The prosperity gospel is no gospel at all. It is a get-rich-quick dream for those walking through the wide gate that leads to destruction.
Christ and the rich young man: You cannot buy salvation. The love of money is an obstacle to true salvation. Neither of those truths means money prevents salvation one way or the other: Being rich or being poor. Paul said he learned to be content with plenty and with want. Money is not the issue. The heart is the issue. There are sinful pitfalls in wealth and poverty and everything in between. What we do in each situation displays what is in our hearts. Evil in the heart has a way of showing itself. So taking the wealth and consumer power away from errant sinners will just leave you with poor errant sinners. The money is not the problem.
Agreed. Money is not the problem. The worship of money is the problem. The treatment of people as mere acquisitions is the problem.