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know1

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Word of Faith is the lie. It is the lie that killed my friend, who got breast cancer, and instead of getting chemo, claimed healing, along with her church, and Kenneth Copeland’s ministry, whom she was ordained under.

It is a noxious and utterly untrue scenerio, whereby people who are greedy, needy and ignorant of the Bible get fleeced by evil, lying mega church pastors and evangelists. If you want to read some posts which I wrote last year, on why Word of Faith is not scriptural, then click on this link and enjoy. Might as well look at a thread from 2016, as from 2012.

http://christianchat.com/bible-discussion-forum/144809-word-faith-look-what-bible-says.html
By the way, I'm not a mega church pastor or evangelist trying to deceive others into giving or anything else. I am a nobody, and yet still believe simply because it is written.
 
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The WoF and the prosperity gospel are not synonymous. The WoF is about what biblical faith is, how it works, God's will in healing and prosperity, confession, the authority we have in the name of Jesus ...etc. Some have taken the part about prosperity and taken it to excess and have done harm to the movement. Jesus never made anybody rich in the Bible, but He did heal people. The apostles never made anybody into a millionaire when they preached the gospel, but they did bring healing. This doesn't mean that God doesn't desire to bless His children, but it does mean that financial prosperity isn't part of the gospel in the way that physical healing is.
Kenneth Hagin is the grandfather of the WOF movement. He and the others who made its heterodox teachings popular taught that if you aren't prosperous then you aren't believing for it and giving them enough money. Yet they were the only ones getting rich. Did you know he died of the same illness that he claims he was healed from.
 

lightbearer

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Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass: For the LORD our GOD will circumcise our hearts and the hearts of our seed. For righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ (Anointed; GOD's commands and statutes written in the Book of the Law. In other words the Word; the Divine utterances) down from above:) Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ (Anointed; GOD's commands and statutes written in the Book of the Law. In other words the Word; the Divine utterances) again from the dead.) But what saith it? The word (the Divine utterances; Christ the Anointed; GOD's commands and statutes written in the Book of the Law.) is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: (that thou mayest do it) that is, the word of faith, which we preach. And that is the Movement to which we move through; Christ's!

That which is stated in Romans 10:6-8 was first prophesied in Deut. 30;6,10-14. It was GOD’s intention for us to receive Christ, that He work through us since the time of Moses if not before.

The statutes and commandments contained in the Book of the Law (Christ; the Word) were to be in our hearts. To be who we are! ) that is, the word of faith movement which we preach. That is the GOSPEL!
 
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Again, this is why I question so many people's salvation. They can't even receive this simple truth in God's word.
Those who are not of God, will not be able to hear or receive this truth from God's word.
So, anyone who doesn't buy into the WoF lie is lost, and stonesoffire and joaniemarie agree with you.

OK.
 
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Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass: For the LORD our GOD will circumcise our hearts and the hearts of our seed. For righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ (Anointed; GOD's commands and statutes written in the Book of the Law. In other words the Word; the Divine utterances) down from above:) Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ (Anointed; GOD's commands and statutes written in the Book of the Law. In other words the Word; the Divine utterances) again from the dead.) But what saith it? The word (the Divine utterances; Christ the Anointed; GOD's commands and statutes written in the Book of the Law.) is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: (that thou mayest do it) that is, the word of faith, which we preach. And that is the Movement to which we move through; Christ's!

That which is stated in Romans 10:6-8 was first prophesied in Deut. 30;6,10-14. It was GOD’s intention for us to receive Christ, that He work through us since the time of Moses if not before.

The statutes and commandments contained in the Book of the Law (Christ; the Word) were to be in our hearts. To be who we are! ) that is, the word of faith movement which we preach. That is the GOSPEL!
No, WOF isn't the Gospel. It's a different gospel. The Gospel is that Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins and rose again on the third day. All of that other stuff about being little gods and speaking things into existence is false doctrine.
 

lightbearer

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No, WOF isn't the Gospel. It's a different gospel. The Gospel is that Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins and rose again on the third day. All of that other stuff about being little gods and speaking things into existence is false doctrine.
Did you even read the post you responded to? If you did please reread it. If you wish to continue this discourse in relation to the post you responded to; please show what you disagree with in the post and post why you think it is wrong.

