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Prosperity Theology
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2021. 12. 4. 22:23
Prosperity theology, gospel of success, prosperity gospel, the health and wealth gospel is an anti-biblical theology that believes that financial blessings or material riches are always God's will, and that faith increases their material wealth. Prosperity theology understands the Bible as a contract between God and man with the belief that if man believes in God, he gives stability and prosperity. The doctrine of prosperity theology emphasizes individual power and asserts that God's will for God's people is to be happy. This interpretation of the Bible appears in the main stream of early Judaism, but not in the Christian tradition.[1] It is said that the atonement reconciled to God is interpreted as alleviating sin and poverty, and the curse refers to the broken faith. A representative church is Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. Prosperity theology is a theology that stems from humanism.

Hillsong Church in Sydney
The prosperity philosophy rooted in shamanism is criticized from a biblical point of view. The true blessings of Christianity are accomplished through Christ and never come to pass in this world. It is evaluated as the beginning of the secularization of the Korean church in prosperity theology.
Prosperity Theology Proponents
Proponents of prosperity theology that arose as a by-product of Pentecostalism in the United States after World War II were known as the fathers of prosperity preaching by Oral Roberts, Jim and Tammy Faye. Bakker), Benny Hinn, Pat Robert, and Robert Tilton were among those who laid the foundation for the popular television evangelists of the 1980s. Today's best-known teachers of prosperity theology are Creflo Dollar, T.D. T. D. Jakes, Guillermo Maldonado, Joel Osteen, and Paula White.[2]
Criticism
(Colossians 3:5) Covetousness is idolatry.
(Ephesians 5:5) And all the covetous, the idolaters, shall have no inheritance in Christ and in the kingdom of God.
Mainstream evangelicals continued to oppose prosperity theology as heresy. And the pastors of prosperity theology clashed with other Christian groups, including Pentecostals and charismatics. Evangelical pastors such as Michael Cartt criticized it as not traditional Christianity. Among the evangelical leaders, Rick Warren, Ben Witherington III, and Zee Falwell strongly criticized prosperity theology. Prosperity theology is idolatry and is contrary to the teachings of Jesus. It also criticizes the exploitation of the poor. According to R. Kent Hughes, first-century Jews described material blessings as signs of God's love. But he argued against the idea of the rabbis, saying that Jesus Christ said that it is harder for a rich man to enter heaven than for a camel to go through the eye of a needle.
Regarding the attitude of life that the Korean church needs to reform, Professor Myung-Jun Ahn of Pyeongtaek University warned, “If the Korean church falls into the growth-oriented quantityism and prefers mega-churches, the kingdom of God will not come true.” In order not to follow the same path as the medieval Roman Catholic Church, we must focus on the authority of God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. , the lay faithful should be encouraged to participate in the church according to their gifts.”[3][4] According to Professor Ahn Myung-Jun, there is a tendency to emphasize the service of the church as a belief in ups and downs. This background originates from the pastor's ignorance of sound theology. If a believer believes that God's material blessings will come on his behalf through material giving or volunteer work in the church, it is close to the faith of ups and downs. Giving everything to God with a grateful heart without any conditions is true dedication. If you offer materials belonging to nature in anticipation of a certain price, you are once again making the mistake of the Roman Catholic Church, and it is a shamanistic belief that seeks to obtain blessings in this world through sacrifice. Giving and serving God is a way of expressing gratitude for God's grace, for the glory of God, and ultimately for building the kingdom of God.[5]
Dr. Jae-eun Park of Chongshin University translated John Bolt's view as follows. “When we talk about union with Christ, it is important to let go of the idea that we attain God-like status or power. More specifically, this has been the case with numerous television ministers who emphasize health and prosperity, such as Kenneth Copeland and Gloria Copeland, Benny Hinn, Joyce Meyer, Joel Osteen, and others. It is like getting vaccinated to protect us from their teachings. It should be pointed out that Bruce Wilkinson's best-selling book, The Prayer of Jabez, is still a book that speaks the gospel of prosperity, although the tone is not strong. Any proposal to overcome the ontological distinction between us and our Creator through union with Christ and participation in the life of God must be firmly rejected. We must assert clearly and unequivocally that our union with Christ does not transform us into “little Gods.”[6]
Dr. Sungho Kang of Korea Theological Seminary analyzed the Korean church using the typology of Stanley Hauerworth and Richard Niebuhr. In his doctoral dissertation, he pointed out that there was a prosperity theological element in the problems of the Korean church in the process of outward growthism while diagnosing the Korean church as a Christ buried in an ethical secular culture.[7] He concluded:
Just as the economic growth narrative of Korean society produced various moral side effects in Korean society, Pastor Cho Yonggi's church growth narrative distorted the moral character of the Korean church. Because the church growth narrative emphasizes material blessings and quantitative growth, it made the Korean church prioritize material blessings and church growth over any other goals, and turned away from the precious moral values that the church should pursue. In order to solve the many moral problems of the Korean church, we need to acknowledge the reality of the current dominant narrative that distorts the moral character of the Korean church, and make an effort to faithfully change the narrative of the Korean church to the biblical narrative.
