I’ll never forget the phone call I received from a friend at church. A week earlier, she had privately told me about a mass that doctors had discovered. Considering me a “prayer warrior”, she asked me to pray for her healing. I did not hesitate to pray a zealous prayer over her that day, asking … Continue reading My Rediscovery of Biblical Healing Out of the Word of Faith Movement
In my last article, I described my journey of rediscovering God’s sovereignty while I was immersed in a full time pastoral position at a Word of Faith church. As I discussed, the two primary ingredients to the Word of Faith formula are promises and profession. Adherents search the scriptures vigorously for promises, latch onto those … Continue reading My Rediscovery of Context Out of the Word of Faith Movement
My next few posts will revolve around the Word of Faith movement, also called the faith healing, health and wealth, positive confession, and prosperity movement. This is a movement within charismatic circles which teaches that Christians are guaranteed physical healing and financial prosperity by faith expressed in spoken commands and decrees. This teaching was popularized … Continue reading My Rediscovery Of Sovereignty Out of the Word of Faith Movement
Dear Jehovah Witness Neighbor, I enjoyed speaking with you the other day during your door to door outreach. I commend your zeal for the Lord. As I explained, we do have several things in common, such as the belief in the one God Who created the universe, Who sent His Son to die on the … Continue reading A Letter To My Jehovah’s Witness Neighbor
The Middle Ground 