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Is the “prosperity gospel” scriptural?

Answered by . January 7, 2019 - 11:42 pm

The quick answer to this question is simply no. The “prosperity gospel”, is the idea that being a good Christian, with good works or fervent prayer will bring back greater material rewards is simply not how God works with mankind, including not how God works with believers. The idea has been given a new lease of […]

What was the eye of a needle?

Answered by . January 31, 2010 - 3:18 pm 1

Jesus said “For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.” (Luke 18:25. Also Matthew 19:24; Mark 10:25.) He is using hyperbole — deliberate exaggeration to make his point. The eye of the needle is the tiny hole […]