The Best of all is God with us

"Signs and Wonders" that lead astray The delivery of Israelites from the repressive hand of the Egyptian Pharaoh is recorded in the Old Testament as God bringing them out "with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and with signs and wonders " (Deuteronomy 26:8). The New Testament also records that Jesus and the Apostles performed signs and wonders, which are also referred to as miracles. To this very day, the Christian Church teaches and believes in the supernatural interventions of God in human history and refers to them as "signs and wonders." In looking at the Greek meaning of "signs and wonders" in the New Testament, this is what we find: The Greek word sēmeíon  is translated as "sign." It is given specifically to confirm, validate, or authenticate the end goal of exalting the giver. The Greek word téras  is translated as a miraculous wonde r . It is performed to elicit a reaction from witnesses; it is an extraordinary supernatu

    Prosperity Gospel and Healing The earthly ministry of Jesus was a preaching, teaching, and healing ministry (Matthew 4:23). These three characteristics are vividly recorded in the four gospels of the New Testament as demonstrations of the dawning of God’s kingdom. The same ministry was entrusted by Christ to the disciples and thereafter to the church. It is my humble belief that God continues to call the church to carry out the ministry of healing today, and I personally testify to the same. The prosperity gospel or "health and wealth gospel" preachers bring a huge distortion to the Christian understanding of healing. They teach that everyone can be healed if they use their faith. I could see prosperity preachers intensely trying to manipulate both God and the person in need of healing. Who is the God in whom we believe? "God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him." (Psa 115.3). "[God] works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will.

    The Prosperity Gospel The simplest definition of the word "gospel" would be "good news." While Christ himself is proclaimed as the good news of the Christian faith, the main task of the church is to continue proclaiming this gospel to the ends of the earth until Christ returns. It is a gospel that saves, redeems, restores, heals, and gives peace to the believer. Over the years, various adjectives have been added to the word "gospel." "Social,", "full,", "prosperity," etc. Each time such adjectives have been added, the wholistic message of the good news of Christ, has been hauled to extremes and distorted in its simplicity. The prosperity gospel has been in circulation since the 1950s, while its roots can be traced to the 19 th century. Sri Lanka, too, has had these prosperity gospel preachers over the last few decades, and we can't deny the pull it has on people. The prosperity gospel teaches that material pro