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Category: The Health and Wealth Gospel

Posted onJun 2, 2012Apr 29, 2019Article Reviews

Difficult Bible Passages: Mark 16:17-18

by Bill Muehlenberg21 Comments on Difficult Bible Passages: Mark 16:17-18

This passage is as much a misused passage as a difficult one. And its misuse can often be deadly. There have been a number of…

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Posted onMay 8, 2012Oct 21, 2020Apologetics

Triumphalism, Prayer, and the Will of God, Part One

by Bill Muehlenberg5 Comments on Triumphalism, Prayer, and the Will of God, Part One

Why does it seem that not all of our prayers are answered? Why are some people healed and others not? Why do sin, suffering and…

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Posted onMay 8, 2012Oct 21, 2020Apologetics

Triumphalism, Prayer, and the Will of God, Part Two

by Bill Muehlenberg5 Comments on Triumphalism, Prayer, and the Will of God, Part Two

In light of the theological framework developed in Part One of this article, I want to flesh this out in some practical specifics, looking at…

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Posted onApr 29, 2012Apr 29, 2012Christianity

Is Physical Healing in the Atonement?

by Bill Muehlenberg43 Comments on Is Physical Healing in the Atonement?

Divine healing proponents look to Isaiah 53:4,5 as proof that healing is to be included in the atonement. Indeed, almost all of the faith teachers…

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Posted onApr 27, 2012Apr 27, 2012Christianity

Possessions, Contentment and Discipleship

by Bill Muehlenberg4 Comments on Possessions, Contentment and Discipleship

Admittedly, contentment is rather difficult to achieve in an age of rising expectations. Not only does everyone want to keep up with the Joneses, but…

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Posted onApr 18, 2012Apr 18, 2012Christianity

Spirituality and Material Riches

by Bill Muehlenberg16 Comments on Spirituality and Material Riches

One major mistake of some believers in general, and the prosperity gospel in particular, is to equate a person’s economic and material standing with his…

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Posted onApr 17, 2012Dec 12, 2019Christianity

The Prosperity Gospel

by Bill Muehlenberg22 Comments on The Prosperity Gospel

There are always plenty of twisted teachings and dodgy doctrines circulating in our churches. One is known as the Prosperity Gospel or the Health and…

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Posted onFeb 2, 2012Apr 18, 2012Christianity

The Lament Psalms

by Bill Muehlenberg19 Comments on The Lament Psalms

Given that we usually think of the psalms as songs of praise, it may be startling to some just how much ‘negative’ content is found…

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Posted onJul 24, 2011Apr 18, 2012Apologetics

On Spiritual Bankruptcy

by Bill Muehlenberg18 Comments on On Spiritual Bankruptcy

I came upon an interesting religious news item today. It seems that one very famous church in America has gone bankrupt, and is up for…

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Posted onSep 30, 2010Jul 13, 2015Christianity

Suffering in the New Testament, Part One

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In this article I wish to discuss just one quite small aspect of the enormous topic of suffering as portrayed in the New Testament. It…

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Posted onSep 30, 2010Jul 13, 2015Christianity

Suffering in the New Testament, Part Two

by Bill Muehlenberg7 Comments on Suffering in the New Testament, Part Two

It is not just Paul of course who speaks about suffering so often. The rest of the New Testament also has much to say about…

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Posted onSep 29, 2010Jun 20, 2014Christianity

Problems with the Positive Confession Movement

by Bill Muehlenberg44 Comments on Problems with the Positive Confession Movement

A major feature of the Word of Faith movement, and/or the Health and Wealth Gospel, is the emphasis on positive confession. It is a kind…

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Posted onAug 30, 2010Apr 3, 2013Article Reviews

Domesticating God and Losing Our Children

by Bill Muehlenberg27 Comments on Domesticating God and Losing Our Children

If modernism and secularisation have convinced pagans of God’s nonexistence, they have convinced many Christians of God’s manageability. That is, God has become less of…

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Posted onNov 23, 2009Jun 13, 2014Book Reviews

A review of Christianity in Crisis: 21st Century. By Hank Hanegraaff.

by Bill Muehlenberg26 Comments on A review of Christianity in Crisis: 21st Century. By Hank Hanegraaff.

Thomas Nelson, 2009. (Available in Australia at Koorong books) This is an updated and expanded version of a book which first appeared in 1993. In…

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Posted onMay 18, 2009Apr 18, 2012Apologetics

Will the Real Gospel Please Stand Up?

by Bill Muehlenberg41 Comments on Will the Real Gospel Please Stand Up?

I recently bought two books I did not want to buy. I hate dishing out hard-earned money on books I consider barely worth stealing (at…

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Posted onJan 28, 2008Aug 12, 2014Christianity

Living Between the Ages

by Bill Muehlenberg18 Comments on Living Between the Ages

Is the Kingdom of God present or future? If Jesus defeated Satan at Calvary, why is there still suffering and sin? Why aren’t more people…

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Posted onMay 23, 2007Jul 3, 2014Apologetics

Nothing New About “The Secret”

by Bill Muehlenberg14 Comments on Nothing New About “The Secret”

Not bad for a get rich quick scheme: peddle some old myths, repackage and cleverly promote them, and get Oprah Winfrey to gush about it,…

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Posted onNov 28, 1999Feb 16, 2013Book Reviews

A review of You Need More Money. By Brian Houston.

by Bill Muehlenberg9 Comments on A review of You Need More Money. By Brian Houston.

Brian Houston Ministries, 1999 In this book the pastor of Hillsong Church in Sydney shares his concerns about money. He believes that Christians have a…

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Posted onSep 8, 1998Aug 17, 2013Christianity

Silver and Gold Have I None

by Bill Muehlenberg5 Comments on Silver and Gold Have I None

A popular teaching has been heard in the church over the last few decades which encourages Christians to believe they should be rich and prosperous.…

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