– Customer review on 16/11/2011

In "The Midas Touch", Rev. Kenneth Hagin sets the record straight on doctrinal errors such as, "naming your seed", "100-fold" returns on offerings, preachers' "special anointing" to bless and multiply offerings and several other misguided teachings. As Hagin describes, church doctrine is a road with ditches on both sides. Extremism on either side of the issue will end up off track and out of the way.

For the Christian, there is a danger lurking in some prosperity teachings of losing our first love; of chasing after the things of this world instead of chasing after God. There is need for a certain degree of maturity in the believer to handle the prosperity doctrine. The properly balanced Christian loves the Creator more than the creation. "Love not the things of this world" we are cautioned in 1 John 2:15.

Yet, our hearts lead us astray. Our affections for this world would charm us still.

There is good news in the Midas Touch. God desires "above all things" that his children prosper and be in good health. There is provision, protection, and riches in glory of Christ Jesus in great abundance for us today, in this life. We are well able to access the power of God through faith. There is healing, prosperity, and blessings beyond measure for every believer.

Hagin was no Scrooge. Nor was he a fool. With revelation, knowledge and wisdom he clearly saw the road ahead and warns us today "that narrow is the way which leads to life" and not to fall into the ditch, on either side, along the journey.