prosperity gospel
Faith equals fortune
Prosperity gospel is a Christian theological position holding that God rewards faith with material wealth, physical health, and worldly success.
Adherents believe positive confession, tithing, and strong belief will bring financial blessings.
Critics across denominations view it as a distortion of scripture that exploits believers: The televangelist's prosperity gospel promised riches to those who donated.
Preaching through television broadcasts
- megachurchesVery large Protestant congregations
- TBNReligious broadcasting company
- charismaticCompellingly attractive to others
- PentecostalismSpirit-focused Christian denomination
Sacred approval or blessing
- spiritual lawMetaphysical principle governing existence
- covenantBinding formal pledge
- tithingReligious tenth contribution
- anointingCeremonial oil application
dominion · decree · confession · sowing · reaping · breakthrough · favor · increase
Favors from the divine
- miraclesSupernatural extraordinary events
- prayerAddress to deity
- tithingReligious tenth contribution
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
healing · breakthrough · favor · anointing · praise · worship · spiritual warfare · deliverance
Ample supply, overflowing
- affluenceAbundance of money
- debt freedomState of owing nothing
- millionairePerson possessing great wealth
- fortuneWealth or destiny
increase · overflow · inheritance · hundredfold · storehouse · entrepreneurship
Selfish use of others
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- greedExcessive desire for wealth
- materialismPrioritizing goods over spirit
- heresyBelief opposing official doctrine
scam · deception · predatory · consumerism · financial abuse · victim blaming · charlatanism · fleecing
televangelism
Preaching through television broadcasts
- megachurchesVery large Protestant congregations
- TBNReligious broadcasting company
- charismaticCompellingly attractive to others
divine favor
Sacred approval or blessing
- spiritual lawMetaphysical principle governing existence
- covenantBinding formal pledge
- tithingReligious tenth contribution
anointing · dominion · decree · confession · sowing · reaping · breakthrough · favor · increase · overflow
blessings
Favors from the divine
testimony · healing · breakthrough · favor · anointing · praise · worship · spiritual warfare · deliverance · supernatural
abundance
Ample supply, overflowing
- affluenceAbundance of money
- debt freedomState of owing nothing
- millionairePerson possessing great wealth
fortune · increase · overflow · inheritance · hundredfold · storehouse · entrepreneurship
exploitation
Selfish use of others
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- greedExcessive desire for wealth
- materialismPrioritizing goods over spirit
heresy · scam · deception · predatory · consumerism · financial abuse · victim blaming · charlatanism · fleecing · grifting
- Modern ChristianityVatican II, ecumenism, evangelicalism, liberation theology, Billy Graham
- American ChristianityBaptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Episcopalians
- church historychurch history, apostles, Protestant Reformation, Christian history, baptism
- ProtestantismLutheran, Protestantism, Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian
- American ProtestantismBaptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Episcopalian
- American ReligionChristianity, Catholic, Catholics, Baptist, Baptists
prosperity gospelliberation theology
Religious movement championing the marginalized
asceticism · social gospel · anti-materialism · spiritual poverty
prosperity gospelasceticism
Severe self-denial practice
spiritual poverty · renunciation · self-denial · monastic vows · simplicity
prosperity gospelvow of poverty
Pledge to forsake wealth
anti-materialism · Christian socialism · simple living · downward mobility · treasure in heaven
gospel, prosperity, prosperous, prospering, prospers, prospered, evangelism