tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12311172.post6174865895484994457..comments2023-10-13T07:19:02.789-03:00Comments on Bugigangas: Not so prosperous, after all--jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02613132276745441850noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12311172.post-57846640206713302012010-07-13T12:03:46.729-03:002010-07-13T12:03:46.729-03:00Lucho - I'd say that exclusive emphasis is the...Lucho - I'd say that exclusive emphasis is the issue. If we only use verses that make us feel good, then we're not getting the gospel, and we're being anti-Biblical by forcing the text to only say what we're willing to accept. God's word should always make us uncomfortable!<br /><br />Anne - It's kind of weird, honestly! :)--jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02613132276745441850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12311172.post-53228974753520549502010-07-13T11:50:50.365-03:002010-07-13T11:50:50.365-03:00Hi Jenna! Love the blog! (I was directed to it thr...Hi Jenna! Love the blog! (I was directed to it through your facebook status update.)<br /><br />You say:<br /><br /><i>[The prosperity gospel is] explicitly anti-Biblical, being mostly the inverse of what Christ actually preached and lived.</i><br /><br />The trouble with this is that the Christians who believe in this theology believe wholeheartedly that their beliefs are Biblical (see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_of_Faith#Prosperity" rel="nofollow">here</a>). It may be non-Evangelical, but can it be truly argued that it's non-Biblical? The prosperity theologians use Bible verses to defend their theology just as most mainstream Evangelicals do. They might emphasize certain verses over others, but how does one determine which verses to emphasize and de-emphasize?<br /><br />-LuchoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12311172.post-17020072600404287732010-07-13T10:49:44.040-03:002010-07-13T10:49:44.040-03:00Wow. Awesome post. Couldn't agree w/you more, ...Wow. Awesome post. Couldn't agree w/you more, about the un-biblical-ness of the whole "God provides STUFF" if you have enough faith, etc, and it'll all be EXPENSIVE stuff, too!, just to show you favor....that wasn't what I got out of reading the bible....<br /><br />and compared to most of the world, the USA's "meek" are way wealthy. <br />How is it, living "up the hill" now, as compared to at the bottom, as you did before? Don't feel guilty; Share your good-fortune in some useful way.annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10707994951481534393noreply@blogger.com