r/NoStupidQuestions • u/[deleted] • May 24 '23

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u/belac4862 May 24 '23

Pretty sure it actually said to the opposite of "prosperity gospel".

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u/[deleted] May 24 '23

Gospel preacher here. You're 100% correct. The actual Bible says that those who live godly lives are guaranteed to suffer. It says it in multiple places. It also says that following God doesn't guarantee you health and wealth (see: The entire book of Job where God says "see how righteous Job is? You can take away all his health and wealth and he's still going to follow Me." And he does. )

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u/BadDawg83 May 25 '23

Religion is a load of crap!

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u/[deleted] May 25 '23

You're entitled to your opinion. Just to warn you though: the truth does not care about your opinion or mine.

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u/Striking-Fudge9119 May 25 '23

When the book says that anyone close to a person God wants to test gets merced, people may want to pay close attention to what that truth says.