Nov
04
2009
The Prosperity Gospel
Christianity Today's "Global Conversation" project is focusing this month on the prosperity gospel. Here's the introduction to the video below:
In November the Global Conversation focuses on the prosperity gospel—the teaching that true Christian faith results in material wealth and physical well-being. While it has its roots in America, it has found fertile soil on other continents as well. To accompany the lead article in Christianity Today by Ghanaian scholar Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu, director Nathan Clarke went to Ghana to explore the forms the prosperity gospel takes in that West African nation.
And following Thabiti Anyabwile's lead, here's one of my favorite renditions of a popular sermon clip by John Piper condemning this type of teaching: