Prosperity Gospel

“There are millions who will never hear strong biblical teaching unless teachers are willing to go.” - Christianity Today

"Our analyses suggest that reading scripture for insights into attaining health and healing exacerbated the adverse effects of poor self-rated health on depressive symptoms, a finding consistent with an emergent literature on the ‘dark side’ of religious and spiritual coping...” - CToday

‘American Gospel: Christ Alone’ Takes on Joel Osteen and the Prosperity Gospel

"I really believe that if the Lord Jesus Christ was physically on the Earth today, he wouldn't be riding a donkey, He'd be in an airplane flying all over the world."

Though you undoubtedly follow The Babylon Bee‘s unparalleled coverage of the “prosperity gospel” (sometimes called the “health and wealth gospel,” “gospel of success,” “Word of Faith movement,” “name it and claim it theology,” or simply “using the name of Jesus to get incredibly rich”), maybe you’ve found yourself wanting to know more about this intriguing worldview and the slick, smiley, plastic-looking people you see on TV preaching about Jesus and success. Well, wonder no more!

I know Joel Osteen. I consider him a friend. I’m not a ‘Joel Osteen fan’ – I’m a friend. I know him to be a genuine man, a humble man and know that he has a desire to lead people to become followers of Jesus Christ. He believes the same fundamental truths about the Bible and Christianity that main stream Christianity teaches and preaches from the pulpits of America.

"[S]he's being referred to as an evangelical Christian leader despite both political controversy and deep theological error."

Nine Marks of a Prosperity Gospel Church