Series

This is the last in a series on wealth and the Christian. First we saw that having wealth is not a sin; it is the love of wealth that God forbids. Then we saw that the prosperity gospel is a well-packaged but dangerous decoy that lures believers into forfeiting eternal treasures for short-term worldly wealth.…

Last month we saw that Jesus warned us against the love of riches, but not against riches themselves. Today the topic is the proverbial “Prosperity Gospel”. Since I am a financial planner and not a medical doctor, I will deal only with the wealth aspect of the so-called “health and wealth” gospel. The book of…

This is the first of a three part series dealing with the issue of wealth and the Christian. First I’ll look at that often misunderstood passage, “You cannot serve God and money.” In the next article I want to deal with the wealth gospel. The final column will deal with the concept of treasure. When…