Id love to hear how it goes, Mary! I wouldnt think so, but thats the result of what youve written. Thanks. God is not limited in what He can do. Other translations, using thousands of additional ancient and biblical manuscripts, render it differently. As soon as I started explaining why we should consider people like Steven Furtick to be false teachers, my traffic DOUBLED. Paul was certainly a special case, as dont forget what he did to the church, by such destructive degradation he perpetrated on it; and even Jesus made response to it; for I will show him how much he (Paul) must suffer for My names sake. Acts 9:16, and thus buffeting, because of revelations, was part and partial. That sounds good, but its the opposite of what we see in the Bible. Women should never cut their hair. Second, Im supremely confident that you will agree with these statements correct me if Im wrong: If you agree with those things, then the only thing left for you and me to figure out is whether Steven Furticks teaching actually DOES contradict Scripture right? A lot of people disagree with me, but theres TONS of good music out there. Furtick is one of those. Thank you for sharing this. It is very helpful. The coverage of Furtick in the American Gospel series confirms this. Your email address will not be published. The wine at the wedding in Cana was non-alcoholic. Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son, that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. There are two primary ways that people interpret Scripture. There are countless clear statements like these in Scripture, and Oneness theology pretty much denies them all. Was named last year to the SuperSoul 100 by the Oprah Winfrey Network. Said Furtick: "I'd take them to Taco Bell and say, 'I'm going to buy you lunch, but you have to hear me talk about Jesus."'. Required fields are marked *. But, Jesus knew that a resurrection would be greater show of his power, than a mere healing! Even Sproul (who you quoted earlier) does so by saying The circumstances by which God the Holy Spirit unleashed [Christs] power were not available there, because there was a judgment of God on the town of Nazareth. God cannot sin. If you've been feeling worn down or tired, this one's for you.In "Winded," Pastor Steven Furtick shows us that when the wind is against us and our energy is . Does being wrong confidently wrong mean hes not saved? Im encouraged by these discussions, as iron does sharpen iron. Furtick launched Elevation Church in 2006. This is an arm-in-arm kind of association, where theyre working toward the same goals in the same ways. Theres no limit to what God CAN do, but there are limits to what He WILL do. There are a number of very serious problems with Furticks teaching on this. The 28-year-old lead pastor at Elevation Church in Charlotte anointed his lips and head with oil, knelt to pray with his entourage, and sang and danced to "What an Awesome God You Are," a gospel-rock song that was a new favorite on his iPod. God did not heal Paul because, in His wisdom, had a purpose for Pauls suffering that resulted in greater glory for Himself than healing Paul could have accomplished. He wished he had known about that before but, because his denomination only uses the KJV, he had no idea. I get why these actually misdescribe the Trinity and are ultimately unhelpful. It simply explains the nature of ritual purity. When Paul chastised the foolish churches in Galatia, he did so because they had turned to another gospel. Seriously. Is a biblical false teacher one that denies the deity of Christ, one that denies His redemptive plan of salvation. It literally means He came out from my inside the Father. This is what happens when we put ourselves into the text. 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. Thanks for your work. Thank you for writing this. Its also a heresy known as panentheism. He is the founder and senior pastor of Elevation Church, based in Charlotte North Carolina . (Now ubiquitous on bumper stickers all over Charlotte, the logo represents the resurrection of Christ.). I have no insight into his heart, and couldnt know his intentions. The Father knows things Jesus did not know. "He said 'What about the dinosaurs? Your use of this passage suggests that we dont know whether Furtick is teaching the gospel or not whether its from God or not. The helpful information isnt the problem, of course. We want to think clearly about these questions, of course. Ill address your use of Acts 5:38-39 first. As Josiah points out, Jesus healed people who had no faith as well. If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not take them into your house or welcome them. I believe it means all of Scripture and think these false teachings are adding to Scripture. Why would the gospel of John say And the Word was with God, and the Word was God ? In Mark 10:46-52, Jesus said to the eagerly awaiting, to be healed, blind man, Go, your faith has healed (sozo) you. These are just examples showing not only how he worked individually, but also how he worked in mass. But that you may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up your bed, and go unto your house. Matthew 9:5,6. Brey, a staffer at the Shelby church, agreed to go. Dont give up your frustration is evidence that the real thing is out there waiting. The gospel is the power of God unto salvation, but then it is to every one that believes, Rom. The trouble comes, of