Dangerous Heresy

[Botz]

Act 2:31 He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.

This is also a good verse to differentiate between the mortal remains of a person and their eternal spirit, which is here translated as soul....showing that the components of a human being are more than merely physical, even if they are not aware of it. All of us are actually eternal spirits clothed in a mortal body, living in a physical world.

[Elisabeth]

Thanks very much. I am familiar with all of these except for a couple of them, and obviously I'm not missing anything.

[Rebmilc]

Hi All.

Interesting topic.

After running a counter-cult ministry for 20 years plus, myself and my team noticed a few years ago that the queries we were getting were no longer about Jehovah's Witnesses etc, but were queries from concerned christians regarding false teachings within the church like the word faith movement. After years of research I have to agree totally with this thread. The wof is false teaching and presents a false gospel and a false Jesus.

The problems really started for us when we began to expose this movement, and I know of at least two couples who were forced to leave their respective churches for daring to speak out.

In the past I have read similar debates to this online and sadly they end up saying that all the pentecostal churches are involved. I was saved in a pentecostal Church, have been a leader in a pentecostal church for the last 25 years and I can honestly say that the pentecostal people that I know (Many) would not give the WOF house room, and recognise it for what it is. And the AOG worldwide were the ones that took a stand against the false teachings of the "Latter Rain" & "Manifest Sons of God" 50 years ago.

Just thought I would point that out, not all pentecostals are sucked in by this heresy, including the "Toronto" circus and some of the stuff that Rick Warren is teaching today

[jgredline]

Great thread with much truth. WOF is an abomination to Gospel of Jesus Christ.

[Guest kephasrock]

in order for something to be a heresy, or someone to be a heretic, they must first be a member of the one church which Christ built upon kephas, rock.

Then they must knowingly teach something contrary to the infallible teachings set down by the apostles and their successors, the bishops.

[billie]

Christ didn't build the Church on Peter.

[RGR]

Hi All.

Interesting topic.

After running a counter-cult ministry for 20 years plus, myself and my team noticed a few years ago that the queries we were getting were no longer about Jehovah's Witnesses etc, but were queries from concerned christians regarding false teachings within the church like the word faith movement. After years of research I have to agree totally with this thread. The wof is false teaching and presents a false gospel and a false Jesus.

The problems really started for us when we began to expose this movement, and I know of at least two couples who were forced to leave their respective churches for daring to speak out.

In the past I have read similar debates to this online and sadly they end up saying that all the pentecostal churches are involved. I was saved in a pentecostal Church, have been a leader in a pentecostal church for the last 25 years and I can honestly say that the pentecostal people that I know (Many) would not give the WOF house room, and recognise it for what it is. And the AOG worldwide were the ones that took a stand against the false teachings of the "Latter Rain" & "Manifest Sons of God" 50 years ago.

Just thought I would point that out, not all pentecostals are sucked in by this heresy, including the "Toronto" circus and some of the stuff that Rick Warren is teaching today

Thank you from a fellow Pentecostal!

Christ didn't build the Church on Peter.

[shepherdsgrace]

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The Word of faith movement is sound in its doctrinal roots. The problem comes when the doctrine is incompletely taught or abused. The pure foundation of Word of Faith is Biblical. The foundation of word of Faith is that if God promised it to you, it will be yours through faith and confession. WOF is not name it claim it. WOF is, if God promised it and you believe for it, you will have it. Word of Faith doctrine is sound. There are many abuses in the community who incorrectly or incompletely teach the doctrine, but that does not make the doctrine wrong.

[Matthitjah]

Grace to you,

Joh

[darski]

Thank you for this thread. It is an excellent presentation of this heretical faction.

It would be nice if more Christians would read this information, believe it and put a stop to the acceptance that floats around the Body in disquieting ways.

Great work and muchly appreciated.

I'm going to copy the first couple of bits for my reference and study. this issue comes up too often for my liking.