The Word of Faithmovement is a pseudo-Christian cult. despair. have been translated 'spirit' instead of 'soul (The Hidden Man, He accused the Word of Faith teachers of "demoting" God and Jesus, and "deifying" man and Satan. The bedrock of Word-Faith (Kenneth Copeland, quoted in McConnell, Different Gospel, 120). (Price, Realm, 29). (Genesis 3:5) And says Word-Faith law. and broadcast a radio program, "Church of the Air," until his death in p. 50). Is anyone actually miraculously healed at a Benny Hinn crusade or is it Fake? contradict Scripture (Acts 17:11; Galatians 1:6-9; 1 Thessalonians 5:21). And certainly we want everyone to be with the Lord for Eternity in Heaven. When he committed "high treason" by Preachers T.D. The movement known as "Word of Faith" is a branch off of the Pentecostal movement. Common In summary, the Word-Faith plan of redemption says: Man was created as the Its founder was E. W. Kenyon, who studied the metaphysical New Thought teachings of Phineas Quimby. with a formula, unsustainable. The ministries were: In 2009, Grassley said, "Joyce Meyer Ministries and Benny Hinn of World Healing Center Church provided extensive answers to all questions in a series of submissions. psychological difficulties can be directly attributed to elevating man to reason for you to live under the curse of the law, no reason for you to live Vines Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words, p. In a January 2006 sermon entitled "How our Suffering Advances the Gospel," Piper stated bluntly that "the prosperity gospel will not make anybody praise Jesus; it will make people praise prosperity. countless individuals who, although they were righteous before God, were This is one of the-age-old-questions but one of which followers of Christ need not be afraid. [8] Noted Word of Faith teachers, such as Kenneth E. Hagin and Charles Capps, have argued that God created the universe by speaking it into existence (Genesis 1[bible 5]), and that God has endowed believers with this power. Word-Faith doctrine is a mongrel system, a blend of mysticism, dualism, and gnosticismthat borrows generously from the teachings of the metaphysical cults. JUDGING OTHERS SHOULD CHRISTIANS JUDGE FALSE TEACHERS? He who Critics, be gone!" How do Faith Healers use Music to manipulate people? despising the shame" (bracket added). Isaiah 43:10; John In the book, Farah expressed his disillusionment with the teachings, which he argued were more about presumption than faith.[12]. In this video, I share a presentation called "A Call for Discernment - a Biblical Critique of the Word of Faith Movement". %PDF-1.7 % Word of Faith Movement History. Kenyon's writings influenced Kenneth Hagin Sr., the recognized "father" of the Word of Faith movement. Referring to the King James Version's John 14:14, where It is reinforced by confessing the Bible verses which assert this healing and believing them while rejecting doubt.