Theology of Giving

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More Than Money: A Theological Review of Michael Todd’s ‘Crazy Faith’ Sermon

The sermon, while using the story of Mary's sacrificial worship as a textual anchor, is fundamentally a Word of Faith message promoting the Prosperity Gospel. It frames a special offering ('Crazy Faith Offering') as a mechanism for triggering divine financial intervention. The core theological error is the redefinition of faith from trust in God's sovereign will to a force that obligates God to act, particularly in the realm of finances. This transactional model corrupts the doctrines of grace, faith, and God's sovereignty, constituting a fundamental error. The use of subjective authority ('God told me') further undermines the sufficiency of Scripture.

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Is Your Faith an Investment? A Theological Review of ‘Eternal ROI’

The sermon is fundamentally flawed, promoting a Prosperity Gospel hermeneutic by misapplying Old Covenant promises (Malachi 3) to guarantee material protection for New Covenant believers. It redefines sin as poor investment ('waste') and frames the Christian life as a pursuit of 'Eternal ROI,' which is a form of anthropocentric therapeutic deism. A claim to direct, private revelation ('the Holy Spirit whispers to me') further undermines biblical authority.

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