Richard Pratt, Broken Homes in the Bible, Tabletalk, Dec 2011
"In recent decades, Christian television has spread what many call the 'prosperity gospel' - the misguided belief that if we have enough faith, God will heal our diseases and provide us with great financial blessings. Of course, most people reading this article scoff at the thought that faith can yield such benefits. But don't laugh too hard. We have our own prosperity gospel for our families. We simply replace having enough faith with having enough obedience. We believe that we can lift our families out of their brokenness if we conform to God's commands....
"The good news is that you cannot be bad enough to ensure God's condemnation of your family.... The bad news, however, is that you cannot be good enough to ensure God's blessings on your family....
"We shouldn't be fooled into thinking that the future depends on us."
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