Comments on: Prosperity Legalism

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:47:04 +0000

I hadn’t thought of the prosperity “gospel” in those terms before. You’re right on though…I saw one of the prosperity hucksters talking about BMWs the other day. I wonder what Paul would have done with a BMW ?

“Though the fig tree should not blossom,
nor fruit be on the vines,
the produce of the olive fail
and the fields yield no food,
the flock be cut off from the fold
and there be no herd in the stalls,
yet I will rejoice in the Lord;
I will take joy in the God of my salvation.” – Habakkuk 3:17-18

Blessings to you -

By: Barbara

Barbara — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:07:46 +0000

Yes. And its carnage is tragic. A friend and fellow churchman was telling me last night about a coworker of his who has an adult child in a travesty of a marriage, and she prays intently for them. But she lamented recently that things had worsened, and she felt it was because she had not prayed for them for four nights straight, as if God’s intervention in that marriage were dependent on whether or not she personally demonstrated how badly she wanted for them to have help by how much she prayed for it. That perceived level of control and sovereignty is a horrible, heavy burden for a mere creature to have to carry.

By: Isaiah Chua

Isaiah Chua — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:04:27 +0000

Great quote, bro. I just read it at your blog too!

By: Isaiah Chua

Isaiah Chua — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:03:35 +0000

Thanks, bro. Soli Deo Gloria!

By: godswordistruth

godswordistruth — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:18:50 +0000

Those who claim that salvation by God includes Jesus Christ's bringing unlimited $ wealth and health, as a God's blessing to all on earth who believe in Jesus and then justifies that by misinterpreting scriptures, is far from the truth and is no difference from the legalistic Pharisees of Jesus' days.

'To the Pharisees, being rich was a sign of holiness. In other words, “I’m rich because I’m so righteous that God is blessing me.” When the Lord said, “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven” (Mt. 19:24), that was absolutely and utterly shocking. To the Pharisees, riches were the stamp of divine approval on one’s life because God gave riches to those who were righteous. To say that a rich man could no more enter the kingdom than a camel could go through the eye of a needle was really a shocking statement because they equated money with the blessing of God. So they greedily gathered money, and the richer they became the more they pretended to the people that they were spiritual.' John MacArthur, Overcoming Materialism Treasure in Heaven–Part 1

By: Warren

Warren — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:09:50 +0000

I heard about this concept a few months ago from a church-mate. yes even prosperity is a sort of legalism.

By: Douglas K. Adu-Boahen

Douglas K. Adu-Boahen — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:17:59 +0000

Now ain’t that something I’ve never thought of before. Great insights, Bro. Isaiah…