Matthew 23:23 and Luke 11:42 are the favorite verses for the tithe teachers because in this verse Jesus “commands” people to tithe!!!

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others.

Tom Brown, a Word of Faith preacher says the following in this website:

Notice Jesus said, “You should have practiced the latter (justice, mercy and faithfulness), without neglecting the former (tithing)….Some argue that Jesus’ words are not applicable to us today, because Jesus was under the Law and spoke to those under the Law. Their theory goes something like this: Jesus was giving an instruction to the Jews so His words are not binding to us. The problem with this interpretation is that these teachers are bringing Christ down to the level of a Jewish prophet or Teacher of the Law. Jesus is the Word of God made flesh, so this means every word that comes out of His mouth is eternal. He cannot say anything without it being “spiritual law” and everlasting. Jesus emphasizes this point by saying, “Heaven and earth may pass away, but my words will never pass away” (Matt 24:35). These supposed Bible teachers are making the words of Jesus pass away—obsolete and out of date.

If Christians need to use the logic of the likes of Tom Brown, then we should also consider the other saying of Jesus and obey them! Shouldn’t we?

1. Thou shalt not tell anyone about thy healing…

Matthew 8:4 / Mark 8:40-44

Then Jesus said to him, “Don’t tell anyone about this. Instead, go to the priest and let him examine you. Take along the offering required in the law of Moses for those who have been healed of leprosy. This will be a public testimony that you have been cleansed.

Matthew 9:30

And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them: “See that no one knows about this!”

a) Christians are not supposed to tell anyone if they get healed.

b)Take the offering prescribed by Moses to the Pastor of the local Church?

2.Thou shalt evangelize ONLY the Jews and not other people group.

Matthew 15:24

Then Jesus said to the woman, “I was sent only to help God’s lost sheep–the people of Israel.

3. And say to non-Jews that God’s blessings are not for gentiles

Matthew 15:26

Jesus responded, “It isn’t right to take food from the children and throw it to the dogs.

4. Thou shalt not proclaim that Jesus is the Messiah to anyone…

Matthew 16:20

Then He warned the disciples that they should tell no one that He was the Christ.

Wondering if tithe teacher John Hagee referred this verse before declaring that Jesus was not the Messiah.

5. Christians must sell all their possessions and give them to the poor.

Matthew 19:21

Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”

6. Christians must follow all man made laws including Corban offering!

Matthew 23:1-3

v1. Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples,

v2. The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees are the official interpreters of the law of Moses.

v3. So practice and obey whatever they tell you, but don’t follow their example. For they don’t practice what they teach.

Notice, in verse three Jesus says “So practice and obey whatever they tell you…”

7. The Word of Faith people should NOT call Kenneth Hagin Sr., Dad/Papa.

Matthew 23:9

Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.

The WoF community often describes Kenneth Hagin Sr., as Dad Hagin or Papa Hagin.

8. No tithe “teachers” in our midst, only tithe brothers!

Matthew 23:8

But do not be called Rabbi; for One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers.

We have a lot of WoF teachers.

9.Christians need to call Apostle Peter as Apostle Satan (and remember the scripture cannot be broken)

Mark 8:33

But turning around and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan; for you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but man’s.”

10. Justification is NOT by faith but by obeying the commandments of Moses!

Matthew 19:17

And He said to him, “Why are you asking Me about what is good? There is only One who is good; but if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.”

So in order to lead an unbeliever to salvation, Christians must ask them to keep the commandments of Moses instead of asking them to trust Jesus.

11. Thou shalt randomly enter into any house and thou shalt not stay in Hotel rooms!

Luke 9:4 / Luke 10:7

“Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that city.

When we go to minister to the lost, Christians should randomly enter into a house and stay if they accept Christians. We should not make reservations to stay in hotel rooms! No continental breakfast and wireless internet for tithe teachers!!!

12. Thou shalt not attend thy Father’s wake/funeral and when thy Father dies, thy shall proclaim the Gospel everywhere!

Luke 9:60

But He (Jesus) said to him, “Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God.

13. Christians should not carry wallet,money, check book, credit card when they go for ministry!!!

Luke 10: 4

Carry no money belt, no bag, no shoes; and greet no one on the way.

Christians are not supposed to wear shoes, boots and sandals and we should go bare foot while going for ministry. No bags are allowed and we can save on flight ticket. Greet no one on the way…. Christians should not say Hi to anyone on the way, no smiling, no good mornings and no good afternoons. No eye contacts but frown at whoever you come across on the way!

13. Follow Jesus’ method while evangelizing:

Luke 10:25-26

v25 One day an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus by asking him this question: “Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?”

v26 Jesus replied, “What does the law of Moses say? How do you read it?”

Christians must ask seekers “What does the law of Moses say? How do you read it?”

14. Thou shalt not wash thy hands and thou shalt not use hand sanitizers!

Luke 11:38

When the Pharisee saw it, he was surprised that He had not first ceremonially washed before the meal.

15. Never invite friends and relatives for lunch or dinner!

Luke 14:12

And He also went on to say to the one who had invited Him, “When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, otherwise they may also invite you in return and that will be your repayment.

16. Only invite poor, crippled, lame and blind

Luke 14:13

But when you give a reception, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,

17. Thou shalt celebrate the passover!

Luke 22:8

And Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, so that we may eat it.”

All the above mentioned points were uttered by Jesus Himself and we know His words will not pass away even when heaven and earth pass away!

Therefore tithe teachers, why do you need to obey Matthew 23:23 alone? What about the other sayings of Jesus?



Our modern day tithe teachers do not have intellectual honesty.
Most of the pro-tithers cling onto Matthew 23:23 & Luke 11:42 and say that even Jesus said so, therefore the NT Christians need to tithe.  If they take Matthew 23:23/Luke 11:42 as a command for New Testament Christians to tithe here are the questions they need to answer:
1. According to Mishna and Flavious Josephus the 1st century Jews practiced
multiple tithes (almost 3). How did the early Christians practice all 3 tithes?
2. Did the early Christians who did not own farms and cattle give 23% of their earned income to their Churches?
3. Levitical tithes were yearly and it went to Levites according to their
locations. Who are the Levites today and who were the Levites in 1st century
Christianity?
4. How did the “NT Levites” take the 10% of the 10% to the “NT Priests”?
5. If the NT Pastor is the priest don’t we have to tithe to the ushers, choir,
greeters and other Church staff members and let them tithe from their tithes to
the (senior) Pastor?
6. Why does the Senior Pastor collect all tithes today and give salaries to the
staff members and leave many Church workers unpaid? The OT High Priests did not
do that. The OT Aaronic Priests received only 1% of the total tithe.
7. In the OT the High Priests themselves did not tithe but why do our modern day prosperity
preachers tithe to their cohorts?

8. Regarding the festival tithe, do Christians need to go to Jerusalem to observe it as the Jews did? What is our Jerusalem now? Did the NT Christians practice pilgrimage to Jerusalem?. The festival tithe must be taken to Jerusalem. If that was prescribed to NT Christians we should make pilgrimage to Jerusalem like the Muslims visit Mecca?!?!?!

9. The 3rd tithe for poor (Charity Tithe): Why don’t tithe asking Pastors give their congregation the liberty to take care of the poor? Why would it go to the benevolent funds controlled by the Church board? Poor people need to go through hoops to get some help. That really complicates the process?
10. Even if we assume that tithing was commanded to NT Christians the pro-tithers fail to consider one important thing:

* The plurality of the NT Church leadership.

Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was there, prophets and teachers: Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

Therefore the pro-tithers still would not meet the NT model of tithing even if it was practiced by the early Christian church.

New Testament Christians Don’t Be Deceived By these Mammon Lovers!!!

Let us first examine the writing of Saint Irenaeus who was one of the early Church Fathers:

Who was Irenaeus?

Saint Irenaeus, was bishop of Lugdunum in Gaul, which is now Lyons, France. His writings were formative in the early development of Christian theology. He was a notable early Christian apologist. He was also a disciple of Polycarp, who was said to be a disciple of John the Evangelist. His best-known book, Against Heresies (c 180) enumerated heresies and attacked them. Irenaeus wrote that the only way for Christians to retain unity was to humbly accept one doctrinal authority—episcopal councils.Irenaeus was the first to propose that all four gospels be accepted as canonical.

From Irenaenus’ Popular Book – Against Heresies

Chapter XIII.-Christ Did Not Abrogate the Natural Precepts of the Law, But Rather Fulfilled and Extended Them. He Removed the Yoke and Bondage of the Old Law, So that Mankind, Being Now Set Free, Might Serve God with that Trustful Piety Which Becometh Sons.

Section 3

“And for this reason did the Lord, instead of that [commandment], `You shall not commit adultery,’ forbid even concupiscence; and instead of that which runs thus, `You shall not kill,’ He prohibited anger; and instead of the law enjoining the giving of tithes, to share all our possessions with the poor; and not to love our neighbors only, but even our enemies; and not merely to be liberal givers and bestowers, but even that we should present a gratuitous gift to those who take away our goods”

Please pay attention that Irenaeus saying “…instead of the law enjoining the giving of tithes, to share all our possessions with the poor…”.

Here is another passage by  Irenaeus on the same book “Against Heresies”:

Chapter XVIII.-Concerning Sacrifices and Oblations, and Those Who Truly Offer Them.

Section 2:

“And the class of oblations in general has not been set aside; for there were both oblations there [among the Jews], and there are oblations here [among the Christians]. Sacrifices there were among the people; sacrifices there are, too, in the Church: but the species alone has been changed, inasmuch as the offering is now made, not by slaves, but by freemen. For the Lord is [ever] one and the same; but the character of a servile oblation is peculiar [to itself], as is also that of freemen, in order that, by the very oblations, the indication of liberty may be set forth. For with Him there is nothing purposeless, nor without signification, nor without design. And for this reason they (the Jews) had indeed the tithes of their goods consecrated to Him, but those who have received liberty set aside all their possessions for the Lord’s purposes, bestowing joyfully and freely not the less valuable portions of their property, since they have the hope of better things [hereafter]; as that poor widow acted who cast all her living into the treasury of God.

Please notice that Irenaeus saying ” …And for this reason they (the Jews) had indeed the tithes of their goods consecrated to Him, but those who have received liberty set aside all their possessions for the Lord’s purposes…”

Here he contrasts between the Jews living under the law and the New Testament Christians who were living in the liberty of Jesus Christ.

Conclusions:

* Irenaeus believed that tithing was part of the law of Moses.

* These statements by Irenaeus proves that the early Christians did not tithe.

* The early Christians believed that they were commanded to share all their possessions with the poor INSTEAD of tithing.

* Irenaeus recorded that the Jews had tithed but Christians set aside all their possessions. He actually contrasted between Old Testament Jews and New Testament Christians!

* Money is not mentioned by Irenaeus at all.

It is interesting to see that these writings appear in his book “Against Heresies“. Irenaenus probably would have labeled all modern day tithe teaches as heretics!

Therefore my friends, please realize that the early Church never practiced tithes and they did not even believe that they were commanded to tithe unlike what our modern day tithe teacher tell us.

May the Lord open the eyes of whoever reads this blog post about the dangers posed by the mammon loving Word of Faith preachers.

Sources:

http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/irenaeus-book4.html

http://slaveoftheword.blogspot.com/2006/03/tithing-in-ante-nicene-period-second_05.html

The Word of Faith preachers keep telling us that there is a special difference between the words Logos and Rhema.

According to Word of Faith theology:

• Rhema means “spoken word”, and Logos means “written word” or Jesus Himself
• Rhema means “particular word” and Logos means general word
• Rhema is subjective and Logos is objective
• Rhema is specific word and Logos is generic word or universal word
• Rhema is contemporary and Logos is eternal.
• Rhema is the “now” word and Logos is the Bible itself
• Rhema is a revelatory word and Logos is the written word
• Rhema is the quickened word and Logos is the written word
• Rhema word contains power and Logos word is only black letters in white paper

These claims are absolutely contrary to the scriptures.  In the Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) and in the Greek New Testament Rhema and Logos are used interchangeably.  They are used synonymously and there is no difference between Logos and Rhema at all.

Kenneth Hagin Sr. founded “Rhema Bible Training Center” a.k.a “Rhema Bible Twisting Center” based upon this false assumption!

Let me give one example related to a verse which is commonly used in the Charismatic circles:

1 Corinthians 12:8 Greek Study Bible (Apostolic / Interlinear)

ᾧ μὲν γὰρ διὰ τοῦ πνεύματος δίδοται λόγος σοφίας, ἄλλῳ δὲ λόγος γνώσεως κατὰ τὸ αὐτὸ πνεῦμα,

For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit;

Word of Knowledge and Word of Wisdom are specific messages from the Holy Spirit for a particular situation. They are supernatural and inspired. Word of Knowledge is informative and Word of Wisdom is directive.

