If even an angel preaches a gospel contrary to God’s word, he is under a curse. There is not a Christian in the world that does not need to seriously consider Paul’s words to the Galatians. The gospel is the church’s most precious gift to cherish, protect, and pass on. We must never stop checking what we believe and preach. And then ask the question: Is this the gospel? Is this the gospel that God has revealed to us in the Bible?
There is a false gospel—the prosperity gospel—sweeping across continents. There are many churches preaching this false gospel. It is a dangerous lie wrapped in a covering of religion. Those affected by it are being led away from God’s good news to a man-centred deception. Paul took nothing more seriously than the danger of a different gospel and we feel the same way. Nothing is more serious; our souls depend on it.
Authors: Mbugua, Maura, Mbewe, Grudem, & Piper
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Audio Book
Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6
Appendix 1, Appendix 2, Appendix 3
Additional Resources
The Gospel Coalition
- How God Saved Me from the Prosperity Gospel
- The Prosperity Gospel Has Gone Viral
- 5 Errors of the Prosperity Gospel
- Why the Prosperity Gospel Is the Worst Pyramid Scheme Ever
- Prosperity Teaching Has Replaced True Gospel in Africa
- What Africa Needs More Than Food Aid or Democracy
9Marks
- Nine Marks of a Prosperity Gospel Church
- A Soft Prosperity Gospel: More Common Than You Think
- Errors of the Prosperity Gospel
- Africa, the Prosperity Gospel, and the Problem of Unguarded Churches
- The Soil of the Prosperity Gospel
- The Prosperity Gospel and Biblical Theology
- Why Has the Prosperity Gospel Prospered?
- Why Is the Prosperity Gospel Attractive?
- Evangelizing Prosperity Gospel Adherents
- Three Post-Prosperity Gospel Testimonies
- The Prosperity Gospel in My Own Heart
- A “Gospel” that Almost Killed Me
- Book Review: Blessed: A History of the American Prosperity Gospel
- Book Review: Health, Wealth, and Happiness
- The Rise of a Parallel, Post-Biblical Christianity
- Book Review: Preachers of a Different Gospel
Challies
Desiring God
- Six Keys to Detecting the ‘Prosperity Gospel’
- How to Help Friends Escape the Prosperity Gospel
- The so-called Success Gospel is a false gospel.
- The Prosperity Gospel Majors on Minors
- Twelve Appeals to Prosperity Preachers
- Prosperity Preaching: Deceitful and Deadly
- How the Prosperity Gospel Hurts Racial Reconciliation
Lausanne
Ligonier
Mohler
Books
- Righteous Riches: The Word of Faith Movement in Contemporary African American Religion, by Milmon Harris
- The Disease of the Health and Wealth Gospels, by Gordon Fee
- A Different Gospel: Biblical and Historical Insights into the Word of Faith Movement, by D. R. McConnell
- Health, Wealth & Happiness: Has the Prosperity Gospel Overshadowed the Gospel of Christ?, by David W. Jones
- Clouds Without Water: A Biblical Critique of the World of Faith Movement Exposing the False Prosperity Gospel (2-DVD Set), by Justin Peters
Videos
- Interview with Ken Mbugua
- Beware of Nigerian Religious Junk! (Interview with Conrad Mbewe)
- Piper: Why I Abominate the Prosperity Gospel