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“What Is The Difference Between Rich Christians And Broke Christians?”
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While some Christians read their Bibles and believe that God wants them to be poor, other Christians read the same Bible and determine that God wants them to be rich.
A prime example of a rich Christian is Kenneth Copeland, a televangelist who has built a religious empire teaching prosperity.
“Copeland, 71, is a pioneer of the prosperity gospel, which holds that believers are destined to flourish spiritually, physically and financially - and share the wealth with others.
“His ministry’s 1,500-acre campus, behind an iron gate a half-hour drive from Fort Worth, is testament to his success. It includes a church, a private airstrip, a hangar for the ministry’s $17.5 million jet and other aircraft, and a $6 million church-owned lakefront mansion.
“Already a well-known figure, Copeland has come under greater scrutiny in recent months. He is one target of a Senate Finance Committee investigation into allegations of questionable spending and lax financial accountability at six large televangelist organizations that preach health-and-wealth theology.
“All have denied wrongdoing. But Copeland has fought back the hardest, refusing to answer most questions from the inquiry’s architect, Republican Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa.
“Copeland’s church also has invited an Internal Revenue Service audit, which would keep information private, and has launched a sophisticated Web site, Believers Stand United, to “help set the record straight.” Kenneth Copeland
In this article, my only intention is to demonstrate that Kenneth Copeland uses the same Bible to be rich that other Christians use to be poor. The critical difference between rich Christians and poor Christians is not the Bible, but the Bible verses they use.
Dr. Kalinda Rose Stevenson
