Faith and trust cannot be forsaken for the quest of wealth. What good would it do a man to gain the whole world and to loose his soul in the process. It is not wrong to seek success and wealth. It is wrong to have those as your primary intention.

Christ told us to seek first the Kingdom of God and then all of these other things will be added to us. Understand and take to heart that Christ comes first. Seek Him, seek His wisdom and his guidance. When Christ comes first, success is added to you.

When Solomon had the opportunity to ask God for anything that he wanted, he chose wisdom. Take his example. Seek wisdom and success will follow.


How this is a rebuttal can only be understood by misinterpretation. They emphasize that rich, as applied to us, means rich in faith. I totally agree. If these harbingers of doom and gloom would only study before jumping to conclusions.

Christ chose to appear poor. He could never "be" poor. He owns everything! He chose to appear poor for the sake of those who have been taught that success, wisdom and wealth are beyond their reach. If He had come as a wealthy person, the poor would have rejected Him. He came as a humble man with no visible means to reach the masses.

How then do these biblical prosperity principle work? In this verse it states that "yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich." Rich in FAITH? Absolutely!
What is faith? The most accepted definition is in

This is the same faith in which we are to be rich. This is the same faith that caused Jesus to choose to appear poor so that we could become rich. Let's look closely at this.

"Now" - this doesn't mean later, tomorrow, a year from now or yesterday. It mean right now at this moment in time.

"faith" - in which we are to become rich and by which we can become rich.

"is" - not was, not might be, not could be. A present action of being.

"the substance" - a substance is a physically measurable thing. It has a physical presence.

"of things hoped for" - What are those physical things that we hope for?

"and the evidence" - According to Webster's dictionary evidence is that which tends to prove or disprove something; ground for belief; proof, something that makes plain or clear; an indication or sign.

"of things not seen" - Things that exist but we have not seen.

Let's recap this. Jesus came appearing poor to reach the masses of people who are poor (not to keep them poor) so that they could become rich in faith. So that they could become rich in the "substance of those things hoped for and the evidence of those things that they have not seen or experienced."

It is not money that is evil. It is the pursuit of money for money's sake that leads men away from Christ.

To acquire the wealth that God has already provided for us, we must have all of our faith in Christ. He must be the primary objective. We must seek a close and deep relationship with Him. When we seek wealth for our own greed, we open ourselves to the lust of the eye, the lust of the heart, the lusts of this world and the pride of life.

We must first have faith only in Christ and trust Him to provide everything else. Faith and Trust are key principles to success.

I have been confronted many times by Christians who ask me to pray that they will receive a financial blessing. I find this very odd. Christians want to be financially blessed but they seem, at the same time, concerned that this is in someway sinful.

I believe that God created this entire world, filled it with beauty, resources, wealth, and everything that a person could ever want. I do not believe that He created this for the benefit of non-believers. He created all of this for those who love Him and follow Him.

The Holy Scripture in Proverbs 4:7 tells us that wisdom is supreme and that we are to seek understand at all cost. The Holy Scripture is the only true source of wisdom. Here is where we can learn that God wants us to prosper.

I have found that the majority of people avoid success and prosperity because they are afraid that they will fall into the grip of lustful desire. I say that if you are 100% dedicated to God (Jesus Christ) and that you fill yourself with the wisdom of God's Word, you need not fear success and prosperity.

Jesus told us to seek FIRST the Kingdom of Heaven and all the rest would be added to us. When we hold God first in our hearts and minds, we can resist the temptations of the flesh. When we use the strength that comes from God's Word, we need not fear succombing to lustful temptation. When we learn to make decisions using the principles that He has given us in His Holy Word, we can enjoy all of the provision that He has created for us in this life for His glory.

All of the 'secrets' are in plain view in The Holy Bible. Read! Study! Pray!