Thanks in advance.
 
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Did you even read the post you responded to? If you did please reread it. If you wish to continue this discourse in relation to the post you responded to; please show what you disagree with in the post and post why you think it is wrong.

Thanks in advance.
I disagree with your assertion that "Christ" is a divine utterance. He is God incarnate, our Saviour.
 

lightbearer

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I disagree with your assertion that "Christ" is a divine utterance. He is God incarnate, our Saviour.
It is not my assertion.

Our FATHER GOD makes the connection through the Spirit.

GOD originally gave this to Moses to share. When Moses shared it he shared it in the present tense. Paul through GOD reminds his readers of this text. These readers would have been the Jews from the dispersion and the Gentile converts in Rome.

Divine utterances was posted in the post you responded to not divine utterances. This is due to respect to the FATHER and HIS Christ.

Divine utterances is how the Spirit's use of the word "Word' should be understood in verse eight.

This also should be capitalized because it is referencing to Christ. It is He; the Word that comes into our hearts and mouths that we do it. This is the Faith in which we stand through.

Here is how the word "word" is defined in Thayers' Lexicon.

- Original: ῥῆμα
- Transliteration: Rhema
- Phonetic: hray'-mah
- Definition:
1. that which is or has been uttered by the living voice, thing spoken, word
a. any sound produced by the voice and having definite meaning
b. speech, discourse
1. what one has said
c. a series of words joined together into a sentence (a declaration of one's mind made in words)
1. an utterance
2. a saying of any sort as a message, a narrative 1c
d. concerning some occurrence
2. subject matter of speech, thing spoken of
a. so far forth as it is a matter of narration
b. so far as it is a matter of command
c. a matter of dispute, case at law

Here is the text in verse 10:6-8 with minimal commentary.

But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ (Word) down from above:) Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ (Word) again from the dead.) But what saith it? The word (Christ) is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
(Rom 10:6-8 KJV)

As was said this is a quote from Deut. 30.The people reading Romans would have known this and would have looked it up because at the time it was part of the Bible they had. Here is how it is given.

If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul. For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off. It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
(Deu 30:10-14 KJV)

This was and is Holy Scripture. They would have cross reference the Letter and the Holy Writ and would have concluded that:

the LORD our GOD will circumcise our hearts and the hearts of our seed. For righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ (Anointed; GOD's commands and statutes written in the Book of the Law. In other words the Word; the Divine utterances) down from above:) Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ (Anointed; GOD's commands and statutes written in the Book of the Law. In other words the Word; the Divine utterances) again from the dead.) But what saith it? The word (the Divine utterances; Christ the Anointed; GOD's commands and statutes written in the Book of the Law.) is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: (that thou mayest do it) that is the word of faith, which we preach. And that my friend is the Faith movement in which we preach. And that is the Gospel!​
 
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It is not my assertion.

Our FATHER GOD makes the connection through the Spirit.

GOD originally gave this to Moses to share. When Moses shared it he shared it in the present tense. Paul through GOD reminds his readers of this text. These readers would have been the Jews from the dispersion and the Gentile converts in Rome.

Divine utterances was posted in the post you responded to not divine utterances. This is due to respect to the FATHER and HIS Christ.

Divine utterances is how the Spirit's use of the word "Word' should be understood in verse eight.

This also should be capitalized because it is referencing to Christ. It is He; the Word that comes into our hearts and mouths that we do it. This is the Faith in which we stand through.

Here is how the word "word" is defined in Thayers' Lexicon.

- Original: ῥῆμα
- Transliteration: Rhema
- Phonetic: hray'-mah
- Definition:
1. that which is or has been uttered by the living voice, thing spoken, word
a. any sound produced by the voice and having definite meaning
b. speech, discourse
1. what one has said
c. a series of words joined together into a sentence (a declaration of one's mind made in words)
1. an utterance
2. a saying of any sort as a message, a narrative 1c
d. concerning some occurrence
2. subject matter of speech, thing spoken of
a. so far forth as it is a matter of narration
b. so far as it is a matter of command
c. a matter of dispute, case at law

Here is the text in verse 10:6-8 with minimal commentary.

