In churches across the world, a seductive message promises that faith will make you healthy, wealthy, and successful, if you will only give a little more, believe a little harder, and never question the man on the stage. This so-called "prosperity gospel" twists Scripture into a spiritual get-rich-quick scheme that leaves broken lives in its wake.

In The Prosperity Deceit, Archbishop Paul M. French traces how this message took root, why it appeals to sincere Christians, and how it distorts the cross of Christ into a tool for personal gain. Drawing on biblical exegesis, historic Christian teaching, and pastoral experience, he exposes the false promises of health-and-wealth preaching and the psychological manipulation that often accompanies it.

This book is a call to repent of consumer Christianity and return to the costly grace Jesus actually offers-freedom from sin, contentment in every circumstance, and treasure that cannot be measured in dollars. Readers will find practical guidance for discerning false teachers, caring for those wounded by prosperity preaching, and rebuilding churches on the foundation of the true Gospel.