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Cultish

Word of Faith & New Thought: A Modern Assessment, Pt. 2

Cultish

Jeff Durbin

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, God, Theology, Jesus, Cult, Apologia, Spirituality, Apologia Studios, Spiritual, Cults

4.23.7K Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2020

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Continuing last weeks discussion on the relationship between New Thought cults and the Word of Faith movement, we are joined by former New Thought proponent Melissa Doughtery and ex New Ager Steven Bancarz to examine positive confessionalism. This “name it and claim it” doctrine originated in the late 1800s with the teaching known as the Law of Attraction, first coined by Luciferian Helena Blavatsky, and became a staple teaching in New Thought and New Age philosophy. Statements such as “you possess what you confess” (Kenyon) and “you can have what you say” (Hagin) are classic lines by prominent Word of Faith fathers, though these principles originate from the metaphysical schools of the late 19th century. Positive confessionalism has worked its way into some very influential modern-day charismatic churches who have began to embrace the likes of Copeland and Hinn within their circles, refurbishing this doctrine under the new titles “declaration” and “decree”. Join us as we discuss the pervasiveness, error, and danger of this staple WOF doctrine and its relationship to the New Thought cults of past and present.

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0:00.0

My name is Eddie and I was in a call.

0:09.2

Planet Earth about to be recycled.

0:12.5

Your only chance to survive or evacuate is to leave with us.

0:19.4

Started as an effort by a charismatic creature to build a new society but it ended of course

0:24.1

with the tragic deaths of more than 900 people.

0:27.1

Please, our God's sakes, let's get on with it.

0:30.5

We've lived, there's no other people, lived and loved.

0:33.2

We've had as much of this world as you're going to get.

0:35.6

Let's just be done with it.

0:36.9

Let's be done with the agony of it.

0:38.8

It's the revolutionary suicide.

0:40.8

It's not a self-destructive suicide.

0:43.0

The little pain for this, they brought this upon us.

0:50.3

You're an occult.

0:51.3

I love you and I want you out of it and with Christ.

0:55.0

But you're...

0:56.0

To let the facts speak for themselves in the light of Scripture.

1:06.9

The positive confession must tell us that it is always God's will to heal.

1:13.5

Always.

1:15.2

Which means that if you are not healed, there must be something wrong with you.

1:23.7

You are told when you believe and are not healed.

1:28.4

Number one, the reason why you are still sick is that you have a lack of faith.

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