What is the Prosperity Gospel?

What is the Prosperity Gospel, and why is it so controversial? Listen as Pastor John describes the origins, dangers, and widespread influence of this doctrine. He explains why he strongly opposes the Prosperity Gospel, which promises wealth and success to believers, by highlighting its theological flaws and harmful impact on individuals and churches worldwide. Through biblical teachings and personal insights, this video sheds light on the reality of following Christ and the call to a life of self-denial, service, and eternal hope.

APJ 231: “Why I Abominate the Prosperity Gospel” (December 6, 2013)

[flavioabreu]

My mom once told me: “son, some people are so poor, so poor that all they have is money.” I never forgot that.

[peashooter]

I'm poor... I don't believe God is punishing me? Although I'm poor in this world, I'm not poor with the Lord!

[chrisalmasan]

“It’s not sinful to make a lot of money, it’s sinful to want to KEEP a lot of money.”

Wow, AMEN!!

[BubbaSawyer]

I'd rather have Jesus than silver and gold, I'd rather be His than have riches untold. I'd rather have Jesus than world wide fame, I'd rather be true to His Holy Name.

[ngitheni]

As a South African, I completely agree with what he is saying. These prosperity "churches" are everywhere and I'm saddened by how many people are deceived by this

[josephho]

Jesus said, My House Shall be a House of Prayer and you all have made it into a market place for trade and profit.

[MrWINNSLAW]

"A Job experience will break any prosperity preacher!"

[reubenfromow]

It’s 2019, this came out 10 years ago. The YouTube algorithm has come through for me yet again

[deborahekechukwu]

Now this is the truth. Raw and undiluted. The prosperity movement teaches that gain is godliness. It's not the true Gospel.

[paulettebensort]

When you have Christ in you, you feel content and at peace in every small things you have. Even you are poor you feel rich in all aspect of life because you see all the goodness of the Lord Jesus Christ in all unfortunate circumstances. Believing that God wants / works the best for his people is never wrong.

[wendeehutchins]

I don’t want the world I want my children and my family to know God .

[dmhtuber]

Great message....I'm in the Philippines and the prosperity message is everywhere. It truly is another gospel and leads Christians straight into the miry clay swamp where nothing lives.

[GhostMonkey]

I started drinking when I was 16. I would drink at parties, but I also started drinking alone because I was unhappy, and I was in a lot of emotional pain all the time. My mom was very aggressive when I was younger, and my brother hated her and so did I. He started hanging out with shady people, he started failing all his classes, he was never home, and my parents fought all the time. I also ran away several times. I was always trying to figure out a reason as to why I was here or what the purpose of life was. So, I started looking at different philosophies, religions, and beliefs. When I was 18 after I was hungover, I got on my knees and I prayed for the first time. I asked if God was real that he would show me he was real because I couldn’t take it anymore. I was crying when I prayed for this. At that moment I felt a presence come over me like a wind. It was barely noticeable, but it was unlike anything in my life I had experienced up until that point. I was surprised when I felt it and I remember saying “what was that?” after that experience I pretty much forgot what happened and kept partying, until my senior year when I got arrested. After my arrest, my parents lost all their trust in me and I was expelled from high school. I was told never to come back. At that time, I felt afraid and hopeless. That’s when I started looking for God, and I prayed that he would reveal himself in my life and that he would give me signs. My prayers began getting answered so consistently that I couldn’t deny that God was doing something. It was mysterious and compelling. I ended up in Church and started reading the bible hours a day. I stopped hanging out with all my other friends because they were continually getting arrested. I was able to forgive my family and myself and to ask to be forgiven. I noticed how at Church people were judgmental and how they formed cliques but were afraid to be around anyone else different from them. It increased my faith because I realized Jesus was not like that and ever since I was young, I saw people as people regardless of who they were. After a while, it’s like I could see God's presence was in my life and then it felt like he wasn’t, and then he was, and then he wasn’t. One day I woke up and felt more depressed than I ever have in my entire life. I felt like I was dying on the inside. That night I prayed, and I said, God, I don’t see my life five years from now I'm going to die Jesus save me Lord, please save me. I was weeping when I said it and when I asked him to save me, I felt a presence inside of me like a heartbeat, and I felt it once like a pulse, and I said Lord please save me and I felt it again even stronger. It was like radiance. When I woke up the next morning, I had transformed everything felt brand new like I was a kid again. All my fears and all my racing thoughts everything was gone. I looked at my hands, and I said this can’t be real it’s impossible. When I looked at myself in the mirror, I saw a different person. I started praying, and the holy spirit became entirely real to me it was washing over me and inside of me. It was total love and peace, and I heard a voice but not an audible one, it was an inner voice. It said I am with you; I love you, I will never leave you, it’s done it’s finished. That was May 3rd, 2009, and ever since then I’ve followed God, I have seen many things change and many things I know wouldn’t have changed without faith and belief. I know what it’s like to be lost to feel you have no hope. Don’t ever think you’re stuck, or life can’t change because it can. My mom is a Christian now, Its night and day. Some of the things that went away during that period were severe anxiety and my addiction to alcohol. I’ve seen and experienced so many things that are miraculous and seen how God has worked in my life. When we ask God to forgive us for what we’ve done and turn away from our sins and wrongdoings and we believe in Christ's sacrifice everything changes. His word says if we confess with our mouths that Jesus is Lord and believe in our hearts that he died and rose again we will have eternal life but not just life after death but abundant life in the present. Our sins are erased not only past, present, and future but our burdens and fears are lifted also. Our thoughts, our minds, our hearts, our souls are transformed and united with God and we know his spirit lives in us. If you seek, pray, and knock you will know JESUS IS KING!!! HE LIVES!

