Naturally, the charismatics at Charisma News are beside themselves. In short, it is a false gospel, “another gospel” as the Apostle Paul says, and is not compatible with biblical Christianity. Illness, sin, and failure are the result of a lack of faith. Laws supposedly governing the faith-force are said to operate independently of God’s sovereign will and that God Himself is subject to these laws…it claims that God created human beings in His literal, physical image as little gods…and as a result, we have the ability to manipulate the faith-force and become prosperous in all areas of life. In fact, he described himself as “the chief exponent of Name It and Claim It” and was the “OG” of the movement, along with Creflo Dollar, Paul and Jan Crouch, Benny Hinn, and Kenneth Copeland.Īt the heart of the Word of Faith movement is the belief in the “force of faith.” It is believed words can be used to manipulate the faith-force, and thus actually create what they believe Scripture promises (health and wealth). He had an international audience, with his live stream services reaching around 15 million people each week.Ī mainstay on TBN, he was well known as a word-of-faith/prosperity gospel preacher. He founded the Fellowship of International Christian Word of Faith Ministries (FICWFM), Ever-Increasing Faith Ministries, and Apostle Price Ministry Training Center. Price authored more than 50 books on divine healing, faith, prosperity, and the Holy Spirit. Price, the well-known word-of-faith heretic and founder of the 28,000-member Crenshaw Christian Center (CCC) megachurch, has passed away from COVID-19 at the age of 89, according to a Facebook post by his family.
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