Prosperity gospel : a missiological assessment

dc.contributor.authorGbote, Eric Zakpa Mccarig
dc.contributor.authorKgatla, Selaelo Thias
dc.contributor.emailthias.kgatla@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-02T07:29:02Z
dc.date.available2014-10-02T07:29:02Z
dc.date.issued2014-08-29
dc.description.abstractThe article attempts to establish that prosperity gospel is rooted in the faulty interpretation of several biblical passages. The prosperity gospel portrays wealth and riches as a covenant and the fulfilment of the divine promise of God to his people. The basic teaching of the prosperity gospel is that God wants believers to get rich or healthy, but he cannot bless them unless they first send money known as ‘seed-faith’ to their spiritual leader or pastor who tells them about the plan. This approach was popularised by the American televangelist Oral Roberts in Tulsa Oklahoma in the United States of America (USA). It has now spread to other parts of the world, including Africa. This article investigates the teaching of this theology whilst attempting to offer a biblical foundation of Christian giving for the work of God.en_US
dc.description.librarianam2014en_US
dc.description.urihttp://www.hts.org.zaen_US
dc.identifier.citationGbote, E.Z.M. & Kgatla, S.T., 2014, 'Prosperity gospel: A missiological assessment', HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 70(1), Art. #2105, 10 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/hts.v70i1.2105.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/hts.v70i1.2105
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/42187
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAOSIS Open Journalsen_US
dc.rights© 2014. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_US
dc.subjectGoden_US
dc.subjectWealthen_US
dc.subjectRichesen_US
dc.subjectProsperity gospelen_US
dc.subjectLutheran doctrine of justificationen_US
dc.subjectGive and be blesseden_US
dc.subjectModern gospel teachingen_US
dc.titleProsperity gospel : a missiological assessmenten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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