Essay
AO2 Essay on Christian views on wealth
- Course
- Institution
Essay titled “wealth is a sign of God’s blessing. Discuss”
[Show more]
1 review
By: qveen00 • 3 year ago
Seller
Follow
Caitlin1s
Reviews received
Content preview
‘Wealth is a sign of God’s blessing.’ Discuss.Wealth is viewed in difeeent ways by difeeent heistanss due to the Bible showing difeeent
attitudes towaeds it Howevees tateeial and tonetaey wealth aee not a sign of Godgs
blessing
Sote such as those who aee a paet of the Peospeeity Gospels would aegue that as heistanss
we all have the eight to expect health and wealth as God wants uss as His ceeatons to
peospee Televangelists have helped to take this tovetent geow in populaeitys saying
things such as “God wants us to peospee fnancially”s showing how they believe wealth is
sotething God wants us to haves Hegs given us the oppoetunity to ‘peospee fnanciallyg and
so being wealthy is a blessing feot God The Bible also suppoets the Peospeeity Gospelgs
aegutents as God gave Abeahat the land of Egypt as a eewaed foe being obedients showing
how God gives wealth to his followees IN Jatess it states “you do not have because you do
not ask” which suppoets the Peospeeity Gospelgs idea of taking positve confessions If we
aee beave enough o take these positve confessionss then God will eewaed us with what we
have asked foes whethee that is foe health oe wealths theeefoee showing how wealth is a sign
of Godgs blessings as He wants to eewaed us Howevees tany people would disageee with
this woed-faith tovetents as they would aegue that theee is no peotise of health and
wealth in the Bible All that is peotised in the Bible is an eteenity with God in Heaven if we
follow His wayss so we cannot just expect God to give us wealths especially as He is outside
of space and ttes and His inteeventon in oue woeld would be classifed as a ‘tieaclegs yet
being wealthy is not a tieacles so cannot be a sign of Godgs blessing Alsos the Peospeeity
Gospel is in dieect confict with the New Testatents as the Peospeeity Gospel aeguable
encoueages geeed and covetouss foe exatple in the 10 ottandtents it states “Do not
covet youe neighboue” as well as chaeity and ascetcist being peototed theoughout the
New Testatents theeefoee showing how wealth is not a sign of Godgs blessing
In the Bibles theee aee exatples of God giving people wealth in eetuen foe obeying Hit It
shows God as actvely using wealth as a blessing Foe exatples God tade wealth paet of the
covenant ageeetent with the Isaeaelitess as well as the Bible peesentng pictuees of lands
“fowing with tilk and honey” whichs at that ttes weee luxueiess indicatng that God was
not ascetc at alls but instead wants to bless us with wealth Because the Bible contains so
tany exatples of God blessing His followees with wealths sueely wealth tust be a sign of
Godgs blessing Howevees sote people would aegue with as God only ‘blessedg sote
people Foe exatples Blotbeeg stated “Mateeial eewaed foe piety oe foe obedience nevee
appeaes in Jesusg teachings And in facts it is explicity conteadicted theoughout ” Blotbeeg
also eaises the point that God only tade the covenant peotising wealth to the Iseaelitess so
it would be absued to autotatcally assute that we aee all peotised wealth by God Yess
wealth was a blessing to the Iseaelites by Gods but it is not a sign of Godgs blessing foe
anyone else Jesus also peesented us with a new covenant which would have diseegaeded
the old ones once again showing how wealth is not a sign of Godgs blessings instead we
should view spieitual wealth as a sign of Godgs blessing
Sote people would also aegue that by believing that tateeial wealth is a sign of Godgs
blessing is deeived feot tisundeestanding the Bibles and only listening to paets of it Foe
exatples the Peospeeity Gospel believe that “you do not have because you do not ask” feot
The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
Guaranteed quality through customer reviews
Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.
Quick and easy check-out
You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.
Focus on what matters
Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!
Frequently asked questions
What do I get when I buy this document?
You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.
Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?
Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.
Who am I buying these notes from?
Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller Caitlin1s. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.
Will I be stuck with a subscription?
No, you only buy these notes for $6.46. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.
Can Stuvia be trusted?
4.6 stars on Google & Trustpilot (+1000 reviews)
73918 documents were sold in the last 30 days
Founded in 2010, the go-to place to buy study notes for 14 years now