Black Believers Debate Prosperity Gospel

Isaac »

Sat Sep 01, 2007 7:13 am Agree: 17   Disagree: 4

There are so many scriptures you could quote on this one, but the most powerful: "And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!" Luke 18:24. Along with, Luke 16:11, Mark 4:19, 10:23, James 5:1,2, Heb 11:26, 1 Tim 6:17.
Listen to what these men are preaching! They aren't preaching Jesus Christ crucified, buried, resurrected, the judgment to come, the pains of the Christian life and how we're to go out and share our faith, or holiness for God - they're not preaching even basic doctrine of the faith! Their only preaching prosperity - they don't serve the very God of the scriptures they preach from when they do it but their own bellies! God cares very little about our works, but our faith most importantly.
All of the preachers quoted therein are out of a wind of doctrine called the Word of Faith movement. We should be seeking sound doctrine! The sign of an apostle was his suffering - this differentiated Paul from false apostles. These men aren't proving their ministries - there's no suffering on their part, they're living in luxury, robbing the glory of the Gospel. This is Paul's riches:
"O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!" Romans 11:33
Please, check these men out - they're definately not preaching what they're supposed to preach. There's no call to discern false doctrine with them, and they're certainly not going to give any time in their pulpits to the things of God - it's all about me, me, me!