The Prosperity Gospel and the faulty interpretion of scriptures
Caricature of Charles Spurgeon. Caption reads "Noone has succeeded like him in sketching the comic side of repentance and regeneration". (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Author: David W. Jones. Over a century ago, speaking to the then-largest congregation in all Christendom, Charles Spurgeon said, I believe that it is anti-Christian and unholy for any Christian to live with the object of accumulating wealth. You will say, “Are we not to strive all we can to get all the money we can?” You may do so. I cannot doubt but what, in so doing, you may do service to the cause of God. But what I said was that to live with the object of accumulating wealth is anti-Christian.[1] Over the years, however, the message being preached in some of the largest churches in the world has changed—indeed, a new gospel is being taught to many congregations today. This gospel has been ascribed many names, such as the “name it and claim it” gospel, the “blab it and grab it” gospel, the “health and weal