Ignorant followers of Kenneth Hagin would assume that Paul had used Rhema to in 1 Corinthians 12:8 but to their surprise it is LOGOS.

Here is another example from the Gospels:

Matthew 26:75 And Peter remembered the word (Strong’s # 4487 – rhema) of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the **** crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.

Mark 14:72 And Peter called to mind the word (4487- rhema) that Jesus said unto him, Before the **** crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.

Luke 22:61 And Peter remembered the word (Strong’s # 3056 – logos) of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the **** crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.

Neither Septuagint translators nor NT writers distinguished between Rhema and Logos but Kenneth Hagin got a special revelation (he probably borrowed it from E.W. Kenyon) and established this as his flagship doctrine. Therefore foundation of WoF itself is built on a lie.

And here is yet another.

Ephesians 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word (4487 – rhema) of God:

Hebrews 4:12 For the word (3056 – logos) of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Ephesians 6:17 and Hebrews 4:12 both describe the word of God as a sword, but Ephesians uses the Greek word “rhema” for the “word” of God, while Hebrews uses the Greek word “logos” for the “word” of God. Should we assume that there are two different “swords” of God’s word, one that is a rhema word and one that is a logos word? No, the obvious answer is that it’s the same sword being described in both cases and that the words “rhema” and “logos” are not distinct enough to justify creating two different categories of the word of God.

If Hagin Sr. had lied about this fundamental truth how can we trust him with his other (alleged) revelations?

http://blabitandgrabit.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/rhema-and-logos-no-difference/

Are we little gods?

The blab it and grab it word of faith preachers keep telling us that we are little gods.  Let us look at the scriptures they use to justifiy their position.

John 10:34-36:

Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I have said you are gods’? If he called them ‘gods,’ to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’?

Pslams 82:6

I said, “You are gods, And all of you are sons of the Most High.

Yes men are called as gods.  Even Satan is called as the god of this age.  Even the God said that He executed judgement against the gods of Egyptians.

For I will go through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike down all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments — I am the Lord. (Exodus 12:12)

The Lord had also executed judgments on their gods. (Numbers 33:4)

Now I know that the Lord is greater than all the gods; indeed, it was proven when they dealt proudly against the people (Jethro’s testimony). (Exodus 18:11)

According to the above mentioned verses we can also call heathen idols as gods?  What is wrong in calling pagan deities as gods as the scriptures cannot be broken here as well?

DESCRIPTION DOES NOT EQUAL TO PRESCRIPTION

Even if we assume that we could call ourselves as gods why can’t we call Satan as god (2 Cor 4:4).  That is also stated in the Bible and the scripture cannot be broken.  We can also call pagan deities as gods as they are also mentioned as gods in the Bible and again scriptures cannot be broken.

We are also called as sons of God but there is a world of a difference between the ONLY begotten Son of God and us.

What is the motive behind the word of faith preachers telling us that we human beings are gods?   Their point is, we human beings are little gods and therefore we have the same kind of creative power like the Almighty God.  Our tongue is a creative force and we can speak things into existence by uttering positive confessions.  That is where they are taking this little god teaching to.

Well, these word of faith preachers are little gods with BIG mouths, probably bigger than Almighty God’s mouth – LOL

Also Almighty God rested on the seventh day after unleashing His creating power for 6 days, however our blab it and grab it preachers confess with their mouth unceasingly without rest.  As we all know many things they blab with their mouths do not come to pass.  Kenneth Hagin blabbed with his mouth that he would live for 135 years but he could not grab it.

So the word of faith movement needs to answer the following questions:

1.  What is the use of calling ourselves as little gods?

2.  Are we going to miss some of God’s blessings if we don’t consider as little gods.

3.  Can Christian women call themselves as little godesses or is the little god title applies only to Christian men?  Both Psalms 82 and John 10:34-36 are addressed to men!!!

4.  Scriptures cannot be broken if we can be called as gods.  So scriptures cannot be broken if we call Satan as god – right?

5.  If is not wrong to call ourselves as gods because the scripures cannot be broken then why can’t we call pagan deities as gods?

6.  Is it a command for New Testament Christians to call or consider ourselves as gods?

7.  Why did Apostle Paul never exhort Christians to call themselves as gods?

The word of faith preachers also quote Athanasius, Early Church Fathers and Charles Spurgeon for endorsing calling Christians as gods.  Well, all of these claims are true but none of them exhorted Christians to utter positive confessions with their mouth to exercise their creative power as the word of faith preachers do.

Again DESCRIPTION DOES NOT EQUAL TO PRESCRIPTION

Athanasius and Church Fathers on the little god subject:

http://www.angelfire.com/md/mdmorrison/hist/DIVINIZ.html

Charles Spurgeon on the little god subject:

http://www.spurgeon.org/treasury/ps082.htm

Response to word of faith apologist Tom Brown!

This article is not about proving or disproving if Jesus was tormented in hell but the purpose is to highlight the fallacies in Tom Brown’s answer regarding what happened after the death of Jesus on the cross.

Tom Brown who is a popular word of faith preacher tries to defend that Jesus indeed went to hell and got tormented. However the reasons given by Tom Brown is grossly inadequate to prove that Jesus went and suffered in hell. Let us examine Tom Browns claims one by one and compare them with what the Bible has to say.

1. Jesus said “today” and not three days!

Tom Brown claims (I am paraphrasing his statements) that Jesus went to the Paradise section of the hades ONLY on that day of His death on the cross and after that Jesus went to the hell section of the hades and suffered for 12 hours.

Someone called William Carpenter has posed a question to Tom Brown citing Luke 23:43

” I have a question about Jesus’ descent into hell. In Luke 23:43, “And Jesus replied,’ Today you will be with me in Paradise. This is a solemn promise.” TLB

The question I am wondering about is how could He have defeated Satan in hell if He declared to the thief that they both would be in Paradise that day? I believe Jesus made an open display of Satan on the Cross, according to Col.1:14: “Who bought our freedom with His Blood and forgave us all our sins.”

Could you also explain to me how the Word of Faith teaching responds to Luke23:43? I’ll be waiting for your reply.

Sincerely, William Carpenter

Tom Brown answer is:

As far as the passage in Luke 23:43 Jesus did go to Paradise that day. I agree. Jesus, however, did not say that He would be there for all three days. That’s where you make a wrong assumption. Jesus said, “Today, you will be with me in Paradise.” Today does not mean three days; it simply means the current day.

Let us analyze Tom Brown’s response to William Carpenter. According to Tom Brown Jesus did not say that He would be in Paradise for all three days. That’s where you make a wrong assumption. Tom Brown here charges William Carpenter for making a wrong assumption for interpreting “today” as three days!

Well before making such an accusation Tom Brown needs to realize that he was the one who makes the wrong assumption and not William Carpenter. If Tom Brown’s “right” assumption that Jesus went to paradise before going to the hell section let him give an answer to Patriarch Abraham who answered differently to the suffering rich man.

Jesus tell us about the conversation between Abraham and the suffering rich man in Luke 16:24 through 26

Luke 16:24
“And he cried out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, for I am in agony in this flame.’

Luke 16:26
And besides all this, between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, so that those who wish to come over from here to you will not be able, and that none may cross over from there to us.’

Tom Brown needs to answer how Jesus was able to cross over to the other side while He was still spiritually dead? He needs to make his own assumption now that God the Father sent Jesus to Paradise first just to escort that thief and God made Jesus to cross over!

2. Three deaths for human beings:

Here I have to agree with Tom Brown that human beings who are not born again will experience 3 deaths. However I differ in defining the kinds of death that an unbeliever would experience.

* Spiritual death – Cessation of communication with God. When Adam and Eve sinned they died spiritually
* Physical death – This was not in God’s original plan for Adam and Eve to die. But because of sin their spirits and souls needed to depart from their bodies. This is the cessation of communication between the human body and the spirit/soul.
* Eternal death – Cessation of communication with God for ever. This is the eternal on-going destruction of the lost spirit and soul first in the place where that rich man went and later in the lake of fire after the great White throne judgment.

However according to Tom Brown the 3 death’s were physical, spiritual and soulish. I don’t why Tom Brown has not explained about the eternal death! It is true that the soul experiences the torment in hell but so does the spirit. According to Hebrews 4:12 the soul is compared to the bone and the spirit is compared to the marrow. In other words in the human personality the soul surrounds the spirit. The human spirit is also known as the “heart”, inner man and inward man.

3. Death in Hebrew is in plural.

Tom Brown is again correct in pointing out that the word death is mentioned in plural in Isaiah 53 in Hebrew. Tom Brown even gives some pictorial evidence to that in his website. The following 2 pictures are from one of Tom Brown’s own Bible as he brags in his website. He points out that death in Hebrew is mention in plural with scanned copies from one of his own Bibles!

Does the plural form of death necessarily indicate more than one death?

“B’motav” means “in his deaths” and “b’moto” means “in his death”. But does this indicate plurality? NO! If it were “b’moteihem/b’motam”, then he would have a point beyond any doubt, since this would mean “in their deaths/in their death”, which is indisputably plural. But this word in Isaiah 53:9 does not support anything he goes on to say. But the plural expression of that word is indeed used elsewhere in scripture. Let’s look at Ezekiel 28:

(8) They shall bring thee down to the pit; and thou shalt die the deaths of them that are slain, in the heart of the seas….

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(10) Thou shalt die the deaths of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers; for I have spoken, saith the Lord YHWH.’

These are examples of a single person being addressed and threatened to die deaths (plural). Now it is often said that these are instances that the word “deaths” refer to the plural “uncircumcised”. Well, that doesn’t excuse the plural use either, because the Old Testament shows us that the singular is used in reference to a multitude [e.g. Numbers 23:10; Let me die the death (singular; moth) of the righteous (plural; y’sharim)]. And also verse 8 is a striking example of the plural being applied to a singular person. It speaks of “m’motei chalal b’lev yamim” which translates “in the deaths of one slain in the in the heart of the seas”. The plural (chalalim) is not used here (e.g. Isaiah 66:16, Daniel 11:26). So the plural for of deaths does not necessarily indicate that Jesus experienced multiple deaths.

4. Tom Brown on Acts 2:27

Tom Brown explains Acts 2:27 like this:

Peter, in his first sermon, mentions the suffering of Christ’ soul in hell:

Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. (Acts 2:27, KJV)

Jesus’ soul was in hell, but not left there. Praise God. Why did Jesus go to hell for us? He went there because the punishment of sin is for the soul to be cast into hell. Since Christ suffered the penalties and punishment for our sins, it stands to reason that He would have to suffer in hell, and He did!”

Well here we should notice that the KJV has incorrectly translated hades as hell. Also why would Tom Brown say that the punishment of sin is for the soul to be case into hell instead of the lake of fire after the great White throne judgment. Jesus went to the paradise section of the hades. Acts 2:27 did not say that the soul of Jesus was tormented in “hell”. It says “Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell”. Even that place where the Old Testament saints were confined was a place in the nether world without hope. Only the Messiah, the Son of God would bring them redemption. So the soul of Jesus was not left behind in the hades because He Himself was the redeemer.

Tom Brown may say why would the verse say thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, does it not indicate that Jesus was expecting God the Father to rescue Him from the torments of hell? Well we can also argue like this: If Jesus was not suffering in hell He was definitely in the paradise section of the hades. That place is again a place of captivity. The Old Testament saints did not have the freedom to cross over to the other side and their freedom of movement was limited. So alternatively we can say that God the Father did not leave Jesus in the place of captivity and Jesus still needed to get out of that place. Leaving Jesus in the place where Abraham and Lazarus were present would have stilled messed up God’s plan of redemption. If Jesus was left behind in paradise He would not have resurrected and the Old Testament saint would have been in captivity together Jesus!!!
John 10:17 and 18

“For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I may take it again.

“No one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This commandment I received from My Father.”

John 10:18 clearly proves that Jesus Himself had the authority to take His life back. Therefore after suffering 12 hours in hell how Jesus had the ability to take His own life back.
5. Tom Brown uses The Apostle’s Creed to justify his position.

Tom Brown writes:

The Apostle’s Creed. A portion of the creed affirms Jesus descent into hell, the very thing that Hanegraaff disbelieves. It says:

“I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty…” (Emphasis added)

It’s clear that the early church believed that Jesus descended into hell. Were they heretics? The fact is, during their time if anyone refused to believe in the entire creed they were disfellowshipped…”

Steven Gertz is editorial coordinator for Christian History gives a vivid answer about this. According to Steven Gertz

“The oldest extant version comes from Bishop Marcellus of Ancyra (ca. A.D. 337), and it does not contain the clause about descending into hell. Scholars call this version “The Old Roman Form”—the earliest creed of the Roman church.

Apparently the clause first appeared in the East with Sirmium’s fourth formula in 359—also called the “Dated Creed”— though the Eastern church rejected it as tinged with Arianism. The first mention of the descent in the West occurs in the writings of Rufinus of Aquileia, who included it in his baptismal creed around 400. Over time, the Latin church appropriated it as well, officially integrating it into the Creed in 750″.

