The Word-Faith Movement: Worldly Wealthy but Spiritually Poor
This article critiques the Word-Faith Movement by tracing its theological roots to New Thought metaphysics and cultic teachings rather than biblical Christianity, documenting how figures like Essek William Kenyon synthesized occult philosophy with Pentecostal practice. The resource demonstrates how false doctrine concerning the Holy Spirit's power, Christ's nature, and divine reality has corrupted modern charismatic Christianity, making it valuable for discerning readers seeking to understand and refute these errors.
It is important to note that the bulk of the theology of the Word-Faith Movement can be traced directly to the cultic teachings of New Thought metaphysics. Thus, much of the theology of the Faith Movement can also be found in such clearly pseudo-Christian cults as Religious Science, Christian Science, and the Unity School of Christianity. Over a century before the Faith Movement became a powerful force within the Christian church, Phineas Parkhurst Quimby (1802-1866), the father of New Thought,...