But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ (Word) down from above:) Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ (Word) again from the dead.) But what saith it? The word (Christ) is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
(Rom 10:6-8 KJV)

As was said this is a quote from Deut. 30.The people reading Romans would have known this and would have looked it up because at the time it was part of the Bible they had. Here is how it is given.

If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul. For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off. It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
(Deu 30:10-14 KJV)

This was and is Holy Scripture. They would have cross reference the Letter and the Holy Writ and would have concluded that:

the LORD our GOD will circumcise our hearts and the hearts of our seed. For righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ (Anointed; GOD's commands and statutes written in the Book of the Law. In other words the Word; the Divine utterances) down from above:) Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ (Anointed; GOD's commands and statutes written in the Book of the Law. In other words the Word; the Divine utterances) again from the dead.) But what saith it? The word (the Divine utterances; Christ the Anointed; GOD's commands and statutes written in the Book of the Law.) is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: (that thou mayest do it) that is the word of faith, which we preach. And that my friend is the Faith movement in which we preach. And that is the Gospel!​
Christ is not an utterance. An utterance did not die on the cross for our sins and rise again. That is why WOF is not the Gospel.
 

p_rehbein

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Still discussing this?

Hmm...........oh, are the Guests from that Nashville based website still here? (just wondering :) )

BTW: (not that folks care about Scripture........but)

1 Corinthians 10:24) Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth
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My thoughts are:

A carnal Christian seeks their own well being
A spiritual Christian seeks the well being of others

A carnal Christian seeks the things of the earth
A spiritual Christian seeks the things of heaven

A carnal Christian prays for their desires
A spiritual Christian prays for their needs

A carnal Christian is saved
A spiritual Christian is saved, and sanctified by the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit, who will, btw, make CLEAR the mistaken theology of "I desire"


 

Angela53510

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I am well aware of what others have done with the doctrine, about the same as what others have done with other doctrines, such as the doctrine of healing and divine health, but the doctrine isn't about how others have abused it, it's about the truth of what is written in the scriptures.
Is it a scriptural truth or not? Is it a lie of the devil or a truth of God?
You say not, but what is written?
Unlike you, I'm not basing what I believe on other's experiences/testimonies. How can I have faith in God with that. If I were to listen to what you and others say about what is of God and what isn't, instead of believing what is written, I would have an evil heart of unbelief as well.
As I have said before, I say again, I cannot not know or unlearn what I KNOW about what faith is and how it works.
But to set the record straight, WOF can be for evil as well as for good. It can be for blessing or cursing. Most use it to their own detriment though. It is a law set in motion and forever establish in heaven and it does work, Jesus proved that.
One of the biggest problems I see is people thinking they have faith, when they are hoping or wishing. Many don't seem to even know they are hoping, while still calling it faith.
Sorry about both your friend and my mother who died TRYING to believe for their healing. Trying just doesn't cut it.
There are many things people don't know about faith simply because they have rejected knowledge, the very reason why God's people are destroyed. They don't what to know because they were told it's evil from people like you.
I can tell you that you have no scripture to back up your claim that word of faith is a lie, yet you still choose to believe that it is. You might want to check WHY you choose to believe something that has absolutely NO scripture that say otherwise.
You say you believe the bible, but what you said in your post proves contrary. You believe ONLY what you choose to believe, NOT what is written.
Jesus said if you deny me (the truth/word/promises of God) before men, I will deny [what] you [ask for] before my Father and the angels in heaven.
Again, it is a sad thing to see, so many believing WOF is a lie, evil, and of the devil. Really sad.
I said many Christians are simple mind people, because of the things they fall for.
One of the things lawyer and politicians are good at is making a pimple or blemish look like a mountain, then building the whole person's character off this blemish. And by listening to this long and drawn out focus on this tiny blemish, they cause those listen to see this picture of the person they have painted, not as they truly are. So now it's not about evidence, but about the character of the person, based solely on this single minuscule blemish.
It is similar to the evolutionist building an entire prehistoric man or ape from a single tooth. And yes, they really did do that.
Stop looking at the pictures others have painted about WOF, and start looking at the evidence in the scriptures, after you seek and ask God what the truth is. This I know you did not do.
And just to set another record straight again, WOF is not about health, wealth, and getting things, it's about speaking and acting on what you believe in your heart without any doubt.
As I have stated many time in the past, many people unwittingly use it against themselves and their loved ones to their own detriment. Many times their own words of faith caused sickness to come on a loved one.
What did you do when you or a loved one felt pain in your body? What did you do when a doctor told you or a loved one that they had some sickness or disease, because the tests came back and proved it to be so?
You believe what you felt and/or where told, accepted it as fact, and then you acted on that info by seeking a natural cure or treatment. You just put both your own words of faith and works of faith in motion against yourself or loved one.
Didn't have anything to do with wealth, money, or things, did it?
If you believed what was written, or the true gospel, you would have rejected that evil report as a lie of the devil and started tanking God for your good health and cursing the lie and work of the devil, with the word of God, to destroy it.
And if you don't quit until it manifests, it will. That is, if you believe what is written over what others are saying.

