Rant on the Prosperity Gospel
One of the local churches, in which I have some involvement, has a pledge that the audience stands and reads before the offering is taken (I believe it has something to do with affiliation with Bill Johnson as I have also seen it happen in one other church). Whilst I don’t have the pledge written down, it is similar to this:
God, as we faithfully give our tithes and offerings we stand on your ability to provide for us. We claim that as we reach out in the supernatural we will see an abundance flow such as:
- Checks in the mail
- Favourable settlements
- Gifts and surprises
- Good health
- New opportunities
- Expenses decreasing
- Income increasing
- etc
This is the worst case of the prosperity gospel I have ever seen. Unsurprisingly, the pastor maintains that the congregation must be getting richer because the offerings increase each week. I’ve got a feeling there is another reason for this.
Not everyone in that congregation in wholly devoted to prosperity teaching. Some of these people feel that it’s not right but don’t know why. This post in my attempt to answer that question.