The United Methodists commonly incorporate the Apostles’ Creed into their worship services. The version which is most often used is located at #881 in the United Methodist Hymnal, one of their most popular hymnals and one with a heritage to John Wesley, founder of Methodism . It is notable for omitting the line “he descended into hell”, but is otherwise very similar to the Book of Common Prayer version.

So, yet another blow to Tom Brown’s claims. Tom Brown also makes a strange claim that Because of efforts like Hank Hanegraaff some churches have removed this part of the Apostle’s Creed from their statement or they rephrase the creed to say, “He descended into the Grave.”

Tom Brown does not give details about which churches have changed the Apostle’c Creed as persuaded by Hank Hanegraaff.
6. Tom Brown fails to answer other important questions:

a. Did Jesus cease to be a member of the Trinity when He suffered in hell?

b. Did Jesus cease to be God when He was tormented in hell?

Conclusion:

My point is not to prove whether Jesus indeed went to the place of torment and suffered for us or did He ONLY go to the place where Lazarus went. My article is to point out the fallacies in Tom Brown’s article.

What happened in the cross? What happened when the darkness surrounded the entire earth? Was Jesus separated from God the Father? Was the Holy Spirit who was residing in Jesus beyond measure was taken away? Did Jesus cease to be a member of the Holy Trinity? With Jesus and the disciples not physically being around we cannot come to a clear conclusion.

Deuteronomy 29:29 gives us the answer:

“The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our sons forever, that we may observe all the words of this law.

We don’t know the answers to all these questions until we get into eternity. Believing in Jesus is the only condition for Justification and to obtain eternal life. An unsaved person obviously need not believe that Jesus went to hell to suffer for him/her in order to obtain eternal life. That is good news.
Finally, according to Tom Brown the belief that Jesus suffered in hell is necessary to understand the full redemptive work of Jesus.

My question to Tom Brown:

In what way you are different than other men of God who preached the Gospel powerfully in Church history who did not hold this view about Jesus’ death?  In what way believing that Jesus was tormented in hell makes the Word of Faith believers better than other Christians Tom? Do the WoFers get more blessings for believing this particular doctrine?
Related links:
Hear it from the horse’s mouth: Tom Brown’s answer to William Carpenter

http://www.tbm.org/jesussuffershell.htm
Atonement Where? Excellent article by Moreno Dal Bello (© 2003 Tricia Tillin of Banner Ministries. All rights reserved)

http://www.intotruth.org/wof/moreno1.html
Steven Gertz, the editorial coordinator for Christian History enlightens about the history of Apostle’s creed!

Copyright © 2002 by the author or

Christianity Today International/Christian History magazine.

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ch/asktheexpert/nov15.html
Information about the Apostle’s Creed in Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostles%27_Creed

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Jesus warned “” Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.  You will know them by their fruit…”  (Matt.7:15-16). यीशु ने “” आप कौन से भेड़ के कपड़ों में आए, लेकिन अंदर की ओर वे हिंसक भेड़िये हैं झूठे भविष्यद्वक्ताओं से सावधान चेतावनी दी. तुम अपने फल के द्वारा उन्हें पता चल जाएगा … “(Matt.7 :15-16).

Apostle Paul also warned: प्रेरित पौलुस को भी चेतावनी दी थी:

“I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.  Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them. “मुझे लगता है कि मेरे जाने के बाद पता है, जंगली भेड़ियों में तुम में आएगी और इस झुंड नहीं छोड़ूँगा. अपनी स्वयं की संख्या पुरुषों से भी पैदा करेगा और ताकि उन्हें दूर करने के बाद चेलों को आकर्षित करने के लिए सच बिगाड़ना. So be on your guard! तो अपने गार्ड पर हो! Remember, I have never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears”  (Acts 20:29-31). याद है, मैं रात दिन आँसू से तुम में से हर एक चेतावनी “(अधिनियमों 20:29-31) कभी नहीं रोका है.

Before we analyze how to identify a wolf let us make certain facts straight about the wolves that Jesus and Paul are trying to warn us. इससे पहले कि हम कैसे एक सियार को पहचानने के लिए हमें कुछ तथ्यों का विश्लेषण भेड़ियों कि यीशु और पौलुस हमें सचेत करने के लिए कोशिश कर रहे हैं के बारे में सीधे कर दीजिए.

1. 1. Obviously Jesus and Paul are not referring to wolves in the animal kingdom but they are comparing human beings who exhibit the characteristics of a wolf.  Likewise sheep here means the members of the body of Christ. जाहिर है यीशु और पौलुस भेड़ियों को जानवरों के साम्राज्य में जिक्र नहीं कर रहे हैं लेकिन वे जो एक सियार की विशेषताओं एक्ज़िबिट मनुष्य की तुलना कर रहे हैं. इसी तरह भेड़ यहाँ मसीह के शरीर के सदस्य है.

2. 2. Common sense teaches us that an ordinary believer is not referred to as a wolf in these verses.  These wolves are “Christians” who preach from the Bible and who are usually  in the leadership position. सामान्य ज्ञान है कि एक आम विश्वास करने के लिए इन पंक्तियों में एक भेड़िए के रूप में उल्लेख नहीं है हमें सिखाता है. ये भेड़िये हैं “जो बाइबिल से उपदेश और जो आमतौर पर नेतृत्व की स्थिति में हैं ईसाई”.

3. 3. It is also vivid that a ferocious wolf mentioned would kill the flock spiritually even though the sheep could  die physically before their appointed time because of the abuses they go through from these wolves. यह भी विशद है कि एक क्रूर भेड़िया आत्मिक भले ही शारीरिक रूप से वे भेड़ के माध्यम से इन भेड़ियों से जाने को गालियाँ की वजह से अपने नियत समय से पहले मर सकता है झुंड को मारना होगा उल्लेख किया.

Characteristics of a wolf and how they apply to the spiritual wolves today: एक भेड़िया के अभिलक्षण और कैसे वे आध्यात्मिक भेड़ियों को आज लागू होते हैं:

1. 1. Wolf looks of prey. वुल्फ शिकार के दिखता है.

They search for prey in packs lead by an alpha male wolf.  We all know these mammon loving prosperity gospel preachers have taken over the airwaves like packs.  They operate like a gang.  The WoF wolves always mention their alpha preachers to frequently.  They quote them frequently and even brag about their associations with them.  Usually the authority of the Bible is superseded by what the alpha wolves teach.  These wolves are masters in proof texting. पैक में शिकार के लिए वे खोज एक अल्फा माले सियार द्वारा सीसा. हम इन सब धन प्यार समृद्धि सुसमाचार प्रचारकों पैक की तरह airwaves संभाल लिया है. वे एक गिरोह की तरह काम करते हैं. WoF भेड़ियों हमेशा अक्सर करने के लिए उनके अल्फा प्रचारकों उल्लेख. वे उन्हें बोली बाइबल की बार बार और भी उनके साथ उनके संगठनों के बारे में शेख़ी. आम तौर पर इस अधिकार का अल्फा भेड़ियों क्या सिखा द्वारा superseded है. ये भेड़िये सबूत texting में विशेषज्ञ हैं. They desperately seek supporters and a broader audience.  They do not hesitate to engage in un-biblical fund raising methods to expand their own kingdoms. वे सख्त और व्यापक दर्शकों समर्थकों चाहते हैं. वे संयुक्त राष्ट्र में शामिल करने के लिए बाइबिल निधि अपने राज्य का विस्तार करने के लिए तरीके उठाने में संकोच नहीं करते.

2. 2. Wolf snatches a sheep वुल्फ एक भेड़ छीनती

Usually a sheep is snatched when they are feeding on the grass with other sheep.  Here the sheep are snatched from the mainstream orthodox Christianity.   When a sheep is snatched by a wolf we all know they cannot free themselves.  They go into spiritual bondage and once they are snatched they are at the mercy of the prosperity preachers.  They need some external help. आमतौर पर एक भेड़ जब वे दूसरे भेड़ के साथ घास पर खिला रहे हैं छीन लिया है. यहाँ भेड़ को मुख्यधारा से रूढ़िवादी ईसाई धर्म छीन रहे हैं. जब एक भेड़ एक सियार ने हम सभी को वे खुद मुक्त नहीं कर सकते पता छीन लिया है. वे आध्यात्मिक बंधन है और एक बार में जाने वे समृद्धि प्रचारकों की दया पर हैं छीन रहे हैं. वे किसी बाहरी मदद की ज़रूरत है. They are deceived basically and a spiritual force of darkness grabs them.  They need to be set free by a real shepherd. वे मूलतः और अंधेरे grabs उनमें से एक आध्यात्मिक शक्ति धोखा कर रहे हैं. वे मुक्त एक असली चरवाहा द्वारा निर्धारित करने की आवश्यकता है. I am not trying to say whoever believes in the WoF teaching is demon possessed.  No, not at all.   However they are obviously influenced by the seducing spirits operating through the word of faith minsters.  The process of snatching is forceful and it is never a gentle process.  The prosperity gospel message appears to be authentic and innocent Christians are forcefully plucked out of the mainstream.  They do not have an opportunity to analyze the prosperity message with intellectual honesty and proper Biblical exegesis and henumatics.  The victims are indoctrinated and brainwashed about how to think instead of leaving them to the leading of the Holy Spirit. मैं जो भी इस WoF शिक्षण में राक्षस है कहने की कोशिश नहीं कर रहा हूँ अधीन. नहीं, बिल्कुल नहीं. लेकिन वे स्पष्ट रूप से इस seducing आत्माओं विश्वास minsters के वचन के द्वारा संचालित से प्रभावित हैं. छीनने की प्रक्रिया सशक्त है और यह कभी भी नहीं है एक कोमल प्रक्रिया है. समृद्धि सुसमाचार संदेश प्रामाणिक होने और मासूम जबरदस्ती मुख्य धारा से बाहर plucked हैं ईसाई प्रकट होता है. वे एक मौका बौद्धिक ईमानदारी और उचित बाइबिल टीका और henumatics साथ समृद्धि संदेश का विश्लेषण करने की जरूरत नहीं है. पीड़ितों indoctrinated रहे हैं और के बारे में brainwashed कैसे बदले के बारे में सोच करने के लिए उन्हें छोड़ने के पवित्रा आत्मा की अग्रणी.

I John 2:27 मैं जॉन 2:27

“As for you, the anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you abide in Him”. “क्या आप के लिए के रूप में, तुम उसे क्या आप में से जो abides प्राप्त अभिषेक, और आप की कोई जरूरत नहीं करने के लिए किसी को भी तुम्हें सिखाने के लिए है, लेकिन रूप में उनकी अभिषेक सभी चीज़ों के बारे में आपको सिखाता है, और सत्य है और एक झूठ है, और नहीं है जैसा , क्या तुम उसे में पालन “तुम्हें सिखाया है.

