There's an interesting article from Time (find the article here) magazine in which they explore the recent phenonmenon of preachers and churches that may be loosely grouped together as the 'Prosperity Theology' churches.
To me, it sounds like a lot of these megachurch pastors are simply trying to justify their expensive suits and fancy homes.
For them to take a verse like John 10:10 ("I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly") and twist it into a justification of using religion for riches seems quite a stretch when there are so many more specific examples in the New Testament of Jesus and his followers suggesting that we put aside worldly goods and pursuits to focus on the spiritual.
It seems to me quite clear, just in a practical sense, that we cannot serve both God and the dollar.
If the mega-pastors keep feeding people their message to the contrary, then the dollars will keep rolling in, and those pastors will continue to live in luxury. Will the people in the pews be so lucky? Or is 'Prosperity Theology' really only properity for the preacher?
GP
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