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The prosperity gospel teaches that you are given what you have as a blessing, and that it is meant for you to consume or amass power with as you please. Essentially, because you can, you are entitled to.
Conversely the disadvantaged in this worldview deserve punishment because their disadvantages make them sinners.
A chunk of my extended family buys into this and it is part of why I don't ever visit them anymore. A couple of them listen to radio stations that preach this 24/7. Grandma was really religious and was the kind of person to hire immigrants, underpay them, then complain about immigrants being moneyless sinners. That side of the family amazes me...
It is the epitome of feels before reals.
Well that's Calvinists for you. I don't know why anyone ever listened to that guy but I sure wish they would stop