course, when we pretend that our insertion is the truth. The trouble is that many if not most are not able. recalled Jennings. He is 41 years old as of 2021. Steven Furtick, pastor of the popular Elevation Church in North Carolina, said celebrating diverse churches without addressing racial disparity is "hypocrisy" in a frank conversation Sunday with fellow megachurch pastor and friend John Gray in the wake of the killing of George Floyd. While the statement of faith on Elevations website is entirely orthodox, what gets taught from the pulpit is not. In and of itself, that should be enough to avoid him. (He mentioned Rocky IV in his sermon last Sunday and in a recent Facebook Live. He was able to. Job, in, Nothing will be impossible with God. In case anyone wonders whether Furtick misspoke, theres more. Thanks for trying to help. There is only one God, and He never created anything like Himself so we cant say that He is like an egg, or an apple, or the sun, or whatever. Essentially, the principle of Trinity exists all around us. Moses said to God, Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, The God of your fathers has sent me to you, and they ask me, What is his name?Then what shall I tell them?, God said to Moses, I am who I am. If God broke the Law, justice has not been done. The very idea of salvation contradicts that notion! In our natural state, we want nothing to do with God. He created laws, then needed to break them because He didnt foresee the circumstances that would require Him to break the law. Because it was trapped in their unbelief. Ill recap, for clarity: Steven Furtick said that the power of God was in Jesus, and that He WANTED to do miracles, but Jesus could not BECAUSE the power of God was trapped in their unbelief. As for healing, heres some of what false teacher Andrew Wommack says and none of it matches what we see in the Bible: Unfortunately, thats a big fat NOPE. I mean, werent first-century believers also indwelt by the Holy Spirit? This does not match what we see in Scripture. Truly, thats implied throughout both the Old Testament and the New Testament and its one of the ways we know which teachings are true and which are false. First, I didnt call you irresponsible. In the end, you should be praying for your father and listening to the Holy Spirit. Im sure we can agree on this: salvation is not the end, its the beginning. As the name suggests, tritheism is the belief in three different gods. These are only a few of the many, many passages that show that the Father and Son are not the same person. Hang in there, Nicole. There are two problems in that quote that relate directly the passage in question. He seeks the lost, does not delight in the death of the wicked, and wants all to come to repentance so His character is such that we receive all manner of blessings from Him that are entirely unrelated to whether weve gained any approval for our efforts. Heres Furtick, talking about Gods encounter with Moses in the wilderness: When God said I Am to Moses, you know, my name is I Am, He was trying to get him to see you are as I am. As far as God is concerned, that settles the issue of healing, as its all done, 1 Peter 2:24. Besides Providence High in Charlotte, Elevation a Southern Baptist church holds packed services every Sunday at Butler High in Matthews, N.C., and, since last month, at Spirit Square in uptown Charlotte. "I didn't think it would happen this fast.". That doesnt mean that God cant USE the bad things for our good, of course but that doesnt make bad things good. You take out of the passage what is already there what everybody sees. Receive Steven Furtick's free 1-Minute Motivation. First, it contradicts Scripture. If they are saved, we should pray that God will lead them to teach only the truth. He seems to believe what hes saying. Jakes, who teaches the heresy of modalism (see below). Not saying this is same problem furtick has, but Donald, we can also be incorrect at times while presenting the Gospel, as you have done writing Ephesians 2:8 in reverse. Along those lines, a lack of faith is a spiritual limitation. You wrote, It was those who had faith that received from God that day! First, it must be said that the text does not give us that information. ), 6. Man has three components likewise God. This is false. A reasonable conclusion from the text might be that Jesus did fewer miracles there because fewer people, not believing in Him, came to Him to be healed. And as Im reading your comments. The Bibles descriptions of God tell us that the Son is not Father, the Spirit is not the Father, and the Spirit is not the Son yet they are all God, and there is only one God. Admittedly, this is absolutely a rabbit trail but I am enjoying your feedback so I will press on. In Scripture, God can do whatever He wishes. Again, this was why Jesus said; According to your faith be it unto you. Instead, Christ could not do many miracles because the circumstances under which the Lord readily shows Himself were not present.. But I dont want to follow a false teacher. Its the result of twisting Scripture, not of careful study. Hello, I am in my mid thirties and trying to rebuild my faith. Thanks. Both, in this case, misuse Scripture and claim that it says something that it does not say. No, I do not see it, as Furtick said of Jesus; He wanted to. Thats the full meaning of the Greek word that we translate you will be saved. Just a plain reading of that phrase in English should be enough, but apparently some stubbornly resist the idea because a wise-sounding and skilled public speaker tells them otherwise. Where's the real church? 