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Date: 21 August 2007 21:35:27
I have been reading a book which appears to me to be pretty sound, on the whole. However, the author has said something along the lines of 'I obey God, I walk in His ways and thus he has given me a wonderful life. Therefore, all you have to do to be greatly blessed, both here and in eternity, is to read the Word and do as it says." It was not that simplistic, admittedly, but that did appear to be the bottom line. Perhaps I am a little cynical and faithless, but I do not see that God is necessarily going to shower me with blessings and keep me from all harm due to my attempts at obedience.
Consequently, I have a deep and meaningful question for you. If the teaching of the 'Prosperity Gospel' is fundamentally flawed (which I, personally, think it is) how should one interpret verses such as Psalm 1 vv 1-3?
1 Blessed is the man
who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked
or stand in the way of sinners
or sit in the seat of mockers.
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
and on his law he meditates day and night.
3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers.
I suppose the underlying question is really 'What is prosperity when viewed in a biblical context?'
Just a simple query for you all...