PRO$PERITY GO$PEL
A DOCTRINE OF DEVILS…
Beloved of God, all glory to the true Lord Jesus Christ, witnesseth the Holy Spirit and Word of God… for the light shining on a corrupt seed ravishing the churches.
Know that we are to preach and know sound doctrine.
I Timothy 4:6 If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.
Some include this as the health and wealth doctrine – I haven’t been led to tread on the health part. Jesus does heal and will continue to – it is only on the emphasis to live longer and such that takes it out of Biblical context – for we are in the last days – there isn’t going to be time for people to make it to 120 years old as some teach in these misguided services.
John 12:25 He that loveth his life shall lose it, and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
Jesus heals – but preachers teaching healing for the wrong reasons—like extending your life – not so. God gets the glory. And that is all I’ve been led to say on that for now.
HERESY
Being taught that God is going to bless you abundantly in riches and listening to books by Olsteen on “Your Best Life Now,” well, if you’re living your best life now, you’re going to hell, because your best life will be eternal life with Jesus Christ. Prosperity gospel – is just that – another gospel because there’s only one true gospel getting you saved.
Philippians 1:29-30 For unto you it is given on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake, 30 having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.
Looks like the apostles realized they weren’t living their best life on earth – they suffered for the Lord. God gives us joy and peace – but to say everything is going to be peachy here is not the Word of God.
Here we go… for every one verse that prosperity gospel preachers misinterpret – there are ten in the Bible against a prosperity gospel. They’ll use arguments like this to validate…
ONE ARGUMENT
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
First, here's the problem... Preachers today take the liberty to choose the translation that fits their sermon. This is a point in how other translations outside of the KJV distort the Word. All books of prophecy don't even make sense outside the KJV. IT IS NOT HARMLESS TO DO THIS, WE PROMISE YOU.
These other translations give preachers carte blanche to choose the translation to fit their distortion.
In the NIV... this verse states Jer. 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord," plans to prosper you and not harm you...
This is not what the KJV says. Be careful. The real Word of God says to...
Ephesians 5:15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise.
Circumspectly means to look around... around you, so look at the verses around that verse to put it into perspective.
Let’s look at the verse above that to define who God is talking to, and that He fulfilled this promise if you take a look at Israel today.
Jeremiah 29:10 For thus saith the Lord: That after seventy years are accomplished at Babylon, I will visit you and perform My good word toward you, causing you to return to this place.
God’s talking about Israel after they completed their judgment of Babylonian captivity.
ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS (MONEY)
Acts 16:16-18 And it came to pass as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed by a spirit of divination met us. She had brought her masters much gain by soothsaying.17 The same followed Paul and us, crying out and saying, “These men are the servants of the Most High God, who show unto us the way of salvation.” 18 And this she did many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, “I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And he came out that same hour.
This woman had a spirit of divination that brought her masters MONEY. Everything in the new “change” churches will be about bringing money to their master. And they’ll proclaim like in this demon-possessed woman – who knows the way to salvation – the Holy Bible, but it’s still an unclean spirit saying it. The unclean spirits tell believers, as do many of these mega-evangelist, that Jesus is the only way to salvation. But like this spirit, the motivation was money. She wanted others to come to her, get paid off the miracles the real apostles were doing because she was trying to associate herself with them. Same as the unclean spirits get the unclean pastors paid by telling others about Jesus and profit of the miracles that a true believer in Jesus, or the Holy Spirit does.
They’re crafty and without a strong relationship with the Lord and Holy Spirit, can be very hard to detect.
Psalm 73:2-3 But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped. 3 For I was envious of the foolish when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
The apostles knew not to listen to this demonic woman behind them – however, in churches today smaller pastors are falling for her taunt. The smaller pastors look to the mega-churches and listen to the seducing spirit – saying to the smaller congregation pastors -- These men are servants of the God Most High, who are telling you the way to be saved. So these smaller preachers think because these mega-churches are packed with people, rolling in money, and have huge churches, that God’s blessed them. So they end up coveting these churches and forsaking the real gospel for a false gospel.
These demons demanding money won’t make the same mistake of getting close to real apostles to get cast out – but they’ll get close to weaker ones and point them to the “way” of salvation by trying to point others these mega churches.
