In 1985, a popular preacher published a book called Prosperity: The Choice is Yours, which essentially asserts that God and Jesus are believers’ personal hedge fund managers.

We need look no further than the phenomenon of the prosperity gospel. Perhaps no religion has seen such proliferation of self-help and success mantra as Christianity. Today is the age of self-help and empowerment, and these faux virtues have seeped into every little crevice that one could have ever hoped to keep pristine. God has become a self-help guru, some sort of little figurine to pull out of one’s pocket and stroke whimsically while wishing good things out into the universe. Of course, many phrases and observations become trite for good reason, namely because, well… they’re true! No doubt, much modern religion is centered on gratification and quick access. It is almost unbearably trite to say that today is an age of instant gratification. Without Jannis and Mike’s wisdom, this book just wouldn’t be the same. Many of the points I make in this book center on this crucial difference. The Mioris instilled in me the difference between self-righteous, works-based salvation and Righteous, Christ-based salvation. These wonderful folks took me under their wing and shared with me invaluable scripturally rooted wisdom. We are always on the anvil by trials God is shaping us for higher things. To the two most important families in my life-Mize & Famularo Part V: Getting off the Couch and into the Spiritual House Part II: Getting God Back into the World: A PreviewĬhapter 9: No Spiritual Luxury Without Spiritual SubmissionĬhapter IV: Coming in from the Rain (But Away from the Spirit)Ĭhapter 14: Proverbs and Prosperity: Modern Theological MisstepsĬhapter 19: Don’t Forget to Worship Your Pastor Write: Permissions, Wipf and Stock Publishers,Ĭhapter 2: Man and God | Separate but One Except for brief quotations in critical publications or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission from the publisher.

Modernity and the Rise of the Pocket God Jonathan J.

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