Name it and Claim it!

[ann2]

These name it and claim it peopleare ridiculus, what they are really saying is that all poor people are notchristians.How can anybody be fooled by that.?

[Andrew007]

It is written that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle then it is for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. What does this say about rich people?

Disclaimer: I am not saying rich people won't make it to heaven!

[ColleenLovesMischief]

LOL Ok if this name it claim it stuff works then let me think.

First I demand a new car............A viper should do it.

Second I want a 200,000 house built on my property here and this house leveled.

A pool

Tennis court and bowling alley.

All you guys add your demands on.

Hehehehe

Thought the subject needed lightend up a little.

Pie me at will

[Andrew007]

LOL Ok if this name it claim it stuff works then let me think.

First I demand a new car............A viper should do it.

Second I want a 200,000 house built on my property here and this house leveled.

A pool

Tennis court and bowling alley.

All you guys add your demands on.

Hehehehe

Thought the subject needed lightend up a little.

Pie me at will

First send your 10,000 dollar donation to my *cough organization cough* to further the kingdom of *cough GOD?!!!!! (no,21 actually just my wallet and size of jet) cough* and all these things shall me added unto you.

Please send donation to:

$10,000 Cash Donation

c/o Andrew007

12345 I'm-going-straight-to-hell-for-stealing-your-money Ave.

Beverly Hills, California.

Please send overnight so you can recieve your blessings sooner.

[Ovedya]

I read somewhere once that certain pagan religions of the Lord's day (many of them still exist in other forms) practiced a kind of necromancy. They would sacrifice to their gods and make petition for a certain thing invoking the name of that god. They would repeat their petition ad-infinitum, using the deities name.

My experience with the "word-faith" crowd has been very much like this. A prayer for a certain thing would go something like this: "Father, in the name of Jesus I step out in faith, believing you for my miracle. I need....In the name of Jesus I now claim that.....Father, you said in your word.......In the name of Jesus, by faith, I claim that....."

It's hard to draw a direct correlation between pagan practice 2,000 years ago and word-faith today. In fact, you really can't. Word-faith itself has only been around for about 40 years or so. But that teaching of using the Lord's name repeatedly is there. It is in a lot of denoms too, not just word-faith. By this kind of teaching people have a kind of superficial understanding of the use of the Lord's name. In other words, because word-faith believers do not understand the full power and import of being in the Lord, they use the phrase "In the name of Jesus" as a kind of tool to receive "God's blessing." It's really quite offensive, if you consider it carefully.

Would that more believers fully understand the meaning of the Lord's teaching, "And whatever you ask in my name, that I will do..." They would not have the compulsory need to utilize the Lord's precious name in such a superstitious and superficial way.

[traveller]

Would that more believers fully understand the meaning of the Lord's teaching, "And whatever you ask in my name, that I will do..." They would not have the compulsory need to utilize the Lord's precious name in such a superstitious and superficial way.

Sounds like a great study for a new thread Brother! I'd be most interested in what you have to say on the subjest.

[Ovedya]

Would that more believers fully understand the meaning of the Lord's teaching, "And whatever you ask in my name, that I will do..."  They would not have the compulsory need to utilize the Lord's precious name in such a superstitious and superficial way.

Sounds like a great study for a new thread Brother! I'd be most interested in what you have to say on the subjest.

Good idea. Let me mull it over for a while.

[Blood Stained Soul]

I claim healing, salvation for lost I know, the Blood of Jesus on my life, and victory...that it and thats all..these are scriptural....asking for a million cash is greed...you can petition for things if your led by HIS Spirit then you will pray in HIS will anyhow...Just cause I lay hands on a car and pray it mine...does not mean i will get it...in fact I really do not think God would honor that prayer..JMHO...but if you were like me..broke and had no car....and prayed for one so that you could get better job to take care of wife and kid and be able to take kid to doctor etc...well I think my heart is in right place...I want a car to help my family...see the difference?

[traveller]

BSS, I don't think it's at all inappropriate to ask our Father to meet our daily needs. He has already provided for us, and will continue to do so. But going to Him in prayer is to humble ourselves before HIm, and to acknowledge that He is the one that supplies our needs.

I didn't know you were without a car. I'll pray for you as well.

YSIC

trav

[RGR]

Father,

We now pray that you would bless each member of Worthy with a new Mercedes within 6 months. See, You own everything and You want us to have the best no matter what, so why not make it a Bentley like Brother Creflo "Send Me Some More" Dollar's car?

NOT!!!!!!