I think that you may be somewhat combining Calvinism and the Prosperity Gospel. Calvinism teaches that, although salvation is freely available to everyone, hum

I think that you may be somewhat combining Calvinism and the Prosperity Gospel. Calvinism teaches that, although salvation is freely available to everyone, human nature is such that no one would choose salvation on their own. Therefore, God chooses to intervene to cause some people to accept salvation. The Prosperity Gospel teaches that God rewards faith and/or good deeds with worldly blessings like wealth and good health. I actually think that some of the problems that America faces are due to an overreaction by Calvinists (and other conservative Christians) to the Prosperity Gospel. That is, in their eagerness to avoid the Prosperity Gospel they overcorrect and deemphasize the parts of the Bible that teach that God cares about the poor and meeting people's physical needs.