The PROSPERITY GOSPEL MOVEMENT
(also referred to by some as the Health and Wealth Gospel)
(also referred to by some as the Health and Wealth Gospel)
"...only in North America do we find the prevalence of Prosperity Gospel. This theology even merits an entry on Wikipedia.This twisted, false gospel has invaded the thinking of virtually all Christians, though no doubt many would derisively dismiss its more brazen versions. The mainstream Wikipedia points out that this "somewhat similar (yet strikingly different) belief appears in most 'New Thought' religions, Unity, Religious Science, Divine Science denominations." It is a false teaching - "a doctrine of demons" - that not surprisingly has had insidious repercussions. Its implicit message is that the evidence of God's blessing - yes, even the validation of one's salvation - is a high standard of living as defined by the world's dominant humanist perspective. This view does not stand up to any Scriptural scrutiny. It is not Biblical. Not one mention or even an indirect statement supporting this doctrine is found in the New Testament. If that were so, we must conclude that Jesus Christ, all the apostles, and most first century Christians were unsuccessful "undercomers". They had not discovered Prosperity Gospel and never entered into its blessings. One wonders why one of the first names for Christians in the first century was "Ebionite", meaning "the poor ones". Prosperity Theology is an errant belief system, heavily laden with paganism, and candy-coated with Christian form and words. It is heresy that has been bringing America to its ruin, turning cold the faith of many, and may eventually reveal that many of America's progressive Christians never did have a true conversion in the first place. It is not a gospel, but rather an idolatry." (Source: Wilfred Hahn, Midnight Call, August 2009, pp 20-21)
BibleTruthForToday concerns regarding this movement:
Please see the following links:
Christianity Lite?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosperity_theology
http://www.gotquestions.org/prosperity-gospel.html