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781 | Release and Faith Question | Rev 22:18 | Radioman2 | 91147 | ||
Gracefull: Even though I did not find any verse in the Bible in which "release" is used together with "faith", I have found some teaching on the subject of releasing one's faith. My sincere thanks for your reply to my note. Grace and peace, Radioman2 :-) ____________________ THE FORCE OF FAITH: The Teachings of Kenneth Copeland [Note: Numbers within or at the end of sentences are footnote numbers. To read the footnotes providing reference sources for this article, go to: (www.equip.org/free/DC755-2.htm)] 'Of the multiple views of faith held by Faith teachers,10 Copeland focuses primarily on an understanding of faith as a force. "Faith is a power force," he claims. "It is a tangible force. It is a conductive force."11 Moreover, "faith is a spiritual force....It is substance. Faith has the ability to effect natural substance."12 As "the force of gravity...makes the law of gravity work...this force of faith...makes the laws of the spirit world function."13 'Copeland affirms that "God cannot do anything for you apart or separate from faith,"14 for "faith is God's source of power" (emphasis in original).15 Moreover, "everything that you're able to see or touch, anything that you can feel, anything that's perceptive to the five physical senses, was originally the faith of God, and was born in the substance of God's faith."16 In other words, "faith was the raw material substance that the Spirit of God used to form the universe."17 'Copeland adds that "God used words when He created the heaven and the earth....Each time God spoke, He RELEASED his FAITH - the creative power to bring His words to pass."18 For "words are spiritual containers,"19 and the "force of FAITH is RELEASED by words."20 'Copeland derives his definition of faith from Hebrews 11:1: "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen" (KJV). He interprets the word "substance" as some transcendent, primary element that makes up the universe; it was and is activated by spoken words at the onset of creation (both God's original creation of the world and all subsequent creations, whether by God or man). 'Contrary to Copeland's view, the word translated "substance" in the King James Version is the Greek word hypostasis which, in the context of Hebrews 11:1, means "an assured impression, a mental realizing."21 Far from being some tangible material or energetic force, faith is a channel of living trust stretching from man to God. It is an assurance that God's promises never fail, even if sometimes we do not experience their fulfillment during our mortal existence. Other translations render hypostasis more precisely as "being sure" (NIV), "to be sure" (TEV), and "assurance" (NASB). 'Neither the original Greek text nor any of the modern translations support Copeland's understanding of faith. The same holds true for his understanding of spoken words. Besides, the idea of words functioning as faith-filled containers makes no sense if there is no such thing as a "force of faith" (requiring packaging and transportation) in the first place. ____________________ The Teachings of Kenneth Copeland. (Emphasis added.) To read more, including extensive footnotes, go to: (www.equip.org/free/DC755-2.htm) matt2411 |
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782 | Release and faith in same verse? | Rev 22:18 | Radioman2 | 91299 | ||
angel9: 'THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE 'Background and History 'Overview 'The first complete Bible produced by The Lockman Foundation was the Amplified Bible. The Amplified Bible is a translation that, by using synonyms and definitions, both explains and expands the meaning of words in the text by placing amplification in parentheses and brackets after key words or phrases.This unique system of translation allows the reader to more completely grasp the meaning of the words as they were understood in the original languages. Through multiple expressions, fuller and more revealing appreciation is given to the divine message as the original text legitimately permits. 'The Amplified Bible is free of personal interpretation and is independent of denominational prejudice. It is a translation from the accepted Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek manuscripts into literary English. It is based on the American Standard Version of 1901, Rudolph Kittel’s Biblia Hebraica, the Greek text of Westcott and Hort, and the 23rd edition of the Nestle Greek New Testament as well as the best Hebrew and Greek lexicons available at the time. Cognate languages, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and other Greek works were also consulted. The Septuagint and other versions were compared for interpretation of textual differences. In completing the Amplified Bible, translators made a determined effort to keep, as far as possible, the familiar wording of the earlier versions, and especially the feeling of the ancient Book. 'Through amplification, the reader gains a better understanding of what the Hebrew and Greek listener instinctively understood (as a matter of course). Take, for example, the Greek word pisteuo, which the vast majority of versions render as "believe." That simple translation, however, hardly does justice to the many meanings contained in the Greek pisteuo: "to adhere to, cleave to; to trust to have faith in; to rely on, to depend on." Notice the subtle shades of meaning which are unlocked in John 11:25: '"Jesus said to her, I am [Myself] the Resurrection and the Life. Whoever believes in (adheres to, trusts in, and relies on) Me, although he may die, yet he shall live."' ____________________ To read more go to: (www.gospelcom.net/lockman/amplified/) Grace to you, Radioman2 |
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783 | Release and Faith Question | Rev 22:18 | Radioman2 | 91390 | ||
Pastor Glenn: You make a good, valid point. "Through faith" modifies "we understand." It does NOT modify "the worlds were framed by the word of God." To say otherwise is to twist and distort the Scriptures to make them mean something that they don't. Whether such Scripture twisting is done deliberately or in ignorance, it is still Scripture twisting. Radioman2 |
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784 | Release and Faith Question | Rev 22:18 | Radioman2 | 91397 | ||
Tim: You write: "Not one single verse ever says that God did anything by faith!" Good observation. The very idea that God has faith or releases His faith is absurd. God has faith in what? In Himself? Does God need to walk by faith and not by sight? It just seems crazy to say that the One in Whom we have faith also needs to have faith before He can do anything. Since He is all-knowing and all-powerful, why does He need to have faith? Radioman2 |
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785 | Release and Faith Question | Rev 22:18 | Radioman2 | 91449 | ||
Pastor Glenn: "To say otherwise is to twist and distort the Scriptures to make them mean something that they don't. Whether such Scripture twisting is done deliberately or in ignorance, it is still Scripture twisting." Along with you, I, too, disagree with the above sentences, which is what I wrote previously. I should have worded it as follows, which was my original thought, although I didn't yet know how to word it. What I meant to say was: "For a preacher or teacher to knowingly and deliberately say otherwise to make it fit their doctrine is to distort the Scriptures. Whether such distortion of Scripture is done deliberately or in ignorance is not for me to say in every case. Yet, I do feel that when we hear or read what teachers and preachers have to say, we need to exercise biblical discernment to know whether those things are so." I apologize if I implied that whenever a person studies the Bible for himself and makes an honest error and misunderstands or misinterprets the Bible, he is doing so knowingly and deliberately. I don't believe that at all. Humbly, Radioman2 |
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786 | Release and Faith Question | Rev 22:18 | Radioman2 | 91450 | ||
Hank: It may be that orthodox Christianity doesn't sell as many tapes. Radioman2 |
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787 | Release and Faith Question | Rev 22:18 | Radioman2 | 91533 | ||
prazn: Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Grace to you! Radioman2 |
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