3. 3. Wolf kills a sheep वुल्फ एक भेड़ को मारता है

Killing is an act of severing the relationship with the rest of the world.  Cessation of communication with the rest of the world is death.  People affected by the prosperity Gospel considers themselves isolated from the rest of the Christian world.  They cannot have regular communication with them.  “Only we have the full light of the truth” and only our leaders preach the full gospel kind of an attitude isolate them from the orthodox Christianity.  The sheep is conditioned to hear from the alpha wolves and their followers and not from God. हत्या शेष दुनिया के साथ संबंधों severing के एक नाटक है. दुनिया के बाकी के साथ संचार की समाप्ति मौत है. लोग समृद्धि इंजील स्वयं ईसाई दुनिया के बाकी से अलग मानती से प्रभावित. वे के साथ नियमित संचार नहीं हो सकता उन्हें. “सिर्फ हम” और सच का पूरा प्रकाश है केवल हमारे नेताओं को एक दृष्टिकोण की पूरी तरह सुसमाचार प्रचार के रूढ़िवादी ईसाई धर्म से अलग है. भेड़ भगवान से अल्फा भेड़ियों और उनके अनुयायियों और नहीं से सुनने के लिए अनुकूलित है. Sheep is affected by on going indoctrination of the WoF teachings which covers the hearer as a dark cloud and isolating from hearing from the Holy Spirit. भेड़ों के द्वारा जो एक काले बादल श्रोता के रूप में शामिल किया गया है और पवित्रा आत्मा से सुनवाई से अलग इस WoF शिक्षाओं के विचार जाने पर प्रभावित है. False teachings that are used to excommunicates the sheep from the mainstream include but not limited to Misuse and abuse of Romans 10:9 and 10, Atonement happened in hell, Jesus became literal sin, went to hell and tormented by demons, Jesus was rich (Was He not the richest carpenter in Nazareth and did He not have various branch offices all across Israel?,  He had richest disciples too who even supplied fish to the Chief priest and Jesus had connections in Herod’s palace as well!).  Genuine Spiritual experiences like the miracle of regeneration, assurance of salvation, joy of being forgiven of the past sins, peace with God, love of the word, conviction about sin, judgment and hell, repentance that frees us from dead works are dismissed as  feeling based experiences but extra-Biblical revelations which are the real feeling based experiences which are thought by the alpha wolves are considered legitimate experiences.  The sheep is discouraged to have a life changing encounter with Jesus which results in the supernatural new birth with a definite change in the life but encouraged in participate in feeling based emotionally stirring activities. झूठी शिक्षाओं है कि मुख्य धारा से excommunicates को भेड़ों का उपयोग किया जाता है, लेकिन शामिल दुरूपयोग तक सीमित नहीं है और रोमन 10:9 और 10, महादालत का दुरुपयोग नरक में, यीशु शाब्दिक बन पाप हुआ, भाड़ में गया और राक्षसों द्वारा सताया, यीशु अमीर था ( नासरत में सबसे अमीर बढ़ई वह नहीं था और वह था नहीं इज़राइल सब भर में विभिन्न शाखा कार्यालयों है?, वह सबसे अमीर चेले भी जो भी मुख्य पुजारी और यीशु के लिए मछली की आपूर्ति की थी और साथ!) हेरोदेस का महल में संपर्क किया था. आध्यात्मिक वास्तविक पुनर्जनन का चमत्कार, उद्धार का आश्वासन की खुशी तरह के अनुभवों ने पिछले पापों, भगवान, वो मर चुका कार्यों से हमें मुक्त शब्द, पाप, न्याय और नर्क, पश्चाताप के बारे में विश्वास के कारण प्रेम के साथ शांति की भावना पर आधारित अनुभव के रूप में खारिज हो माफ किया जा रहा लेकिन जो असली लग रहा है जो अल्फा भेड़ियों द्वारा वैध अनुभवों पर विचार कर रहे हैं सोचा हैं अनुभवों पर आधारित हैं अतिरिक्त-बाइबिल रहस्योद्घाटन. भेड़ एक जीवन यीशु के साथ जो कि अलौकिक नए जन्म में जीवन में एक निश्चित परिणाम बदलने के साथ मुठभेड़ में बदलाव के लिए निराश है लेकिन भाग में भावनात्मक रूप से गतिविधियों आलोड़न आधारित महसूस में प्रोत्साहित किया.

There are 2 important ways that the sheep is killed.  One is gradual process.  These wolves need to have some sheep alive to supply their needs.  The other one is instant process.  Once the sheep is deemed uselss to their ministry they are disqualified which is the equivalent of physical killing. इसमें 2 महत्वपूर्ण तरीके कि भेड़ों को मार डाला है. एक क्रमिक प्रक्रिया है. ये भेड़िये कुछ भेड़ उनकी आवश्यकताओं की आपूर्ति को जिंदा करने की जरूरत है. दूसरा एक पल की प्रक्रिया है. एक बार भेड़ वे जो है निरर्हित हैं उनके मंत्रालय को uselss समझा जाता है भौतिक हत्या के बराबर.

4. 4. Wolf eats a sheep. वुल्फ एक भेड़ खाती है.

This is the most exiting part in the entire process.  A wolf being a carnivore always considers a sheep, a herbivore as a food source.  In order to survive and live a wolf needs prey.  Therefore they constantly eat killed sheep.  They consider sheeps to be resources (food sources) to live a luxurious life.  A freshly killed sheep brings immense joy to the wolves and the freshly killed sheep is also shared with their fellow wolves and when a sheep is freshly killed all wolves rejoice like this “Ha ha ha, a millionaire got saved, this member has a political connection, he has his own jet plane etc.,) यह पूरी प्रक्रिया में सबसे बाहर निकलने हिस्सा है. हमेशा एक भेड़, एक खाद्य स्रोत के रूप में एक herbivore समझता एक सियार एक मांसभक्षी जा रहा है. आदेश में जीवित रहने के लिए और एक भेड़िया शिकार रहने की जरूरत है. इसलिए वे लगातार भेड़ों को मार डाला खाओ. वे sheeps करने पर विचार एक विलासितापूर्ण जीवन जीने के लिए संसाधनों (खाद्य स्रोतों) हो. हौसले से एक को मार डाला भेड़ भेड़ियों और बेहद खुशी लाता के हौसले को मारा भेड़ों को भी अपने साथी के साथ भेड़ियों और साझा किया जाता है जब एक भेड़ हौसले सब भेड़िये को मार डाला जाता है इस तरह से आनन्दित “हा हा हा , एक करोड़पति, यह सदस्य एक राजनीतिक संबंध है बच गया, वह) अपने स्वयं के जेट विमान आदि है

5. 5. Wolf has no intention to feed the sheep. वुल्फ ने भेड़ फ़ीड करने के लिए कोई इरादा नहीं है.

Since a wolf always considers sheep as a resource they do not feed them.  How can a herbivore be fed by a carnivore? चूंकि एक भेड़िया वे हमेशा उन्हें फ़ीड नहीं है एक संसाधन के रूप में भेड़ समझता है. कैसे एक herbivore एक मांसभक्षी द्वारा खिलाया जा सकता है? Spiritual food comes from the Holy Spirit quickening a particular scripture and makes it available to our human spirits. आध्यात्मिक भोजन पवित्रा आत्मा से एक विशेष धार्मिक ग्रंथ स्पन्दन आता है और यह हमारे मानव आत्माओं के लिए उपलब्ध बनाता है. We cannot be spiritually fed by listening to WoF tapes or reading their books.  Since WoF preachers substitute positive confessions to force the Sovereign God to release miracles the victims do not take time to listen to the Holy Spirit. हम आत्मिक WoF टेप सुनने या उनकी किताबें पढ़ कर खिलाया नहीं किया जा सकता है. चूंकि WoF प्रचारकों प्रभु परमेश्वर ने पीड़ितों समय नहीं लेते चमत्कार की रिहाई के लिए मजबूर करने के लिए सकारात्मक बयान स्थानापन्न पवित्रा आत्मा सुनने के लिए. Many Christians are deceived by the false teachings of Rhema and consider unleavened teachings as their spiritual food but they don’t realize that all these teachings are designed to get their seed offerings to keep the wolves alive.  For example how many of you have ever heard a prosperity preacher teaching about humility, cross carrying, discipleship, crucifying self, justification and other Biblical themes.  Indoctrination is not feeding! कई ईसाई Rhema की झूठी शिक्षाओं से धोखा कर रहे हैं और उनके विचार आध्यात्मिक भोजन के रूप में शिक्षाओं अखमीरी लेकिन वे कहते हैं कि इन सब उपदेशों को बीज प्रसाद ने भेड़ियों को जीवित रखने के लिए प्राप्त करने के लिए डिज़ाइन कर रहे हैं एहसास नहीं है. उदाहरण आप कैसे के कई के लिए कभी सुना है विनम्रता के बारे में एक समृद्धि उपदेशक शिक्षण,, शिष्यत्व पेट, आत्म, औचित्य और अन्य विषयों बाइबिल crucifying पार. भरोसा खिला नहीं है!

These topics are indeed mentioned by prosperity preachers only incidental remarks and not as a subject matter.   The prosperity preachers feed into the sheep’s ego. इन विषयों वास्तव में एक विषय के रूप में समृद्धि प्रचारकों केवल संयोग टिप्पणियों और नहीं द्वारा वर्णित हैं. समृद्धि के प्रचारकों की भेड़ के अहंकार में खिलाओ.

6. 6. Wolf has no intention to protect the sheep. वुल्फ कोई इरादा नहीं भेड़ों को बचाने के लिए किया है.

When tragedy strike the sheep oftentimes these wolves are unavailable to their flock.  They sheep is told that their minister had to meet an alpha wolf in a particular place or attend a WoF or they are too busy in talking to a congressman, senator or other government officials.  They even resent if a member of their congregation desperately needs them while they are on luxurious vacation trips. जब भेड़ इन भेड़ियों उनके झुंड के लिए अनुपलब्ध हैं त्रासदी हड़ताल बहुधा. वे भेड़ कि उनके मंत्री को एक विशेष स्थान पर एक अल्फा सियार को पूरा करने के लिए या एक WoF में शामिल है या वे भी एक कांग्रेसमेन, सीनेटर या अन्य सरकार से बात करने में व्यस्त रहे थे कहा जाता है अधिकारी. वे भी विरोध करते हुए वे शानदार छुट्टी यात्रा पर हैं, अगर उनकी मण्डली के सदस्य उन्हें सख्त जरूरत है. Even if they happen to establish contact the wolves they are told to utter certain positive confessions, accused of lacking in faith, yielding to fear, believing mind instead of believing in heart, worrying about lying symptoms and so on. यहाँ तक कि यदि वे बिल्कुल कुछ सकारात्मक बयान के लिए कहा है भेड़ियों, विश्वास में कमी का आरोप संपर्क स्थापित करने के लिए, डर से बेदखल करने के लिए, के बजाय दिमाग विश्वास दिल में विश्वास है, और इतना पर लक्षण झूठ के बारे में चिंता हो.

7. 7. Sheep are scattered once they spot a wolf in action. भेड़ एक बार वे कार्रवाई में एक भेड़िया जगह बिखरे हुए हैं.

Once someone is exposed and identified as a wolf the sheep is scattered and lose interest in things after God.  Some of them even detest Christianity.  Steve Lambert explains this vividly in his amazing book “Charismatic Captivation”. एक बार जब किसी को खुल रहा है और भेड़ बिखर जाता है और परमेश्वर के बाद चीजों में दिलचस्पी खो एक भेड़िया के रूप में पहचान की. उनमें से कुछ भी घृणा ईसाइयत. स्टीव Lambert इस vividly अपने अद्भुत किताब “करिश्माई Captivation में” बताते हैं.

8. 8. Wolf does not treat a sheep gently. वुल्फ धीरे एक भेड़ का इलाज नहीं है.

We all have different levels of faith.  New converts have are not matured to know certain Spiritual truths and they need milk.  However the prosperity preachers make condemning statements like “Oh you don’t have faith and that was the reason you are not healed”, come and confess openly in the platform that you are healed by the stripes of Jesus even you are still sick, if you hesitate to confess that you are still sick then you are walking by feelings etc.,  So innocents believers especially new converts are so confused by their arrogant way of commanding them.  These wolves often have a pushy personality which helps them to force their victims to utter un-biblical positive confessions which do not touch the reality.  Bible talks a lot about the power of proclamations and Jesus is called as  the Chief priest of our confession. कुछ आध्यात्मिक सत्य जानने के लिए परिपक्व नहीं कर रहे हैं हम सभी विश्वास के विभिन्न स्तरों पर है. नई धर्मान्तरित किया है और वे दूध की जरूरत है. लेकिन समृद्धि प्रचारकों “अरे तुम विश्वास नहीं है और है कि आप” ठीक नहीं कर रहे हैं इस कारण था जैसे बयानों की निंदा करने , आओ और खुले मंच है कि आप यीशु के धारियों ने भी आप अभी भी बीमार हैं चंगा में स्वीकार कर रहे हैं, अगर आपको लगता है कि आप अभी भी तो तुम भावनाओं से, निर्दोष तो आदि चल रहे हैं बीमार हैं स्वीकार करने के लिए संकोच खासकर नए धर्मान्तरित विश्वासियों इसलिए कर रहे हैं उन्हें कमान के अपने अभिमानी तरह से भ्रमित. अक्सर जो उन्हें अपने शिकार को कहा जाता है जो संयुक्त राष्ट्र के बिल्कुल. बाइबल घोषणाओं की शक्ति और यीशु के बारे में बहुत बातें की वास्तविकता छूना मत बाइबिल सकारात्मक बयान करने के लिए मजबूर करने में मदद करता है एक pushy व्यक्तित्व हैं ये भेड़िये हमारे बयान के मुख्य पुजारी के रूप में. (Heb 3:1).  In stead of teaching the flock to utter positive confessions in the right way they apply force and their deceived followers are forced to think God as a heavenly wending machine. (Heb 3:1). बिल्कुल सकारात्मक बयान करने के लिए वे और शक्ति लागू उनके अनुयायियों धोखा सोचने के लिए मजबूर कर रहे हैं सही रास्ते में झुंड अध्यापन के बजाए परमेश्वर एक स्वर्गीय wending मशीन के रूप में.

9. 9. Wolf considers itself as a different class (elitism) from the sheep. वुल्फ एक अलग वर्ग की भेड़ों से (elitism) के रूप में ही मानता है.

