Jesus Preaching on "Prosperity"

I believe in the prosperity gospel as presented by Jesus.


Matthew 6:
 6.  But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
 7.  But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
 8.  Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

 9.  After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
 10.  Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
 11.  Give us this day our daily bread.
 12.  And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
 13.  And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

 14.  For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
 15.  But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
 16.  Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
 17.  But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
 18.  That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

 19.  Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
 20.  But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
 21.  For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

 22.  The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
 23.  But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!  (Get the context of these verses)
 24.  No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

 25.  Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
 26.  Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
 27.  Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
 28.  And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
 29.  And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
 30.  Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
 31.  Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
 32.  (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
 33.  But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. -(not riches, but food and raiment-your needs)
 34.  Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

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33.  But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

IS seeking God to supply your hunger for fancier cars, bigger houses or opulence exhibited by televangelists what Jesus is saying we should do?  NO!


REPENTANCE-
Matt.16:
24.  Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
 25.  For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
 26.  For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Denying oneself...taking up the cross: equates to death to self rule.  To follow Jesus, one must give up their right to rule themselves, and submit to the rulership of Jesus as lord over their lives.  If you are the captain of your own ship, the master of your own fate...you are deceiving yourself, and are lost.

Mark 10: 
23.  And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
 24.  And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!
 25.  It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
 26.  And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?
 27.  And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible. (wealth isn't sinful.)
 28.  Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.
 29.  And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,
 30.  But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.

Timothy warns against following those who  teach otherwise...


1 Tim.6:
 5.  Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
 6.  But godliness with contentment is great gain.
 7.  For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
 8.  And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
 9.  But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
 10.  For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
 11.  But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
 12.  Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.


The gospel is the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus (1 Cor. 15:1-4).The obedience to that gospel is first, our own death to self-repentance.  Anything less than submission to the word of God- Jesus - is not true repentance.


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