A Charismatic Experience

Somehow, I just can’t seem to let go of the Word-of-Faith church I used to go to. Even though I now go to Lutheran Church of the Redeemer (LCMS) that as I have discerned, rightly divides the word of God, I am compelled to visit Living Water Ministries Inc. of Vero Beach, FL. Today, I [...]

On Binding Satan

by Ray C. Stedman After pastoring for forty years I can state unequivocally that the most common cause of spiritual weakness in a Christian (or a church) is a failure to recognize the flesh in its disguise of religious zeal. Like Peter flashing a sword in Gethsemane the fleshly Christian thinks he is doing God’s [...]

Purpose Driven Deception

Romans 16:17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. Scripture Twisting In this brief examination of Warren’s popular book we will point out some examples of his purposeful, heretical distortion of the Holy Scripture. This is not to say [...]

Another Visit to a Word of Faith Church

2 Peter 2:1 1But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves. I went to a good solid, Bible preaching church early this morning, and was fed a [...]

The Heretical Word-Faith Movement (Part 3)

What happens to the victims – those who lose “Faith in Faith”? In counselling those who have been caught up in the Word-Faith doctrines and then have been disillusioned, one finds many who have difficulty breaking free of these teachings. A consistent pattern of behaviour can be observed in these people. First, as with all [...]

The Heretical Word-Faith Movement (Part 2)

Word of Faith Wrests Scripture! This scenario is read into the Bible so that it may be extrapolated again in several ways. The first is a fanciful system of Scripture interpretation that arbitrarily assigns new meanings to words and has no regard for the context of passages. For example, Kenyon says: “Adam gained an education [...]

The Heretical Word-Faith Movement (Part 1)

1 Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Who are the Leaders of the Word-Faith Movement? A growing number of pastors, teachers, and evangelists within the Charismatic/Pentecostal circles of the Christian church are advancing what [...]

The Need For Sound Biblical Doctrine

“2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction. 3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, 4 and will [...]

By His Stripes…

Does God guaranteed perfect physical health in the Bible? While this is a popular notion and is widely taught in the Word-of-Faith movement and popularized by the TBN network, it is a false teaching and it sadly leads many astray from the truth. One of the best resources for understanding healing and the atonement, is [...]

Jesus Did NOT Die Spiritually!

When I was going to my old WOF (Word of Faith) church, I was in charge of doing recordings on the computer so I can now go back and study some of the aberrant teachings. Lets take a look at the heresy that Jesus died spiritually in the Garden of Gethsemane. Matthew 26:37-39 And He [...]