5 Theological Errors of the Prosperity “Gospel”

David Jones of Southeastern Seminary (who co-authored with Russell Woodbridge Health, Wealth, and Happiness: Has the Prosperity Gospel Overshadowed the Gospel of Christ? has a helpful summary on five doctrines the prosperity gospel teachers erroneously advance.

Here’s an outline:

1. The Abrahamic covenant is a means to material entitlement.

2. Jesus’ atonement extends to the “sin” of material poverty.

3. Christians give in order to gain material compensation from God.

4. Faith is a self-generated spiritual force that leads to prosperity.

5. Prayer is a tool to force God to grant prosperity.

Read the whole thing here for a brief analysis of each doctrine with quotations from the advocates.