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TRUTH & DISCERNMENT
"[The Bereans] searched the Scriptures daily
to see whether these things were so."
Acts 17:11
The Word-Faith Movement: Wolves In Sheep's Clothing
By: Victor T. Stephens
Copyright © 2006 - 2008, All Right Reserved
Error, indeed, is never set forth in its naked deformity, lest, being thus exposed, it should at once be detected. But it is craftily decked out in an attractive dress, so as, by its outward form, to make it appear to the inexperienced...more true than the truth itself. --- Irenaeus of Lyons
Those who sin are to be rebuked publicly, so that others may take warning. (1 Timothy 5:20)
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EDDIE L. LONG
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"God says the only way people can see me is through my people. They have been looking
for God and He can't be seen. Didn't Jesus say, 'that you are gods?' You are gods with a little
'g'. Don't you understand that you are mighty? Don't you know that you are a king? If Elohim (gods)
could only get you to act like El (God)." / "I don't have to have somebody tell me that Sunday I
preached. I looked in the mirror and said to myself, 'You preached!' Then I gave myself an offering."
/ "You have been saved too long to be broke!" (TBN, Praise-A-Thon, March 29, 2004)
"My whole objective in life is to be His image, His duplicate, His witness and to show folk what He look
like...Somebody say, 'I want to see God.' Here He is, look at me!" ("God Is After Himself", Ministry CD)
"How would you feel if I announced to you that if you declared something that it had to happened?" /
"You have enough glory in your mouth that when you declare a thing, then it shall be established." / "Touch your neighbor and say, 'You got power in your mouth.' Tell them, 'There is power in your words.' " / "If you go to the graveyard you better watch out! People might come crawling out of their graves because you got the manifesting power [When you speak words of faith]."
("There's Power In Your Words", March 2, 2003)
"It is so important that you change your vocabulary. A lot of the stuff I found myself in, I spoke it."
("There's Power In Your Words", March 5, 2003)
"I am looked at as one of the churches' fathers. One of God's CEO's." ("The Empowerment of Kings", February 10, 2002)
"When God created, say 'created.' When God created the Spirit Man...He sliced us off of Him. For generations we dwelled with him in spirit." ("Behold We Are Like God", March 23, 2003)
THOMAS D. JAKES
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"It's what you say to yourself that gets you healed. If you say that you won't be healed you won't be
healed. If you say that you are broke you will stay broke. Oh! But I came to serve notice on the Devil.
The Bible says, 'The power of life and death is in the tongue.' Slap somebody and say, 'You better
speak to yourself.' " ("Seize The Moment", WTAL 2000 Atlanta)
"Scripture teaches that receiving Christ as your personal Savior does not necessarily make you a son
of God, but if you choose to do so, the power and right to do so is present. Just being saved does not
make you a son of God, ...only those who are willing to be led by the Spirit actually realize and manifest
the sonship of God" ("The Harvest", Pages 46-47)
"The myth of the poor Jesus needs to be destroyed because it's holding people back" (Kaylois Henry, "Bishop Jakes Is Ready. Are You?", The Dallas Observer Magazine, June 20-26, 1996, Page 31)
"Jakes, who drives a Mercedes, has moved with his wife and their five children to a luxurious seven-bedroom home with swimming pool in the White Rock Lake area of Dallas. He said the home cost more than $1 million. 'I do think we need some Christians who are in first class as well as coach,' Jakes said." (The Fort Star Telegram)
"Because the teachers in Jesus' day listened to Him as a child, it boosted His self-esteem." ("Loose That Man", Page 3)
FREDERICK K. PRICE
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" If it be thy will or thy will be done -- if you have to say that, then you're calling God a fool."
("Ever Increasing Faith", TBN, November 16, 1990)
"God can't do anything in this earth realm except what we, the body of Christ, allow Him to do."
