The prosperity gospel (also known as the “health and wealth gospel” or by its most popular brand, the “Word of Faith” movement) is a perversion of the gospel of Jesus that claims that God rewards increases in faith with increases in health and/or wealth.

Prosperity Gospel. An aberrant theology that teaches God rewards faith—and hefty tithing—with financial blessings, the prosperity gospel was closely associated with prominent 1980s ...

Answer: In the prosperity gospel, also known as the “ Word of Faith Movement ,” the believer is told to use God, whereas the truth of biblical Christianity is just the opposite—God uses the believer. Prosperity theology sees the Holy Spirit as a power to be put to use for whatever the believer wills. The Bible teaches that the Holy Spirit is a Person who enables the believer to do God’s will.

Collins English Dictionary states that prosperity gospel is “a modern version or, according to some, perversion of the gospel according to which the full blessings of God available to those who approach Him in faith and obedience include wealth, health, and power.”.

“The prosperity gospel movement offers people the same thing the devil offers; they just do so in the name of Christ.” – John MacArthur “If material things are what you’re talking about when you say ‘I’m blessed’ then you have no idea what real blessings are.”