Cashing In on the Prosperity Gospel - Joyce Meyer Makes Outrageous Claim, Bring Your Receipts to God

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Hello, in this video, I just wanted to play this clip from Joyce Meyer, because this is one of the most blatant examples of the prosperity gospel that I have ever seen.

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Now, if you are not familiar with the prosperity gospel, it is the teaching that God wants all of his children, so all

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Christians should be healthy and wealthy. So therefore, if you just have enough faith and give your money to the televangelist, then

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God will repay you with great wealth and even miracles. So the more you give, the more you get back.

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But of course, in the end, the only people who get rich off of this are the TV preachers collecting the money.

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This teaching is found almost exclusively in the charismatic Pentecostal world.

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So who's teaching the prosperity gospel? This is people like Joyce Meyer, Benny Hinn, Creflo Dollar.

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And then unfortunately, this will filter down into the local churches. So this type of thing could be happening in your area.

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Listen to what Joyce Meyer is trying to pass off as biblical truth. Listen. I talked with Dr.

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Roberts today, and we talked about this seed faith thing. Okay, so all of that is simply made up.

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This is not a teaching from the Bible. She's making it up. This is a way to con people.

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This is how Joyce Meyer and others have made their millions, tens of millions, because how do you give to God?

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What they really mean is give your money to me. Now, as Christians, we should give to the local church.

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But honestly, this type of thing gives all Christians a bad name. When people are taken advantage of, it causes them to grow cynical.

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And it really hurts people in their faith, because again, this does not actually work.

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The only people who get rich are the televangelists themselves. And certainly, unbelievers see through this.

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So it causes them to blaspheme God over what is being done in his name.

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So this has many negative effects. But this clip really helps to prove that while Joyce Meyer is a clear false teacher, the

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Prosperity Gospel is a heresy. She is still, despite all this, very popular.

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And she's invited to preach at Joel Osteen's church, Stephen Furtick's church, and her books fill the shelves at Walmart and Barnes &

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Noble and at Christian bookstores. Why is Joyce Meyer so popular? Why do so many people get sucked into her teaching?

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Basically, it's because this message, it appeals to the flesh.

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This is what every person wants, health and wealth. This is what every unbeliever wants.

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So Joyce, what she is really doing, instead of teaching the Bible, she is teaching things that appeal to the sinful nature.

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And as the scripture says, the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. The Prosperity Gospel is one of those.

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So is this what Christianity is all about? Getting more money? Consider what

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Jesus said. Jesus said that he had no place to lay his head. The apostles said silver and gold we do not have.

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Are miracles and healings a guarantee if you just give enough money and have enough faith?

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Well, Paul had his thorn in the flesh that wasn't removed. Timothy had stomach issues.

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Are we to believe that Jesus and the disciples didn't have enough faith? That's why they were not rich?

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Or that Paul and Timothy hadn't figured out this spiritual truth but Joyce Meyer has? I don't think so.

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So in conclusion, what Joyce Meyer is teaching is not Christianity. Not by a long shot.

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She consistently mishandles the Word of God when she even reads from it or references it.

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So I want you to be aware. She is a con artist. What she is doing is she is blending

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New Age religion with a splash of the Bible and Jesus here and there.

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So as a pastor, if I can give any advice, if you want the truth, read the

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Bible. And read the Bible in context. I always want to be pointing people back to the