[keroy]

There’s many many people here in the Philippines who really are poor. And in there desperation these prosperity preachers took advantage. “If you bless me God will bless you”. I even heard them say “If the pastor is not rich, he has a problem with his faith”. The love of money is a complete snare. Please pray for my country, God bless.

[michaelcarlone]

Give us this day our daily bread.
Take no thought for tomorrow.

[BoriPR]

I read the book think and grow Rich because I so wanted to persue wealth. I believed that what God wanted for me. As I read the book the holy spirit convicted me. There was a clash in my heart. I couldn't finish it. Do not read that book my people. It exhuslts self and wealth when Jesus said deny yourself. I believe that if you make a lot of money it's ok as long as your heart is set on the Lord before all. Now I believe that if being rich will curropt my heart and steer me away from the Lord, I'd rather be in the same financial state I'm in now. If the Lord allows me to make millions may I use it to finance missionaries that preach the cross and the cross only.

[whittler]

Thank you so much for this .. my wife is caught up in this P. Gospel and it is horrible ..God has blessed me in my life .. but it has nothing to do with me .. but all with him .. Iam a dirty filthy sinner who doesn't even deserve heaven .. but it is only because of his love for me I exist .. I believe the Prosperity Gospel is one of the most dangerous beliefs alive and contradicts the entire word of God .. It is a curse on Christianity .. not a blessing and only makes greedy preachers rich .. Thank you for fight against such heresy ..

[spirit-n-truth]

I have tears mustering up hearing this message! Thank you Christ for salvation! Although I don't look like what I've been through. ..BUT GOD I HAVE BEEN SAVED THROUGH JESUS' MERCY & GRACE!

I pray for my brothers and sisters nationally & internationally who suffer for the cross. May the blood of the Lamb keep our ears, eyes, minds & body protected against demonic attacks. May His angelic hosts watch over us all our earthly days.

I pray for the man of God and his family in this video message for boldly speaking in God's biblical truth.

For I do not judge people by their skin tone but rather by their God fearing, believing in the sacrifice of JESUS on calvary for our sins and walking by FAITH guided by the Holy Spirit.

I LOVE JESUS(.)

Agape Love Mrs. Smiley

[karenhuggins]

Thank you so much, Pastor John. My husband and I were caught up in this movement and ended up almost bankrupt. It was my diligent study of the Word for seven years that saved me from this evil movement and into the Kingdom of God.

[jiujitsukitty]

Prosperity gospel was stared in the garden..by a snake.