A carnivore cannot hangout with a herbivore.  Wolves led by their alpha wolves considers themselves above their flock.  Only they can pray, preach and prophecy.  Purveyors of truth.  Only Rhema trained ministers can rule the Church and make all decisions. एक मांसभक्षी एक herbivore के साथ मुलाक़ात की जगह नहीं कर सकते. भेड़िये अपनी अल्फा भेड़ियों के नेतृत्व में उनके झुंड के ऊपर स्वयं को समझता है. केवल वे प्रार्थना कर सकते हैं उपदेश और भविष्यवाणी. सच्चाई का Purveyors. चर्च पर राज कर सकते हैं और सभी फैसले केवल Rhema प्रशिक्षित मंत्रियों. Only the super rich and major financiers to the preachers enterprise can get a glimpse of their inner circle. प्रचारकों के उद्यम के लिए केवल सुपर अमीर और प्रमुख वित्तपोषक उनकी अंदरूनी सर्कल की एक झलक मिल सकती है. One of the Church fathers’ Justin Martyr says that in the early Church pastors (in plural) used to be friends of the poor and  they used to be the bridges between the wealthy Christians and the poor Christians. एक चर्च पिता ‘जस्टिन शहीद का कहना है कि जल्दी चर्च pastors बहुवचन () में गरीबों का दोस्त हुआ करता था और वे अमीर ईसाई और गरीब ईसाइयों के बीच का पुल हुआ करता था.

10. 10. Sheep cannot have fellowship with a wolf (communication). भेड़ एक भेड़िया (संचार) के साथ सहभागिता नहीं कर सकते हैं.

Watchman Nee in his “The Release of the Spirit” book clearly illustrates this.  The victims know inwardly that something mysterious is repelling them from their leaders.  One creed and confession says they believe in the communion of saints but in Rhema circles people realize that they cannot have communion with the spirits of their minsters. चौकीदार Nee अपनी ‘रिलीज आत्मा की “पुस्तक में स्पष्ट रूप से यह illustrates. पीड़ितों अंतरात्मा में है कि कुछ रहस्यमय उनके नेताओं से उन्हें repelling है. एक सम्प्रदाय और बयान वे संतों के अधिकार में है लेकिन विश्वास में Rhema हलकों का एहसास लोगों का कहना है कि वे उनके minsters की आत्माओं के साथ समन्वय नहीं हो सकता.

I John 1:7 “but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin”. मैं जॉन 1:7 “लेकिन के रूप में वह खुद को हल्के में है अगर हम लाइट में चलना है, हम एक दूसरे के साथ है, और यीशु के लोहू उसका बेटा फैलोशिप है सब पाप से” हमें शुद्ध.

11. 11. Sheep affected by wolves need special care. भेड़ भेड़ियों से प्रभावित विशेष देखभाल की जरूरत है.

Again I strongly recommend Steve Lambert’s book “Charismatic Captivation”.  Sheep who are set free from the Rhema captivation are affected in various degrees. फिर मैं दृढ़ता से जो मुफ्त में Rhema captivation से विभिन्न डिग्री में प्रभावित हो रहे हैं स्टीव Lambert की पुस्तक “करिश्माई Captivation”. भेड़ की सलाह देते हैं. Some of them are severely abused and disappointed.  They need special prayers by committed intercessory prayer warriors. उनमें से कुछ गंभीर का दुरुपयोग कर रहे हैं और निराश. वे प्रतिबद्ध हिमायत का प्रार्थना योद्धाओं द्वारा विशेष प्रार्थना की जरूरत है.

How does a wolf wear sheep’s clothing? कैसे एक सियार पहनने के कपड़े भेड़ है?

These wolves appears to feed the sheep by preaching the from the word of God and wish them well.  They present themselves as the “full Gospel” preachers.  They still need to “feed” the sheep because they need on-going support from them.  Only when the sheep is perceived to be useless it will be killed (disqualified).  So in order to continuously “feed” the sheep and get new victims they need to wear clothes. इन भेड़ियों को परमेश्वर का वचन से और अच्छी तरह से उन्हें इच्छा उपदेश से भेड़ फ़ीड करने के लिए प्रकट होता है. वे “पूरा इंजील” प्रचारकों के रूप में स्वयं को प्रस्तुत करते हैं. क्योंकि वे पर जरूरत से उन्हें समर्थन जा वे अभी भी “” को भेड़ फ़ीड करने की जरूरत है. केवल जब भेड़ अनुभव है () निरर्हित मारा होगा बेकार होगा. तो में आदेश लगातार “” भेड़ों फ़ीड करने के लिए और वे कपड़े पहनने की जरूरत है नए शिकार हो जाओ.

Some of the clothes: कुछ कपड़े की:

a. a. The cloth that is called as the right doctrine appearing as part of the Orthodox Christianity. कि सही सिद्धांत के रूढ़िवादी ईसाई धर्म के हिस्से के रूप में प्रदर्शित होने के रूप में बुलाया है कपड़ा.

b. ज. Parading their achievements like supporting an orphanage in a 3rd world country or helping a poor community.  (Jesus said let you left hand not know what your right hand do and not to parade ourselves) एक 3. दुनिया देश में एक अनाथालय का समर्थन या एक गरीब समुदाय की मदद करने. (यीशु ने कहा कि जैसे उनकी उपलब्धियों Parading आप अपने दाहिने हाथ और परेड खुद) क्या नहीं पता नहीं हाथ छोड़ दो

c. c. Use of humor हास्य का प्रयोग

d. मृ. Appear to be interested in the well being of the followers.  Wealth wishers disguised as well wishers. प्रकट की तरह अनुयायियों की जा रही है. दौलत wishers रूप शुभचिंतकों भेष में दिलचस्पी होगी.

e. e. Bragging about their connections with top government officials, politicians and other celebrities (just to impress people that their message is authentic) शीर्ष सरकारी अधिकारियों, नेताओं और अन्य हस्तियों के साथ उनके संबंध के बारे में डींग मारने (बस) लोगों का मानना है कि उनके संदेश प्रामाणिक है प्रभावित करने के लिए

f. f. Twisting their tongues with different accents (imitate the alpha wolves). अलग दिन के साथ अपनी जीभ घुमा () ने अल्फा भेड़िये की नकल.

g. जी Use of Apologetic/defending faith. का प्रयोग करें अफसोस की / विश्वास बचाव.

h. एच. Doing acts of kindness in front of others but their out bursts of anger is well known among their close followers. लेकिन दूसरों के सामने दयालुता के कृत्य करना गुस्से का bursts उनके बाहर अच्छी तरह से उनके पास अनुयायियों के बीच में जाना जाता है.

Even though this articles primarily focuses on the word of faith side, it does not mean other organizations or denominations do not have wolves among them. हालांकि इस लेख मुख्यतः विश्वास का वचन पक्ष पर केंद्रित है, यह उन भेड़ियों के बीच में नहीं है अन्य संगठनों या मूल्यवर्ग इसका यह मतलब नहीं है.

A wolf can even be in a missionary organization or a in a charitable organization. एक सियार भी एक एक मिशनरी या संगठन में एक धर्मार्थ संगठन में हो सकता है.

Don’t use the touch not the anointed  concept to live in a state of denial.  We are all God anointed and priests.  Jesus commended  a revelation church for spotting false apostle (Revelation 2:6).  Also it does not mean some one prophesised and the prophecy did not come to pass.  NO.    Let us be on guard and warn others about the wolves.  We are accountable to God. इनकार के एक राज्य में रहने के लिए अभिषेक किया अवधारणा को हाथ मत का उपयोग न करें. हम सब भगवान का अभिषेक किया और याजकों. यीशु (रहस्योद्घाटन 2:6) झूठे प्रेरित खोलना करने के लिए एक रहस्योद्घाटन चर्च की सराहना कर रहे हैं. साथ ही यह किसी एक prophesised इसका मतलब यह नहीं है और भविष्यवाणी पारित करने के लिए नहीं आया था. NO हमें सावधान रहना और भेड़ियों के बारे में दूसरों को सचेत करते हैं.. हम भगवान के लिए जवाबदेह हैं.

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Jesus warned “” Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.  You will know them by their fruit…”  (Matt.7:15-16).

Apostle Paul also warned:

“I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.  Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them. So be on your guard! Remember, I have never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears”  (Acts 20:29-31).

Before we analyze how to identify a wolf let us make certain facts straight about the wolves that Jesus and Paul are trying to warn us.

1. Obviously Jesus and Paul are not referring to wolves in the animal kingdom but they are comparing human beings who exhibit the characteristics of a wolf.  Likewise sheep here means the members of the body of Christ.

2. Common sense teaches us that an ordinary believer is not referred to as a wolf in these verses.  These wolves are “Christians” who preach from the Bible and who are usually  in the leadership position.

3. It is also vivid that a ferocious wolf mentioned would kill the flock spiritually even though the sheep could  die physically before their appointed time because of the abuses they go through from these wolves.

Characteristics of a wolf and how they apply to the spiritual wolves today:

1. Wolf looks of prey.

They search for prey in packs lead by an alpha male wolf.  We all know these mammon loving prosperity gospel preachers have taken over the airwaves like packs.  They operate like a gang.  The WoF wolves always mention their alpha preachers to frequently.  They quote them frequently and even brag about their associations with them.  Usually the authority of the Bible is superseded by what the alpha wolves teach.  These wolves are masters in proof texting. They desperately seek supporters and a broader audience.  They do not hesitate to engage in un-biblical fund raising methods to expand their own kingdoms.

2. Wolf snatches a sheep

Usually a sheep is snatched when they are feeding on the grass with other sheep.  Here the sheep are snatched from the mainstream orthodox Christianity.   When a sheep is snatched by a wolf we all know they cannot free themselves.  They go into spiritual bondage and once they are snatched they are at the mercy of the prosperity preachers.  They need some external help. They are deceived basically and a spiritual force of darkness grabs them.  They need to be set free by a real shepherd. I am not trying to say whoever believes in the WoF teaching is demon possessed.  No, not at all.   However they are obviously influenced by the seducing spirits operating through the word of faith minsters.  The process of snatching is forceful and it is never a gentle process.  The prosperity gospel message appears to be authentic and innocent Christians are forcefully plucked out of the mainstream.  They do not have an opportunity to analyze the prosperity message with intellectual honesty and proper Biblical exegesis and henumatics.  The victims are indoctrinated and brainwashed about how to think instead of leaving them to the leading of the Holy Spirit.

I John 2:27

“As for you, the anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you abide in Him”.

3. Wolf kills a sheep

Killing is an act of severing the relationship with the rest of the world.  Cessation of communication with the rest of the world is death.  People affected by the prosperity Gospel considers themselves isolated from the rest of the Christian world.  They cannot have regular communication with them.  “Only we have the full light of the truth” and only our leaders preach the full gospel kind of an attitude isolate them from the orthodox Christianity.  The sheep is conditioned to hear from the alpha wolves and their followers and not from God. Sheep is affected by on going indoctrination of the WoF teachings which covers the hearer as a dark cloud and isolating from hearing from the Holy Spirit. False teachings that are used to excommunicates the sheep from the mainstream include but not limited to Misuse and abuse of Romans 10:9 and 10, Atonement happened in hell, Jesus became literal sin, went to hell and tormented by demons, Jesus was rich (Was He not the richest carpenter in Nazareth and did He not have various branch offices all across Israel?,  He had richest disciples too who even supplied fish to the Chief priest and Jesus had connections in Herod’s palace as well!).  Genuine Spiritual experiences like the miracle of regeneration, assurance of salvation, joy of being forgiven of the past sins, peace with God, love of the word, conviction about sin, judgment and hell, repentance that frees us from dead works are dismissed as  feeling based experiences but extra-Biblical revelations which are the real feeling based experiences which are thought by the alpha wolves are considered legitimate experiences.  The sheep is discouraged to have a life changing encounter with Jesus which results in the supernatural new birth with a definite change in the life but encouraged in participate in feeling based emotionally stirring activities.

There are 2 important ways that the sheep is killed.  One is gradual process.  These wolves need to have some sheep alive to supply their needs.  The other one is instant process.  Once the sheep is deemed uselss to their ministry they are disqualified which is the equivalent of physical killing.

4. Wolf eats a sheep.

This is the most exiting part in the entire process.  A wolf being a carnivore always considers a sheep, a herbivore as a food source.  In order to survive and live a wolf needs prey.  Therefore they constantly eat killed sheep.  They consider sheeps to be resources (food sources) to live a luxurious life.  A freshly killed sheep brings immense joy to the wolves and the freshly killed sheep is also shared with their fellow wolves and when a sheep is freshly killed all wolves rejoice like this “Ha ha ha, a millionaire got saved, this member has a political connection, he has his own jet plane etc.,)

5. Wolf has no intention to feed the sheep.

Since a wolf always considers sheep as a resource they do not feed them.  How can a herbivore be fed by a carnivore? Spiritual food comes from the Holy Spirit quickening a particular scripture and makes it available to our human spirits. We cannot be spiritually fed by listening to WoF tapes or reading their books.  Since WoF preachers substitute positive confessions to force the Sovereign God to release miracles the victims do not take time to listen to the Holy Spirit. Many Christians are deceived by the false teachings of Rhema and consider unleavened teachings as their spiritual food but they don’t realize that all these teachings are designed to get their seed offerings to keep the wolves alive.  For example how many of you have ever heard a prosperity preacher teaching about humility, cross carrying, discipleship, crucifying self, justification and other Biblical themes.  Indoctrination is not feeding!