GOD BUILDS THE CHURCH – NOT MAN
Rick Warren and Leonard Sweet wrote a book called “The Tides of Change” on how to get people to your church with gimmicks and entertainment. How to grow your church using tools of the world and even denying prayer can make your church grow. It’s another gospel they are believing in. And by the way, Leonard Sweet is a New Age mystic…
http://reformednazarene.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/leonard-sweet-continues-promoting-mystical-heresy/
Good article on him. Here’s what the Word of God says on growing…
Deuteronomy 7:12-13 Therefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments and keep and do them, that the Lord thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which He swore unto thy fathers. 13 And He will love thee and bless thee and multiply thee; He will also bless the fruit of thy womb and the fruit of thy land, thy corn and thy wine and thine oil, the increase of thy cattle and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which He swore unto thy fathers to give thee.
Then we’ll take a look at Gideon in the Bible. Summed up, God told Gideon to attack the Midianites – and 22,000 Israelites mounted up. God said it was too many and had Gideon dwindle the number down to 300…
Judges 7:2 And the Lord said unto Gideon, “The people who are with thee are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against Me, saying, ‘Mine own hand hath saved me.’
God knew that with 300 men, it was a miracle that only God could do. If there were thousands in number – Israel would think that it was them doing the winning. Jesus showed at the day of Pentecost that He only needed 120 to kick off His church. That’s why there’s wasn’t 10,000 told to wait until the Holy Spirit comes. So boasting in numbers that these men bring into the church is not indicative that God brought them in. God turns things up with few in number. In Revelations Chapter 14, God has only 144,000 sealed for him in a world of billions.
God wants everyone saved – but most will have hardened hearts. So books on how to bring in the world to your church is not God – it’s man trying to bring them in. God does the adding.
Acts 2:47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
Now this last verse below shows what God will do to those that build without His power…
Isaiah 30:13-14 therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant. 14 And he shall break it as the breaking of the potter’s vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare, so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a shard to take fire from the hearth, or to take water threby out of the pit.”
This last verse is for a lot of word of faith believers that believe everything God does is already done in your life – that takes the fellowship out of God. They often use “It is finished” of what Jesus said as meaning everything is done. The work of the cross for the sacrifice of Christ on the cross is done – you believe in Him – you’re saved and forgiven. But Jesus, after his resurrection gave instructions for us to cast out demons, heal the sick, etc… So we have the authority present in our lives from Jesus to do this – the reason we can do those things is because of the work on the cross, but it’s a constant.
John 15:5 “I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth in Me and I in Him, the same bringeth forth much fruit, for without Me ye can do nothing.
Those preachers like Rick Warren and Joel Osteen thinking we can do it, or they can build the church –no – read the verse. This is why we pray, stand on the Word – and fellowship with the Holy Spirit – it isn’t automatically done – the work of the cross was the reason we can do these things in Jesus’ name. Jesus finished His part, now we unite with Him to obey His Word and advance the kingdom of God. This ought to make some people pretty angry – but show me in the Bible where the apostles sat around and said… it’s all done now. I’ll just stand on Jesus finished work and then everything fell into place. Or we don’t have to do anything. You won’t find it. It’s a living fellowship every day based on what Jesus did for us on the cross that allows us to have this unity with Jesus.
John 15:20 Remember the word that I said unto you: ‘The servant is not greater than his lord.’ If they have persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept My saying, they will keep yours also.
TAKING MONEY OVER JESUS
Luke 8:26-39… tells the lesson of the pigs and Legion. Everyone was terrified of the demon-possessed man in the catacombs and wanted Jesus to cast out the demons. Jesus cast the demons out into the pigs, which then went nuts and ran into the lake and drowned. This is an interesting analogy of the apostate churches. They accepted Jesus – until those tending the pigs saw that Jesus cost them their livelihood. They’d rather have kept the demons and their money than have Jesus. So they asked him to leave. So, not even the nasty animal, the pigs, wanted to live with a nastier demon –so they committed suicide. But those who wanted money would rather deal with the demons than have their source of money messed with. They chose money and would have rather had to put up with the demons than Jesus and no money. Sounds like a lot of churches today.
