Is the Word of Faith movement biblical? | GotQuestions.org
Is the Word of Faith movement biblical? | GotQuestions.org
Is the Word of Faith movement biblical? Does this teaching of false prophets have any biblical merit? Prosperity gospel preachers like Kenneth Hagin, Benny Hinn, Kenneth Copeland, Fred price, Jan Crouch, Paul Crouch, are commonly associated with the Word of Faith movement founded by E. W. Kenyon, via Phineas Quimby teachings. These teachings by false teachers, have roots in Mind Science, along with the Name it and Claim, health and wealth gospel movements. In this video, Pastor Nelson with Bible Munch explains what the Word of Faith movement is, where it came from, and what the Bible says about the Word of Faith doctrine.
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( Unanswerable Question for " Dake Doubters " , ) Please explain the logic, behind dis- belief in the man , who gave us – T H E – M O S T – Strictly Scripturally based Teachings, about how to Wisely , Rightly Divide God’s Word , between 2 book covers !
in the 1,000 page book , G O D ‘ S – P L A N – F O R – M A N , is a " False Teacher " ? ? ? Please provide Scripturally based – P R O O F , ( more than just 1 or 2 Scriptures , ) not just " Religious Opinions " , that are Not backed by Rightly Divided Scriptures , ( like most of the Comments on these kind of sites , ) Thanks .
Hebrews 11:1
“Now Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the Elders gained a good report”
Of course the true word of faith Teachers are Biblical, they teach the whole word of God, unlike all other denominations.
As anyone who knows the Bible will know.
Another problem you have among many with this heretical video is the very many verses which teach what believers (those who have faith) will do in Christ…
Mar 16:17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
Joh 14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
Joh 14:13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
Joh 14:14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
Of course we know, we can only ask and have faith in the ‘known will’
(1 John 5:13-15) of God such as health, provision, salvation. Again, happy to debate any number of your Calvinist heretics that believe God ordains and wills evil and the Christian can never have faith but only hope. Please send me a message, but the debate must be filmed live and published unedited if we do so that the people can see what the Scriptures teach in abundance and in Truth.
NO.
ITS THE AVARICE!
After becoming an Expert in Bible Interpretation, it took a 1,000 PAGE BOOK, to correct many Christian’s Religious
Errors ! The Book ? G O D ‘ S – P L A N – F O R – M A N – 33, Thousand Scriptures , 75 Thousand Hours of Bible Study ! 10 Thousand subjects ! Get Your Copy , Today ! ( By Finis J. Dake ) Unless it can be P R O V E N , with Plenty of Rightly Divided Scriptures , thay this man ‘s Theology was wrong , those who have a " Religious " attitude, that says , " I don’t need someone’s help , who has been Diligent for over 100 Thousand Hours of WISE Bible Study , ( in G P F M , and Dake’s Annotated Reference Bible ) because , " I Know Better "
What Pride , and Arrogance ! And sadly , this is the True spiritul condition , of many , in the Calvinist Churches , and like minded Christians, in various Denominations . Friends , only the Rightly Divided Word of God , has the P O W E R – to make such a Great Change in Your Life .
BUT , it starts , when You stop insisting , that your " Religion " is ( completely ) right , and you start asking God for His Wisdom and Revelation, according to Ephesians 1 verses 13 to 20 , to be Truly able, to correctly understand The Bible . Receive God’s Promised – S P I R I T – O F – W I S D O M – A N D – R E V E L A T I O N , – Amen ! This is Truly Life Changing , but Only, if You Believe these Scriptures , in Your Heart !
I first found out by the Holy Spirit about EW Kenyon and metaphysics when I first gave my life to Yeshua in 1983. Thank you for summing this up. If anyone wants to know more in detail please get and read the book Christianity In Crisis.
Romans 10:17..
This video is on point
You forgot Joel Osteen. He teaches the prosperity gospel 100% and never talks about the fact that mankind are sinners in need of a Savior. Tragic. Good video. Thank you for making it.
My problem with the word of faith moment is. They make it sound like you can get anything you want just by having little faith. But Gods will fit your life is a different story. When things don’t take place in a persons life as advertised they get blamed saying you must’ve not had enough faith or you didn’t tithe enough.
You quote Galatians 4:8 to dismiss the view that man is a a little god of sort, and attempt to use it to claim ‘men aren’t gods’, yet the verse in context is referring to ‘idols’ and the past worship of false deities. Jesus answered in respect to this question….
