Lesson 9- Seven Erroneous Faith Teachings

31ST JULY 2010.
Sorry for the late post people. I'll just do a short one, coz it was a very long lesson...

1) Faith means you will never doubt.
Truth is -
a) We seldom experience pure faith.
b) Most of the time, faith does exist with some measures of doubt.

2) Faith means you will never use doctors and medicines.
Make Him your primary Source for healing..nothing else! :)

3) Faith means that you are never sick and healing will always come
It's a myth! [Act Consequence Theology]
No miracles, insufficient faith (paraphrased)

Check by the Word of God! People like Paul, Timothy, Trophimus, and Epaphroditus were godly men in the Bible who struggled with sickness.

4) Faith means never having to suffer in life
We live in an imperfect world. God allows sufferings for Christian maturity!

5) Faith means you can name and claim anything at will
-By God's will! [Everything happens]

6) The failure to distinguish between the logos and rhema.
-You should be able to tell the difference between the both by now!

7) The failure to understand the Sovereignty of God.
- He's the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, so He reigns. He decides what to do, when He wants and how he wants!! :)

Faith vs. Presumption

Faith yields to God's sovereign will, whereas presumption asserts self-will. Presumption is exactly like claiming a prophecy to be the Word of the Lord when it is not, and to overstep the Word of the Lord and do beyond what it says.

The cure for presumption.. how to avoid it?
-Line up ur faith with the whole counsel of God's Word.
-do everything you can in d realm of d natural.
-never impose ur faith on others.
-live at ur own level of faith.
-always remember, God's Sovereign!!