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The great danger of the prosperity gospel is that it allows unregenerate idolaters to remain so, all the while fooling them into thinking they have been born again. God seems worthy of worship because of what he as done for them not because of who he is. Jesus is a way to get to heaven but not the goal of heaven.
Sadly, it is all to common for churches not to speak of Jesus, which is a tragedy akin to a wife rarely uttering the name of her own husband. In our day when there are innumerable contradictory beliefs about who God is, Christians must be clear that their God is Jesus Christ alone so as to communicate the same central truth that scripture does. No matter how many versus are used, the Bible has not been rightly understood or proclaimed unless Jesus is the central focus and hero. - Mark Driscoll from the book “Vintage Jesus”
There can be little if any expectation of triumphant Christian living apart from the grace that is mediated to us and diffused throughout our hearts and minds preeminently through the Scriptures. When the Word, by the power of the Spirit is heard, embraced, and enjoyed, we are strengthen to resist the flesh and savor the Son. - Sam Storms “The Hope of Glory”
