The Prosperity Gospel ?[1]

 2 Corinthians 11:4 For if he that cometh preach another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.

The Gospel, in a simple terms means ‘ the good news’. But what good news does it tell us? what is the benefit of that good news and how does it concerns those who live in a universal community that numbers in Billions? What make you think that your good news is also a good news to me? We live in a relative world; your pain may not be my pain and indeed, my personality may be benefiting from your pain because i am a sadist who revel in other people’s pain, and wallow in my mire, which is to derive satisfaction from watching others suffer from the pain i have inflicted? The good news as told us in the bible——– Blessed, Information, Bringing, Life Eternal,B.I.B.L.E ] has nothing to do with Deliverance from such oppressions in this world, it has nothing to do with you winning a jackpot running into billions either. It will shock you to know that most people that have received this good news and carried out the mandate and commandment to tell others about this goode news have suffered one form of oppression or the other. some have been put in colosseum and watched by royals and the others as they fight off lions, roaring with laughter as blood gush from wounded bodies, others make mirth while they watched the deadly game, with drinks in their hands and, sited in high dias. There are also others who carried this good news to nations, but were thrown into prisons. Lamentations 5:5, Our necks are under persecution: we labour, and have no rest. Acts 8:1, And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles. Acts 11:19, Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.

To be continued

MARANATHA!

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