CAUSES OF PROSPERITY PREACHING AMONG THE MINISTERS OF GOD IN OUR CONTEMPORARY NIGERIAN SOCIETY

Abstract

The study assesses the impact of prosperity gospel on mainline churches in Adamawa State. Prosperity gospel maintains that the redemption in Christ is also redemption from financial poverty. Therefore, for a Christian to be in poverty is to be outside of God intended will, that is the person is living a Satan defeated life. They emphasize wealth and success as the only genuine marks of faith. Therefore, this research work examined the causes of prosperity preaching among the ministers of God in our contemporary Nigerian Society The study found out that prosperity gospel has changed the mode of preaching in mainline denomination because some Pastors in the mainline denomination have started preaching prosperity gospel and that prosperity gospel is responsible for the indecent dressing in mainline denomination in Adamawa State. The researchers used qualitative design as their methodogy. The study recommends that it is imperative for the traditional theology to form one strong and united body which will continue to stand against the manner in which prosperity gospel is explaining the message to our fellow Christians. It is important therefore that the gospel is preached in its context, explained well, and the application of the message is in line with the actual text. Let us stand for the truth as it is stipulated in the Bible which is the optimal of all doctrinal matters