Category: Aberrant Theology
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The Inspiration of Scripture
if the prophets and the apostles solely wrote on their own, then the Bible is merely a human document that may contain errors. The Bible may merely be ethical teachings and history, but not the full word of God. The Bible may contain the word of God but not be the word of God. This…
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Steps to Combat the Prosperity Gospel
The Prosperity Gospel provides challenges for the missionary, but they must be overcome to see the advance of the salvific gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. There are several actions missionaries can take to respond to the Prosperity Gospel.
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The Effects of the Prosperity Gospel on Missions
The effects of the Prosperity Gospel vary widely. While there have been some positive contributions, the effects have been largely negative for evangelical missions. While many of the effects overlap among different cultures, it is prudent to examine each in its own context.
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Beginnings and Spread of the Prosperity Gospel
The Prosperity Gospel is built upon a quasi-Christian heresy known as the New Thought movement. New Thought drew from the Gospels, Hinduism, philosophical idealism, transcendentalism, popular science evolution, and the optimistic spirit of progress of the late-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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The Challenge of the Prosperity Gospel to Missions
Evangelical churches are falling behind in missions work despite many evangelical denominations’ focus on global missions. Without a doubt, Pentecostal Spirit-filled churches represent the fastest-growing branch of world Christianity. Many of these newer Charismatic-Pentecostal churches embrace Prosperity Gospel teachings which say that material goods are a specific blessing from God.
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A Clash of Faith: Comparing the Social Gospel and Prosperity Gospel Movements
In the last couple of posts, I have been examining the Social Gospel and Prosperity Gospel movements. I first examined the historical and ideological roots of the movements. Then I looked at the major doctrinal teaching points of the two movements. In today’s post, I compare the two movements and show how they are related…
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A Clash of Faith: Major Teachings of the Social and Prosperity Gospels
Both movements had to develop their major teachings considering their contemporary situations. They sought to answer the questions on the minds of most people living in the cities who were feeling the weight of capitalism, urbanization, immigration, scientific naturalism, and social upheaval. Therefore, an examination of each movement’s major teachings is required.
Joel McReynolds 