There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,” Romans 8:1

Your entire post is one of judging and condemnation. Oh and pompous arrogance. Why?

Because you are judging others and condemning them because they do not have your “faith.” And I use the term loosely. You are implying that anyone who does not have “faith” is not saved, and you have not posted a single verse to support your assertions. Pompous and arrogant, because somehow you, with a “healthy” body naturally, have more faith than others. You have found belief in your own faith. Not once do you mention Jesus Christ, and his sacrifice on the cross for our sins.

The WoF gospel is simply “all about me.” It is not “all about God.” It is all about ME drumming up MY faith, so I can be healed, do well, etc etc. Complete denial of the amazing work, God does in and through suffering.

We do not drum up or find our own faith. God gives us faith - it is a gift!

For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 it is not from works, so that no one can boast.” Eph. 2:8-9[FONT=&quot]
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God gives us exactly the amount of faith we need. We do not need to pretend we have more, drum it up, like some pagan ritual, deny what we are suffering!

For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.” Romans 12:3

WoF is the “out of context” gospel. It takes 1/4 of a verse, and makes a doctrine that overrides everything else in the Bible. (Isa. 53:4d by name!)

I happen to be very sick. I have been for 20 years. At the beginning of that time, all my WoF friends were judging and condemning me because I had not been healed of a serious genetic auto-immune disease. They all prayed for me, but their faith wasn’t enough. The woman who died of cancer because she refused treatment had “faith.” She had been a real lover of Jesus before she fell into the WoF trap. Then, she converted to the “all about me” gospel, and died.

I was not healed, because it was not God’s will! But oh, did God transform my character. My measure of faith was to suffer and grow. To become more like Christ, and less like the old person I had been. My spiritual growth had virtually died, when I was judged and condemned by the WoF people for not being healed, I turned my back on God. I stopped reading my Bible, going to church and praying. That is the rotten fruit of the WoF movement.

After 2 years of this, God told me to read 5 Psalms a day. It took a while before I obeyed, and then I spent 2 years reading nothing but 5 Psalms a day. God ministered to me in unbelieveable ways! He showed me all the hurting, damaged people, who kept their faith in God, no matter what went on. He showed me people who were able to praise God in spite of what they were going through. That is the Bible! Not out of context eisegetical verse reading!

And then God called me to seminary, and renewed my spirit, even as he led me to doctors who gave me better medicine so I could heal. And God has tested me. I had another bad med failure 3 years ago. Just coming out of that, now. But this time, instead of turning my face to the wall, I clung to Jesus. I clung to my Lord and Saviour. Because the Christian walk is about Jesus not about me.

Since you obviously did not read the OP to the link I posted with all the Scriptures AGAINST WoF, I will post it for you below. My hope is that when the day comes, when you are sick unto death, and “your” faith is not keeping you alive forever, you will remember the verses I have posted.

But mostly, that you will cling to Jesus and glorify him, in spite of the wind, the floods, the fire and sickness and death. When Jesus returns, that will alll be gone. There is NO promise in the Bible to have a perfect life now. I pray you will find God, instead of this false, “all about me” gospel.
 

BillG

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A carnal Christian is saved
A spiritual Christian is saved, and sanctified by the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit, who will, btw, make CLEAR the mistaken theology of "I desire"
And replace it with the correct "I desire"

I desire to be like you Jesus. Nothing more or nothing less.

