How do proponents of the Prosperity Gospel interpret Matthew 6:19-21 and Luke 6:20-26?
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And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here > today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe youβyou of little faith?
Matthew 6:28-30
Addressing the Matthew 6 verse, if you take an anti stuff position in v19-20, how do you handle v28-30, above?
God clothes the grass better than even Solomon dressed Himself. And, at a face value reading of v30, it says He will "much more" clothe us, apparently compared to the grass itself.
v18-19 is talking about storing up and treasure. These are both qualities of the heart, and so the emphasis is on a covetous attitude, not having things.
The Luke passage is likewise more concerned with a willful blindness of heart. It is not primarily concerned with "stuff". This is shown by verses such as John 6:63 and Mark 10:30. Of course, that is also its own balance--while prosperity can be seen in the NT, people should not be "money minded". Even the late Kenneth E. Hagin, "father of the Prosperity Movement", said as such, and wrote "The Midas Touch" as a warning / exhortation against taking such preaching where it should not go.
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