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1 | Does God want us to prosper | Deut 28:1 | TRU4GOD | 43408 | ||
Never once did I come against spiritual blessings which you mentioned above. If I am not mistaken you noted the word "physical blessings", so my word to you focused on what I would think physical blessings would mean. Yes I named health and prosperity only as mere examples of what a physical blessing could be. I guess I should have asked you what you meant by "physical blessing". Ephesians 1:17 "I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better." Truly sir, no matter what our differences may be, you are my brother in Christ and I love you in the Lord. Sorry about the husband issue (smile)! |
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2 | Does God want us to prosper | Deut 28:1 | charis | 43462 | ||
Dear TRU4GOD, Greetings in Jesus' name! Friend, I also consider you a brother in Christ, with no reservations! :-) I guess that I have seen so much abuse of the terms 'blessings,' 'prosperity,' and 'health' that I am somewhat touchy on the subject. Does God want to give us 'health and wealth?' Depending on your definition of these terms, Yes and No. Health, for instance: God wants to free us from Adam's curse of death, He wants to free this planetary abode from malevolence and pestilence! Yes! Does God want you to be free from all of the ordinary 'ordeals' of man, colds and stubbed toes? Does He want to give you a testimony, "See, if you believe in God you will no longer be plagued with colds and stubbed toes, illness and mishap!"? No, that is ridiculous. Next, wealth: God indeed desires that you be fed, clothed and housed. He wants you to have enough to share with your neighbor, though you may experience want in order to glorify God. He may even take things away from you in order to chastise, so that you will better appreciate His goodness. But does God really want to give you so much home that you need to hire help to clean it and your possessions? Such a good job that you are never home? Such a nice car that you can accelerate from 0-60mph in 7 seconds while maintaining 70 dBA and impress your neighbors? Such a nice yard that you pay some fellows to come in with a truckful of equipment to manicure it? Such a nice education for your kids that you hardly ever see them after high school? Such a nice debt schedule that you need two full-time paychecks to pay for all these 'blessing?' (not to mention giving to your church to support your pastor's 'blessed' lifestyle) This, too, is ridiculous! However, there are those that preach these very things! It IS dangerous, because so many are duped into giving money, hoping to 'buy' these kind of 'blessings,' only to be disappointed because they cannot meet the standard of a 'truly faithful Christian' as set by these 'prosperity' ministries. My fellow forumer, I assume that you do not go to these extremes. But in this way, I get to rant from my soapbox a bit! :-) Surely our God wants to bless His children! But what is the blessing of the Bible? What was prosperity to Old Testament Israel? What kind of goodness was Jesus and His disciples talking about? What you see and hear on TV? NO! (I am blessed to live in Japan, where overt greed is still considered worldliness) Well, my day is just starting. Many spiritual blessings to you, and may your needs be met in the bounty of our Lord! In Christ Jesus, charis |
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