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False Teachings _ Exalting Man
The exaltation of man is where the Word-Faith movement sharply deviates from the Bible and historic Christianity.
The great lie of Satan has always been, _You will be like God_.
In the beginning, Satan’s sin was pride.
He declared the he would be like the Most High God.
After Satan’s fall, this same echo of pride has been used to tempt man throughout the ages.
Pagan religions appeal to people on the level of pride.
Margo Adler, a wellknown witch in the Wicca religion, stated this well:
The reason people are so attracted to magic and pagan religions is because they want to be god.
The fundamental thing of pagan religions is that ultimately they say that you are within yourself the god or goddess.
Isaiah 43:10 tells us:
"You are My witnesses," says the LORD, "And My servant whom I have chosen, that you may know and believe Me, And understand that I am He.
Before Me there was no God formed, nor shall there be after Me._
Is there any other god other than the LORD?
No. Will there ever be another god other than the God who has revealed Himself in scripture?
No.
The Bible is very exclusionary.
God declared His word in such a way that it is impossible to accept pagan religions without rejecting scripture.
Either this verse in Isaiah is a lie, or the pagans are following a lie.
Both cannot be true.
The claim that man is god is probably the most consistent error that Word-Faith doctrine teaches.
Across the board, almost all prominent Faith teachers echo the same message.
Some, like Benny Hinn, began by warning people not to believe this doctrine.
However, now Hinn teaches it with great fervor.
Early on, Hinn once taught the following:
One of the most dangerous things in the body of Christ today is this teaching going around that teaches men that they are God.
When you say that you are God, you are putting your place right where Lucifer was standing.
When someone tells you that you are God, that's just another serpent coming to say, 'taste it'.
When you hear the teaching that you are God, remember what I am telling you, it's the serpent coming into your garden saying, 'has God said...? If you eat this, you'll be just like Him.' The devil hasn't changed his game.
Obviously, Hinn was influenced in this area by orthodox Christianity.
Historic and Biblical Christianity soon gave way to sensationalism and pagan influenced doctrines.
Hinn went from warning against this doctrine to defending it.
Hinn states:
He laid aside his divine form so that I could one day be clothed on high with the divine form.
People have a problem with Ken Copeland and Kenneth Hagan's teaching, but it is absolute and divine truth.
Hagan and Copeland say, 'You are God'.
It cannot be overlooked that Hinn plainly stated that this teaching is absolute divine truth.
Scripture does not teach that we will be divine.
In spite of the Bible_s warnings, Hinn now teaches the very thing He once declared to be of the devil:
God came from heaven and became a man.
He made men into little gods.
Went back to heaven as a man.
He faces the Father as a man.
You say, 'Am I little god?'.
You're a son of God aren't you?
You're a child of God aren't you?
What else are you?
You say, 'I AM'.
You are identifying yourself with Him.
Are you a part of Him? Are you His offspring?
You can't be human."
The Bible does not teach that Jesus was merely a man.
Word-Faith doctrine teaches that Jesus is only a man and man is a god.
As we will examine a little later, this completely contradicts scripture.
The reason Christ is demoted and man is exalted is so that both are on the same level.
God and man must be peers in the Word-Faith doctrine.
The reason for this is because the non-biblical teachings of this movement we have been discussing these several weeks is that man can do as God did _ create reality with faith-filled words.
Ultimately, we become our own god in this movement.
Let_s break down the Word-Faith_s doctrine of man_s divinity so we can examine it against the clear teaching of scripture.
God's purpose for man
What is God_s purpose for man?
As we will see, the Word-Faith movement answers this question completely different that Biblical Christianity.
In Word-Faith doctrine, mankind was created divine and had equality with God.
We only need to recognize our god-potential and believe that we are gods.
It's amazing how closely the Word-Faith teaching aligns to New-Age and pagan beliefs.
Here are some examples from Word-Faith teachers:
"God's reason for creating Adam was His desire to reproduce Himself.
I mean a reproduction of Himself.
In the Garden of Eden, He did that.
He was not a little like God.
He was not almost like God.
He was not subordinate to God.
Adam was as much like God as you can get.
Just like Jesus was God manifested in the flesh, Adam was God manifested in the flesh."
- Kenneth Copeland
Word-Faith doctrine teaches that man was created as God manifested in the flesh.
Is there a difference between Adam and Jesus?
According to Word-Faith teaching, the answer is no.
Is there a difference between you and Jesus?
According to Word-Faith teaching, the answer is also no.
Make a note of the key points in the above quote.
When we examine scripture, the differences will be obvious.
The points presented as _truth_ are: the purpose of man is to be a reproduction of God Himself; Adam (or mankind) is a replication of God; man is not subordinate to God; Adam was God in the flesh; Adam was identical to God.
This is echoed throughout the Word-Faith movement.
Here is Herbert W. Armstrong:
As God repeatedly reveals, his purpose is to reproduce himself into what may well become billions of God persons.
Why did the Creator God put man on the earth?
For God's ultimate supreme purpose of reproducing himself, of recreating himself.
Note the key points presented here: God has revealed His purpose for man; man_s purpose is to be a God-person; we are a recreation of God.
John Avanzini states:
"Eternal purpose of God has been throughout the ages...that God is duplicating Himself throughout the earth."
Morris Cerello declares God_s eternal purpose according to Word-Faith doctrine:
Did you know that from the beginning of time the whole purpose of God was to reproduce Himself?
Who are you?
Come on!
Who are you?
Come on; say it, sons of God!
All that is at work within us is that manifestation of all that God is, all God has and when we stand up here, you're not looking at Morris Cerello, you are looking at God! You're looking at Jesus!
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