("Ever Increasing Faith", TBN, May 1, 1992)
"The apostles were business men; they were rich men; had plenty of money. I'm going to show you that
Jesus was a wealthy man; had plenty of money. ("Ever Increasing Faith", TBN, November 23, 1990)
"How can you glorify God in your body when it doesn't function right? How can you glorify God? How can
He get the glory when your body doesn't even work? And the Bible says your body is the temple. He lives,
the Holy Spirit lives in your body. What makes you think the Holy Ghost wants to live inside of a body where He can't see out through the windows and He can't hear with the ears? What makes you think the Holy Spirit wants to live inside of a physical body where the limbs and the organs and the cells do not do not function right? You don't want to live in a house with a leaky roof. You don't want to live in a house where the toilets are running over on the floor. You don't want to live in a run-down, broken-down house where the electricity doesn't work and the wires are hanging out of the wall. You'll get it fixed because you say this house can't function rightly unless everything is functioning as it was designed to function. How do you think, then, that God can get the glory out of your body when your body is the temple where God lives and what makes you think He wants to live in a temple where He can't see out of the eyes, and He can't walk with the feet, and He can't move with the hand? Because the only hands He has in the earth realm are the hands that are in the body. The only eyes that He has that are in the earth realm are the eyes that are in the body. If He can't see out of them then God's gonna be limited. He's not going to be helped." ("Is God Glorified Through Sickness?", Tape #FP605)
"You can talk about me all you want while I'm driving by in my Rolls Royce that's paid for." ("Ever Increasing Faith", March 29, 1992)
"Yes! You are in control! So, if man has control, who no longer has it? God."
("Prayer: Do You Know What Prayer Is?", The Word Study Bible, 1990, Page 1178)
JOHN HAGEE
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"Poverty is caused by sin and disobeying the Word of God." (Praise-A-Thon, TBN, April 16, 1993)
"Poverty is a curse" (Praise-A-Thon, TBN, November 4, 1992)
"The Jews were not rejecting Jesus as Messiah. It was Jesus who was refusing to be the Messiah to the
Jews." ("Should Christians Support Israel?", Pages 67-68)
"Jesus was not poor...Jesus had a nice house! John 1:38 says that Jesus turned to those that were following
him and said, 'Come with me.' And they said, 'Where dwellest thou?' He said, 'Come and see.' And Jesus
took that whole crowd home with Him to stay in His House. That meant it was a big house! Jesus wore fine clothes! John 19:23 says, 'He had a seamless robe.' Roman soldiers gambled for it at the foot of the cross. It was a designer original! It was valuable enough for them to want it! And then there are Christians that have a poverty complex that says, 'Well, I feel guilty about having nice things.' Jesus didn't!" (Praise-A-Thon, TBN, November 5, 2004)
JESSE DUPLANTIS
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"He (God) trusts me enough to borrowing my money. It's an honor for God to ask you to borrow your
money. I've had the Lord say, 'Would you help me out today?' Yeah, what you need Lord? 'A couple
of bucks.' Ok!" (We Care Ministries, Audio-Clip)
"The very first thing on Jesus' agenda was to get rid of poverty! Would you like to know why some people,
including ministries, never get out of poverty? It's not because they aren't smart. It's not because they
don't have windows of opportunity. It's because they're not anointed. If you're not anointed, poverty will
follow you all the days of your life. His first objective was to get rid of poverty."
("Voice of The Covenant, Page 5, November 1997)
"If I give $1,000 I deserve to get back $100,000 because I am just; that's not greed!"
("The Just Shall Live By Faith", TBN, December 19, 2003)
"Cash is king! The hundred fold works. 'If I give $50 you mean God will give me $5,000?' Yes! If you give $1000 in the offering this morning, will God give you $100,000 by tomorrow? Yes!" ("The Choke Hold", The Church Channel, January 24, 2004)
"All my life I've heard people say, 'Jesse, you want your pie in the sky and you want to eat it too.' That's true, I do. But for you to act properly in heaven, you have to learn some things on earth. If you have never lived in a mansion, you don't know how to act in one." ("Getting Your Pie In The Sky And Eating It Too", November, 2003)
"Did He heal in the Bible? Then why are you accepting that sickness? Why are you content to live with it?"
