a doctrine taught by mostly evangelical Christian televangelists that wealth and propserity are promised in the
Bible for devoting your life to
God, or that a life of wealth and health and prosperity are signs of
God's favor. Unfortunately, the prosperity gospel is not just unBiblical, but is used by these televangelists to get you to donate your money to their organization. I am a Christian myself and dont
buy into the prosperity gospel.
The prosperity gospel unfortunately leads others astray and exploits one's desire to have wealth and health in this life. In a way, the prosperity gospel teaches a person to pursue wealth and not
God himself, and could be considered a form of idolatry. If the prsperity gospel is true, then why wasn'
t Mother Teresa or Jesus rich?? Does being "poor"
mean you are being chastised by
God? Just a few thoughts.