Prosperity teachers are false teachers?

Question

I believe so. I study theology, I know what I am talking about. Unlike many of you so-called Christians who embrace this unbiblical teaching, I actually have a theological education and studied the Bible intensely.

Answer 1

Dear helper725,

Yes word-faith teachers are false teachers because they teach a gospel that is different from that which Jesus teaches. Many of them utilize their "position" to exploit people (like $30 prayer anointing cloths-- what???)

That being said do also know that the purpose of knowing false teaching is to warn others and not to take pride and to be so boastful of what you know. There are other Christians who are as learned and possibly more learned than you. And there are also Christians who are still young in their faith and learning.

The Bible says that there are many who will try to deceive people of the truth. So yes, there are people who are gullible and have been fulled and need to know the Scriptures better, but for those of us who do study the Scriptures we should eat some humble pie, and realize that we need the Holy Spirit and that there are still some passages of Scripture that are really difficult, but we study to show ourselves approved unto God, not unto men, not to boast,...

Kindly,

Nickster

Answer 2

After his release for prison, Jim Bakker said this about the prosperity doctrine:

I’d always quoted 3 John 2, saying, ”Above all things God wants you to prosper.” I loved that Scripture. It looks great on a tv screen when you’re raising funds, and I interpreted it as God wants you to be rich. But when I got to the words of John, I said, ”Now this don’t make sense.” So I took the word prosper apart in the Greek and found out it’s made up of two words—the first word means good or well and the second road. It’s a progressive word, so it’s like a journey. So, here’s John saying, basically, ”Beloved, I want you to have a good journey through life as your soul has a good journey to heaven.” It was a greeting! Building theology on that is like building the church on ”Have a nice day.”

I began to look up all the Scriptures used in prosperity teaching, such as ”Give and it shall be given unto you.” When I put that Scripture back into its context, I found Christ was teaching on forgiveness, not on money. He was teaching us that by the same measure that we forgive, we will be forgiven.

I had gotten my sermons from other people. The Bible warns about the shepherds who get their messages from each other. I think today the reason we have another gospel and another Jesus being preached is because men have gotten their sermons from each other and from motivational teaching. A lot of what’s being taught today is simply motivational teaching with a few Scriptures put to it. - Source: The Re-education of Jim Bakker, ChristianityToday.com, Dec. 7, 1998

Answer 3

since you're the expert..why ask the question?
I believe Jesus suggested that the LOVE of money is the root of evil. And that was because the pursuit of it would rule your life...it doesn't forbid making money or having a lot of it..just be careful of it and to remember that everything belongs to God.

Answer 4

I agree with you about prosperity teacher. As an example I critiqued that book "Pray of Jabez" http://www.bcbsr.com/topics/jabez.html