("Never Fight An Enemy That Is Already Defeated", July 2003)
"God has told us to believe Him for a Citation X, an 18 million dollar corporate jet with the speed and fuel capacity to fly anywhere in the world. How will this come to pass? God has promised us that He will call upon 18,000 JDM Covenant Partners and friends around the world to sow a seed of $1000 to this project. If you would like to be one of the 18,000 to sow a seed of $1000 for the Citation X, we want to hear from you!" ("Getting Your Pie In The Sky And Eating It Too", November, 2003)
"Do you want a future? Look at your seed. What are you giving?" ("Your Future Is In Your Seed", May 2004)
JERRY SAVELLE
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"Somebody say's, 'You mean the world that I'm living in right now originated by the words of my mouth?'
They certainly did, because the Bible says you are snared by the words of your mouth, you are taken by
your words. Amen?" / "Job talked his world into destruction."
("Framing Your World With The Word Of God, Part 2")
"Divine health is something we already possess. When symptoms come, it is nothing more than the
thief trying to steal the health which is already ours. In other words, divine health is not something we
are trying to get from God; it is something the Devil is trying to take away from us!" / "When the Devil
tries to put a symptom of sickness or disease on my body, I absolutely refuse to accept it. A short time
ago he tried to put symptoms of the flu on me. My nose and eyes started to run. I began to sneeze and
ache all over. I haven't had the flu since 1969, and I'm not going to have it now. I'm redeemed from the
flu! Immediately I began to confess God's Word that I'm healed by the stripes of Jesus. I rebuked Satan
and refused his lying symptoms. I wasn't trying to get something I don't have; I was keeping something I
already have. I am healed." ("If Satan Can't Steal Your Joy", Pages 9-10)
CHARLES CAPPS
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"I (God) am not the one that is causing your problems. You are under attack of the evil one and I can't do
anything about it. You have bound me by the (negative) words of your own mouth."
("The Tongue -- A Creative Force", Page 67)
"The Word says the angels are ministering spirits. These ministering spirits stand beside you daily and
listen to the words you speak....but you are the one who tells them what to do."
("Releasing The Ability Of God", Pages 100-101,105)
"Angels will work for you. They will become involved in every area of your life-- your home--your business--
everything, but only to the extent that you allow them to operate." ("Angels", Page 173)
BENNY HINN
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Never, ever, ever go to the Lord and say, 'If it be thy will.' Don't allow such faith-destroying words to be
spoken from your mouth." ("Rise And Be Healed, Page 47).
"I'm sick and tired of hearing about streets of gold (in heaven). I don't need gold in heaven, I've got to
have it now." (TBN, December 9, 1990)
"Cause it doesn't take brains to figure the thing out; you give to get!"
("This Is Your Day", October 28,1999)
"The Bible warns us clearly that we must not attack men of God no matter how sinful they may have
become or wicked in our eyes." ("The Many Faces Of Benny Hinn [DVD])
"You wonderful people of God quit attacking men of God by name! Somebody's attacking me because of something I'm teaching! Let me tell you something brother, You watch it! You walk around with your stiff lip and collar on your neck -- dear God in heaven I wish I could just -- ooh! You know I've looked for one verse in the Bible; I just can't seem to find it; one verse that said, 'If you don't like 'em, kill 'em.' I really wish I could find it!" ("Praise The Lord", TBN)
"God the Father, ladies and gentlemen, is a person and He is a triune being by Himself, separate from the Son and the Holy Ghost. See, God the father is a person, God the Son is a person, God the Holy Ghost is a person; but each one of them is a triune being by himself. If I can shock you and maybe I should, there's nine of them!" (Orlando Christian Center Broadcast, October 13, 1990)
"Poverty is from the devil and that God wants all Christians prosperous." (TBN, November 6, 1990)
"Sow a big seed. When you confess it, you are activating the supernatural forces of God." (TBN, February 8, 1990)
"The more you give the more protection you will have for tomorrow. God will spare you if you sow today." (TBN, April 1, 2004)
"Adam was a super-being when God created him. I don't know whether people know this, but he was the first superman that really ever lived. First of all, the scriptures declare clearly that he had dominion over the fowls of the air, the fish of the sea -- which means he used to fly. Of course how can he have dominion over the birds and not be able to do what they do? The word 'dominion' in the Hebrew clearly declares that if you have dominion over a subject, that you do everything that subject does. In other words, that subject, if it does something you cannot do, you don't have dominion over it. I'll prove it further. Adam not only flew, he flew to space. He was -- with one thought he would be on the moon." (TBN, December 26, 1991)
"Are you ready for some real revelation knowledge .... you are god." / "Christians are little messiahs. Christians are little gods."
