Don't buy into the LIE of the prosperity gospel! | #shorts

Rather than searching for the next shot of happiness, we should rest in the truth of who God is and what he has accomplished on the cross.

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[sv]

This is so true, "name it and claim it" is taught by these charlatans.

[sspicer]

TY, it is appalling how many of my family spend all their prayers, money and efforts on health and wealth rather than staying focused on the gospel.

[sneaksyranger]

It is sad that people are so easily deceived into lusting after wealth and ease that will perish.

[baronreed]

A very wise man once told me that when my Christianity becomes about me, it's no longer Christianity. It's about Christ first and then others.

[barbs]

Preach it Alisa. We've been fed a pack of lies & deception. There is no prosperity gospel in the Bible. If it were, do you think the disciples would have suffered the things they did because they had incredible faith in Jesus. Doesn't add up to the stuff preached in many churches today & on Christian TV.

[greyferguson]

Yes, I didn't become a Christ Follower to get rich, be healthy, never a tragedy to occur. With Christ I have what I need to survive and thrive in this life.

[dennis]

Jesus said, we are being called, like lambs to a slaughter. Doesn't sound like prosperity to me.

[karintraut]

Nothing further from the truth. God is good 🙌🙌😇🙏🇿🇦

[jeanblese]

PRAISE YAH ALL PRAISE BELONG TO MOST HIGH HALELLUYAH

[jenniferoutlaw]

One of the things that really bothers me about the teaching that God heals and naterially prospers everyone if they just have faith is that there are Christians all throughout history and the world over who have tremendous faith and yet have all suffered and died! And what about those who are alive now suffering physical disablilities, horrible poverty and persecution, how can we say they don't have faith? That's all they have, in many cases! And they relentlessly pursue Christ and do His will! It is shameful that anyone could judge them as having no faith!

[dodgyphilisopher]

True. The word for affliction is basically misery. We are always going to be in misery as true believers. The one thing a true believe wants is a world where everyone loves God and knows him so we don't have to preach about knowing him. But since we are not in that world of course we are going be in misery because watching people who literally think they believe but actually have no clue that they are blinded is extremely depressing. Especially when you can still see the potential in them, yet they deny the very Power of the God they "Claim' to believe in. But I will say this, if anyone thinks that God would not bless someone with money they are playing themselves. I would say this, everyone should at least at some time in their life go sleep on the street and be homeless. Just to see what it's like. I once got kicked out from a church I was behind because it was the only place the meth heads wouldn't go. Yeah churches are friendly to the holy spirit today for sure. You know that voice that the Bible says is isolated and alone crying from the wilderness. Yeah that spirit everyone says they love until you talk to it.

[DiedreAnn]

Find joy, not happiness, in all circumstances

[chardo]

Another great lie that has been told to Christians is that the Kingdom of God is in the future.

[heavymetarismyway]

Another lie I've heard is that sharing our faith with anyone in any way is and I quote, "shoving your religion down our throats." It's designed to render us fearful of turning people away from Jesus, but it's a complete lie.

[terrypaul]

What’s this bigger kingdom of God? Is it a future dream? Or is the kingdom nigh ( now) as Jesus said! That is the heresy to teach people when they are dead they will be free of suffering. Christ said the kingdom is within, God is not the God of the dead but the living! Knowing Christ in you now, the hope of glory

[sh]

don't forget bill gothard's skewed teachings.

[jovicatrpcevski]

Kudos to the Christians who have stayed faithful to the Lord after having woken up to what's true & what's not; God only knows how many others' faith has suffered shipwreck from insufficient knowledge of or inaccurate interpretation of the New Testament scriptures. In my experience, the Old Testament & the book of Acts are the 2 most misused & misunderstood volumes of Holy Writ. I would also submit that someone who knows history is perhaps in a better position to properly understand God's Word & will for the Christian believer.

[ExodusPrime-xh]

Literally read Ephesians today, and it's so clear in the multiple occurrences of inheritance that it's not an inheritance in this life. The purpose of the Holy Spirit is so that we love God, 1 Peter 1:2 shows that the purpose of the Spirit is towards obedience to Jesus. 2 John indicates that love is that we do what Jesus commanded, to love one another. Jesus himself said that if we love him, we will follow his commands being amongst others that we love God and love others.

Nowhere in the new testament does it talk about this being your best life now. You get to live this life fully knowing you are a child of God and will dwell with him for eternity.

[bellabelle]

I like you Alisa, but honestly I have spent considerable time in the “prosperity gospel” camp in the past, and I’ve literally never heard anyone say what you just said.

[Samara]

the 12 diciples gave everything and lost everything ; how do they explain this ?