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To: SubMareener
If you are going to reference Scripture, do others the courtesy of posting it instead of sending them on a mission to look it up themselves.

As far as your verse, where does Jesus promise us that now in toe form of material prosperity?

Where did Jesus ever preach the prosperity gospel?

Galatians 1:8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed.

2 Corinthians 11:4 For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or if you accept a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it readily enough.

2 Corinthians 11:14-15 And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds.

Are they servants of Christ? I am a better one—I am talking like a madman—with far greater labors, far more imprisonments, with countless beatings, and often near death. Five times I received at the hands of the Jews the forty lashes less one.

Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I was adrift at sea; on frequent journeys, in danger from rivers, danger from robbers, danger from my own people, danger from Gentiles, danger in the city, danger in the wilderness, danger at sea, danger from false brothers; in toil and hardship, through many a sleepless night, in hunger and thirst, often without food, in cold and exposure. And, apart from other things, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxiety for all the churches.

2 Corinthians 12:7-10 So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

So what are you going to do? Blackmail God with Scripture verses to force Him to do what you want and give you everything you want to make you happy and comfortable in this life?

Is that why God gave us promises in Scripture, to use to force His hand?

48 posted on 10/11/2017 8:17:56 PM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: metmom

I was trying to save bandwidth. I had already posted that verse in this thread, so I guess you didn’t actually read this thread. I am sorry you haven’t had prosperity in your life. Or maybe you just haven’t recognized the blessings you have received.


49 posted on 10/11/2017 8:43:33 PM PDT by SubMareener (Save us from Quarterly Freepathons! Become a MONTHLY DONOR)
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