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PROSPERITY PREACHERS

What's wrong with the prosperity message? Well, aside from the fact that it's wrong, It's Dangerous! Prosperity preachers get filthy rich appealing to peoples dark side. Greed and the desire to get more. Prosperity preaching takes the focus off of God and puts it on the individual. It teaches you to look to “self” rather than looking to God for blessings or even help.

Here is a good example:

This is my Bible: I am what it says I am; I have what it says I have; I can do what it says I can do. Today, I will be taught the Word of God.

On the surface, this hype speech may seem harmless enough, however, when you compare it to the way this should have been written (for it to be accurate), you begin to see how harmful it is to innocent believers searching to find their way.

This is God’s Bible, God is what it says he is, if I ask God, believing, it will be done for me, God can do what it says he can do, Today, the Holy Spirit will teach me, because the Holy spirit teaches “all things”.

What is the key word that appeals to people from the first example above? It is the word (or letter) "I". "I" is found 7 times in the short statement above.

Let me break it down for you.

1. “This is my bible”- First, it’s not “your” bible, you didn’t write it! Example: If you wrote a book and named it “The Wonderful World of Pigeons”, it would be your book. Then when one opens your book to the first page they see that you’ve written “This book is dedicated to my late Aunt Edna, who taught me everything I know about pigeons”. The bible was written by God, but dedicated to “you”.

2. “I am what it says I am” – The bible only says that you are a sinner saved by grace. It says that your righteousness is as filthy rags to the Lord, and that your wisdom is foolishness to him. You cannot save yourself.

3. “I have what it says I have” – The bible says you have a sinful nature, and that you are saved only by the grace of God.

4. “I can do what it says I can do” – You can do nothing on your own. You have no power on your own. The bible says: “ask, and it will be done for you”

5. “Today I will be taught the word of God” – Truly, you won’t be taught anything by the one who said that! Too many preachers are pumped out of universities by virtue of being able to memorize and then regurgitate the information to pass a test. Only God can ordain a person to preach, not a professor. It is the Holy Spirit who teaches us all things.

There is a name for seeking power to change one's own circumstances. It's called witchcraft! As Christians, when we need something, we ask the one who has the power, and it is done for us. (By him) Do you get it yet?