Compilation of books related to prosperity theology
Myung-Jun Ahn, Problems and Overcoming Methods of the Korean Church (ecombiznet: 2006)[1]
Oral Roberts; Montgomery, G. H. (1966). "God's Formula for Success and Prosperity". Abundant Life Publication. OCLC 4654539.
Gordon Lindsay (1960). 《God's Master Key to Prosperity》. Christ For The Nations. ISBN 978-0-89985-001-6.
Bruce Wilkinson; Kopp, David (2000). The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life. Multnomah Books. ISBN 978-1-57673-733-0.
Joel Osteen (2004). 《Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential》. FaithWords. ISBN 978-0-446-53275-4.
Zig Ziglar (1975). See You at the Top. Gretna: Pelican Pub. Co. ISBN 0-88289-126-X.
Zig Ziglar (2006). Better Than Good: Creating a Life You Can't Wait to Live. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7852-8919-7.
Zig Ziglar; Tom Ziglar (2012). Born to Win: Find Your Success Code. Dallas: SUCCESS Media. ISBN 9780983156512.
See also Edit
belief in ups and downs
Korean Church
idolatry
Hillsong Church
domination theology
polar white
Robert Schuller
FootnoteEdit
^ Cohen 2009.
↑ What you need to know about prosperity theology, Joe Carter, TGC, 2020-02-22
↑ “Salvation is believing in the fact that Jesus died and rose again”, Kookmin Ilbo, 2014-10-21
↑ The Korean Church is becoming more like the Roman Catholic Church in the Middle Ages, The Church of the United Nations, 2014-10-24
↑ Myeong-Jun Ahn, Problems of the Korean Church 5. Shamanistic Elements of the Korean Church, News & Joy, 2003.07.08
^ John Bolt, Bavinck on the Christian Life: Following Jesus in Faithful Service (Wheaton: Crossway, 2015), 79-80.
↑ Kang Seong-ho, Moral Character Formation of the Korean Church, Presentation by the Korean Evangelical Theological Society, 2021-06-05
references
read more

Hillsong Church in Sydney
The prosperity philosophy rooted in shamanism is criticized from a biblical point of view. The true blessings of Christianity are accomplished through Christ and never come to pass in this world. It is evaluated as the beginning of the secularization of the Korean church in prosperity theology.
Prosperity Theology Proponents
Proponents of prosperity theology that arose as a by-product of Pentecostalism in the United States after World War II were known as the fathers of prosperity preaching by Oral Roberts, Jim and Tammy Faye. Bakker), Benny Hinn, Pat Robert, and Robert Tilton were among those who laid the foundation for the popular television evangelists of the 1980s. Today's best-known teachers of prosperity theology are Creflo Dollar, T.D. T. D. Jakes, Guillermo Maldonado, Joel Osteen, and Paula White.[2]
Criticism
(Colossians 3:5) Covetousness is idolatry.
(Ephesians 5:5) And all the covetous, the idolaters, shall have no inheritance in Christ and in the kingdom of God.
Mainstream evangelicals continued to oppose prosperity theology as heresy. And the pastors of prosperity theology clashed with other Christian groups, including Pentecostals and charismatics. Evangelical pastors such as Michael Cartt criticized it as not traditional Christianity. Among the evangelical leaders, Rick Warren, Ben Witherington III, and Zee Falwell strongly criticized prosperity theology. Prosperity theology is idolatry and is contrary to the teachings of Jesus. It also criticizes the exploitation of the poor. According to R. Kent Hughes, first-century Jews described material blessings as signs of God's love. But he argued against the idea of the rabbis, saying that Jesus Christ said that it is harder for a rich man to enter heaven than for a camel to go through the eye of a needle.