I desire to be Holy, to be set apart for you, ready to do your will.
 

stonesoffire

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So, anyone who doesn't buy into the WoF lie is lost, and stonesoffire and joaniemarie agree with you.

OK.
Turn it around preacher. Faith in the Word. Do you agree? If the scriptures speak to you....you believe, right?

This is the word of faith.
 

BillG

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Again, this is why I question so many people's salvation. They can't even receive this simple truth in God's word.
Those who are not of God, will not be able to hear or receive this truth from God's word.
WOF is one of the essences of the gospel. Without it, there is no gospel of Jesus Christ.
And yet the teachers continue to propagate this destructive lie.
This is sad, it is a very sad thing to see.
I suggest you leave the final judgement to Jesus. He will get it 100% correct.

Even the disciples struggled to understand what he was saying.
 

stonesoffire

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Kenneth Hagin is the grandfather of the WOF movement. He and the others who made its heterodox teachings popular taught that if you aren't prosperous then you aren't believing for it and giving them enough money. Yet they were the only ones getting rich. Did you know he died of the same illness that he claims he was healed from.
This is wrong. He was healed when he was young. Heart failure was the reason for his death, but it was the result of age. We all die from something.
 
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Turn it around preacher. Faith in the Word. Do you agree? If the scriptures speak to you....you believe, right?

This is the word of faith.
You're being disingenuous that is not the extent of his post and you know it. I get it, all who don't buy your WoF doctrine are lost, correct?
 

stonesoffire

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It is not my assertion.

Our FATHER GOD makes the connection through the Spirit.

GOD originally gave this to Moses to share. When Moses shared it he shared it in the present tense. Paul through GOD reminds his readers of this text. These readers would have been the Jews from the dispersion and the Gentile converts in Rome.

Divine utterances was posted in the post you responded to not divine utterances. This is due to respect to the FATHER and HIS Christ.

Divine utterances is how the Spirit's use of the word "Word' should be understood in verse eight.

This also should be capitalized because it is referencing to Christ. It is He; the Word that comes into our hearts and mouths that we do it. This is the Faith in which we stand through.

Here is how the word "word" is defined in Thayers' Lexicon.

- Original: ῥῆμα
- Transliteration: Rhema
- Phonetic: hray'-mah
- Definition:
1. that which is or has been uttered by the living voice, thing spoken, word
a. any sound produced by the voice and having definite meaning
b. speech, discourse
1. what one has said
c. a series of words joined together into a sentence (a declaration of one's mind made in words)
1. an utterance
2. a saying of any sort as a message, a narrative 1c
d. concerning some occurrence
2. subject matter of speech, thing spoken of
a. so far forth as it is a matter of narration
b. so far as it is a matter of command
c. a matter of dispute, case at law

Here is the text in verse 10:6-8 with minimal commentary.

But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ (Word) down from above:) Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ (Word) again from the dead.) But what saith it? The word (Christ) is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
(Rom 10:6-8 KJV)

As was said this is a quote from Deut. 30.The people reading Romans would have known this and would have looked it up because at the time it was part of the Bible they had. Here is how it is given.

If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul. For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off. It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
(Deu 30:10-14 KJV)

This was and is Holy Scripture. They would have cross reference the Letter and the Holy Writ and would have concluded that:

the LORD our GOD will circumcise our hearts and the hearts of our seed. For righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ (Anointed; GOD's commands and statutes written in the Book of the Law. In other words the Word; the Divine utterances) down from above:) Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ (Anointed; GOD's commands and statutes written in the Book of the Law. In other words the Word; the Divine utterances) again from the dead.) But what saith it? The word (the Divine utterances; Christ the Anointed; GOD's commands and statutes written in the Book of the Law.) is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: (that thou mayest do it) that is the word of faith, which we preach. And that my friend is the Faith movement in which we preach. And that is the Gospel!​
The written Word is compared to a knife, looking at the Greek.

The Word from His mouth is the saber sword.

Have you seen this lightbearer?

I think I saw the saber sword in the book of Revelations. Can't remember where I saw knife, but it's not defined this for each time it's written.

I love word studies!

My point...I can see your point with capitalizing. It makes a distinction.
 
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There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,” Romans 8:1

Your entire post is one of judging and condemnation. Oh and pompous arrogance. Why?

