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A review by mountaineer77
God, Greed, and the (Prosperity) Gospel: How Truth Overwhelms a Life Built on Lies by Costi W. Hinn
Thanks to a 3hr faith discussion with a coworker + spotify providing audiobook access now + a 9hr drive devouring the book in a single sitting was inevitable!
Greed filters through the lowest levels of church, but to learn of such hypocrisy throughout this perverted use of Christianity, "Prosperity Gospel", was terrifying! The healings & services that Benny Hinn held reminded me of cults (and my own personal run-ins with communities that speak in tongues.). The term prosperity gospel was introduced to me as a year or so ago regarding churches that simply teach the "happiness" of the Bible, but here Costi uses it in an entirely different meaning encompassing the pentecostal, experiential fraud of a church his uncle ran. C. Hinn's own testimony lays out all the injustices of that organisation & ones similar, naming many common names within Christian publishing & speaking. Some of whom I was surprised to learn! With a few tangible stepping stones throughout, this book provides a nice stepping stone into Bible-based faith, pastoral care, and church community.
Greed filters through the lowest levels of church, but to learn of such hypocrisy throughout this perverted use of Christianity, "Prosperity Gospel", was terrifying! The healings & services that Benny Hinn held reminded me of cults (and my own personal run-ins with communities that speak in tongues.). The term prosperity gospel was introduced to me as a year or so ago regarding churches that simply teach the "happiness" of the Bible, but here Costi uses it in an entirely different meaning encompassing the pentecostal, experiential fraud of a church his uncle ran. C. Hinn's own testimony lays out all the injustices of that organisation & ones similar, naming many common names within Christian publishing & speaking. Some of whom I was surprised to learn! With a few tangible stepping stones throughout, this book provides a nice stepping stone into Bible-based faith, pastoral care, and church community.