Regarding the attitude of life that the Korean church needs to reform, Professor Myung-Jun Ahn of Pyeongtaek University warned, “If the Korean church falls into the growth-oriented quantityism and prefers mega-churches, the kingdom of God will not come true.” In order not to follow the same path as the medieval Roman Catholic Church, we must focus on the authority of God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. , the lay faithful should be encouraged to participate in the church according to their gifts.”[3][4] According to Professor Ahn Myung-Jun, there is a tendency to emphasize the service of the church as a belief in ups and downs. This background originates from the pastor's ignorance of sound theology. If a believer believes that God's material blessings will come on his behalf through material giving or volunteer work in the church, it is close to the faith of ups and downs. Giving everything to God with a grateful heart without any conditions is true dedication. If you offer materials belonging to nature in anticipation of a certain price, you are once again making the mistake of the Roman Catholic Church, and it is a shamanistic belief that seeks to obtain blessings in this world through sacrifice. Giving and serving God is a way of expressing gratitude for God's grace, for the glory of God, and ultimately for building the kingdom of God.[5]
Dr. Jae-eun Park of Chongshin University translated John Bolt's view as follows. “When we talk about union with Christ, it is important to let go of the idea that we attain God-like status or power. More specifically, this has been the case with numerous television ministers who emphasize health and prosperity, such as Kenneth Copeland and Gloria Copeland, Benny Hinn, Joyce Meyer, Joel Osteen, and others. It is like getting vaccinated to protect us from their teachings. It should be pointed out that Bruce Wilkinson's best-selling book, The Prayer of Jabez, is still a book that speaks the gospel of prosperity, although the tone is not strong. Any proposal to overcome the ontological distinction between us and our Creator through union with Christ and participation in the life of God must be firmly rejected. We must assert clearly and unequivocally that our union with Christ does not transform us into “little Gods.”[6]
Dr. Sungho Kang of Korea Theological Seminary analyzed the Korean church using the typology of Stanley Hauerworth and Richard Niebuhr. In his doctoral dissertation, he pointed out that there was a prosperity theological element in the problems of the Korean church in the process of outward growthism while diagnosing the Korean church as a Christ buried in an ethical secular culture.[7] He concluded:
Just as the economic growth narrative of Korean society produced various moral side effects in Korean society, Pastor Cho Yonggi's church growth narrative distorted the moral character of the Korean church. Because the church growth narrative emphasizes material blessings and quantitative growth, it made the Korean church prioritize material blessings and church growth over any other goals, and turned away from the precious moral values that the church should pursue. In order to solve the many moral problems of the Korean church, we need to acknowledge the reality of the current dominant narrative that distorts the moral character of the Korean church, and make an effort to faithfully change the narrative of the Korean church to the biblical narrative.
Compilation of books related to prosperity theology
Myung-Jun Ahn, Problems and Overcoming Methods of the Korean Church (ecombiznet: 2006)[1]
Oral Roberts; Montgomery, G. H. (1966). "God's Formula for Success and Prosperity". Abundant Life Publication. OCLC 4654539.
Gordon Lindsay (1960). 《God's Master Key to Prosperity》. Christ For The Nations. ISBN 978-0-89985-001-6.
Bruce Wilkinson; Kopp, David (2000). The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life. Multnomah Books. ISBN 978-1-57673-733-0.
Joel Osteen (2004). 《Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential》. FaithWords. ISBN 978-0-446-53275-4.
Zig Ziglar (1975). See You at the Top. Gretna: Pelican Pub. Co. ISBN 0-88289-126-X.
Zig Ziglar (2006). Better Than Good: Creating a Life You Can't Wait to Live. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7852-8919-7.
Zig Ziglar; Tom Ziglar (2012). Born to Win: Find Your Success Code. Dallas: SUCCESS Media. ISBN 9780983156512.
See also Edit
belief in ups and downs
Korean Church
idolatry
Hillsong Church
domination theology
polar white
Robert Schuller
FootnoteEdit
^ Cohen 2009.
↑ What you need to know about prosperity theology, Joe Carter, TGC, 2020-02-22
↑ “Salvation is believing in the fact that Jesus died and rose again”, Kookmin Ilbo, 2014-10-21
↑ The Korean Church is becoming more like the Roman Catholic Church in the Middle Ages, The Church of the United Nations, 2014-10-24
↑ Myeong-Jun Ahn, Problems of the Korean Church 5. Shamanistic Elements of the Korean Church, News & Joy, 2003.07.08
^ John Bolt, Bavinck on the Christian Life: Following Jesus in Faithful Service (Wheaton: Crossway, 2015), 79-80.
↑ Kang Seong-ho, Moral Character Formation of the Korean Church, Presentation by the Korean Evangelical Theological Society, 2021-06-05
references
read more