Joh 10:33 The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
Joh 10:34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
Joh 10:35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
Yes we know man is not ‘God’, you need to learn what is being referred to here correctly as you are also blowing out what the Word of faith from scripture teaches incorrectly, and that isn’t integrity. Again, if you have allowed my comments to be published here, you are Calvinists, and Calvinism is a defacing of the biblical orthodox truth, debate me publicly please. Simply send me a message and we will dispute the scriptures
This is a fantastic form of clarity and I appreciate it very much, especially for all the biblical references provided that refute these heretical teachings. Thank you.
I believe that the word of faith movement is false but I don’t believe that Jesus went to hell when He died.
For anyone who thinks that they just need more faith for everything to work out, instead — please take hold of God’s grace, rest and compassion offered to you in Christ. Let go of the shame that comes from failing in your own strength to have your own way. Jesus longs for each of us to accept his invitation to walk alongside in relationship with him.
Jesus’s offer can be found in Matthew 11:
28-30 “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.” (MSG)
28 Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.” (NLT)
28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. (KJV)
1. Jesus of course died spiritually: Mathew 27:46, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Galatians 3:13, 2 Corinthians 8:9.
2. God not only is faith, He HAS faith: Hebrews 11:3, Mark 11:22.
3. We have God’s nature by receiving Jesus as our Lord and Savior: 2 Peter 1:4, John 3:6, 1 Corinthians 6:17.
4. God is Spirit, but it DOESN’T mean He has’t a CELESTIAL body: 1 Corinthians 15:40.
5. Jesus took the sin’s nature on the cross for us and the Bible is clear: 2 Corinthians 5:21, Galatians 3:13, John 3:14.
6. Jesus SUFFERED hell for us: Acts 2:27, Psalms 116:3, Psalms 18, Psalms 88, Psalms 71:20, Matthew 12:40 – Jonah 2:1-7, etc.
7. I think someone else hasn’t read and understood these verses of the Word of God!
It is written. God bless you!
Meditating the kindness of God makes the kindness of God real to me because It becomes a part of my thinking it replaces negative unthankful dark thoughts with a sacrifice of praise or just aligning your thoughts on what’s above not on the earth…what’s wrong with that I would call that a word of faith movement. Manifesting what you think about is totally natural….it’s just what your motives are.
Got Questions are Calvinists. They believe that God ordains ‘all things’, that includes ‘evil’. They believe God sovereignly chooses the ‘few’ to magically become Christian’s and the ‘many’ to go to eternity in hell. This is Calvinism, or ‘Reformed Heresy’ among many other demonic unscriptural beliefs. You said the ‘word of faith’ movement is unscriptural because you refuse to accept the many Scriptures which teach Christian’s ‘the known will of God’, such as ‘healing’ see Matt 8:2-3. God reveals His will to us that He neither created sickness and disease nor desires His children to suffer with it and sent Jesus to the Cross to pay the price for it (by his stripes you are healed). Therefore, Christian’s are taught by the Scripture to have faith in the promises or ‘will’ of God. We are taught to speak the Word and will of God over our situations and reproved of doubt and unbelief in Scripture. These are known, orthodox and abundant facts of scripture in context and rightly divided. Yes, some have taken things outside of the Word and will of God as well as become covetous idolators, yet we do not throw out the Truth of Scripture for those who misuse it. I would be happy to publicly debate and embarrass any number of your Calvinist false teachers on this subject but it has to be recorded live and be open publicly. Please consider taking me up on that if you are sincere of heart.
The problem the Holy Spirit has been telling me is that there are a lot of carnal Christian’s reading the word of God by the letter and not the Spirit. The type of WOF this guy is talking about is false but to speak to your mountains to change your situation requires faith and is taught by Jesus and his disciples. Not just by sitting on the sidelines but aligning your actions and mixing it with your faith will produce results. Many teachings are being misunderstood by carnal Christian’s because they are spiritually discerned and they cannot comprehend things of the Spirit, so they will call these movements false. Stilling drinking milk and not solid foods.
I wonder how long this gentleman has spent fellowshipping with the brothers and sisters in Christ which would identify with this movement?
"Personal Revelation" it’s called listening to the Holy Spirit. And WOF believers don’t believe they’re little gods, they understand that the same Holy Spirit that abided in Jesus abides in them, therefore Jesus in them performs the miracles NOT themselves and all Glory is given to God. Anyone who says this belief is contrary to the bible is in danger of behaving like a modern day Pharisee. The Pharisees ridiculed Jesus because they lacked understanding of the truth, NOW, the same is happening amongst Christians who refuse to let God out of the box they’ve put Him in just like the Pharisees did in their day.
Is Mark 11:22-26 biblical?
This guy gives a straw man argument then dismisses it.