Because you are judging others and condemning them because they do not have your “faith.” And I use the term loosely. You are implying that anyone who does not have “faith” is not saved, and you have not posted a single verse to support your assertions. Pompous and arrogant, because somehow you, with a “healthy” body naturally, have more faith than others. You have found belief in your own faith. Not once do you mention Jesus Christ, and his sacrifice on the cross for our sins.

The WoF gospel is simply “all about me.” It is not “all about God.” It is all about ME drumming up MY faith, so I can be healed, do well, etc etc. Complete denial of the amazing work, God does in and through suffering.

We do not drum up or find our own faith. God gives us faith - it is a gift!

For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 it is not from works, so that no one can boast.” Eph. 2:8-9

God gives us exactly the amount of faith we need. We do not need to pretend we have more, drum it up, like some pagan ritual, deny what we are suffering!

For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.” Romans 12:3

WoF is the “out of context” gospel. It takes 1/4 of a verse, and makes a doctrine that overrides everything else in the Bible. (Isa. 53:4d by name!)

I happen to be very sick. I have been for 20 years. At the beginning of that time, all my WoF friends were judging and condemning me because I had not been healed of a serious genetic auto-immune disease. They all prayed for me, but their faith wasn’t enough. The woman who died of cancer because she refused treatment had “faith.” She had been a real lover of Jesus before she fell into the WoF trap. Then, she converted to the “all about me” gospel, and died.

I was not healed, because it was not God’s will! But oh, did God transform my character. My measure of faith was to suffer and grow. To become more like Christ, and less like the old person I had been. My spiritual growth had virtually died, when I was judged and condemned by the WoF people for not being healed, I turned my back on God. I stopped reading my Bible, going to church and praying. That is the rotten fruit of the WoF movement.

After 2 years of this, God told me to read 5 Psalms a day. It took a while before I obeyed, and then I spent 2 years reading nothing but 5 Psalms a day. God ministered to me in unbelieveable ways! He showed me all the hurting, damaged people, who kept their faith in God, no matter what went on. He showed me people who were able to praise God in spite of what they were going through. That is the Bible! Not out of context eisegetical verse reading!

And then God called me to seminary, and renewed my spirit, even as he led me to doctors who gave me better medicine so I could heal. And God has tested me. I had another bad med failure 3 years ago. Just coming out of that, now. But this time, instead of turning my face to the wall, I clung to Jesus. I clung to my Lord and Saviour. Because the Christian walk is about Jesus not about me.

Since you obviously did not read the OP to the link I posted with all the Scriptures AGAINST WoF, I will post it for you below. My hope is that when the day comes, when you are sick unto death, and “your” faith is not keeping you alive forever, you will remember the verses I have posted.

But mostly, that you will cling to Jesus and glorify him, in spite of the wind, the floods, the fire and sickness and death. When Jesus returns, that will alll be gone. There is NO promise in the Bible to have a perfect life now. I pray you will find God, instead of this false, “all about me” gospel.
The only gospel in his post is a false gospel. You nailed it there, that he presented nothing of the truth. I got the gist of his message on another post of his in this thread. Two agreed that those who do not believe his message are on their way to hell, lost.
 

know1

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Kenneth Hagin is the grandfather of the WOF movement. He and the others who made its heterodox teachings popular taught that if you aren't prosperous then you aren't believing for it and giving them enough money. Yet they were the only ones getting rich. Did you know he died of the same illness that he claims he was healed from.
I ask you sir, what does Hagin's death have to do with the price of beans? To put it another way, what does his death have to do with what is written?
What is sad is how you gloat over HOW he died, as though it was a good thing and how foolish it was for him to believe for his own healing, as though we shouldn't be so stupid to believe the same way.
Many people got healed and delivered through his ministry.
By the way, how many healings and deliverances takes place in your church?
I thought as much.
 

stonesoffire

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You're being disingenuous that is not the extent of his post and you know it. I get it, all who don't buy your WoF doctrine are lost, correct?
I read his post as all who don't see that we put faith in Gods Word, he questions their salvation.

Ive said these things before Preacher, so none of my post should surprise you.

I don't question your salvation. At one time I fought with this teaching too.