THE WORD on The Word of Faith (a GroupBlog)

I. Introduction

A. Aberrant/Heterodox

I would first like to say that this movement is made up of many to mostly Christian. This is why the Word-Faith Movement is described as aberrant or heterodox.

B. What constitutes Damnable Heresy?

Damnable heresy usually focuses on one of three areas:

The Godhead
The Person/Work of Christ
Salvation by Grace through Faith

C. Word-Faith Quotes

Following are just some of the quotes made by Word-Faith leaders:

To demonstrate the eclectic method used by WoF, let’s look at the Grand Daddy of WoF, E.W. Kenyon.

As quoted from “The Word-Faith Controversy” by Robert M. Bowman, Page 160:

Kenyon and the modern Word-Faith teachers all teach that Jesus died spiritually as well as physically. For Kenyon this was something of which he was convinced on theological grounds even before he could prove it biblically: [b]“Jesus died twice on the cross. I knew this for many years, but I had no scriptural evidence of it.”[b] He eventually found such proof, he says, in Isaiah 53:9, where “the word ‘death’ is plural in the Hebrew.”

Kenyon, Identification, P.16

The point of this quote is that Kenyon along with his spiritual offspring have presuppositions and the look for verses that seemingly fit their presuppositions.

“Do you think that the punishment for our sin was to die on a cross? If that were the case, the two thieves could have paid your price. No, the punishment was to go into hell itself and to serve time in hell separated from God Satan and all the demons of hell thought that they had Him bound and they threw a net over Jesus and they dragged Him down to the very pit of hell itself to serve our sentence.“ (Fred Price, Ever Increasing Faith Messenger June 1980. Hank Hanegraaff, “Christianity in Crisis” page 347.)

“Now here’s the part I want you to get. When He said, “It is finished,” on that cross he was not speaking of the plan of redemption — the plan of redemption had just begun. There were still three days and three nights to be gone through before He went to the throne.“(Ken Copeland, “What Happened From The Cross To The Throne.” The atonement of christ and the “faith” message, Christian Research Institute)

“It wasn’t a physical death on the cross that paid the price for sin…anybody can do that.” (Kenneth Copeland, Audio-Clip “Christianity in Crisis,” Hank Hanegraaff)

“Satan conquered Jesus on the Cross.”(Ken Copeland, “Kenneth Copeland Reference Bible 1991, page 129. Hank Hanegraaff, “Christianity in Crisis” page 338.)

“He [Jesus] allowed the devil to drag Him into the depths of hell….He allowed Himself to come under Satan’s control…every demon in hell came down on Him to annihilate Him….They tortured Him beyond anything anybody had ever conceived. For three days He suffered everything there is to suffer.”(Kenneth Copeland, “The Price of It All,” page 3. WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE FAITH MOVEMENT?” Christian Research Institute)

“He [Jesus] tasted spiritual death for every man. And His spirit and inner men went to hell in my place. Can’t you see that? Physical death wouldn’t remove your sins. He’s tasted death for every man. He’s talking about tasting spiritual death.”(Ken Hagin, “How Jesus Obtained His Name.” Hank Hanegraaff, “Christianity in Crisis” page 164)

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