would not even recognize a doctrine that ties blessings to how many Benjamin’s you have. Church services have become milking machines and the congregation is the cash cow. I could just imagine how much money Jesus would have madMatthew, Mark, Luke and John preached the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Modern day protestant evangelical ministers according to Time Magazine often push another doctrine they termed “the new Gospel of Wealth”. The issues seemed to be whether God condones or condemns wealth or whether the doctrine of prosperity is progressive or poison.

This article brought my blood to a boiling point, especially when they quoted one TV evangelist as saying “Who would want something where you’re miserable, broke and ugly and you have to muddle through until you get to heaven?” Well, that just wiped out Hebrews chapter 11, the Book of Job, at least 2/3 of the Old Testament and the lives of half the disciples. Oh the saints have muddled through, they were sawn in half, boiled in oil, nailed to cross, burned at the stake, and were often without any financial means whatsoever, praising God to the death.

The saints of old would not even recognize a doctrine that ties blessings to how many Benjamin’s you have. Church services have become milking machines and the congregation is the cash cow. I could just imagine how much money Jesus would have made

whether God condones or condemns wealth or whether the doctrine of prosperity is progressive or poison.

This article brought my blood to a boiling point, especially when they quoted one TV evangelist as saying “Who would want something where you’re miserable, broke and ugly and you have to muddle through until you get to heaven?” Well, that just wiped out Hebrews chapter 11, the Book of Job, at least 2/3 of the Old Testament and the lives of half the disciples. Oh the saints have muddled through, they were sawn in half, boiled in oil, nailed to cross, burned at the stake, and were often without any financial means whatsoever, praising God to the death.

The saints of old would not even recognize a doctrine that ties blessings to how many Benjamin’s you have. Church services have become milking machines and the congregation is the cash cow. I could just imagine how much money Jesus would have mad

t something where you’re miserable, broke and ugly and you have to muddle through until you get to heaven?” Well, that just wiped out Hebrews chapter 11, the Book of Job, at least 2/3 of the Old Testament and the lives of half the disciples. Oh the saints have muddled through, they were sawn in half, boiled in oil, nailed to cross, burned at the stake, and were often without any financial means whatsoever, praising God to the death.

The saints of old would not even recognize a doctrine that ties blessings to how many Benjamin’s you have. Church services have become milking machines and the congregation is the cash cow. I could just imagine how much money Jesus would have mad

disciples. Oh the saints have muddled through, they were sawn in half, boiled in oil, nailed to cross, burned at the stake, and were often without any financial means whatsoever, praising God to the death.

The saints of old would not even recognize a doctrine that ties blessings to how many Benjamin’s you have. Church services have become milking machines and the congregation is the cash cow. I could just imagine how much money Jesus would have mad

would not even recognize a doctrine that ties blessings to how many Benjamin’s you have. Church services have become milking machines and the congregation is the cash cow. I could just imagine how much money Jesus would have made if he had milked his mega multitudes at the Sermon on the Mount or his feeding of 5,000 plus. It certainly would have been a great day to sell a scroll or two.

I will say the prosperity message is of God the day the congregation becomes as rich as the rock star pastor. This will never happen. Prosperity pastors have told their congregations that they will be cursed of God (by misrepresenting Malachi) if they don’t give tithes and offerings. What a wonderful way to keep the money flowing. Prosperity pastors have told their congregations to sow into “good ground” i.e. their church in order to “receive a harvest.” Try selling that doctrine to a farmer. I sow into my neighbor’s field and expect to get my crop from his property. Prosperity pastors quote give (money) and it (money) shall be given to you pressed down and running over. Now, go to them when you are in a financial mess and the story line will