These topics are indeed mentioned by prosperity preachers only incidental remarks and not as a subject matter.   The prosperity preachers feed into the sheep’s ego.

6. Wolf has no intention to protect the sheep.

When tragedy strike the sheep oftentimes these wolves are unavailable to their flock.  They sheep is told that their minister had to meet an alpha wolf in a particular place or attend a WoF or they are too busy in talking to a congressman, senator or other government officials.  They even resent if a member of their congregation desperately needs them while they are on luxurious vacation trips. Even if they happen to establish contact the wolves they are told to utter certain positive confessions, accused of lacking in faith, yielding to fear, believing mind instead of believing in heart, worrying about lying symptoms and so on.

7. Sheep are scattered once they spot a wolf in action.

Once someone is exposed and identified as a wolf the sheep is scattered and lose interest in things after God.  Some of them even detest Christianity.  Steve Lambert explains this vividly in his amazing book “Charismatic Captivation”.

8. Wolf does not treat a sheep gently.

We all have different levels of faith.  New converts have are not matured to know certain Spiritual truths and they need milk.  However the prosperity preachers make condemning statements like “Oh you don’t have faith and that was the reason you are not healed”, come and confess openly in the platform that you are healed by the stripes of Jesus even you are still sick, if you hesitate to confess that you are still sick then you are walking by feelings etc.,  So innocents believers especially new converts are so confused by their arrogant way of commanding them.  These wolves often have a pushy personality which helps them to force their victims to utter un-biblical positive confessions which do not touch the reality.  Bible talks a lot about the power of proclamations and Jesus is called as  the Chief priest of our confession. (Heb 3:1).  In stead of teaching the flock to utter positive confessions in the right way they apply force and their deceived followers are forced to think God as a heavenly wending machine.

9. Wolf considers itself as a different class (elitism) from the sheep.

A carnivore cannot hangout with a herbivore.  Wolves led by their alpha wolves considers themselves above their flock.  Only they can pray, preach and prophecy.  Purveyors of truth.  Only Rhema trained ministers can rule the Church and make all decisions. Only the super rich and major financiers to the preachers enterprise can get a glimpse of their inner circle. One of the Church fathers’ Justin Martyr says that in the early Church pastors (in plural) used to be friends of the poor and  they used to be the bridges between the wealthy Christians and the poor Christians.

10. Sheep cannot have fellowship with a wolf (communication).

Watchman Nee in his “The Release of the Spirit” book clearly illustrates this.  The victims know inwardly that something mysterious is repelling them from their leaders.  One creed and confession says they believe in the communion of saints but in Rhema circles people realize that they cannot have communion with the spirits of their minsters.

I John 1:7 “but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin”.

11. Sheep affected by wolves need special care.

Again I strongly recommend Steve Lambert’s book “Charismatic Captivation”.  Sheep who are set free from the Rhema captivation are affected in various degrees. Some of them are severely abused and disappointed.  They need special prayers by committed intercessory prayer warriors.

How does a wolf wear sheep’s clothing?

These wolves appears to feed the sheep by preaching the from the word of God and wish them well.  They present themselves as the “full Gospel” preachers.  They still need to “feed” the sheep because they need on-going support from them.  Only when the sheep is perceived to be useless it will be killed (disqualified).  So in order to continuously “feed” the sheep and get new victims they need to wear clothes.

Some of the clothes:

a. The cloth that is called as the right doctrine appearing as part of the Orthodox Christianity.

b. Parading their achievements like supporting an orphanage in a 3rd world country or helping a poor community.  (Jesus said let you left hand not know what your right hand do and not to parade ourselves)

c. Use of humor

d. Appear to be interested in the well being of the followers.  Wealth wishers disguised as well wishers.

e. Bragging about their connections with top government officials, politicians and other celebrities (just to impress people that their message is authentic)

f. Twisting their tongues with different accents (imitate the alpha wolves).

g. Use of Apologetic/defending faith.

h. Doing acts of kindness in front of others but their out bursts of anger is well known among their close followers.

Even though this articles primarily focuses on the word of faith side, it does not mean other organizations or denominations do not have wolves among them.

A wolf can even be in a missionary organization or a in a charitable organization.

Don’t use the touch not the anointed  concept to live in a state of denial.  We are all God anointed and priests.  Jesus commended  a revelation church for spotting false apostle (Revelation 2:6).  Also it does not mean some one prophesised and the prophecy did not come to pass.  NO.    Let us be on guard and warn others about the wolves.  We are accountable to God.

Another Excellent Article About “Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing”

http://www.denniscramer.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=8

Copy Right: Dennis Cramer Ministries – Article written by Prophet Dennis Cramer.

The Bible warns us to be on our guard against wolves.

A wolf takes control no matter what it takes- trickery, deceit, manipulation, intimidation, false doctrine, clandestine meetings, power plays, secrecy, planting seeds of distrust, discord, disloyalty, or spiritual witchcraft-he will use any means available.  A wolf thinks nothing of illegal, unethical, or unscriptural behavior.  To a wolf, the end always justifies the means. Left to his own devices a wolf will ultimately destroy any church he leads.

How to identify a man by his fruit?  – Insightful article by Jeremy Myers

http://www.tillhecomes.org/Text%20Sermons/Luke/Luke%206%2043-45.htm

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Many people in America know that the WoF preachers control the Christian TV and radio airwaves to spread their lies.  However many Westerners do not realize the extent of the damages that the WoFers have done in third world countries.  I want to tell the readers in advance that no pen or words can appropriately describe the damages that have been caused and are being caused by the WoF heretical teachings in India.  Only heavan knows the full picture about the extent of the damages.   However I will try to describe the WoF activities in my home country of India to the best of my ability. अमेरिका में बहुत से लोग यह है कि WoF प्रचारकों ने ईसाई टीवी और रेडियो airwaves उनकी झूठ फैलाने का नियंत्रण है. लेकिन कई पश्चिमी देशों को नुकसान कि WoFers तीसरी दुनिया के देशों में किया है की मात्रा का एहसास नहीं है. मैं अग्रिम में पाठकों को बताना चाहता हूँ कि कोई पेन या शब्दों को उचित है कि और कारण किया गया है भारत में WoF विधर्मिक शिक्षाओं के कारण किया जा रहा है कि नुकसान का वर्णन कर सकते हैं. केवल heavan को नुकसान की मात्रा के बारे में पूरी तस्वीर जानता है. लेकिन मैं में WoF गतिविधियों का वर्णन करने के लिए कोशिश करेंगे मेरी अपनी क्षमता का सबसे अच्छा करने के लिए भारत के घर देश.

Whenever a false teaching movement starts in any part of the world, they want to propagate it.   For that to happen they need agents in other countries.   As many of you know most of the third world people live in poverty and foreign currencies are a source of seduction, hence the name almighty dollar!!!.    In the Mid 80’s the dark clouds which had surrounded the Western Christian world started descending into India also.   The WoF poured out thousands of dollars, if not millions of dollars, to lure certain individuals with their deceptive techniques (they essentially bought them out).   This was required to established connections in India, which is how they propagate their teachings. जब एक झूठे शिक्षण आंदोलन दुनिया के किसी भी भाग में शुरू हो, वे इसका प्रचार करना चाहिए. उस के लिए वे अन्य देशों में एजेंटों की जरूरत होती है. तुम में से कई के रूप में तीसरी दुनिया के अधिकांश लोगों को पता है गरीबी में रहते हैं और विदेशी मुद्रा एक स्रोत हैं लुभाव, इसलिए नाम सर्वशक्तिमान डॉलर की!. मध्याह्न 80 में जो पश्चिमी ईसाई दुनिया घिरा था अंधेरे के बादल भारत में भी उतरते शुरू की है. WoF, डॉलर के हजारों उंडेल दिया नहीं तो करोड़ों डॉलर, प्रलोभित करने के लिए उनकी भ्रामक तकनीक के साथ कुछ व्यक्तियों (वे मूलतः) उन्हें बाहर खरीदा है. यह भारत में, जो कि कैसे वे अपनी शिक्षाओं प्रचार कनेक्शन की स्थापना की है, करने के लिए आवश्यक था.

In India and in other third world countries people are very respectful.   Especially to preachers who are presumed to preach God’s word.    The Indian Word of Faith leaders teachings and life style most often goes unchallenged, because people do not want to “touch the anointed”.     Many wolves in sheep’s clothing’s take advantage of Indian hospitality and start controlling and manipulating people.    Also when prosperity is promised, people are stirred up emotionally and pay attention to these perverts. भारत और अन्य देशों के लोगों को तीसरी दुनिया में बहुत सम्मान कर रहे हैं में. जो परमेश्वर का वचन प्रचार करने के लिए परिकल्पित हैं प्रचारकों खासकर के लिए. भारतीय वर्ड विश्वास नेताओं शिक्षाओं और जीवन शैली सबसे अक्सर unchallenged की जाती है, क्योंकि लोगों “को स्पर्श नहीं करना चाहता हूँ में “अभिषेक किया. कई भेड़िये भेड़ के कपड़े भारतीय आतिथ्य का लाभ उठाने और शुरू नियंत्रित करने और लोगों को जोड़ तोड़ रहा है. इसके अलावा जब समृद्धि का वादा किया है, लोगों को भावनात्मक रूप से उभारा हैं कर्मचारी है और इन पर ध्यान देना. So the WoF preachers were able to jump start their “ministries” by first going into Radio and most recently in TV and the internet.    For them money is not an issue at all.   The Rhema “Bible Training” Institute, and those of their ilk, are pouring out thousands of dollars, if not millions to support their WoF cronies in India and other parts of the World. तो WoF प्रचारकों अपने “मंत्रालयों कूदना शुरू करने के लिए” पहले रेडियो में है और सबसे हाल ही में टीवी और इंटरनेट. उन्हें पैसे के लिए बिल्कुल भी एक मुद्दा नहीं है जाकर पा रहे थे. इस Rhema “बाइबल प्रशिक्षण” संस्थान है, और वे उनके ilk की , डॉलर के हजारों बाहर डालने का कार्य कर रहे हैं नहीं तो लाखों लोगों ने भारत और विश्व के अन्य भागों में उनकी WoF साथी का समर्थन करने के लिए.

Other Indian Christian denominations and individual ministers started attacking the WoF teachings.   But they made one fatal mistake and that they still make that same mistake: The same ministers who attacked the WoF teachings restricted their role to attacking them in principle only.   But also take huge sums of donations from the WoF ministries.   Also many good Indian ministers married their daughters or sons to WoF preachers.   And as a result of this, the stand against the WoF heresy was quailed, nullified and buried.   These are some of the reasons why the WoF gained momentum in India and still is a menace to my country.   The WoF style of preaching and their ability to attract innocent and unsuspecting people have become the modus operandi for many Indian preachers, who are not WoF.   Therefore in many cases we see WoF-lites!!!.   Many good Indian Christians name their baby boys Kenneth as their first names. अन्य भारतीय ईसाई मूल्यवर्ग और व्यक्तिगत मंत्रियों ने WoF शिक्षाओं पर हमला शुरू कर दिया था. लेकिन वे एक घातक गलती की और कहा कि वे अब भी लगता है कि एक ही गलती: वही मंत्री जो WoF पर हमला सिद्धांत में ही. पर भी भारी ले उन पर हमला करने के लिए उनकी भूमिका सीमित शिक्षाओं इस WoF मंत्रालयों से दान की sums. भी कई अच्छे भारतीय मंत्रियों को अपनी बेटियों या WoF प्रचारकों के बेटे से शादी कर ली. और इस के परिणामस्वरूप, इस WoF पाषंड के खिलाफ खड़े हो, quailed था nullified और मिट्ठी दी. ये कुछ कारणों से कर रहे हैं क्यों WoF भारत में और गति मिली अभी भी अपने देश के लिए एक खतरा है. उपदेश का WoF शैली और उनकी क्षमता और पहले से न सोचा निर्दोष लोगों को आकर्षित करने के लिए जो WoF नहीं कर रहे हैं कई भारतीय प्रचारकों के लिए ढंग operandi बन गए हैं. इसलिए हम WoF देख कई मामलों में -lites!. बहुत अच्छा भारतीय ईसाई अपना पहला नाम के रूप में केनेथ उनके बच्चे लड़कों नाम. (in homage to Kenneth Hagin).   This includes non-WoFer’s too!!! केनेथ Hagin को श्रद्धांजलि () में है. यह गैर शामिल WoFer की भी!

