Poverty Strongholds – Post Eight – Bad Theology
- Demons
- Poor Stewardship – link to past article
- Lack of Knowledge (common sense)
- Mind Sets (faulty thinking)
- Lack of Holiness
- Agreements with the Enemy
- Bad Theology
- Blaming & Excuses
- Refusing to be a Blessing
- Pain Upon Pain
Today, let’s take a look at the 7th Poverty Stronghold – Bad Theology
Bad theology leads to many bad things. It is the root of all sorts of distortions and manipulations perpetrated by supposedly godly men and women. Here are just a few of the craziest things I have heard while overseas:
“The wealthier you are the holier you are.” (this is a literal quote from a Kampala city pastor)
“The woman with the seven husbands, well, she killed them all and what we take from this story is that the seed must be planted in the right place, and this is the right place for your seed, so tithe to this church and you will be blessed.”
“We must all change our names because Abram’s name was changed”
“Do not sleep at the wrong times because this was the cause of the Hebrews being in slavery for 400 years in Egypt.”
Even as I write this I hardly have words. I am astounded time and again at the kinds of bad theology that I come across in my work. But, I am also, often enough to note, just as astounded by the bad theology found at home. For instance: