They mustn't think they are better than everyone else because they are wealthy.
They have to be generous and share.
They are to store up treasure in heaven, which is where true wealth flows from.
Here is the obvious counter argument to these points Vallotton distorts from the text. The vast majority of rich people do not trust God. They think they are self-made. They do not attribute their wealth to God at all. That is why Jesus said it is harder for a rich man to enter heaven than a camel to pass through the eye of a needle. For that same reason, the rich routinely think lower of others. Vallotton does so in this very article without realizing it! By exalting the rich, he lowers the poor. There is no consideration in his teaching for being a good Christian and experiencing lack. This false theology cannot work in third world countries or in places like the underground church in China. By that definition, you must conclude it is false then. Do you honestly think rich people are generous? On a macro level this is why trickle-down economics never trickled down! The poor are routinely demonized by the rich. I remember once a follower of Creflo Dollar bragged that he was giving out $5000 in backpacks to needy kids in the Bronx and I am sure those kids appreciated it. But a guy worth 30 million, who was asking for his poor followers to tithe enough for a new 65-million-dollar Learjet, giving $5000? Yeah, that's not generous beloved. The sad thing, and it is because Kris does not have the Holy Spirit indwelt to lead him into all truth, is the last thing here discredits his whole argument. When Jesus says store up treasure in heaven He is speaking AGAINST material wealth here on earth.
"Wealth is not a sign of your relationship with God!" you shout insistently. Well that's true"unless it isn't! Wait - think about it, God made Abraham rich, so his wealth was definitely a sign of his friendship with God. Oh, there was also Isaac, Jacob, David, Esther, and especially Solomon (and many more). Yeah, but it gets even better. Moses wrote; "But you shall remember the LORD your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, that He may confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day." Deuteronomy 8:18 . God said He was giving His people "power to make wealth" for the purpose of "confirming His covenant" with them!
It is true that there were some folks in the bible who had wealth. Of course, Vallotton is leaving out all of those who did not, including Jesus Himself, Paul, all of His apostles and nearly everyone in the new church. It is also unseemly at best to suggest that these great biblical figures were known for their wealth as a sign of their relationship with God. Abraham was willing to sacrifice his only son. Jacob was a scoundrel for much of his life. David may have been a man after God's own heart but after he had made it to king and all the material trappings that came with it, he then become an adulterer and murderer. Solomon was specifically warned about taking foreign wives and he went ahead and married 700 of them with 300 concubines. So much for wealth turning into wisdom and he was considered the wisest man who ever lived! If you want to only focus on their wealth, then you miss the entire point of their stories. None of these people are remembered for being close to God because they had money.
Therefore, it is true that sometimes God makes people wealthy to confirm His relationship with them. So not all wealthy people know God, but the ones He made wealthy know Him. Of course, being broke doesn't get you a place in heaven either. But being poor usually means that many are working for someone who probably doesn't think like them, borrowing from some institution that has money (to which they become their slave), and/or praying for God to have some rich person help them (who they have a case against)! Personally, I have 4 kids and 8 grandkids, so I am praying the Deuteronomy 8 prayer over my family! You can join me in praying this over your family too: "God bless my family with the power to make the kind of wealth that adds no sorrow to it, and confirms Your covenant with us! Amen."
No, it is not true that God makes anyone wealthy to confirm His relationship with them. That is entirely made up in the depraved mind of Kris Vallotton. He closes here by once again demonizing the poor and exalting the rich. Look beloved, the bottom line is this teaching is part of an overall grifting lifestyle that makes Kris Vallotton very rich and you, eh, not so much. I can save you 1200 dollars by telling you there is no such thing as solutionaries. Even Microsoft Word demands I correct that word when I type it! I can save you hundreds of dollars by explaining the bible expressly says that Kris Vallotton cannot teach you how to be a prophet. Deuteronomy 8, written to the Jewish people, reminds us that all things, including wealth come from God. There is nothing wrong with money. In and of itself it is merely paper or metal. How it can corrupt the heart however is what God constantly warns us about and Kris Vallotton displays that perfectly. Just remember that true godly contentment is being content despite of your circumstances. Work hard, try and move up, save for rainy days - no problem with any of that. People often ask me why God doesn't let them win the lottery and my answer is simple - because He knows what would happen if you did. Do not fall for the big grift from the Prosperity Pimp from Bethel. Mark, avoid, and hide your wallet.
