On Oct 05, 2014 |
Gombs:https://www.nairaland.com/1934462/christ-embassy-new-twist-pastor What is with this post you say nothing, he has nothing to say in UK, The church in Uk didnot belong to him read this and it is tru. Why we didnot see any photo of this event. 1 Like |
| Christianity Etc › Re: Christ Embassy New Twist: Pastor Chris Removed As Trustee Of Church’s U.k Branch by nora544: 3:34pm On Oct 05, 2014 |
Want to know what comes out of this. |
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