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    as for john oliver i realize he is not of God.... but truth sometimes comes from the oddest places.... out of the mouth of sinners?

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    Quote Originally Posted by wheeze View Post
    the prosperity doctrine was born out of the WOF beginnings..... yes i know the scriptures concerning prosperity but many in the WOF denom have a way of distorting and twisting these scriptures 2 fit n their boxed n theology. yes God does bless his sons and daughters but not n the way the prosperity teachers present it. as for psalms 35:27 the Hebrew word for prosperity is shalowm meaning peace, quiet, tranquility, contentment, safety, soundness (in body). me thinks the word money, rolls Royce, rolex watches, and mansions were missing in the meaning here. and for the life of me if my Bible tells me right all of the apostles except 1 and Jesus died horrible deaths and lived by faith according to the word of God. lest we forget about Pauls tribulations in 2nd Cor 11:24 - 28. its apparent he did not get hold of kenneth copeland, fred price, and paula whites teachings on the prosperity doctrine n time. apparently they arrived after his death by beheading along with return seed faith offering envelopes.... (please note the humor with a little sarcasm thrown n 2 lighten the moment)
    Suffering persecution does not make anyone any better than those who happen to not have suffered it. The same apostle Paul might have suffered little to no persecution under different circumstances or times. Would that have made him a lesser servant of God ? Not necessarily.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Colonel View Post
    Does Kenneth Copeland currently teach any of the points listed in the article ?
    I don't know...when God tugged me out of the WOF movement I stopped listening to any of them..

    I do believe KC is a very humble man of integrity...so he was certainly a good candidate for that correction. I also know he passed the litmus test of the IRS who wanted to prove all these men of God had misappropriated funds..I would not hesitate to listen to any of his teachings again and gleaned much from him..in fact he was the only one that I ever migrated to because of his spirit..

    One passage I recall that WAS a cornerstone of the message of prosperity was Galatians 3

    13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us-- for it is written, "CURSED IS EVERYONE WHO HANGS ON A TREE "-- 14 in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we would receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

    But I don't believe that passage is speaking of Abraham's financial prosperity as it sates 'the blessing' and I view the blessing as the Messianic promise
    and "So that we would receive the promise of the Spirit through faith."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Farm Truck View Post
    Yes.

    And, he thinks the pope is actually a Christian too
    So you follow his ministry and listen to his teachings?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Colonel View Post
    Suffering persecution does not make anyone any better than those who happen to not have suffered it. The same apostle Paul might have suffered little to no persecution under different circumstances or times. Would that have made him a lesser servant of God ? Not necessarily.
    john i nor did anyone else say persecution make one better than another. that was not my focus.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by wheeze View Post
    john i nor did anyone else say persecution make one better than another. that was not my focus.....
    Okay but why did you compare the persecuted to the non-persecuted then ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Colonel View Post
    Okay but why did you compare the persecuted to the non-persecuted then ?
    I think he was addressing another aspect of WOF teaching that one should never suffer..sort of an extreme version of we are the head and not the tail...I did not hear any of them teach that one would not suffer persecutions though..only that they should not suffer from financial lack or physical problems as I recall. At least from what I studied.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Quest View Post
    I think he was addressing another aspect of WOF teaching that one should never suffer..sort of an extreme version of we are the head and not the tail...I did not hear any of them teach that one would not suffer persecutions though..only that they should not suffer from financial lack or physical problems as I recall. At least from what I studied.
    I can't remember hearing anyone claim that one would not suffer persecution. I can recall someone on CARM accusing someone of something like that but without producing any evidence for that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Quest View Post
    I think he was addressing another aspect of WOF teaching that one should never suffer..sort of an extreme version of we are the head and not the tail...I did not hear any of them teach that one would not suffer persecutions though..only that they should not suffer from financial lack or physical problems as I recall. At least from what I studied.
    RIGHT!!!! Quest gets a Suffering is a part of our life witness. i have sat under this type of teaching and the word coming out of somes mouths was "that we would not suffer because we were under Gods divine protection!"

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    Quote Originally Posted by wheeze View Post
    RIGHT!!!! Quest gets a Suffering is a part of our life witness. i have sat under this type of teaching and the word coming out of somes mouths was "that we would not suffer because we were under Gods divine protection!"
    Yes but that typically doesn't include persecution.

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