How the WoF preachers evangelize is an interesting thing.   They do not concentrate on the poor and needy.   But they target college professors, doctors, engineers, lawyers, businessmen and other high income group people.   You might think their target group would be people from other religions.   But unfortunately the truth is these people who are targeted by WoF are Christians from other denominations!!! कैसे WoF प्रचारकों इंजील का प्रचार करना एक दिलचस्प बात है. वे गरीब और जरूरतमंद पर ध्यान नहीं है. लेकिन वे कॉलेज प्रोफेसरों, डॉक्टर, इंजीनियर, वकील, व्यापारियों और अन्य उच्च आय वर्ग के लोगों को निशाना. तुम अपने लक्ष्य समूह के लोगों से किया जाएगा लगता है कि कर सकते हैं अन्य धर्मों. लेकिन दुर्भाग्य से सच जो WoF द्वारा लक्षित कर रहे हैं ये लोग है अन्य मूल्यवर्ग से ईसाई हैं!

This is how a typical WoF soul winning goes: The WoF preachers will establish contacts with wealthy Indian Christians and offer them the “full gospel”!!!   Sir/Madam confess Jesus with your mouth according to Romans 10:9 and you will be saved.   No need to repent or experience a change in your life.   But just a simple confession based on the Romans 10:9 magic formula will save them.   But God only knows what they hope to be saved from by doing this?   This is not the gospel of Christ!   Genuine born again experiences and regeneration are simply dismissed by the WoFers as a “feelings based experience”.   If the people continue to live in the same sins, the WoF would shamelessly say “Oh, salvation is a gradual process!”.   Sounds good but what if a thief goes through a gradual process by gradually giving up his stealing habits.   Or what if after the Romans 10:9 based confession a child molester only molest less and less Children as they “grow” in the Lord There is no conviction about sin or the emphasis on the necessity of repentance.   Then the victims are promised health and wealth as part and parcel of the atonement.   Here is the climax; the WoFer’s then demand of the new Indian converts to sow seeds into their  ministries,  for them to get a hundred fold return.   These innocent victims who just got “saved” in order to inherit the full kingdom blessings, sell their possessions or donate them to the WoF.   Preachers often give them a piece of land, property or their vehicles.   The WoFers then ask their new converts to utter positive confessions regularly in order to possess the promises.   If they still have sickness, these perverts would say that the sick ones do not have enough faith. यह कैसे एक ठेठ WoF आत्मा को जीत जाता है: इस WoF प्रचारकों धनी भारतीय ईसाइयों के साथ संपर्क स्थापित करेगा और उन्हें प्रस्ताव को “पूर्ण सुसमाचार”!! अपने मुँह से! सर / मैडम कबूल यीशु रोमंस 10:9 के अनुसार, और तुम बच जाएगा . कोई जरूरत नहीं है पश्चाताप करने के लिए या अपने जीवन में एक परिवर्तन का अनुभव. लेकिन रोमनों 10:9 जादू फार्मूले के आधार पर ही एक साधारण बयान उन्हें बचा लेगा. लेकिन भगवान ही जानता है कि वे क्या आशा है यह? यह नहीं है करके से बच करने के लिए मसीह के सुसमाचार! वास्तविक जन्म फिर अनुभव और पुनर्जनन केवल एक “भावनाओं के आधार के रूप में WoFers द्वारा” अनुभव को खारिज कर दिया है. यदि लोगों को एक ही पाप में रहने के लिए जारी है, WoF बेशर्मी “ओह कहेंगे, मोक्ष एक क्रमिक प्रक्रिया है!” . अच्छा लगता है, लेकिन क्या अगर एक चोर एक धीमी प्रक्रिया के माध्यम से धीरे धीरे उसकी आदतें चोरी को देकर चला जाता है. या फिर के रूप में वे “” प्रभु में बढ़ने क्या हुआ अगर रोमनों 10:9 आधारित बयान एक बच्चे molester के बाद ही कम से कम बच्चे छेड़छाड़ वहाँ फिर शिकार अंग के प्रायश्चित्त के स्वास्थ्य और धन के रूप में देने का वादा किया है पाप या पश्चाताप की आवश्यकता पर जोर के बारे में विश्वास नहीं है.. यह अंत है, इस नए भारतीय धर्मान्तरित के WoFer है तो मांग में बीज बोने के लिए उनके मंत्रालयों, के लिए उन्हें एक सौ गुना वापस पाने के लिए. जो अभी “” क्रम में करने के लिए, पूर्ण राज्य आशीर्वाद वारिस बेचना उनकी संपत्ति या WoF करने के लिए उन्हें दान बच गया ये मासूम पीड़ितों. प्रचारकों अक्सर उन्हें जमीन का एक टुकड़ा, संपत्ति दे क्रम में वादे के अधिकारी या उनके वाहनों है. WoFers तो बिल्कुल सकारात्मक बयान करने के लिए नियमित रूप से अपने नए धर्मान्तरित पूछो. अगर वे अब भी बीमारी है, ये कर्मचारी कहेंगे कि बीमार लोगों को काफी भरोसा नहीं है. And if the victims financially suffer again, they are told “encouraging” words like “you should walk by faith and not by sight”, “believe in your heart and not with your mind”,,, etc, etc.    Many victims are still blabbing with their mouths but still not grabbing, confessing but not possessing. और अगर पीड़ितों आर्थिक रूप से फिर से पीड़ित हैं, वे “” आप विश्वास से चलना चाहिए और नहीं दृष्टि से “,” अपने दिल में है और न अपने मन “के साथ, विश्वास, आदि, आदि कई पीड़ित अभी भी कर रहे हैं जैसे उत्साहजनक ‘शब्द कहा जाता है उनके मुंह के साथ है लेकिन अभी भी blabbing हथियाने नहीं है, लेकिन रखने कबूल नहीं. May the blab it and grab it Hocus Pocus only appear to work in the West and my people will not be deceived!!! मई में यह बकवादी और धोखा देना Pocus हड़पने केवल पश्चिम में और काम करने के लिए अपने लोगों को धोखा नहीं होगा दिखाई!

The WoF preachers frequently go on house visits to these rich Indian Christian houses.   And they let their wives and children hang out with their counter parts.   However they would not do the same to a poor believer’s family.   In the English language the word “you” is neither a respectful term nor a disrespectful term.   It can be used to address an elderly person or a little Child.   However in my language there are separate words for you to use when you are addressing an elderly person or a familiar person like a little kid.   It is disrespectful to use the casual word for you to an elderly person.   The WoFer’s do not hesitate to call poor Christians with the disrespectful you word, regardless of their age.   But they are very cautious to use the respectful word for you to a rich Indian Christian who is a potential donor.   I have seen this with my own eyes because I had a WoF “pastor” live in hometown, even on the same street as me!!!   They look for victims but only rich victims!!! इस WoF प्रचारकों अक्सर इन अमीर भारतीय ईसाई घरों को घर यात्राओं पर जाते हैं. और वे अपनी पत्नियों और बच्चों को उनके काउंटर भागों के साथ बाहर रखती हैं. लेकिन वे एक गरीब आस्तिक के परिवार के लिए एक ही काम नहीं चलेगा. अंग्रेजी भाषा में शब्द “क्या आप” न तो एक सम्मानजनक शब्द और न ही एक असभ्य शब्द है. यह एक बुजुर्ग व्यक्ति या एक छोटे से बच्चे को संबोधित करने के लिए इस्तेमाल किया जा सकता है. हालाँकि मेरी भाषा में वहाँ अलग शब्दों के लिए आप का उपयोग करने के लिए जब आप एक बुजुर्ग व्यक्ति या एक परिचित व्यक्ति को संबोधित कर रहे हैं एक छोटे बच्चे की तरह. यह तुम्हारे लिए एक बुजुर्ग व्यक्ति को आकस्मिक शब्द का उपयोग करने के लिए अनुचित है. WoFer है निरादरपूर्ण तुम शब्द के साथ गरीब ईसाइयों फोन करने के लिए, चाहे उनकी उम्र का संकोच नहीं करते. लेकिन वे बहुत उपयोग करने के लिए सतर्क कर रहे हैं एक अमीर भारतीय है जो एक संभावित दाता है क्रिश्चियन के लिए आप के लिए सम्मानजनक शब्द. क्योंकि मैं, मुझे के रूप में एक ही सड़क पर भी एक WoF “पादरी” गृहनगर में रहते थे मैंने अपनी आँखों से देखा है! वे पीड़ितों के लिए लेकिन देखो केवल अमीर शिकार!

In India we speak British English with our own flavors.  Americans cannot understand our English unless we speak slowly and we cannot understand the American English either unless it is spoken slowly. भारत में हम अपने flavors के साथ ब्रिटिश अंग्रेजी बोलते हैं. अमेरिका, जब तक कि हम धीरे धीरे बोलते हैं और हम अमेरिकी अंग्रेजी नहीं समझ सकता हमारे अंग्रेजी नहीं समझ सकता है या तो जब तक यह धीरे बात की है. However the Indian WoFers deliberately twist their tongues to change their accent to sound like American accent.  Even while singing they do the same. हालांकि भारतीय WoFers जानबूझकर अमेरिकी उच्चारण की तरह बात करने के लिए अपने उच्चारण को बदलने के लिए अपनी जीभ मोड़. भी जब वे एक ही हो गा. In other words they try to imitate their Rhema counterparts in America.  This is just to impress innocent people to show that they have connections with Western countries. वे अमेरिका में अपने Rhema समकक्षों नकल की कोशिश करो. यह सिर्फ है कि वे पश्चिमी देशों के साथ संबंध है दिखाने के लिए निर्दोष लोगों को प्रभावित करने के लिए है दूसरे शब्दों में. They believe that changing their accents would give them credibility and make their messages part of Christian orthodoxy.  Many poor people were turned off by their elitist mentality because they could not understand their glorified English!!! उन्होंने कहा कि बदलते हुए उनके दिन उन्हें विश्वसनीयता प्रदान करेगा और ईसाई कट्टरपंथियों के अपने संदेश भाग कर विश्वास करते हैं. क्योंकि वे अपनी महिमा अंग्रेजी नहीं समझ सकता है बहुत से गरीब लोग अपनी elitist मानसिकता से बंद कर दिया गया था!

I am still longing to see an Indian WoF preacher flying in his own private jet plane.   For more than 20 years they keep blabbing with their mouths.   But are still unable to get even a helicopter!!!    They need to learn the difference between capitalism and socialism and using common sense.    If the prosperity “gospel” works (or appears to work) for Western preachers, why doesn’t it yield the same results for their third world counter-parts? मैं हूँ अभी भी तरस एक भारतीय WoF उपदेशक अपनी निजी जेट विमान में उड़ान को देखने के लिए. वे अपने मुंह से blabbing रखने से ज्यादा 20 साल के लिए. लेकिन फिर भी यह भी एक हेलीकाप्टर प्राप्त नहीं कर पा रहे हैं! वे पूंजीवाद के बीच का अंतर जानने के लिए की ज़रूरत है और समाजवाद और सामान्य ज्ञान का इस्तेमाल करते हैं. यदि समृद्धि “सुसमाचार” काम करता है (या काम करने के लिए प्रकट होता है) पश्चिमी प्रचारकों के लिए, क्यों यह उनकी तीसरी दुनिया का मुकाबला करने के लिए एक ही परिणाम-भागों उपज नहीं है?

In the  eighties a Doctor from India got attracted to the WoF teachings. अस्सी के दशक एक चिकित्सक से भारत में WoF उपदेशों की तरफ आकर्षित हो गया. And he took my home state by storm (converting the Christians there to WoF) using his seductive powers and charismatic personality.   He said that he would never get sick.    And he even ridiculed those who were still sick.   He was spearheading the WoF movement in my home state.   Many innocent Christians were deceived by his false teachings.   But in April 1991, thankfully to God he died of a disease.  Several individuals were destroyed by that ferocious wolf.   But in spite of God expressing His disapproval by removing that man from the earth, his followers and relatives never repented. और वह तूफान से () अपने मोहक शक्तियों और करिश्माई व्यक्तित्व का उपयोग कर WoF को ईसाई वहाँ परिवर्तित मेरे गृह राज्य लिया. वह कहता है कि वह बीमार नहीं है. और वह भी जो लोग अभी भी बीमार थे उपहास. वह WoF आंदोलन में spearheading था अपने गृह राज्य. कई निर्दोष ईसाइयों उसकी झूठी शिक्षाओं के द्वारा धोखा दिया गया था. लेकिन अप्रैल 1991, शुक्र है भगवान का वह एक रोग की मृत्यु हो गई. कई व्यक्तियों है कि क्रूर भेड़िये द्वारा नष्ट किया गया. लेकिन भगवान के बावजूद से उस आदमी को निकाल कर उनका अस्वीकृति व्यक्त पृथ्वी, उनके अनुयायियों और रिश्तेदारों पछतावा नहीं है. They are still advancing his legacy which was heresy! वे अभी तक जो पाषंड था उसकी विरासत बढ़ते हैं!