("Our Position In Christ", Tape # A031190-1)
"Are you a child of God? Then you're divine! Are you a child of God? Then you're not human!" (TBN, December 1, 1990)
"There will be no sickness for the saint of God" ("Rise And Be Healed!", Page 14)
JOEL OSTEEN
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"Joel that sounds like wishful thinking. No, that's using your words to create what you need." / "You can
cancel out God's best plan by speaking negative words." / "You can change your world by simply
changing your words." / "You can use words to bless your life or curse your life." / "Start calling in victory.
Start calling in divine health. Start calling in abundance. You can prophesize your future." / "You may have
sickness in your body; you need to call in health. You may be in debt; you need to boldly say that you are
the head and not the tail." / "You need to declare good things over your life." / "If you wanna know where
you'll be five years from now, listen to what you are saying." / "Your circumstances will line up with your
words." / "Words are like seeds; they have creative power."
("Speaking Faith Filled Words", Tape # 223, May 2, 2004)
"Fear is a force just like faith is a force." ( Sermon VL-007, April 30, 2000)
RW SCHAMBACH
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"You don't have any problems; all you need is faith in God" (TBN)
"You say you got no money? You're the one I'm after. They can't accuse me of being after your money.
You ain't got none! But, if I can help you get it, then I want some of it. You hear me?" ("Trinity
Broadcasting Network Television Has Built TBN Into A Power", Quotes of R.W. Schambach from The
Orange County Register, May 31, 1998, By: Carol McGraw & Kim Christensen)
ROBERT TILTON
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"Your faith creates the size of your world the same way God's faith creates the size of His world."
("Success In Life", The Word Network, May 4, 2004)
"Faith is a creative force." / "There is somebody watching that recently came into some money. You
need to call in a tithe on it." / "Say the word $1000. The Devil hates the word $1000; say it!" / "God
is leading people for the $1000 vow of faith." / "Every time you vow and every time you pay on your
vow, it rebukes demons." ("Success In Life", The Word Network, May 12, 2004)
"You have been eating your words... If I could just get you to speak prosperity...This is how faith filled
faith words work." / "There is money in your mouth. It is creative faith." / "Open your mouth and God
creates the fruit of your lips." ("Success In Life", The Word Network, May 19, 2004)
"Is it possible to experience more financial increase than you ever thought you could? Is it possible to
have everything you always wanted? Some of the people who read this book are going to catch hold
of the eternal principles here and become rich. Some will even become millionaires." / "God has sent
me to help you be able to accept and receive more from the Lord. God uses me as a 'prophet of prosperity', an 'architect of abundance', an 'instructor in increase'. If you will give close attention to the Biblical teachings in this book, you can have more than you ever dreamed possible." / "You can literally speak things into existence if you believe in your heart. That is a powerful step towards success, prosperity, and riches!" / "You must plant a seed to receive a harvest. Pay your tithe and believe God will fulfill His Word of riches and wealth to be in your house." ("How To Be Rich And Have Everything You Ever Wanted", Pages 5,6,28,48)
"Jesus was handling big money." / "Jesus had an expensive ministry." (TBN, September 15, 1988)
Eddie Long
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T.D. Jakes
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Fred Price
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John Hagee
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Jesse Duplantis
Jerry Savelle
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Charles Capps
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Benny Hinn
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Joel Osteen
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R.W. Schambach
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Robert Tilton
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