
Article 4 of the statement responds to the common practice of prosperity preachers to apply promises given to individuals or Israel in the covenant of the law to believers today. A very common example of this comes from Deuteronomy 6 where God predicted the Israelites would take possession of vineyards they didn't plant and houses they didn't build. Is it appropriate to understand these promises as applying to us today? What underlying motive might lead someone to such a conclusion? Consider these things in another episode of transforming our thinking through the power of God's Word.