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A History of Christian Doctrine God, and expect God to answer according to His will and timing, which may not always correspond to their desire or expectation. The Positive Confession doctrine, however, is essentially an abstract principle that purportedly operates by a natural power within humans. When people decide what they want and speak that desire in complete faith, then their desire will surely come to pass. Positive Confession teachers use the Greek word rhema for the “word of faith.” For them, logos is God’s eternal Word, while rhema is an individual’s spoken confession that secures a particular desire. (Actually, however, the Greek New Testament often uses these words interchangeably.) This word spoken in faith becomes anointed, powerful, and creative. The practical effect of this teaching is to shift the focus of faith: the object of faith and the effective cause of miracles is no longer God Himself but the mental state and utterance of the individual. Instead of stressing the sovereignty of God, this teaching stresses techniques and formulas for receiving answers to prayer. Some of the writers speak of faith formulas, formulas for healing, and formulas for prosperity. Some explicitly say that faith, not God, causes the results and that even people who reject the gospel can achieve these results when they use these principles. When the Positive Confession doctrine is taken to its ultimate conclusion, faith becomes a natural law that operates apart from the sovereignty of God, much as Christian Scientists teach. Here are some book titles that illustrate the problem: How to Have Faith in Your Faith, The Tongue: A Creative Force, God’s Will Is Prosperity, The Laws of Prosperity, Having Faith in Your 306
The Charismatic Movement Faith, How to Write Your Own Ticket with God, and You Can Have What You Say. This teaching minimizes or ignores basic Christian principles such as seeking the will of God, humility, moderation, self-denial, putting the kingdom of God above personal desires, and trusting in God’s plan and power instead of our own. Presentations of the Positive Confession doctrine abound with theologically aberrant concepts such as the divinity of man, the inherent power of the tongue, and the formulaic nature of faith declarations. Here are some quotations that illustrate the problems: 308 • Kenneth Copeland: “You don’t have a god in you. You are one.” • Casey Treat: “I’m an exact duplicate of God. . . . When God looks in the mirror, He sees me! When I look in the mirror, I see God! . . . You know, sometimes people say to me . . .‘You just think you’re a little god!’ Thank you! Hallelujah! You got that right! ‘Who d’you think you are, Jesus?’ Yep!” • Kenneth Hagin: “Every born again man is an incarnation. . . . The believer is as much an incarnation as Jesus of Nazareth. . . . That’s who we are; we’re Christ!” • Earl Paulk: “Just as dogs have puppies and cats have kittens, so God has little gods. . . . Until we comprehend that we are little gods and we begin to act like little gods, we cannot manifest the kingdom of God.” • Robert Tilton: “He’s given us power to create wealth.” • Kenneth Hagin: “Having faith in your word is 307
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