So He made man, and wo-man, to reflect who He was. Thanks for visiting GodWords! Can you explain why? If you dont know that, you simply havent read the New Testament very much. The gospel is NOT being preached, and youre taking Jesus words out of context. If their name is a link, theres already an article. No, all these scripture above are contrary to your saying; our lack of faith cannot prevent Him from acting if He wants to just does not fit. He draws us to Himself, or we could not be saved. Dont trust me. The question is whether youre willing to reassess what you think about people like Furtick not in light of what I say, but in light of what God has said. Required fields are marked *. First: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are properly understood as God. Steven Furtick Ministries is a ministry of Elevation Church, a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, and all gifts are tax-deductible as allowed by law. Dont give up your frustration is evidence that the real thing is out there waiting. All I know is what God has done in my life."'. See for yourself what the Bible says. God is a molecular structure that fills all in all. Jesus Himself said that HE and the Father would indwell us. As apologists it can be tough not to throw stones when we see raw contradictions to scriptures. But hes sloppy in his enthusiasm. The problem is not, and has never been, the people. Matthew 9:29. I used to love Steven Furtick but now I see he is up there with Joel Osteen and all the other greasy guys. If the gospel matters, then teaching it as it was handed down matters. And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. 2 Corinthians 12:7. You and I arent in Gamaliels situation. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph.. Instead he was internal He said its good that Im ghosting you. This is true. GodWords has been around for a long time, and being a web professional Im very good at making effective websites. His primary source of income is his career as a pastor and songwriter. The power of God was in Nazareth, but it was trapped in their perspective. Its no coincidence that the book of Jude is just before the Book of Revelation. The scripture are flush with such scripture, and I shared many in my last response, as truly all things (healing, deliverance, and salvation, which is the greatest miracle) are possible, but one has to believe! The only relevant question is whether Steven Furtick responsibly teaches what Jesus taught. Dont you think the disciples were confused when Jesus told THEM to feed the 5,000? One of the main issues that cause both false teaching and teaching in error is reading verses out of context. His church, Forest Hill, has lost some members to Elevation. There are plenty of us out there. Im not sure that what youve written makes sense. Thanks, so I will just try to answer a couple of things. 14), some have weaker faith and some stronger. I am changing forms. GodWords exists to point people in the direction of Scripture for all things, not to provide a place for everybody to say whatever they want. But that miracle, that blessing is then construed as Gods approval of the sin that brought it about. I dont have a definitive answer. Thats good stuff. The biblical perspective is that, without Gods help, we are hopelessly lost. If our lack of faith prevented Him from acting, then nobody could be saved ever, is not copacetic with the many scripture that point to the need of both hearing (His drawing) and believing, as it is hearing the Gospel of our salvation that prompt faith to act on it; Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized. If you think faith has nothing to do with folks getting healed, the woman healed from an issue of blood shows just how by ones faith, power is drawn from God. They give a more complete picture of the events, and provide more accurate meanings. Its based on the dominion idea that Adam inadvertently gave dominion to Satan in the Garden of Eden, and that God had to create a scheme to trick Satan and get dominion back. He had a physical ailment that was never healed. Pastor Larry Brey. However: when someone claims to hold to orthodox, biblical, historical Christian doctrine but then makes clear public statements of modalism, its obvious that theyre not teaching what they claim to teach. This is unbiblical nonsense that doesnt match the Greek text. Trust God. Theology should come directly from the Bible wherever possible. To be more precise, the Word of God teaches that there is only one God, and The Word of God also teaches that God is spirit. The starting point classes and the nonsense. You sound angry. recalled Jennings. And, I am sure you could have hit a few more points and added many more examples. All of the Bible? Their low self-esteem is why Jesus COULD NOT release the power of God, no matter how badly He wanted to. | Screenshot/YouTube Elevation Church Pastor Steven Furtick and his wife, Holly, have received criticism for celebrating a music project produced by their teenage son Elijah Furtick, which celebrates guns, sex and designer clothes. The Father existed, and the Son existed, and the Holy Spirit existed, before anything was created. Claiming that Jesus didnt do many miracles because God wanted lots