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Bakker's conspicuous consumption and prosperity gospel preaching led critics to claim that PTL stood for "Pass The Loot". [2] As time went on and as more stations had additional programming commitments by 1980, many opted to only run an hour of the PTL Club. In the fall of 1981, the show was cut to an hour, at which length it remained until its ...
Prosperity theology (sometimes referred to as the prosperity gospel, the health and wealth gospel, the gospel of success, seed-faith gospel, Faith movement, or Word-Faith movement) [1] is a religious belief among some Charismatic Christians that financial blessing and physical well-being are always the will of God for them, and that faith, positive scriptural confession, and giving to ...
Word of Faith teaching holds that its believers have a divine right to prosper in all areas of life, including finances, health, marriage, and relationships. Prosperity is not desired for the hoarding of finances but to be an avenue God uses to fund missions for the spreading of the gospel and to help the needy. [citation needed]
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Bakker has changed his views on prosperity theology. [67] In his 1980 book Eight Keys to Success , he stated, "God wants you to be happy, God wants you to be rich, God wants you to prosper." [ 68 ] [ 69 ] In his 1996 book, I Was Wrong , he admitted that the first time he actually read the Bible all the way through was in prison.
Granville Oral Roberts (January 24, 1918 – December 15, 2009 [1] [2]) was an American Charismatic Christian televangelist, who was one of the first to propagate Prosperity Gospel Theology. He was ordained in the Pentecostal Holiness Church from 1936 until his transfer to the United Methodist church in 1968, a controversial relationship that ...
Kenneth Max Copeland (born December 6, 1936) is an American televangelist associated with the charismatic movement.He is the founder of Eagle Mountain International Church Inc. (EMIC), which is based in Tarrant County, Texas.