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Confirm to me that the health and wealth prosperity gospels are not the real Gospel. God's not interested in giving us the perfect, comfortable life here, but He is interested in our hearts.

Romans 5:3-5 Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.

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