Saturday, June 23, 2007 John Piper against the False "Prosperity Gospel"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukcV-xtU3hc
Piper is preaching about the travesty of the "prosperity gospel" taking the focus off of the reason Jesus Christ died and rose again...to save us from the wrath of God. If there are any blessings to be received from God besides that, then it is merely in addition to the grace already received. The reason we are here on earth is to win souls for Jesus Christ. Not to live comfortable lives enjoying our health, wealth, and prosperity! Blessings are not a legitimate draw card for Christianity but they may be a result. The only reason people should come to Jesus is for their sins to be forgiven. People who come to Jesus for any other reason will be false converts who turn away when the promised persecution, trouble, and pain comes around. If they come to Jesus to be forgiven of their sins, then they won't care about the problems because they know that the best is yet to come. The error in the prosperity teaching is rooted in the whole concept of "faith". Faith is a gift of God - the same as everything else. Lack of faith is not the reason the Western Church is in bondage. The only reason ANYONE in ANY church is in bondage is because they are NOT SAVED. The problem does not arise from not having enough faith, but any faith at all - which comes from hearing the Word of God. The call to repent and trust on God is not preached, people are told to "pray a prayer" and then are given false assurance of salvation and called Christians. People are not converted by God and God has not granted Faith as a result. There are many false gospels out there, not just this one. The Truth is that Jesus paid the price so you and I could go free. Period. Otherwise we would have to face the horrible wrath of God for our disobedience. Jesus was crushed for our iniquities - so we did not have to be crushed. God's Justice was paid on the cross, and our salvation, resurrection, and victory was sealed by His resurrection from the dead! I say that we start preaching Christ and Him crucified and throw away this garbage that takes our eyes off the cross and causes us to focus on ourselves! |
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