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Subject: Is the Word-Faith movement biblical ? |
Bible Note: That isn't what God told Israel to do But the prophet who speaks a word presumptuously in My name which I have not commanded him to speak, or which he speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die. You may say in your heart, "How will we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?" When a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD, if the thing does not come about or come true, that is the thing which the LORD has not spoken. The prophet has spoken it presumptuously; you shall not be afraid of him. (Deuteronomy 18:20-22) In other words, the guy who prophesied a worldwide revival for last October that would be unprecedented in the history of the human race is -- yes -- a FALSE PROPHET. One who claims to speak for God but is inconsistent with Scripture is a FALSE PROPHET. One who denies the essentials of Christian doctrine and prophesies in the name of the God of the Bible is...well, you get the idea. God has already passed judgment on the false prophet and has given us the tools we need to identify him. The apostle Peter did not say "leave it up to God" in 2 Peter 2, so I will follow the advice of Scripture on this one. True, Biblical discernment is an absolute essential in the church; and scoffing at those of us who possess such spiritual gifts is doing nothing but inviting heresy, false teaching, and apostasy right in the front door of the church. --Joe! |