of reasons to judge unbelievers simply goes too far, in my opinion. Instead, they focused on living as disciples, members of the kingdom. Furtick taught as Ive shown that the people of Nazareth lacked faith, and it was their lack of faith that trapped Jesus power to heal. View More Sermons. By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. When Furtick preaches, he's apt to refer to a TV show as well as a biblical scene. does not equate to Gods blessing. I only do so because people write to me and ask whether this teacher or that teacher can be trusted. Now, one could take that too far. If the decision were mine, I would not allow a church music ministry to use songs by false teachers whether Jehovahs Witnesses, Elevation, Hillsong, or Bethel. It is still one man. He even has a degree from my alma materThe Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. When a man spends this much time in attempt to rip down another mans character down. Once your father expresses that modalism is false, and tells you what you should say to a friend who believes in modalism, you can say it back to him. Future tense: just like in English, points to an event that will, or might, happen in the future. This is an arm-in-arm kind of association, where theyre working toward the same goals in the same ways. He was prepared to. Take Elevation's recent goal of 1,000 "spontaneous baptisms" the kind people don't know they're going to get when they show up for church in their street clothes. Furticks claim is that Jesus was powerless because of their faith. Youre asking for advice, rather than advising. If Steven Furtick teaches things that contradict the Bible, were supposed to call him out on it. Elevation Church What ethnicity is Steven Furtick?-----Our mission is informing people correctly. A significant portion of the New Testament was written to directly counter false teaching in the first century. It seems we agree. Teachers are very important and we need to be warned of false teachers. That doesnt make it wrong, of course but we should be careful about embracing concepts that are far removed from their source. In other words, once we understand the term God, even within the phrase there is ONLY one God, means a single entity comprised of three persons, the simplest aspect of the Trinity isnt so difficult. Furtick used the word could in Matthew 13:58, yet you said it was heresy, now here the same word could is also used. Every pastor gives their interpretation of what the Bible is saying (Ive been a licensed minister, so youre talking about me). Id say no but recommending Elevations music really is recommending Elevation. Why say that He AND the Father would indwell us, rather than simply saying I? God is perfect and I dont know about you, but Im definitely not perfect. As for not judging, you might take the time to look up the passage in question. Quite obviously, God was NOT telling Moses that he was as God is. Instead, God gave Moses a message for the Israelites: he was being sent by I Am. Not only does Furticks teaching not match this passage of Scripture, he contradicts it directly. What other, in your opinion, false teachers have you written about?? Elevation pastor is not wrong at all. Steven Furtick Jr. is an American Baptist evangelical Christian pastor and songwriter of Elevation Worship. He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, He sent the ark into captivity, and so on. In Furticks own words, the power of God was trapped in their unbelief. THAT is his point, as the rest of his quote shows. We must be careful to consider the cost when publically denouncing a man as a false teacher. Furtick should know better, and you shouldnt parrot ideas about the Bible that you havent actually looked up. In and of itself, that should be enough to avoid him. Not Maybe Jesus chose not to exercise His power because they wouldnt acknowledge Him as Messiah, or Maybe Jesus decided not to perform more miracles because people didnt really want to be healed, or Maybe Jesus knew that more miracles would accomplish nothing for the Kingdom, or anything like that. Believe it or not, I held back from actually using the language of the kingdom. You should spend a little time in 1 Timothy and Titus to see what Paul says about people who teach anything other than the true gospel. Youre gonna have to get to a place where what you believe in your heart is more real than what a doctor says, more real than what your body says. If eternal life matters (and it does), then teaching and preaching the truth about God matters. In Furticks example, God does not know the future. He was into Nirvana and Guns n' Roses. What do you do when confronted with false teachers? Im not blaming you, but pointing out that what youve written has been condemned by Christians throughout history as being entirely unbiblical. It seems reasonable to conclude that Jesus healed some because they had faith and wanted to be healed, and didnt heal others because they lacked faith. (It says this book) Or does it just mean Revelation. Seems like a pretty big deal. Is that the standard we find in the New Testament? As for did and could, do you really think that its okay to misquote clear passages of Scripture?
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