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Thanks again for the references you've provided and for revealing this wolf in sheep's clothing. Certainly these kinds of folks are a real danger to the church.

Indeed they are; I believe the words of Jude apply to them perfectly: "These are...waterless clouds, swept along by winds; fruitless trees in late autumn, twice dead, uprooted; wild waves of the sea, casting up the foam of their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved forever" (Jude 12-13). The only reason that I did not choose Word Faith on my "Which Heresy is the Most Dangerous" poll is that its errors are so obvious and egregious, and the "sheeps' clothing" so gaudy and unconvincing that I doubt its ability to seriously deceive many among the elect. But in the wider evangelical church and in the world missions field there is great danger as this false gospel is confused with the real thing. I think D.R. McConnell was right when he said that, in terms of carnal appeal, the Word Faith gospel is "without question the most attractive message being preached today or for that matter, in the whole history of the church...for seldom, if ever, has there been a gospel that promised so much, and demanded so little." Joel Osteen and Joyce Meyer are by far the most dangerous purveyors of this heretical hogwash since they are less flamboyant than others like Benny Hinn, Robert Tilton, Marilyn Hickey, and Paul Crouch, and their "ministries" focus less on miraculous "signs and wonders" and "words of prophecy." As depressing and infuriating as it is to constantly see these false teachers on television and hear them on the radio, my consolation comes from 2 Peter 2:2-3: "their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction slumbereth not."


Vicit Agnus Noster,

Brad Hammond