Word of faith teaching does not make us "little gods".
Word of faith is biblical. Jesus and Paul both taught it.
Jesus in Matthew 8:10 commended the Centurion for having great faith. Centurion said, "Just say the Word". Then in Mark 11:22-23 Jesus said if you believe with all your heart and doubt not you will have whatever you say.
Paul in Acts 14:9-10 told a man who was impotent in his feet and had faith to get up and walk. Paul said in 2 Corinthians 4:13, "We believe, therefore we speak."
Solomon said in Pro 18:21, Death and life are in the power of the tongue and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
God works through people. think about the Valley of dry bones in Ezekiel 37.
Those bones would have done nothing if Ezekiel hadn’t spoken as God commanded.
Thanks so much
This dude has something against them. He’s missing the point that Jesus warned us of not to become a judge of certain people Ministry that God had given them. Don’t believe what he said about them. It’s not true
It seems like manipulating the word of God (and others) for material gain, excluding the will of God, the Beatitudes, Ten Commandments and it about their own will, desires, wants.
You’re very misinformed. You need to get informed before you start spewing out this kind of misinformation.
Thank you for clarifying all of this. I believe my husband and I were deceived by the Assemblies of God Pentecostal Church we were closely involved in for years. Unfortunately it took me moving away to realize there were some things that just don’t line up with God. They did teach biblically and there were many things that I do feel lined up. But too many red flags that have since then opened my eyes but also from people like you that have helped me to no longer be blinded to the deception. Jesus alone is enough!!
My question is are the word of faith followers saved ???
The word of faith and NAR is best described by Walter Martin as ‘a counterfeit ethic and love devoid of sound biblical doctrine’.
God is sovereign over all!! He’s not your personal genie in a bottle. I have yet to see a Christian walk on water or move a mountain. I’m sure that many Christians have faith but some of these Christian leaders want you to believe that they have a special connection with God that you don’t have. They use this to deceive because they love the power and gain.they perform phony circus acts and such things and make a mockery of God. They use emotional manipulation.
The worship money instead of G’d. Sad.
I am not sure this video is accurate in it’s explanation of the W.O.F movement. There are many inaccuracies to this video. For example? EW Kenyon was the founder of WOF? We are to be little gods? WOF exalts man to God’s status? And brings God down to man’s status? Which WOF preacher/teacher encourages/promotes that theology? This channel has excellent content & I am a fan. This video is not accurate though.
awesome content as usual
If these pastors that practice the "faith speaking principle" have seen results in their lives that they even had to write it in books (backing it up with scriptures like Heb. 11:1, etc.), and many other pastors and christians around the world have applied these principles and have seen tangible results, then how can we say the faith principle is a false teaching? If God is not against these principles, then why should fellow christians see it as false teachings and even call it "little god theory". I’m sorry, but if you believe the practice of speaking faith is a false teaching, you are not wise, but ignorant. You denying the truth doesn’t change the fact that it’s true.
You are wrong in every expect! Word of faith is all about believing the word of God and his promise manifesting in a believers life through Jesus Christ. Faith can only come from God’s words and promises!
Dont forget joyce meyers who said Jesus burnt in hell and demons jumped up and down on Him! Yikes, these people are gonna be in for a shocking reality one day if they repent not!
Thank you for this info. It is much needed to hear.
How do we distinguish between Pentacostalism and WOF?
I HATE all that loud music in the background
GOD did not create us as Believers to be All healthy and wealthy. If we were all wealthy, then the vast majority of us would turn away from Him because we wouldn’t have a "need" for Him. We would also be like those of the Laodicean church who in their spirit said "We are rich and in need of nothing". But Jesus told them that they were poor, wretched, and naked They had everything but Christ ! As far as everyone being healthy,…hmmm we all get sick, even Timothy got sick in his stomach and Paul didn’t say "stop thinking like that, or to rebuke it,or name it and claim it". Instead he told him to drink a little (little) wine to help his stomach problems. Is GOD able to do anything ? Absolutely ! But at our prayers, and requests. Not by our commands. If we are forever healthy? How and when will we die ? Yes, we’re all going to die one day just like the Patriarchs and the prophets. But the worst death is the eternal separation from GOD. Wow, to the false teachers and prosperity prophets that are out there,…….
Mattew 18:18?
Having spent four decades listening to Word of faith ministries in addition to attending a typical Evangelical Bible believing church I can assure you that Word of Faith ministries base their beliefs on scripture. Now you might disagree with their interpretation of those scripture but you did not do that in this video. I would love to hear an actual debate on this subject using scripture rather than listen to vague criticism