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The [Apostolic] Prosperity Gospel
It seems that the prosperity gospel, name it and claim it, is gaining serious traction in apostolic circles. Maybe I am just arriving late to the party, but I'm seeing and hearing some rather alarming things from fairly prominent men.
Today I was listening to a sermon online which centered on the Lord's prayer and "Finacial Dominion." One of the main points of emphasis was that when Jesus used the word "debts" he really meant "finacial debts" or finacial obligations. I am floored by such statements.
I have seen preachers say somthing along the lines of "I wish people would throw money at me while I was preaching" and then people immediately start doing it.
I have recently heard (second hand, not with my own ears yet) that a pastor preached to his congregation that they ought to "make a covenant with this pastor" and encourage the members to enter into a covenant with him concerning their tithes.
of course this is just the tip of the iceberg, and I'm hardly attempting to make a long list here, just throwing out a few things to start a conversation.
What do you think? Do such things bother you? Do you just ignore them? Do you think that the Bible should be the final authority on all church doctrine and practice?
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"Resolved: That all men should live to the glory of God. Resolved, secondly: That whether or not anyone else does, I will." ~Jonathan Edwards
"The only man who has the right to say he is justified by grace alone is the man who has left all to follow Christ." ~Dietrich Bonheoffer, The Cost of Discipleship
"Preachers who should be fishing for men are now too often fishing for compliments from men." ~Leonard Ravenhill
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