Is the Word of Faith movement biblical? | GotQuestions.org

Today's question is, Is the Word of Faith Movement Biblical?

In this video I'll answer that question from a biblical perspective and afterwards, as always, I'll share some helpful

resources, so stick around until the end.

Word of Faith teaching is decidedly unbiblical.

It is not a denomination and does not have a formal organization or hierarchy.

Instead, it is a movement that is heavily influenced by a number of high -profile pastors and teachers, such as Kenneth

Hagen, Benny Hinn, Kenneth Copeland, Paul and Jan Crouch, and Fred Price.

The Word of Faith movement grew out of the Pentecostal movement in the late 20th century.

Its founder was E .W. Kenyon, who studied the metaphysical, new -thought teachings of Phineas Quimby.

Mind science, where name -it -and -claim -it originated, was combined with Pentecostalism, resulting in a particular

mix of Orthodox Christianity and mysticism.

Kenneth Hagen, in turn, studied under E .W. Kenyon and made the Word of Faith movement what it is today.

Although individual teachings range from completely heretical to completely ridiculous, what follows is the

basic theology most Word of Faith teachers align themselves with.

At the heart of the Word of Faith movement is the belief in the force of faith.

It is believed words can be used to manipulate the faith force and thus actually create what they believe

Scripture promises—health and wealth.

Laws supposedly governing the faith force are said to operate independently of God's sovereign will,

and that God Himself is subject to these laws.

This is nothing short of idolatry, turning our faith and, by extension, ourselves into.

God.

From here, its theology just strays further and further from Scripture.

It claims that God created human beings in His literal, physical image as little gods.

Before the Fall, humans had the potential to call things into existence by using the.

Faith force.

After the Fall, humans took on Satan's nature and lost the ability to call things into existence.

In order to correct this situation, Jesus Christ gave up His divinity and became a man, died

spiritually, took Satan's nature upon Himself, went to hell, was born again, and rose

from the dead with God's nature.

After this, Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to replicate the incarnation in believers so that they could become literal

gods, as God had originally intended.

Following the natural progression of these teachings as little gods, we again have the ability to

manipulate the faith force and become prosperous in all areas of life.

Illness, sin, and failure are the result of a lack of faith and are remedied by confession,

claiming God's promises for oneself into existence.

Simply put, the Word of Faith movement exalts man to God's status and reduces God to

man's.

Status.

Needless to say, this is a false representation of what Christianity is all about.

Obviously, Word of Faith teaching does not take into account what is found in Scripture.

Personal revelation, not Scripture, is highly relied upon in order to come up with such absurd beliefs,

which is just one more proof of its heretical nature.

Countering Word of Faith teaching is a simple matter of reading the Bible.

God alone is the sovereign Creator of the universe, Genesis 1, verse 3, and does not.

Need faith.

He is the object of faith, Mark 11, verse 22.

God is spirit and does not have a physical body, John 4, verse 24.

Man was created in the image of God, Genesis 1, verse 26 and 27, but this does not make him a

little god or divine.

Only God has a divine nature, Galatians 4, verse 8.

Christ is eternal, the only begotten Son, and the only incarnation of God, John 1, verse

14.

In Him dwell the fullness of the Godhead bodily, Colossians 2, verse 9.

By becoming a man, Jesus gave up the glory of heaven but not His divinity, Philippians 2, verses 6 and

7, though He did choose to withhold His power while walking the earth.

As a man.

The Word of Faith movement is deceiving countless people, causing them to grasp after a way of life and

faith that is not biblical.

At its core is the same lie Satan has been telling since the Garden, "'You shall be as God Genesis

3, verse 5.

Sadly, those who buy into the Word of Faith movement are still listening to him.

Our hope is in the Lord, not in our own words, not even in our own faith, Psalm 33, verses.

20–22.

Our faith comes from the Lord in the first place, Ephesians 2, verse 8, and is not something we create for

ourselves.

So, be wary of the Word of Faith movement and any church that aligns itself with Word of Faith teachings.

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