3. Thanks for visiting! (Furticks church, Elevation, is Southern Baptist. For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son gives life to whom he is pleased to give it. However: teaching that Moses is I Am goes too far. The only one who has the right to say if Im a true man of God is God himself, and if I wasnt called by God I will fall. Started as a worship music team leader at Christ Covenant, a Baptist church in Shelby. My children hear them and see them and agree sometimes and dont see the pitfalls. All of Revelation? Thats a whole different situation, right? Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christs power may rest on me (2 Corinthians 12:9) Can not get any clearer than that! The scroll in question is a scroll of prophecy. That excludes a number of books in the Bible, since not all are prophetic. Modalism does not match what we see in Scripture, so those who teach it are, by definition, teaching falsely. I have questions, and I hope you can take a deep breath and answer them clearly. Each has a relationship with the other we see whats called a subject-object relationship. God would have been an abstract theory. The little gods doctrine is, quite simply, heresy. I hear you, about it being tough to move on from what weve been taught especially from a young age. The only logical and biblical explanation could be that He chooses to act under certain circumstances, and to not act in others. He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, He sent the ark into captivity, and so on. May God save his soul if he doesnt know Christ and may God give His children eyes to see and ears to hear. On that, modalists agree with the Bible. They represent the consensus view of all of Scripture, old and new. Like blind Bartimaeus, who asked Jesus to have mercy on him Mark 10:46-52 and Jesus asked; What do you want Me to do for you? I didnt cite the judgment part because I think he goes too far. I hope that you will begin a serious study not of oneness theology, or of trinitarian theology, but of Scripture. Spot on. Its the denial that the Father, Son, and Spirit are three distinct persons. Instead, the New Testament is chock full of instruction and correction about how Christians should live, think, and act AFTER were saved. As for, Do you, in any sense, have power over God? Paul said he was not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: Notice the connection between Power and faith If Steven Furtick IS a false teacher, then playing Elevation music in your church promotes a false teacher, funds his ministry, and adds to the problem rather than solving it. What do you think? Your dissatisfaction with church as usual is a GOOD thing. I too get tired of the nonsense, and the focus on secondary issues, and on the desire to be entertaining rather than edifying. I have confidence that it happens all the time, all around the world. Especially when you can see the iron (microscopic amounts) from one transferring to the other. If knowing the difference between faithful biblical teaching and false teaching matters, then I made a wise decision to begin writing about what false teachers say. Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. Heaven is waaaay more important than pizza, as Im sure youd agree. They elevate men and demote God, and this really is a good example of it. It was those who had faith that received from God that day! Now I pay attention more to the words spoken by pastors and dont just take everything they say as being true. Having described the failure of the people in Nazareth to believe Jesus despite their knowledge of His wisdom and power, Mark explains that our Lord could do no mighty work there except to heal a few people (Mark 6:5). Steven Furtick (@stevenfurtick) July 30, 2017. I agree with you that Furtick genuinely believes what he is teaching so my heart breaks. Thats a yes or no question, by the way. Thats bad. I say these things as a brother, and I mean them as a brother. It might be that the only real problem is that hes watching while young and impressionable children are around and that he just hasnt thought about that. Notice he did heal some by laying his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. You said you could not find any Bible that translates it in any other way than did., yet CEB says; The Father and Son are obviously, clearly, biblically, and logically distinct from one another. The Lamb of God was slain from the foundation of the world. No, think using the word could in Matthew 13:58 is not as heretical as you make it, since it is used here in Mark 6:5,6 in relation to lack of faith, for any reason. Furtick, Steven (2016). Furtick and Munroe teach that there are things that God wants to do, but CANNOT do. God knows and he will prevail. Thats the question. Join us on @elevationplus as we dive deeper into the sermon. Go find them! These where mass healings, revealing his power, but there were others who had to seek and ask. Rather than revealing who weve been all along, following Jesus actually results in a change. Do you see? ElevationChurch.Online is the online experience for Elevation Church, led by Pastor Steven Furtick and broadcasting from Charlotte, NC. 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