No — Christians are not promised material or financial blessings as a reward for obedience.
God's sure promise to the believer in this age of grace is provision: a roof over our heads, clothes on our back, and food to eat. Les Feldick teaches that beyond that, material blessings are simply God's grace and not guaranteed by obedience. Obedient believers can expect God's blessings, but those blessings are not necessarily material. This stands in contrast to Israel under the Old Testament economy, where obedience brought material blessing.
Deuteronomy 28:1 — This Old Testament promise shows the conditional, material blessing God made to Israel—the contrast point with the church's promise of provision.
The Bible records a conditional promise to Israel: 'And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth' (Deuteronomy 28:1). This shows that in the Old Covenant, material and national blessing was tied to obedience. In the evidence presented, no New Testament promise of material wealth for obedience is found. The New Testament believer is not given the same earthly-material guarantee that Israel received under the Law.
Les Feldick teaches that in the age of grace God's promise to believers is not wealth but provision: food, clothing, and shelter. He says there is nothing wrong with material blessing or accumulating wealth, but it becomes a problem when it becomes a priority. He strongly rejects the message of 'prosperity salvation'—that getting saved will make you rich—calling it 'not according to the book.' Les emphasizes that material blessings were part of the Old Testament economy. Israel was promised material reward for obedience; the patriarchs were wealthy because God rewarded them materially under that arrangement. But that is not the promise for the New Testament believer. He also says God does not require believers to be poor, nor does He promise automatic millionaire status. Rich or poor, the believer has a satisfying life in Christ, but faith does not mean a bed of roses with luxury cars and the biggest house in town.
Under the Old Testament economy, God promised Israel that if they hearkened diligently to His commandments, He would set them high above all nations (Deuteronomy 28:1). Les Feldick points out that this conditional material reward was part and parcel of Israel's covenant. The promised blessings were mostly material, and when Israel was obedient, God blessed them materially. However, that is not the promise for the New Testament believer; the church is not given that kind of earthly-material guarantee.
Yes, but not necessarily with money or possessions. Les Feldick teaches that God cannot bless a believer who lives in total disobedience and rebellion, but an obedient believer can expect God's blessings—only those blessings are not always material. He also clarifies that God does not command Christians to be poor, nor does He promise to make every believer a millionaire. The satisfying life believers have is in the relationship God has given them, not in material accumulation.
Prosperity salvation, as Les Feldick describes it, is the teaching that if you get saved, God will pour out wealth on you—sometimes promoted with guarantees that a donation will erase debt or make someone wealthy. Les says that message is 'not according to the book.' He also warns that modern believers sometimes think faith means two Cadillacs in the garage and the biggest home in town, but that is not what Scripture means. Wealth is not the automatic result of salvation or obedience.
No. Les Feldick says there is nothing wrong with material blessing or accumulating wealth. The problem comes when wealth becomes a priority, because then God frowns on it. He also says God does not mandate that believers be poor as paupers. Wealth is not forbidden; it is just not promised as a reward for obedience.
Why Abram Failed in Egypt & God Restored Him | Genesis 12-14
is. She's a man's wife. I'll read on. Verse 18, And so Pharaoh called Abram, and he said, What is this thou hast done unto me? Why didst thou not tell me she was your wife? See, God told him, but Abram hadn't. Why did you say she's my sister? So I might have taken her to me to wife? Now therefore behold thy wife, take her and go thy way. You know what we call that today? Deportation.
God's Promise to the Church Is Provision, Not Prosperity
Les says the only material promise a believer in the age of grace can claim is a roof, clothes, and food; anything more is grace, not a guaranteed reward.
Obedience Brings Blessings, But Not Guaranteed Wealth
Les refuses to teach that obedience, giving, or prayer will make someone a millionaire; blessings may come but they are not necessarily material.
Old Testament Economy Tied Obedience to Material Blessings
Les says Israel's covenant promised material prosperity when they were obedient—a characteristic of the Old Testament economy, but not for New Testament believers.
Deuteronomy 28: Conditional Blessing for Israel
Les explains that Deuteronomy 28 promised Israel national preeminence and material blessings for obedience, showing how different the Old Covenant was from grace.
Rejecting Prosperity Salvation
Les says the 'prosperity salvation' message—that being saved guarantees wealth—is not according to the Bible; Old Testament patriarchs were wealthy because God rewarded obedience under that economy.
Neither Poverty nor Riches Is Mandated
Les says God does not require believers to be poor, nor does He automatically make them millionaires; our satisfaction is in the life God imparts, not in material status.
Faith Is Not a Promise of Luxury
Les counters the idea that becoming a believer means a bed of roses, two Cadillacs, and a big home; that is not what Scripture means.
Deuteronomy 28:1: And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
This verse ties Israel's national and material blessing to obedience under the Old Covenant—the contrast point for the church's heavenly promises.
No. In the age of grace, God's promise to believers is provision: food, clothing, and shelter. Material wealth is not guaranteed as a reward for obedience.
Yes. God cannot bless a believer living in total disobedience, but an obedient believer can expect God's blessings—however, those blessings are not necessarily material.
No. Les Feldick says there is nothing wrong with material blessing or accumulating wealth, but it becomes a problem when it becomes a priority.
It is the teaching that getting saved guarantees wealth and material abundance. Les Feldick says this message is not according to the Bible.
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