(December 5, 2012 at 1:24 am)cato123 Wrote:(December 5, 2012 at 12:57 am)Drich Wrote: I have, and was given back 100x's more than what I had to begin with.
Prosperity gospel. Yes, we've heard this bit too; modern Christians love it, but Christ never taught it. The fact that there are still gullible people giving money to obvious god supported charlatans for the sake of their soul is beyond me. Protestants granting indulgences was the first betrayal of Martin Luther (tythes included).
That is not what I said. I did not give everything away and expected it back. I gave everything up because it was in the way of my service. My service or rather my faithfulness to my service placed me in a position of a steward which was 100xs anything I was able to do on my own.
I agree prosperity gospels are fundamently flawed. They ask one to give for the sake of their greed. Greed is a sin that must be reconsiled before one can commune with the Holy Spirit. so to have the Holy Spirit bless one's greed if they can give small tokens, is a foolish doctrine.
