Prosperity Gospel

It's a load of rubbish. Don't believe it.

What is it? The Prosperity "Gospel" teaches that God wants us to be healthy and wealthy in this life. It teaches that we should store up for ourselves treasures on this earth. It completely rejects many of the teachings of the Bible.

Jesus said, Matthew 6:19-21, "¹⁹ “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. ²⁰ But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. ²¹ For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."" and 24, "²⁴ “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money."".

In fact there are a multitude of references in the Bible to not making yourself wealthy. These should really challange people like me, and perhaps you if you do too, who have a lot more than we need. We're told to sell our possessisons and give to the poor. I will add some references to relevant Bible passages later.

Don't be deceived. Joel Osteen and the other prosperity gospel people have got it wrong. God wants you to come to Him to ask to be forgiven, made new and to have a relationship with Him, and to then go out and tell other people the good news about Jesus Christ. He doesn't want you to make yourself super rich and have a massive mansion and so on.

Are you going to live for money or for God? You can't serve both, Jesus tells us. There is no "Prosperity Gospel", the very name is a contradiction! You either have to cross out the Prosperity or the Gospel. It's either Prosperity Gospel or Prosperity Gospel. Which is better? Money on this earth that will fade, or an eternity in an intimate relationship with a loving, amazing and holy God? You decide.

(I'm not trying to say that Christians can't have money, but what I am saying is that God should be our God rather than money being our god. And if God is our God then this should really change the way we view and use money. My problem with these guys is that they're saying it's all about us, rather than all about God. They're saying we should get money for ourselves to make ourselves "happy", rather than challanging and encouraging us to use our money wisely and lovingly for God and for people in need. They're making money their God.)