Discipline or training such as avoiding various indulgences for religious reasons
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Should a christian live an ascetic life?
Jesus in Mark 8:34 "if any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me"
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What does it mean to deny oneslf?
Jesus spoke of following the elements: fasting, devotion to prayer, turning away from possessions and living an itinerant lifestyle
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When did the prosperity gospel become popular?
Became popular at the end of the 20th century, in many Pentecostal and charismatic churches (aka the "word-faith" movement)
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What does it teach Christians?
> Christians should expect wealth & good health achieved by "sewing seeds" though payments to religious causes > Televangalism >You must proclaim that you have wealth and good health
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Biblical references to prosperity gospel
James 4:3 - "you do not have because you do not ask"
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OT and the prosperity gospel
> some of the kings did expect great wealth > God talks of the chosen people (Hebrews) inheriting land "flowing with milk and honey"
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Problem with the prosperity gospel
> God never promised prosperity to all individual Isralities based on their personal levels of faith and obedience, clear that sll insralities could be poor > Jesus talks of spiritual reward rather than material
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Did Jesus teah to live an asecetic life?
> Started his ministry with 40 days of prayer and fasting in the desert > Teaching of giving away one's possesions > Many passages in NT teaching the dagers of wealth
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Jesus did not teach to live an ascetic life
> Jesus never specifically said to give up everything to be a good christian >Not money thats a problem but the priorities
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Yes god will bles us with wealthif we have faith
> Some christians belive that wealth is not justa gift but shold be expected > The "prosperity gospel" demonstrates why christians shoudl expect wealth > James 2:3 "you do not have bc you do not ask"
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No God does not just bless us with wealth and wealth itself is wrong
> Hebrew scriptures indicate that not everyone who walked in faith was consistently given wealth and health > Blomberg said that this promise was not made to individual isralites nut israle as a whole
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What is the prosperity gosple?
Teaches that christians have a right to expect wealth and good health. became popuar at the end of the 20th century. pentecostal and charismatic churches. Also known as "world-faith movement"
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How can chritians gain wealth and good health?
Pay tithes and offereing to religious causes. Television evangleists
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What are the biblical references to the prosperity gospel?
James 4:3 "you do not have because you do not ask"
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Are there refrencs to th prosperity gospel in the OT?
Some of the kings did experince gret wealth at times. God talks of the chosen people (Hebrews) inheriting land "flowing with milk and honey"
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Did jesus life teachings mean a christian should lead an ascetic life?
Started ministry with 40 days of prayer and fasting in the desert. teaches giving away possesions. In Luke 12 jesu says "sell your possesions and give miney to the poor"
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A christian does not have to live an ascetic life
Jesus only offered the teaching to the rich whe it was clear that followig the commendments wasnt enough. Never specifically said you have to give up everything.
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Should a christian live an ascetic life?
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Jesus in Mark 8:34 "if any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me"
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