The prosperity gospel — no gospel at all
Posted on April 25, 2017
Filed under Theology
“What do you long for the most? The answer to this question will help you identify your god.
Preachers of the prosperity gospel call people to turn to Jesus. But the motivation they give people is health, wealth, husbands, wives, jobs, promotions etc.
In this version of the gospel, Jesus is not what is truly desired, pursued, and treasured. Jesus is the means to the things that the individual truly wants, he is merely the way to receive the material things that our worldly hearts hunger for. And what your heart wants more than God has become your god.”
– GAFCON has published four posts on the prosperity gospel by the Rev Ken Mbugua, Senior pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Nairobi, Kenya.
- The prosperity gospel presents a small and false god.
- The prosperity gospel fails to identify our greatest need.
- The prosperity gospel empties the true gospel of its power.
- The prosperity gospel robs God of his glory.
Related:
The pernicious evil of the prosperity gospel and the theology of the cross – Dr. Mark Thompson.
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