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Prosperity Gospel is Evil

Started by Randy · 10 months ago

Josh posted the above video of John Piper denouncing the prosperity gospel. I started reading his blog a few weeks ago.
I am not against money, expensive things and the proper stewardship of it. The Bible shares an example of a woman pouring extremely expensive perfume on Christ& ... Continue reading »

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  • Julie

    1 year ago

    Couldn't agree more with this video. I've been doing a lot of infomral research lately on the prosperity gospel and the word of faith movement, and not only are they blasphemous and heretical, which hurts my heart, but it is spiritualy abuse, with the ones weakest, poorest, and sickest amoung us receiving the most harm, which makes me ANGRY.
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  • B.T.Carolus

    1 year ago

    I've always thought that the prosperity gospel is very much in danger of re-introducing an old weakness of Western Christianity, which is believing that the poor or sick are bad people getting what they deserve from God.
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  • Pete

    1 year ago

    This is awesome. Makes me want to look more into Piper. I just saw this on my friend's blog and left a comment using the name "Benny Hinn." The comment was short: "blasphemy!" ;)
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  • Randy

    1 year ago

    Exactly. It's a set up for failed expectations and estrangement from the Sacrificial heart of God.
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  • Randy

    1 year ago

    Agreed. It is couched with compassion but I believe that underneath it there is an elitist and possibly a "celebrity" type element to it. The "look at me, I worked the system and am getting mine" syndrome.


    Speaking of sick, I had a person tell me that the reason I was sick for the past two weeks is because I didn't believe God wanted me well.


    ::: sigh :::
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  • Randy

    1 year ago

    Pete, why did you do that?
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  • Pete

    1 year ago

    Randy,

    I guess I have a strange sense of humor... My friend has to notice the email address (mine) with which I made the comment. Thank you for posting the video, though. Its a message that needs to go out.
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  • Randy

    1 year ago

    Ok ... I know that commenting is like the wild wild west. I am sure you are a good person and I wasn't coming down on you ... but it is a personal thing... someone once imitated me in a similar manner and I didn't appreciate it. I doubt Benny would ever see your comment. He might even think it is funny.

    Plus, I haven't been in a great mood today. Forgive me. :)
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