What does prosperity mean to the Body of Christ. Does it has any place in teaching, is it
for the body, should it be taught or should it be ignored. What is biblical prosperity?
What does the bible has to say about this topic?
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Is prosperity only money? III John 1:2 "Beloved,I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health even as thy soul prospereth". A rich man can be dieding from cancer with money in the bank,but is poor lacking good health. To be poor is lacking something. Not just money;poor is a curse not a blessing. Being poor is not from God,we are the seed of Abraham,and joint heirs of Christ. Jesus, had a treasurer, name Judas who handle all the money. It's hard too believe a poor man had a treasurer. In the Book of the Gospel of John 10:10b "I am come that they might have life,and that they might have it more abundantly" (zoe)gk abundant, prossperity. That is a promise from the Lord. We can have charis(favor)gk with the Lord. Psalms 23 "The Lord is my shepherd;I shall not want(lack,poor). Psalm 112 ":2,3 His seed shall be mighty upon earth;the generation of the upright shall be blessed." (v2) Wealth and riches shall be in his house;and his righteousness endureth for ever". These are a few examples of the blessing of the believers who are walking not after the flesh,but after the Spirit. Please just one more point of reference in the Book Of Revelation 3:14,22 the church of Laodicea. They were rich with increased with goods and need of nothing. The church was miserable and poor,blind,and naked. I can not be a blessing to the Body of Christ if I lack. My Father is rich,and so am I ! Amen...
Thanks for the use of 1 Peter 3:15 I live by that verse.
So where do I start, Oh I know with 3 John
As I have stated before you (meaning any person that ties to use this passage to prove the truth of Prosperity Theology) cannot use this passage to make your point….
Why you ask? It is simple this is not the meaning of the text. John is writing to Gaius
3Jn 1 “The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I clove in truth. 2 Beloved [this is Gaius], I pray that in all respects you [Gaius] may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers.
You can’t change the fact that this was written to Gaius not you and I.
So what does it mean, the point is that John is concerned about Gaius physical well-being. We are not sure if he [Gaius] is ill or was having some business dealings that are going well for him! In any case this letter is written as a personal corresponds between the two and God allows us to see one side of their communication. Also the word prosper/prospers is the Greek word (euodoo) and it means “go well” or “succeed” (see Romans 1:10; 1 Cor. 16:2) it has nothing to do the prosperity gospel!
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The Gospel of John in chapter 10 verse 10 you write “(zoe)gk abundant, prosperity.” The context of this passage is John use a play on words from chapter 1. Were his calls Jesus life (v.4b) and the life was the light of men (v.4c). So in this chapter John is again saying that Jesus is life meaning salvation.
Greetings Pastor Sweet,
Everything you are bringing to light says God wants you to prosper physically, spiritually, financially etc... Its only Gospel - good news.
You are definately a student of the bible. But you leave no room for application to life here and now according to the Bible. As a wise man once said there is nothing new under the sun.
In Christ
Brother Pastor,
With all due respect! What the text says and means is in no way what you write when you say “God wants you to prosper physically, spiritually, financially etc... Its only Gospel - good news.”
The problem with this line of thinking is it is void of any method of real study. It sound like all of you just believe this non-sense just because you like it.
I have a question what method of hermeneutics do you all use that leds to this understanding?
The Good news found from Genesis to Revelation is that the promised seed (Gen 3:15) is the messiah (Jesus) is the seed. God cares about His children and yes some have financially, and physically been blessed but what about the faithful believer that lives in poverty, do you really think that they have less faith than you?
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