▁to ▁su pers ede ▁the ▁gift ▁of ▁salv ation ▁in ▁Isa iah ▁ 5 3 : 5 ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁pass ages . ▁According ▁to ▁ad her ents , ▁sick ness ▁is ▁generally ▁Sat an ' s ▁attempt ▁to ▁rob ▁bel ie vers ▁of ▁their ▁divine ▁right ▁to ▁total ▁health . ▁ ▁Pro s per ity ▁ ▁Word ▁of ▁Fa ith ▁teaching ▁holds ▁that ▁God ▁wants ▁his ▁people ▁to ▁prosper ▁in ▁all ▁areas ▁of ▁life , ▁including ▁fin ances , ▁health , ▁marriage , ▁and ▁relationships . ▁Word ▁of ▁Fa ith ▁teach es ▁that ▁God ' s ▁bless ing ▁emp ow ers ▁his ▁people ▁to ▁achieve ▁the ▁Bible ' s ▁promises . ▁ ▁Thus , ▁suffering ▁does ▁not ▁come ▁from ▁God , ▁but ▁from ▁Sat an . ▁ ▁Kenneth ▁Cop eland ' s ▁min istry ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁God ▁does ▁not ▁use ▁suffering ▁for ▁our ▁benefit , ▁and ▁this ▁idea ▁is ▁" a ▁de ception ▁of ▁Sat an " ▁and ▁" ab sol utely ▁against ▁the ▁Word ▁of ▁God ." ▁▁▁ ▁If ▁someone ▁is ▁not ▁experien cing ▁prosper ity , ▁it ▁is ▁because ▁they ▁have ▁given ▁Sat an ▁authority ▁over ▁their ▁lives , ▁and ▁God ▁will ▁not ▁do ▁anything ▁except ▁when ▁a ▁bel ie ver ▁inv ites ▁him ▁to . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁argued ▁that ▁Jesus ▁and ▁the ▁apost les ▁had ▁world ly ▁wealth , ▁ow ning ▁homes ▁and ▁business es . ▁The ▁following ▁arguments ▁have ▁been ▁offered ▁for ▁this ▁claim : ▁ ▁Jesus ' ▁ability ▁to ▁travel ▁without ▁apparently ▁working ▁to ▁ear