What does prosperity mean?
According to the dictionary, prosperity is to greatly succeed at what one intends to do. The Bible teaches that one can prosper in both the tangible (physical) and intangible (spiritual) realms, but the intangible is superior to the tangible A kindhearted woman gains respect, but ruthless men gain only wealth (Proverbs 11:16 niv). Christians prosper in the intangible by virtue of their relationship with God: Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. … In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding (Ephesians 1:3; 7–8 niv). Prosperity in the intangible realm, which comes from alignment with God’s purposes, is the predicate for prosperity in the tangible: You may say to yourself, “My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.” But remember th
According to the dictionary, prosperity is “to greatly succeed at what one intends to do”. The Bible teaches that one can prosper in both the tangible (physical) and intangible (spiritual) realms, but the intangible is superior to the tangible “A kindhearted woman gains respect, but ruthless men gain only wealth” (Proverbs 11:16 NIV). Christians prosper in the intangible by virtue of their relationship with God: “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ . . . In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding” (Ephesians 1:3; 7–8 NIV). Prosperity in the intangible realm, which comes from alignment with God’s purposes, is the predicate for prosperity in the tangible: “You may say to yourself, ‘”My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.”‘ But
