“Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God…” (James 1:17, NLT).
Christ came so we might have life and have it more abundantly (John 10:10). Some modern preachers want us to believe this refers to wealth and prosperity. They encourage people to go boldly before God and claim this promised abundance. These “health and wealth” or “name it and claim it” preachers measure faith by how much God blesses us materially. That is not what this scripture means.
In fact, Jesus said that a man’s life does not consist of the abundance of the things he might possess (Luke 12:15). If we seek first the kingdom ...
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