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Originally Posted by KnightOfSappho
The Grassley investigation got me thinking about this...
Do any of our members have opinions on the concept of 'Prosperity Gospel? (sometimes also called 'Word-Faith')
There seems to be a healthy bit of like AND dislike on this subject out there on the internet.
Here is a google search link so you can read up on it if you aren't familiar with the concept.
What is your general opinion of this as a religious belief, and more specifically as a Christian belief?
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What is that, is it the same as the health wealth gospel?
The health wealth gospel is that if you are truly a Christian and is obedient to God, He will bless you materialy. It's a belief that if you are not materialy blessed, then it means your living in sin.
Of course such statement is false because it flies in the face of the scriptures. It is true that God has blessed many of His people with physical wealth, but it is equally true that many if not most were not wealthy people at all. In fact some of God's people were hated and persecuted.