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![IS THE "WORD OF FAITH" MOVEMENT JUST WESTERNIZED HINDUISM? [4 of 4] Here are a few examples of what Word of Faith preachers are saying that is just Hinduism—and certainly not biblical: Jesse Duplantis: "The very first thing on Jesus' agenda was to get rid of poverty.” Excuse me?! Jesus said His priority was to glorify God, destroy the works of the devil, and to save us from sin. Frederick Price: "The apostles were businessmen. They were rich men that had plenty of money… Only rich people could take off for three and a half years… That's the reason why I drive a Rolls Royce. I'm following Jesus’ steps.” But the Bible says, "In
their greed these teachers will exploit you with stories made up."; Creflo Dollar: "I'm telling you, Jesus wasn't poor, and… Jesus didn't have no rags on. He wore designer clothes, honey!” Robert Tilton: "The only time people were poor in the Bible is when they were under a curse... Being poor is a sin.” But the Bible says this about Jesus giving up everything to come to earth as a poor man: “Though Jesus was rich, yet for your sake he became poor…” Just like the Word of Faith preachers here in West, an Eastern group of religious leaders also live lavish lifestyles. They too teach those who send them money that the donators can also become wealthy
if they would only practice the right “force of faith” with their words.
That is exactly what Word of Faith preachers and Hindu gurus all claim,
and it is how the religious leaders from both camps live. | image tagged in hindu,jesus,god,bible,cult,christian | made w/ Imgflip meme maker](http://i.imgflip.com/5u4izb.jpg)
![IS THE "WORD OF FAITH" MOVEMENT JUST WESTERNIZED HINDUISM? [3 of 4] Unfortunately, most followers of the Word of Faith movement don't realize it is basically the practice of Hinduism. And it’s not just similar. The core beliefs are the same. The Word of Faith movement has taken Hindu teachings, slapped Christianese on them, and used those false teachings to defraud folks in the Christian Church. The Hindu bill of goods that these Word of Faith people are selling goes something like this: You can get anything you want if you have enough belief, speak the right words, use the force of faith, send the TV preacher money to get trinkets,
and repeat phrases over and over—but that is Hinduism! Hindus are
taught to use the "God force" by utilizing mantras (repetitive chanting)
to create their own reality. World of Faith leaders adopted
those Hindu practices, only changing the terminology. | image tagged in god,bible,hindu,false teachers,christian | made w/ Imgflip meme maker](http://i.imgflip.com/5u4inz.jpg)
![IS THE "WORD OF FAITH" MOVEMENT JUST WESTERNIZED HINDUISM? [2 of 4] Whether you know much about Word of Faith preachers or not, it is rampant in the Christian Church today. When you see them on Christian television, just know that the whole thing is demonic. They are not only ripping off well-meaning—but uninformed—folks in the Church, most often it is the poorest Christians that they take advantage of. The only difference between Eastern, Hindu gurus and their American counterparts in the Word of Faith movement is that the latter sprinkle Christianese on the Hindu sales pitch. Folks want to believe the claims of slick men or women on television who promises to alleviate their health issues and financial struggles. Instead, just like the gurus in India, these conmen that have invaded the Western Church are just
scamming people to grab their cash, and that includes the many, many
Word of Faith preachers in the Christian Church today. | image tagged in hindu,christian,false teachers,god,bible,jesus | made w/ Imgflip meme maker](http://i.imgflip.com/5u4idt.jpg)
![WHAT ARE THE ORIGINS OF THE “WORD OF FAITH” MOVEMENT? [1 of 3] This question is related to the false claim that biblical "speaking in tongues" can be gibberish: Around 1900, with little biblical education, Charles Parham invented the idea that the language spoken in tongues MUST be unknown, meaning it must be gibberish. Parham attracted students and insisted they wear the latest clothing fashions, which goes right along with today's Word of Faith people who tell us that Jesus wore designer clothing. So, this guy Parham was the person responsible for originating the unknown-tongues thing, even though his first female student, Agnes Ozman, is now accredited by the charismatic community as the first person to speak in gibberish tongues.
But her-teacher Parham did that, and even Ozman did not believe him. She taught that it must be a KNOWN language—in her case, Chinese. That account shows that even the charismatic leaders have not gotten their foundational history right. Now, let me give you what Agnes Ozman actually uttered, what she characterized as "Chinese." Though this will be hard to believe—and a bit funny if not so tragic for those following her teachings—this has been well documented. Without ever studying Chinese, Ozman not only claimed to speak it, she also said she could write it, both of which were untrue. Here's a partial transcript of what she supposedly said in Chinese: "Lazzo, lauzo, logal, eenie, meenie, minie, moe.” I did not make that up! And even if she blurted out some legitimate
Chinese, which she didn't because we know what she said, a Chinese
message would not end with the English phrase, “eenie, meenie,
minie, moe”—unless she was randomly choosing lunch. | image tagged in word of faith,prosperity preacher,god,bible,scam,christian | made w/ Imgflip meme maker](http://i.imgflip.com/5tblol.jpg)
![HOW DOES HINDUISM COMPARE TO CHRISTIANITY? [1 of 4] All faiths except biblical Christianity falsely base your entrance into heaven (or some supposed other afterlife, or reincarnation) on your own works—they are religions or cults and they are all works-based. That religiosity is popular because people want to FEEL more spiritual by doing religious tasks, instead of having to humble themselves to receive free forgiveness of their sins through Jesus. So, religions like Hinduism take advantage of that mindset by having their followers perform rituals to appease the 300 million Hindu gods (demons). Man’s need for religiosity allows religions to control people, just as Hindu priests did in early Hinduism, growing in power by threatening non-compliant follower's with bad “Karma," meaning the person would continue being stuck in an endless loop of supposedly living one life after another. This is their
false teaching of reincarnation. And that same works-based dynamic
is taught across the planet through world RELIGIONS and cults. | image tagged in hindu,reincarnation,karma,christian,bible,jesus | made w/ Imgflip meme maker](http://i.imgflip.com/5rn6pk.jpg)
![HOW DOES HINDUISM COMPARE TO CHRISTIANITY? [3 of 4] Contrary to Hinduism’s works-based beliefs, Christians have the truth that there is only one Mediator between man and God, which is Jesus Christ. We can go straight Him without rituals because all the work has already been done FOR us by Christ. In Hebrews, John says Christians have the freedom to go with boldness directly to God, always finding Grace and help from Him in our time of need—isn't that mind blowing!?
To me those words feel like they are coming off the page. John is amazed at the thought that we Christians are actually CHILDREN of GOD. Can you believe that, after all the bad things we've done?! Romans 5 talks about how—as ungodly sinners before being saved—we hated God. And God certainly does not need us. But He still chose to die for us so that we can become what we are today: His actual Christian children.
And it's all free. There's no priest to go through and no techniques
to perform because it's all been taken care of. It's done! | image tagged in hindu,reincarnation,christian,bible,god,karma | made w/ Imgflip meme maker](http://i.imgflip.com/5qocth.jpg)
