Prosperity Gospel

Shalom,

As anyone can tell, I am not on board any longer with the western christian church doctrine. One of my points of contention is the blessing the church claims. It seems the "church" wants all the blessings and refuses the instruction and the process by which the blessing is acquired.

Salvation is a free gift, it is the door way to a new life. This new life brings the blessing as you learn and obey the Torah. The ruach (spirit) will never say anything different then what the Scripture already confirms for us.

My previous teachers would say that accepting the Messiah is all the blessing and instruction you need, everything else only complicates your "faith" and puts you into bondage. I have now come to understand (and will continue to explain) that being "born again" is by definition a start not an end result! Messiah is called the firstborn among many because He is the first to have his incorruptible body- no one I know has their incorruptible body yet.

My question for Sunday preachers is: How do you deny the Law of Moses as a relevant teaching, yet you pass the plate to receive TITHES only prescribed in the Law?

There are no commandments to meet on Sunday every week. In addition, it is purely a social decision to attend church and pay for the building, lights, and what ever other project happens to be going. We are commanded to keep the Feasts of YHWH, and to keep the Sabbath. Collecting tithes: (and there are different tithes calculated by cycles) is to be done by Levites. How does the christian church receive this money as tithes, when it is not connected to Israel, Levites, or even the correct understanding of tithing? Yes, we have favor (grace), but really folks? Most people have no idea about the other tithes let alone: firstfruits, offerings, and alms.

The "God" of modern Christianity seems to be prosperity. The biggest message coming through in christian books and christian TV is, "come to Jesus and get...". Every TV "prophet" is speaking wealth and health. They are all saying peace and safety. While, I agree that the covenant life is equal and compatible with prosperity, it shouldn't be the focus of our teaching or doctrine. Yes, there should be plenty of instruction about money- it should come from the Torah.

D'varim (Deut.) 28:1-2

If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. 2 All these blessings will come upon you and accompany you if you obey the LORD your God:

The Law says if you do this Torah you will live by it. So, doing work gets you a blessing, not salvation. The commands equal blessing and salvation is equal to righteousness. You can not get salvation by works, and you can't get blessing by just showing up righteous (saved). This is explained in Romans. How Avraham Avinu believed a promise and got righteousness, he didn't do some command and then receive righteousness. Avraham's blessing came from his willingness to walk out the instruction given. The same instruction given to us: HaTorah!

The focus of the Torah is the helping of the widows, poor, and orphans. This is the job of the believer, not to build large buildings and projects for "the Lord".

I'll finish with only words we need: the Torah.

D'varim (Deut) 8:18 "But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day."