“Some Thoughts on the Prosperity Gospel” is an interesting piece from personal finance blogger Trent Hamm of The Simple Dollar. Spirituality is never a direct quid pro quo. It provides its own rewards, ones that aren’t of the sparkly kind. Also, check out this hard-hitting article by John Piper, “Prosperity Preaching: Deceitful and Deadly”.

... 39;ll be the one." To be sure, this is not a drive-by trashing on prosperity preaching. Rosin really does try to understand its appeal. I found ... disproportionately took out subprime mortgages). Excerpt: Among Latinos the prosperity gospel has been spreading rapidly. In a recent Pew ... Tian-Ren Lin, a researcher at the University of Virginia who has made a close study of Latino prosperity ...

... by God will eventually be materially successful. In other words, godliness causes material prosperity. First of all, let me state I’m a Christian. I’m involved with a Lutheran church ... , I must be favored by God and that I should use this evidence as a platform upon which to repeat the prosperity gospel to my readers. I completely and wholeheartedly disagree with this notion. First ...

... but delivers nothing. The following video shares some of the struggles and dangers of the Prosperity Gospel on the mission field (specifically in Africa). ... Satan will lose, but in the meantime, MANY are being tricked into worshiping prosperity instead of worshiping the One and True Living God. ... family desires to confront the Prosperity Gospel in Chile with the true Gospel of Jesus Christ. HT ( ...

... I write this. I don't listen to him every Sunday, but I can guess what the sermon will be. It will be the prosperity gospel. Here it is in a nutshell: -Put your faith in God, and he will make you ... you simply lack faith. -Give more money. If you smell a scam in all of this, you would be correct. The prosperity gospel is nothing short of deceiving weak minded and desperate people into giving ...

... Did Christianity Cause the Crash? Quoting from the Simple Dollar: First of all, if the prosperity gospel were true, every single person of faith would be showered in ... implies a nonsensical quid pro quo. The entire idea of a prosperity gospel is based on an idea of direct reciprocity – if you believe in God, you will directly be given material wealth. This implies that God is some kind of ...