John and Chino examine how the prosperity gospel developed out of earlier Pentecostal healing movements, tracing connections through William Branham, Oral Roberts, Hobart Freeman, and the broader culture of postwar revivalism. They argue that "health and wealth" teaching was not a separate invention, but an extension of faith-healing systems that conditioned followers to expect blessing, test faith through sacrifice, and trust charismatic leaders who claimed unusual spiritual power.
The discussion also explores how fundraising appeals, binding-and-loosing practices, prophetic urgency, and minister-centered authority shaped later charismatic theology. Along the way, John and Chino contrast those patterns with the humility, suffering, and stewardship seen in the New Testament, especially in the lives of Jesus, Paul, and the early church.
- Introduction
- Health And Wealth As The Same System
- A Pastor, A Rolls-Royce, And “King’s Kids” Theology
- William Branham, Oral Roberts, And The Healing-Revivial Lineage
- Seed Faith, Luke 6:38, And Fundraising Tactics
- Defending Hobart Freeman While Tracing Earlier Roots
- Doomsday Preaching, Healing Gifts, And Borrowed Charismatic Ideas
- From “Test Your Faith” To Money-Based Proof Of Faith
- Binding And Loosing In Charismatic Practice
- A 1950 Branham Example And The Spread Of The Pattern
- Matthew 18 In Context
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