I'll sleep tonight knowing that you will use the terms correctly from now on and that you will explain exactly what it is that you are referring to when you criticize various preachers for preaching hyper-prosperity or similar, instead of just throwing out the term "prosperity gospel" as a general accusation whenever you feel like it.
curly sue (05-24-2018)
I agree with colonel and fuego. I've seen faith teachers (not famous ones) in foreign countries like Brazil teaching people faith and as a result the people experience prosperity in a poor country. The same thing happens in Angola, Bolivia, Kenya ... etc. They might not be living in mansions and driving luxury cars but they're prospering. I don't think there's any question that prosperity teaching has gone way beyond what the Bible actually says, and that's why Kenneth Hagin wrote his book "The Midas Touch" and called a little summit with some WoF ministers a few years before he passed. Biblical prosperity brings glory to God and furthers His Kingdom. When people are talking more about your stuff than they are your God and the fruit of your ministry you've got a problem.
Colonel (05-25-2018)
I've seen the same.
For the love of money is the root of all evil; and while some have coveted after it, they have erred from the faith and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Many will say "don't blame WOF for that! Sorry, fruit doesn't lie, for those so inclined the teaching is a trap.
wheeze (05-25-2018)
Good points. Real, biblical prosperity is worth fighting for, including when it's labeled heresy, "the prosperity gospel" or "health and wealth" by the antis. Explaining the difference between biblical prosperity and the hyper-versions is an important task, the antis tend to try to bury it all under the same labels. That's a satanic strategy.