Christy
November 13th, 2007, 05:11 AM
First of all, the question in this instance that we are to ask ourselves:
Is the WOF movement and it's doctrines metaphysical?
The dictionary defines "metaphysical" as follows:
*without material form or substance
*pertaining to realities which are outside those of science
*literally beyond the physical realm, beyond that which we can realize or discover with our five senses
*above and beyond physical reality
We can also garner that the metaphysical cults are pantheistic - so is the New Age movement, and so is the occult. And E.W Kenyon's teachings has it's roots in the metaphysical cults.
Further similarities:
*The New Age Movement deifies man - so does WOF.
*Both deify Satan in different ways, WOF doctrine states that Satan is not just a god of this world, but a God who commands heaven itself and the Godhead is powerless over his control and dominion of the earth.
*Both demote Jesus Christ - The new age demotes him to one of just several Masters and WOF reduce Him to be subservient to Man.
*Both deny salvation by grace - New Agers say we need to evolve and our current situation is due to us all being on low levels of godhood and WOF state (as per Benny Hinn) - "Christians confessing they are a sinner saved by grace only insults God with such garbage."
"...Word-Faith teachers owe their ancestry to groups like Christian Science, Swedenborgianism, Theosophy, Science of Mind, and New Thought--not to classical Pentecostalism. It reveals that at their very core, Word-Faith teachings are corrupt. Their undeniable derivation is cultish, not Christian. The sad truth is that the gospel proclaimed by the Word-Faith movement is not the gospel of the New Testament. Word-Faith doctrine is a mongrel system, a blend of mysticism, dualism, and gnosticism that borrows generously from the teachings of the metaphysical cults." (John MacArthur, Charismatic Chaos, page 352)
Hagin stole his apostate teachings from a New Age teacher by the name of E.W. Kenyon. Hagin plagaraized almost an entire book of Kenyon's and blinded adepts yet bow to Hagin and even call him "papa," which is the same title meaning "Pope"! Hagin's disciples all preach a different Jesus than He who is found in the Word, though they throw some Gospel in their mixture, and certainly mention the name of Jesus. These adepts preach a dangerous mixture of high octane hype, engineered to enrich themselves. They brazenly proclaim and model their evil prosperity doctrines that equate having riches with being blessed by God and thus possessing "righteousness." God's judgment is about to fall upon them and there will be no escape unless they repent of their apostasies NOW!
Many of these "ministries" are foisting a dangerous, exploitive counterfeit upon the public. Many "Christian" Television networks have been completely conquered by these eccentric prosperity preachers, who seem to thrive on emotionalism while spouting a dangerous, counterfeit gospel. Many of these use the word as some sort of incantation in order to cast Christian spells to receive what they positively confess for. This is known as charismatic witchcraft, and must not be confused with Biblical Christianity. Their phony "power" talk (positive confession/ name-it-and-claim-it) is NOT Biblical.
This is also how the New Age has and is infiltrating Christianity, to such a degree that most Christians don't even recognize it:
http://www.seekgod.ca/msgdoctrine2.htm
You can read about the Prosperity Gospel and the New Age here:
http://www.rapidnet.com/~jbeard/bdm/Psychology/posit.htm
WOF prepares people for the New Age - it's a "change agent".
Is the WOF movement and it's doctrines metaphysical?
The dictionary defines "metaphysical" as follows:
*without material form or substance
*pertaining to realities which are outside those of science
*literally beyond the physical realm, beyond that which we can realize or discover with our five senses
*above and beyond physical reality
We can also garner that the metaphysical cults are pantheistic - so is the New Age movement, and so is the occult. And E.W Kenyon's teachings has it's roots in the metaphysical cults.
Further similarities:
*The New Age Movement deifies man - so does WOF.
*Both deify Satan in different ways, WOF doctrine states that Satan is not just a god of this world, but a God who commands heaven itself and the Godhead is powerless over his control and dominion of the earth.
*Both demote Jesus Christ - The new age demotes him to one of just several Masters and WOF reduce Him to be subservient to Man.
*Both deny salvation by grace - New Agers say we need to evolve and our current situation is due to us all being on low levels of godhood and WOF state (as per Benny Hinn) - "Christians confessing they are a sinner saved by grace only insults God with such garbage."
"...Word-Faith teachers owe their ancestry to groups like Christian Science, Swedenborgianism, Theosophy, Science of Mind, and New Thought--not to classical Pentecostalism. It reveals that at their very core, Word-Faith teachings are corrupt. Their undeniable derivation is cultish, not Christian. The sad truth is that the gospel proclaimed by the Word-Faith movement is not the gospel of the New Testament. Word-Faith doctrine is a mongrel system, a blend of mysticism, dualism, and gnosticism that borrows generously from the teachings of the metaphysical cults." (John MacArthur, Charismatic Chaos, page 352)
Hagin stole his apostate teachings from a New Age teacher by the name of E.W. Kenyon. Hagin plagaraized almost an entire book of Kenyon's and blinded adepts yet bow to Hagin and even call him "papa," which is the same title meaning "Pope"! Hagin's disciples all preach a different Jesus than He who is found in the Word, though they throw some Gospel in their mixture, and certainly mention the name of Jesus. These adepts preach a dangerous mixture of high octane hype, engineered to enrich themselves. They brazenly proclaim and model their evil prosperity doctrines that equate having riches with being blessed by God and thus possessing "righteousness." God's judgment is about to fall upon them and there will be no escape unless they repent of their apostasies NOW!
Many of these "ministries" are foisting a dangerous, exploitive counterfeit upon the public. Many "Christian" Television networks have been completely conquered by these eccentric prosperity preachers, who seem to thrive on emotionalism while spouting a dangerous, counterfeit gospel. Many of these use the word as some sort of incantation in order to cast Christian spells to receive what they positively confess for. This is known as charismatic witchcraft, and must not be confused with Biblical Christianity. Their phony "power" talk (positive confession/ name-it-and-claim-it) is NOT Biblical.
This is also how the New Age has and is infiltrating Christianity, to such a degree that most Christians don't even recognize it:
http://www.seekgod.ca/msgdoctrine2.htm
You can read about the Prosperity Gospel and the New Age here:
http://www.rapidnet.com/~jbeard/bdm/Psychology/posit.htm
WOF prepares people for the New Age - it's a "change agent".