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MONEY, POSSESSIONS, AND THE BIBLE

Speaker: John Bruce, Pastor
Jan. 20, 2008

"God’s Plan for Your Financial Future"

Prosperity Theology

1. The Bible teaches that wealth comes from God. (1 Samuel 2:7, Deut. 8:18, Genesis 24:34-35, 26:12-13, 39:2-5, 39:2-5)

2. God promised Israel material rewards for faithful giving. (Proverbs 3:9-10, Malachi 3:10-11, Luke 6:38, 2 Cor. 9:7-11)

What’s Wrong with Prosperity Theology?

1. Prosperity Theology Ignores the Liabilities of Wealth. (1 Tim. 6:9-10)

2. Prosperity Theology Ignores the Fact that the Wicked Often Prosper More than the Righteous. (Psalm 73:3, 12, Eccles. 7:15, Jeremiah 12:1)

3. Prosperity Theology Ignores the Example of Jesus and His Apostles. (Luke 9:57-58, 1 Cor. 4:9-11)

4. Prosperity Theology Ignores the Difference between the Old Testament and New Testament Understanding of True Wealth. (Matthew 6:19-21)

5. Prosperity Theology Only Works in America.
Poverty Theology (Luke 14:25-27, 33, James 2:5-6)

What’s Wrong with Poverty Theology?

1. The Bible Teaches that Material Things are Good, not Evil. (1 Tim 4:1, 3-5)

2. Poverty is not Piety. (Proverbs 30:8-9)

3. Materialism is a Matter of the Heart. (Philippians 4:12-13)

4. Poverty Theology Ignores the Commands to be Productive and Financially Responsible. (2 Thess. 3:10-12)

5. Poverty Theology Ignores the Example of Jesus and His Apostles. (Matt. 11:19)

6. Poverty Theology Doesn’t Deliver What It Promises. (Col. 2:23)




 

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