Prosperity Nonsense

Video : John Piper - The Prosperity Gospel

Reflection:

The prosperity gospel is complete un-Biblical garbage. "God wants you to be rich with giant houses and large figures in your bank accounts plus he will give you an abundance of material and financial blessings; Jesus died so you can enjoy a healthy, wealthy and prosperous life!" The prosperity gospel is so fake... yet so popular. Why is it so popular, you may ask? Because of it's self-gratifying message of greed. Sinful people flock to the prosperity message because it appeals to man's underlying condition of sinfulness. 

"So, wait I get money, prosperity, material possessions and a free ticket to heaven? Sure, I’ll take Jesus." In a prosperity church, you will rarely hear any mention of sin, sacrifice, atonement, repentance, persecution, trials, tribulations, or judgment. Prosperity churches teach their false converts how to use God instead of serving Him. Jesus Christ is nothing more to them than a little ATM on the side of the road where they can expand their wealth and prosperity from time to time. They do not live their lives in order to glorify God; instead they try to exploit God to bring glory for themselves. It is a completely un-Biblical disgrace to God.

Matthew 6:24 - "No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money."

2 Timothy 6:10 - For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

Jesus Christ did not die in order to make you rich. The wrath of God was not poured out upon Him so that you could be prosperous in your finances. Jesus lived a sinless life and was crucified in order to be the substitutionary atonement for the sins of the world.

John 1:29 - The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”

2 Corinthians 5:21 - God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

Flee from the prosperity nonsense and trust in the Savior of the world. Thanks be to Jesus Christ for the ultimate price He paid for my wretched sinfulness. Thanks be to God for His mercy, love, and eternal justice.

+ Jakab +