Once the WoF movement conducted a massive crusade in India focusing on Divine healing.   Some secular news magazine reporters also attended the meeting to see what was really going on.   The WoF Bible college students used to stand in various places in the crowd and encouraged the sick people to go to the stage and testify about their healings.   When the sick people hesitated they were told not to walk by sight or feelings but by facts, revelation knowledge and not common sense.   These innocent people went to the stage and testified that they got healed while they were still sick.   The secular reporters later interviewed the people who gave their testimony on the platform and found out that they were still sick.   This news got published in a widely read magazine in my language and the name of the Lord was blasphemed.  Our fellow Indians used this to ridicule this as an “imported faith”, mocking and saying yeh right, the blind hear and the deaf see? एक बार WoF आंदोलन भारत में देवी उपचार पर केन्द्रित एक विशाल धर्मयुद्ध का आयोजन किया. भी क्या सच में हो रहा था देखने के लिए इस बैठक में भाग लिया कुछ धर्मनिरपेक्ष समाचार पत्रिका संवाददाताओं है. WoF बाइबिल कॉलेज छात्रों की भीड़ में विभिन्न स्थानों पर खड़ा करने के लिए और बीमार प्रोत्साहित करती थी लोगों ने मंच पर जाना और उनके healings के बारे में गवाही. जब बीमार लोग दृष्टि या भावनाओं पर तथ्यों, रहस्योद्घाटन ज्ञान नहीं है और सामान्य ज्ञान से चलने के लिए नहीं कहा गया था झिझक. ये मासूम लोगों को मंच के पास गया और कहा कि वे गवाही जबकि वे अभी भी बीमार थे चंगा है. धर्मनिरपेक्ष संवाददाताओं बाद जो मंच पर अपनी गवाही दी और कहा कि वे अभी भी बीमार थे पता चला कि लोगों को साक्षात्कार. यह खबर एक व्यापक रूप से पढ़ा पत्रिका में अपनी भाषा में है और प्रभु के नाम प्रकाशित किया गया था निन्दा की . हमारा साथी भारतीयों उपहास करने के लिए यह एक “आयातित विश्वास” के रूप में, मजाक यह प्रयोग किया जाता है और ये सही है, कि सुन अंधे कह रही है और बहरा देखा? What a shame! क्या शर्म की बात है! Many people are skeptical about genuine Christianity, healings and miracles because of the activities of these WoF perverts. बहुत से लोग असली ईसाई, healings और इन WoF की गतिविधियों की वजह से चमत्कार के बारे में उलझन में हैं कर्मचारी है.

I apologize to the readers that I have not quoted any verses from scripture in this article.   God willing I am planning to release a series of articles refuting the WoF teaching.   Including but not limited to the misuse and abuse of Romans 10:9.   Was Jesus tormented in hell?   Is financial prosperity always Gods will?   If someone is sick is it because he or she does not have faith or is in sin?  Positive confession: When and how?   The concept of faith according to WoF compared with Biblical position on Faith.   And many more things about the WoF.   And I promise to quote a lot of Bible verses. मैंने पाठकों के लिए है कि मैं इस लेख में पवित्रा शास्त्रा से कोई छंद उद्धृत नहीं की है माफी माँगता हूँ. भगवान मैं लेख के WoF शिक्षण refuting की एक श्रृंखला जारी करने की योजना बना रहा हूँ तैयार. भी शामिल है, लेकिन दुरुपयोग करने के लिए सीमित नहीं है और रोमन 10:9 का दुरुपयोग. था क्योंकि वह विश्वास नहीं करता है या पाप में है यीशु नरक में सताया? वित्तीय समृद्धि हमेशा परमेश्वर यदि कोई बीमार है करेगा? क्या है? सकारात्मक बयान: कब और कैसे? WoF को बाइबिल की स्थिति पर साथ तुलना अनुसार विश्वास की अवधारणा विश्वास रखो. और WoF के बारे में कई बातें. और मैं बाइबल का एक बहुत उद्धृत करने के लिए वादा छंद.

The WoF teachings are like a few drops of poison in a pure glass of milk.  Before our Lord Jesus Christ returns we must do our best to do to purify His body and bride from this monstrously evil movement. इस WoF शिक्षाओं दूध का शुद्ध ग्लास में जहर की कुछ बूंदों की तरह हैं. इससे पहले कि हमारे प्रभु यीशु मसीह हमें इस monstrously बुराई आंदोलन से उनके शरीर और दुल्हन को शुद्ध करने के लिए करने के लिए अपनी पूरी करना होगा रिटर्न.

May God help each and every one of you who read this article to play a role in eradicating this cancer from the body of Christ.   Amen! मई भगवान मसीह के शरीर से यह कैंसर उन्मूलन में एक भूमिका अदा करने के लिए प्रत्येक और तुम में से हर एक जो इस लेख पढ़ा मदद करते हैं. आमीन!

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Many people in America know that the WoF preachers control the Christian TV and radio airwaves to spread their lies.  However many Westerners do not realize the extent of the damages that the WoFers have done in third world countries.  I want to tell the readers in advance that no pen or words can appropriately describe the damages that have been caused and are being caused by the WoF heretical teachings in India.  Only heavan knows the full picture about the extent of the damages.   However I will try to describe the WoF activities in my home country of India to the best of my ability.

Whenever a false teaching movement starts in any part of the world, they want to propagate it.   For that to happen they need agents in other countries.   As many of you know most of the third world people live in poverty and foreign currencies are a source of seduction, hence the name almighty dollar!!!.    In the Mid 80’s the dark clouds which had surrounded the Western Christian world started descending into India also.   The WoF poured out thousands of dollars, if not millions of dollars, to lure certain individuals with their deceptive techniques (they essentially bought them out).   This was required to established connections in India, which is how they propagate their teachings.

In India and in other third world countries people are very respectful.   Especially to preachers who are presumed to preach God’s word.    The Indian Word of Faith leaders teachings and life style most often goes unchallenged, because people do not want to “touch the anointed”.     Many wolves in sheep’s clothing’s take advantage of Indian hospitality and start controlling and manipulating people.    Also when prosperity is promised, people are stirred up emotionally and pay attention to these perverts. So the WoF preachers were able to jump start their “ministries” by first going into Radio and most recently in TV and the internet.    For them money is not an issue at all.   The Rhema “Bible Training” Institute, and those of their ilk, are pouring out thousands of dollars, if not millions to support their WoF cronies in India and other parts of the World.

Other Indian Christian denominations and individual ministers started attacking the WoF teachings.   But they made one fatal mistake and that they still make that same mistake: The same ministers who attacked the WoF teachings restricted their role to attacking them in principle only.   But also take huge sums of donations from the WoF ministries.   Also many good Indian ministers married their daughters or sons to WoF preachers.   And as a result of this, the stand against the WoF heresy was quailed, nullified and buried.   These are some of the reasons why the WoF gained momentum in India and still is a menace to my country.   The WoF style of preaching and their ability to attract innocent and unsuspecting people have become the modus operandi for many Indian preachers, who are not WoF.   Therefore in many cases we see WoF-lites!!!.   Many good Indian Christians name their baby boys Kenneth as their first names. (in homage to Kenneth Hagin).   This includes non-WoFer’s too!!!

How the WoF preachers evangelize is an interesting thing.   They do not concentrate on the poor and needy.   But they target college professors, doctors, engineers, lawyers, businessmen and other high income group people.   You might think their target group would be people from other religions.   But unfortunately the truth is these people who are targeted by WoF are Christians from other denominations!!!

This is how a typical WoF soul winning goes: The WoF preachers will establish contacts with wealthy Indian Christians and offer them the “full gospel”!!!   Sir/Madam confess Jesus with your mouth according to Romans 10:9 and you will be saved.   No need to repent or experience a change in your life.   But just a simple confession based on the Romans 10:9 magic formula will save them.   But God only knows what they hope to be saved from by doing this?   This is not the gospel of Christ!   Genuine born again experiences and regeneration are simply dismissed by the WoFers as a “feelings based experience”.   If the people continue to live in the same sins, the WoF would shamelessly say “Oh, salvation is a gradual process!”.   Sounds good but what if a thief goes through a gradual process by gradually giving up his stealing habits.   Or what if after the Romans 10:9 based confession a child molester only molest less and less Children as they “grow” in the Lord There is no conviction about sin or the emphasis on the necessity of repentance.   Then the victims are promised health and wealth as part and parcel of the atonement.   Here is the climax; the WoFer’s then demand of the new Indian converts to sow seeds into their  ministries,  for them to get a hundred fold return.   These innocent victims who just got “saved” in order to inherit the full kingdom blessings, sell their possessions or donate them to the WoF.   Preachers often give them a piece of land, property or their vehicles.   The WoFers then ask their new converts to utter positive confessions regularly in order to possess the promises.   If they still have sickness, these perverts would say that the sick ones do not have enough faith. And if the victims financially suffer again, they are told “encouraging” words like “you should walk by faith and not by sight”, “believe in your heart and not with your mind”,,, etc, etc.    Many victims are still blabbing with their mouths but still not grabbing, confessing but not possessing. May the blab it and grab it Hocus Pocus only appear to work in the West and my people will not be deceived!!!

The WoF preachers frequently go on house visits to these rich Indian Christian houses.   And they let their wives and children hang out with their counter parts.   However they would not do the same to a poor believer’s family.   In the English language the word “you” is neither a respectful term nor a disrespectful term.   It can be used to address an elderly person or a little Child.   However in my language there are separate words for you to use when you are addressing an elderly person or a familiar person like a little kid.   It is disrespectful to use the casual word for you to an elderly person.   The WoFer’s do not hesitate to call poor Christians with the disrespectful you word, regardless of their age.   But they are very cautious to use the respectful word for you to a rich Indian Christian who is a potential donor.   I have seen this with my own eyes because I had a WoF “pastor” live in hometown, even on the same street as me!!!   They look for victims but only rich victims!!!

In India we speak British English with our own flavors.  Americans cannot understand our English unless we speak slowly and we cannot understand the American English either unless it is spoken slowly. However the Indian WoFers deliberately twist their tongues to change their accent to sound like American accent.  Even while singing they do the same. In other words they try to imitate their Rhema counterparts in America.  This is just to impress innocent people to show that they have connections with Western countries. They believe that changing their accents would give them credibility and make their messages part of Christian orthodoxy.  Many poor people were turned off by their elitist mentality because they could not understand their glorified English!!!

I am still longing to see an Indian WoF preacher flying in his own private jet plane.   For more than 20 years they keep blabbing with their mouths.   But are still unable to get even a helicopter!!!    They need to learn the difference between capitalism and socialism and using common sense.    If the prosperity “gospel” works (or appears to work) for Western preachers, why doesn’t it yield the same results for their third world counter-parts?

In the  eighties a Doctor from India got attracted to the WoF teachings. And he took my home state by storm (converting the Christians there to WoF) using his seductive powers and charismatic personality.   He said that he would never get sick.    And he even ridiculed those who were still sick.   He was spearheading the WoF movement in my home state.   Many innocent Christians were deceived by his false teachings.   But in April 1991, thankfully to God he died of a disease.  Several individuals were destroyed by that ferocious wolf.   But in spite of God expressing His disapproval by removing that man from the earth, his followers and relatives never repented. They are still advancing his legacy which was heresy!

Once the WoF movement conducted a massive crusade in India focusing on Divine healing.   Some secular news magazine reporters also attended the meeting to see what was really going on.   The WoF Bible college students used to stand in various places in the crowd and encouraged the sick people to go to the stage and testify about their healings.   When the sick people hesitated they were told not to walk by sight or feelings but by facts, revelation knowledge and not common sense.   These innocent people went to the stage and testified that they got healed while they were still sick.   The secular reporters later interviewed the people who gave their testimony on the platform and found out that they were still sick.   This news got published in a widely read magazine in my language and the name of the Lord was blasphemed.  Our fellow Indians used this to ridicule this as an “imported faith”, mocking and saying yeh right, the blind hear and the deaf see? What a shame! Many people are skeptical about genuine Christianity, healings and miracles because of the activities of these WoF perverts.

I apologize to the readers that I have not quoted any verses from scripture in this article.   God willing I am planning to release a series of articles refuting the WoF teaching.   Including but not limited to the misuse and abuse of Romans 10:9.   Was Jesus tormented in hell?   Is financial prosperity always Gods will?   If someone is sick is it because he or she does not have faith or is in sin?  Positive confession: When and how?   The concept of faith according to WoF compared with Biblical position on Faith.   And many more things about the WoF.   And I promise to quote a lot of Bible verses.

The WoF teachings are like a few drops of poison in a pure glass of milk.  Before our Lord Jesus Christ returns we must do our best to do to purify His body and bride from this monstrously evil movement.

May God help each and every one of you who read this article to play a role in eradicating this cancer from the body of Christ.   Amen!

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