CHARGING FOR THE GOSPEL
This is for exorbitant amounts for conferences, conventions, banquets, books and CD’s, that go way beyond the cost of making the product to exacting mass profits. The Word of God warns about these things…
I Corinthians 9:18 What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel.
The Word says you can make a living on the gospel, but when does this equate to making a profit off the gospel?
I Corinthians 9:14 Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.
That’s housing and transportation to preach – not a Lehr jet and first class everywhere you travel.
GOSPEL IS FREE
2 Corinthians 11:17 Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?
You see what happens here – the “other gospel” is of the world and you have to pay for it. The real gospel of Jesus Christ is free – you shouldn’t have to pay for it. Never did any of the original apostles run around charging for scrolls they wrote. They lived by the Word, which says…
Matthew 10:8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
I Peter 5:2 feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight of them, not by constraint but willingly, not for filthy lucre but out of a ready mind,
It’s an express order not to feed the flock for dirty money(lucre). When the gospel is charged it’s tainted by men’s motive and becomes another gospel.
SAYING ALL CHRISTIANS SHOULD BE RICH IS A DISTORTION
Acts 3:3-6 He, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked for alms. 4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, “Look on us.” 5 And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something from them. 6 Then Peter said, “Silver and gold have I none, but such as I have, I give thee: in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.”
This was Peter and John here –and they had no money! People weren’t paying them to heal others.
Revelation 2:9 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
Isn’t it a peachy ride, and the churches in Revelation are a combination of the churches today. Jesus says they’re spiritually rich, even though poor—so which is better?
Revelation 3:17-18 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: 18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
And these are two examples of the types of churches and what they’re, and we, will be judged on.
2 Peter 2:1-3 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. 2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. 3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
PAY CLOSE ATTENTION SAINTS OF GOD – some false teachings are damnable heresies, meaning just that… they’ll damn the soul of the false teacher and those believing it by switching you over to “another” Jesus. Need clarity on that… please see the other blogs.
Jesus was not sporting fancy five-star mangers, or cruising around in golden chariots on Earth.
Luke 9:58 And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air havenests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
HEALTH
Healing is totally the Word of God. So it is not intent to go into all the verses from Mark 16:18 and Isaiah 53:5 saying we have the authority to heal in Jesus name and that Jesus did carry healing on the cross. We stand on faith and Jesus does heal us and through us. Well, why are some of these mega churches and false prophets having healings going on? If they don’t believe in Jesus and are there for the money? – it’s the woman with the issue of blood – her faith healed her.
People go believing in a healing, it’s not so and so the false teacher healing them – it’s faith in the real Jesus that heals them. They may not realize it’s a false prophet, they are there looking for Jesus.
But to say we will never get sick is not Biblical, and weakens the faith of believers when they do get sick by thinking they’re not good enough.
Galatians 4:13-14 Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the Gospel unto you at the first. 14 And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected, but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 4:20 Erastus remained at Corinth, but Trophimus I have left sick at Miletus.
Philippians 2: 25-27 Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants. 26 For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick. 27 For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.
The issue becomes when it’s taking away from living by the Spirit, to focusing on the flesh. If you’re out seeking God first, I believe your health is protected unless a humbling thorn or something pops up, or to glorify God. Jesus got about everyone’s attention with healings and miracles. But when it’s just concentrating on the flesh being healthy and wealthy, you’ve lost focus on the spiritual mindset and gone to the flesh – this is why most, most of these mega churches have far less healings than the early church despite it being 50% of their doctrines.
CANDY LIFE?
Word of faith preachers, televangelists, and emerging churches will promise you that God promised you a care-free life of prosperity and lack of hardship. It’s not the real gospel. I’ll list a slew of verses for you to look up in the KJV. For brevity… I’ll just list them this time:
Romans 5:3-5, Romans 8:18, 1 Peter 4:12-19, 1 Peter 5:10, Revelation 21:4, John 16:33, 2 Corinthians 4:8-10,17, 2 Timothy 3:12, Psalm 34:19, Philippians 1:29, Philippians 3:10, Colossians 1:24, 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12, Matthew 5:10, Hebrews 11:36-38, Hebrews 12:10, Mark 13:13, Mark 4:17, 2 Corinthians 12:7-10, 1 Peter 2:19-21, 2 Corinthians 1:8-9…
There are more, but I would hope you get the point – the Christian life is about Jesus and love, and since so many in the world hate Jesus – and have a cold love – there will be struggles and hardships or you’re not serving on the right team.
