Scott R. Newman's Blog – December 2008 Archive (2)

When I read about prosperity-preaching churches, my response is: “If I were not on the inside of Christianity, I wouldn’t want in.” In other words, if this is the message of Jesus, no thank you.



Luring people to Christ to get rich is both deceitful and deadly. It’s deceitful because when Jesus himself called us, he said things like: “Any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple” (Luke 14:33). And it’s deadly because the desire to be rich plunges “people… Continue

I've been asking this question for years and still the answers always amazes me in how the many people responded, not by giving a biblical foundation to justify their answers, but more of an emotional response.



I'll make the question more simple in scope, to not create any confusion or even division.



There are still 1.8 billion in the world who have never heard the name Jesus or if they did, its not a biblical understanding but an Islamic one, whereas He is merely just… Continue