The gospel that Jesus Christ preached for about three and the half years throughout the land of the Palestine did not benefit him alone as its sole or primary preacher. The 12 apostles of Jesus Christ and the several thousands of his followers were all the direct partakers and the full beneficiaries of all that the gospel of Jesus Christ offered to them. Today in the world of Christianity or the Christian faith, many preachers all over the world are preaching another type of gospel in the name of Jesus Christ that is known as the prosperity gospel, this strange and unbiblical gospel is primarily rooted in greed, in the love of money or materialism, deception of the gullible, desperate or vulnerable religious folks and the intentional manipulation of the truth of the Bible for personal gains.
Everywhere this greed gospel is preached today and it is received or practiced, the results that this gospel produces are always two visible, but totally distinct and very different outcomes in real life. The first outcome from this greed gospel are the preachers of this gospel who become super-rich in money and in the material things of this life overnight at the expense of their givers. The second outcomes are their followers, supporters and the givers to this gospel who are still extremely poor financially and materially despite their dedication and the sacrificial givings to this gospel.
Any gospel that is preached today by any man that uses the teachings of the Bible, in the name of Jesus Christ and the Christian faith that does not tell you to practice these 7 important life elements is a different type of gospel from the gospel of Jesus Christ or the gospel that Jesus Christ preached in the New Testament Scriptures. The true gospel of Jesus Christ must tell you to do the following things in your Christian way of living or life:(i). To give to God's work according to your financial ability and based on what you have and never on what you do not have. (ii). To be content with what you have. (III). To diligently plan and budget your personal income or incomes wisely. (iv). To live within your own personal means as a Christian and never to go into any unnecessary borrowings or debts in the name of giving, spending or acquiring material things of life.
(v). To always put some of your money away into personal savings or investments to serve as your emergency funds that you can use against any raining days or any unforeseen financial needs. (vi). To stop the habit of wasting your money by buying the things that you do not need in this life and in all reality. (vii). To learn new skills for jobs, employment or business that are in high demand, to apply for new job openings that suit your education, work experiences, skills, career goals or your financial expectations in this life. To make effort to change your career if your current career is no longer in high demand into the more lucrative ones and to also pursue more education that will eventually improve your present life situations and incomes. This is the true gospel that will always work for you in all truth, honesty and reality and never for its preacher or teachers only.
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