Comments on: The Word of Faith, Health and Wealth and Prosperity Gospel http://www.stillhaventfound.org/2008/01/09/the-word-of-faith-health-and-wealth-and-prosperity-gospel/ declaring and bringing heaven here on earth Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:31:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: stillhaventfound http://www.stillhaventfound.org/2008/01/09/the-word-of-faith-health-and-wealth-and-prosperity-gospel/#comment-22424 stillhaventfound Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:08:44 +0000 http://www.stillhaventfound.org/2008/01/09/the-word-of-faith-health-and-wealth-and-prosperity-gospel/#comment-22424 Thanks for your comment Gary. I agree with you regarding what you mentioned as the "no-fault theology" of many Christians. I also do agree that Jesus has provided everything because of His death on the cross. However, I'm still not sure if we can receive everything "in this life". That's all I'll say for the moment :) Maybe others (be it those for or against WoF theology) are clearer about what the Bible says on these issues than me, then that's good for them. But I am still quite unsatisfied with how both sides approach these things. Thanks for your comment Gary. I agree with you regarding what you mentioned as the “no-fault theology” of many Christians. I also do agree that Jesus has provided everything because of His death on the cross. However, I’m still not sure if we can receive everything “in this life”. That’s all I’ll say for the moment :) Maybe others (be it those for or against WoF theology) are clearer about what the Bible says on these issues than me, then that’s good for them. But I am still quite unsatisfied with how both sides approach these things.

]]> By: Gary http://www.stillhaventfound.org/2008/01/09/the-word-of-faith-health-and-wealth-and-prosperity-gospel/#comment-22408 Gary Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:49:18 +0000 http://www.stillhaventfound.org/2008/01/09/the-word-of-faith-health-and-wealth-and-prosperity-gospel/#comment-22408 "The overreaction was in believing and acting as though every Christian could prosper and be healed in this life if they had faith." This is not an overreaction; it is the Word of God. Jesus has already provided everything any Christian needs to be healed and prospered. So if someone doesn't receive it for some reason, it isn't God's fault. Our covenant guarantees these blessings provided they are received by and through faith. But when people criticize those who teach about faith and believing God, they do a disservice because they are criticizing the very subject people need to know about receiving from God. And when these same crtics fail to receive, they employ the "no-fault theology" to explain away a benefit Jesus died to give us. And another doctrine is developed to "compensate" for their failure to receive. I don't agree with everything that the Word/Faith group says but much of it is biblical. And it is not an "overreaction" to say that all may be healed and prospered because what Jesus did He did for all 2000 years ago. If there are any failings, it is on our part--not because God did not want us to get the benefit. People who think this way are looking for a way to make themselves look good instead of asking "Why didn't I receive?" and finding out where they missed it. “The overreaction was in believing and acting as though every Christian could prosper and be healed in this life if they had faith.”

This is not an overreaction; it is the Word of God. Jesus has already provided everything any Christian needs to be healed and prospered. So if someone doesn’t receive it for some reason, it isn’t God’s fault.

Our covenant guarantees these blessings provided they are received by and through faith. But when people criticize those who teach about faith and believing God, they do a disservice because they are criticizing the very subject people need to know about receiving from God.

And when these same crtics fail to receive, they employ the “no-fault theology” to explain away a benefit Jesus died to give us. And another doctrine is developed to “compensate” for their failure to receive.

I don’t agree with everything that the Word/Faith group says but much of it is biblical. And it is not an “overreaction” to say that all may be healed and prospered because what Jesus did He did for all 2000 years ago.

If there are any failings, it is on our part–not because God did not want us to get the benefit.

People who think this way are looking for a way to make themselves look good instead of asking “Why didn’t I receive?” and finding out where they missed it.

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