The soft prosperity gospel gets the
role of suffering wrong (Part 2), and secondly,
2. The Role of God
This is why it is so important not to buy into this sort
theology from prosperity preachers. The soft prosperity gospel teaches that if
you work hard for God, then He should work hard for you. Many have bought into
this lie. We go to church, keep our noses clean, and do whatever extra we can.
Then we hope God will do His part and bless us with good kids, a nice house, a
steady job, and plenty of money.
Then it happens -- the company downsizes, kids start taking
drugs, the 401(k) shrinks, and then we go into private litigation in our minds
because God has not kept His end of the bargain. We want to sue God for the
prosperity promises that we have signed on to. The trouble is, God does not
stand behind this soft prosperity thinking; He stands behind His Word which teaches
the exact opposite. And He has shown us how to understand His Word through the
work of Christ. Do you think that God owes you? He does. He owes you and me nothing and He
certainly is not in a bargaining relationship with any of us.
End of Part 3
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