Author: Kyle Johnston

Many of us have heard of the prosperity gospel—a dangerous and false teaching that maintains God provides material prosperity for those who have faith. A true sign of genuine faith, prosperity teachers falsely claim, is health and wealth. This grievous teaching is wreaking havoc around the world, especially where I live in South Africa. Thankfully, faithful Bible teachers and excellent organizations like The Gospel Coalition Africa have opposed this false teaching. I do wonder, however, if there is a slightly more subtle emotion-focused version of this distorted teaching. While many evangelicals would easily denounce the health-and-wealth prosperity gospel, I think there would be less clarity around what I’ll describe as the “emotional prosperity gospel.” Continue Reading →