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Shea’s New Blog – The Poverty Gospel (a Satire)

September 25th, 2014

Shea Houdmann
September 25, 2014

A blog post on how easy it is to promote false doctrine simply by taking Scripture out of context: http://www.blogos.org/gotquestions/poverty-gospel.php – what do you all think?

What is the poverty gospel?
What is the poverty gospel? Is the poverty gospel biblical? How does the poverty gospel compare with the prosperity gospel?
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  • Michael Reed McKenney Well, it may just be me, but while I do think the whole blog altogether is very good, I think it would be better to include all the explanations and “small print” disclaimer-type information throughout the article, rather than just first having the whole article with scripture references first, and then followed with an explanation. My reasoning for this is simply that it would be so easy for someone to just read the first part of the blog that sounds like “good” teaching (scripture references and all) and stop with that. We have a lot of “lazy” readers who may not follow through. Truly a great example of just how easy it is to misrepresent God, and how important CONTEXT is when studying God’s Word; still, personally I would rather see the real teaching of the article (the part about taking things out of context etc.) woven throughout the whole blog. Again, that’s just me; however, I would gladly include my support for the article as is if that’s the way it ends up.
    Yesterday at 9:34am · Like · 2
  • Dwight Payne Just my two cents but read about the October 30, 1938 Orson Welles radio broadcast of the “War of the Worlds.” Despite numerous disclaimers throughout the program, it caused a national panic and had many people believing that Martians were invading the Earth. People hear (or read) bits and pieces and what might seem clear to us can easily be misconstrued and misinterpreted by others, I understand the point of the article, Shea, but I’m not so sure about this. Again, just my opinion. Others may think it is a great idea.
    Yesterday at 9:47am · Like · 2
  • Tim White I love it. There is actually truth to it, despite the disclaimers. Far more truth in it than in the prosperity gospel. Lazy readers don’t get blogs anyway.
    Yesterday at 10:12am · Like · 2
  • Wendyl Leslie Great article! I think the disclaimer you’ve included is adequate and the article should be left as is.
    Yesterday at 11:17am · Like · 1
  • Sarah Van Baale I liked the blog. But I must admit, I skipped over the “Please note” section and went right to the meat of the article. At first I was confused (because I missed the initial disclaimer), then felt relieved once I got to the bottom. However when I read your blog on God’s Not Dead, I immediately saw the Spoiler Warning at the top because it was in red. I don’t think you should put the whole “please note” section in red, but it might be helpful to make it stand out a little bit more to ensure that it is read first. The beginning of the blog is a long chunk to get through if the reader doesn’t first understand that it is written in satire.
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  • Marc Weiss Great article/blog! I think poverty gospel and prosperity gospel are both harmful. Taken literally, the Parable of he talents disprove both – though I know there is much deeper meaning in the parable besides money. God chooses to bless some with money and others with no money (other blessings given). Others, especially non-believers, God sees the heart and gives them the money as they have no place for God. Sort of “You think it is so great? Well have it.” Again, I think it is a good article. We all need to know what is true and untrue.
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  • Corpuz Valdemor Avellaneda Ramil God uses both poverty and prosperity for His glory and honor. Extremes in both are equally dangerous.

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