Saturday, March 27, 2010
A Primer on the Word of Faith/Positive Confession Movement
J.A. Matteson

Many within Pentecostal and charismatic churches are being negatively impacted, to varying degrees, by the issues outlined in this paper. In the view of this author individuals and/or ministries within many congregations influenced by the teachings within this paper are, in all likelihood, innocent or naive victims of a wave of false teaching that has blanked much of Christianity in recent decades and is on the rise.

Therefore, it is important that it be stated clearly at the outset that the discussion to follow is in no way an indictment upon individuals or specific ministries within various churches. Blind innocence describes 95% of individuals involved with the teachings of Word of Faith/Positive Confession. These trusting souls believe what they believe because it is what they have been taught somewhere along the line. Unfortunately, unlike the Bereans, most have failed to carefully search the Scriptures (systematically by applying sound biblical hermeneutical principles) to determine whether what they have been taught is, in fact, biblical and orthodox based upon historical Christian theology.

It is the conclusion of this author, therefore, that in varying instances the gospel being presented and the Christ being portrayed represent, in fact, a “different gospel” (Gal. 1:8) from that found in the New Testament. The intent or hope of this paper is to open up a constructive discussion of the issues and pursue a course back to the teaching of sound charismatic doctrine with practical application.

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