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    Does God want you to be rich?

    By Jeremy | September 13, 2006


    A growing and influential cohort of preachers want people to think that. A convenient side benefit: the conditional blessings flow when they tithe more and make the preachers rich. Time magazine has a great cover story on the rise of the so-called "prosperity gospel" that should convict us all. Especially poignant was Rick Warren's reflection:
    "'This idea that God wants everybody to be wealthy?', he snorts. 'There is a word for that: baloney. It's creating a false idol. You don't measure your self-worth by your net worth. I can show you millions of faithful followers of Christ who live in poverty. Why isn't everyone in the church a millionaire?'"
    What do you think?

    Topics: faith, media, poverty, theology | 1 Comment »

    One Response to “Does God want you to be rich?”

    1. Joshua Says:
      September 13th, 2006 at 3:51 pm

      I will have to re-evaluate my stance on this one.