Philippians 4:12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
The gospel is not the self-help me gospel. We accept what Jesus did for us, so we can do for others by preaching Jesus and loving others because Jesus first loved us. Jesus is not about just doing for you… He’s about getting you to do for others.
GIVING
Notice the Bible says give to those in need, but doesn’t specify just money – can be time, love, work, help, an ear, car rides, food, etc—prosperity makes it… if you give this much money, God will return it. Love to God is giving… For God so loved the world, He GAVE…
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Love is giving expecting nothing in return. The false gospel is giving to get something in return… it’s a harlot’s love. I’ll love you if you pay me. I’m not saying putting your money where your mouth is and giving tithes isn’t an act of faith, but doesn’t have to be a brick and mortar church – we are the Body of Christ – we are the church. In Acts they gave their possessions and it was distributed as to who had needs. Not wants… needs. God’s love is free, pure gospel… the harlot love of the mother of Babylon… she says God will love you, He will do for you, if you do for Him. Her love is not free, it costs money.
Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Here is the love of Jezebel – a robbing of peace – and you’ll see greed, strife, envy, disorder, confusion and everything else in these churches that live by the spirit of Babylon.
2 Kings 9:22 And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?
I John 3:17 But whoso hath this world’s goods and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up the compassion of his heart from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
This is clear for those that are Christians and horde wealth. If you’re bank account boasts more than enough to live off for an extended length of time and you know your brothers are in need, and you do nothing… how can the love of God be in you?
James 4:3-4 Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. 4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
JESUS ON THE MATTER
So on shows like “LA Fakers” I mean LA Preachers and False Apostle edition of MTV’s Cribs, does instilling believers to be rich and immensely worldly prosperity have a Biblical basis…?
Luke 12:15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
Then follows the parable…
Luke 12:16-21 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: 17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? 18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. 20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? 21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
Thank you, Jesus. As explained in earlier prophecy blogs, one of the reasons for God’s wrath is… storing up wealth. Hording wealth. Jesus was not telling you to be a catcher of money – but of men. Also in earlier blogs is the rich man that repented, and he gave away half his wealth and paid back (times) what he ripped people off with tax collecting. And that was fine with the Lord.
Jesus isn’t saying for us to be broke, but our goal should not be getting rich.
Psalm 101:7 He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.
These men are not honored by God. And if they are calling themselves shepherds but don’t even have sound doctrine down – they should not be shepherds, for the blood on their hands in leading the sheep astray will be brought upon them.
WINNNIG APPROVAL OF MEN OVER GOD
Galatians 1:10 For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I yet sought to please men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
I John 4:5-6 They are of the world; therefore they speak of the world, and the world heareth them.6 We are of God; he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby we know the Spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
John 15:19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own; but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
Galatians 5:26 Let us not be desirous of vainglory, provoking one another and envying one another.
And there’s the deception that some of these preachers have a basic belief in Jesus, but really wanted to be rock stars, or actors, or someone famous, so they use their belief to try and make them the best, or biggest, preacher… vainglory. And they envy these big preachers and churches and it’s always a keeping up with the Jones's going on. And that leads to the next verse…
Matthew 23:6-7 and love the uppermost places at feasts and the chief seats in the synagogues, 7 and greetings in the markets, and to be called by men, ‘Rabbi, Rabbi.’
Mark 8:36 For what shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
Philippians 2:2-3 fulfill ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord and of one mind. 3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem the other better than himself.
1 Thessalonians 2:2-6 But even after we had suffered before and were shamefully treated at Philippi, as ye know, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the Gospel of God amidst much contention. 3 For our exhortation was not from deceit, nor from uncleanness, nor from guile; 4 but as we were allowed by God to be entrusted with the Gospel, even so we speak not as pleasing men, but God, who trieth our hearts. 5 For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloak of covetousness (God is our witness), 6 nor sought we glory from men, neither from you nor yet from others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
This is a great verse – shows the Bible knew this men would tell you what people want to here, but it’s really to get the purses and bill folds to open wider, and the cards to swipe faster. It’s flattery, or “everything’s great and so are you speech” to pump crowds up.
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