He also argues that the proponents of the doctrine misconstrue the atonement, criticizing their teaching that Jesus' death took away poverty as well as sin. He believes that this teaching is drawn from a misunderstanding of Jesus' life and criticizes John Avanzini's teaching that Jesus was wealthy as a misrepresentation, noting that Paul often taught Christians to give up their material possessions. Although he accepts giving as ``praiseworthy'', he questions the motives of prosperity theology and criticizes the ``Law of Compensation'', which teaches that when Christians give generously, God will give back more in return.
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