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Originally Posted by MrSmith764
What is that, is it the same as the health wealth gospel?
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Sounds like it. I hadn't heard of either one until yesterday.
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Apparently it is NOT the same now that I read more on the subject.
There is Postitive Confession:
Positive Confession and the Believer (Official A/G Position Paper)
There's Prosperity Gospel
Prosperity theology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
And the 'health and wealth' sounds like the word of faith:
Word of Faith - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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That does seem to be the thrust of it, even though there seems to be a bit of variation. It seems to focus mainly on the potency of faith.
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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.
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Bear this in mind, as we converse... I am not a Christian, but I do generally respect Christian beliefs. I do tend to challenge ideas, so don't take it as a slam on your belief system when I do.
That said, on to my reply...
It is true that many people in the Bible suffered... I feel a lot of that doctrine is about controlling the masses, but nevermind that for right now.
Christ himself DID say that if a person has the faith as small as a mustard seed you can move mountains. It seems to me, based on that, gaining material wealth could easily be seen as falling into the same category.
Now... There are a large variety of Christians because of different belief systems. So I will ask, how it flies in the face of scripture? I have a general concept of course, but I would appreciate hearing what you think.