I’m sure you’ve had contact with the “Word of Faith” movement. They’re the well-meaning folk who say things like, “You just have to have enough faith”, or “If you speak life into it, it will come true”. According to Wikipedia, “The Word of Faith (WoF) movement has many distinctive teachings including physical, emotional, financial, relational,… Continue reading The faithlessness of the Word of Faith movement
Category: faith
Do you have saving faith?
Bishop Frank Retief preached a sermon entitled “Inadequate Faith” at our church on Sunday and challenged us to examine what kind of faith we have. The following is a brief summary.
Why you should not be discouraged
You are probably discouraged today. The reason you are discouraged is that we are surrounded by bad news. Bad news about our State president probably not paying back the money. Bad news about FIFA corruption. Bad news about unemployment stats. Bad news about the increase in the petrol price. Bad news about crime. Maybe even bad… Continue reading Why you should not be discouraged
Claiming your miracle
I’m constantly surprised by the number of miracles crusades, healing services and even (I’m not lying!) raising the dead ceremonies in Cape Town in the name of Jesus. The basic premise underlying the theology of the organisers of these events is that signs, wonders and miracles should be common place in the Christian’s life. In… Continue reading Claiming your miracle