Written by Heather Zubiate
Word of Faith preachers teach the doctrine of positive and negative faith confessions, which aren't really forces of nature, but that doesn't stop them from making faith into a spiritual force, which in turn they claim they can use to control the natural realm. Well isn't that special? Seriously, in the natural realm (where most of us mortals live) I'm sure we have all heard that opposites attract, right? We know that this principle is usually applied to magnets, atoms, and romantic love. We also know that negative and positive forces are constantly happening in the world around us, and you can't have one without the other. What do I mean by that? Well, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, according to Sir Isaac Newton. I have found that this natural law can apply to many aspects of this natural life. For instance, when the sun is high in the sky on one side of the earth, then it is midnight black on the other side. If it is summer in the northern hemisphere, then it is winter in the southern hemisphere, etc. How about moral law? If we love goodness, then we naturally hate evil, right? We experience many of these natural and moral opposites on a daily basis as residents of this world. When one action is employed, its equal and opposite reaction is also in effect simultaneously, just like Newton observed. However, the objective concept of positive and negative is stretched to fit the subjective nature of confessions, or the profession of words, according to the Word of Faith gurus. Is that an honest thing to do? No. No, it's not.
Finding Balance
I believe that balance is the key to a healthy life, and that is what a healthy mixture of negative (bad) and positive (good) does for us, it helps keep us balanced. Most of us adults know that you can have too much of a good thing. And too much of a bad thing is ,well, bad. This confession would make a Word of Faith minion bristle and spit like a cat defending it's territory. Let's be real, we must be willing to take the good and the bad that this life dishes out on a daily basis. Here are a couple of bitter truth pills for us to swallow:
- bad things happen to good people
- good things happen to bad people
May The Source Be With You?
Star Wars was created by George Lucas, who is a New Age disciple, and whether he knows it or not, a closet Satanist. Shocking information for some to hear, but it's true. All you have to do to verify this fact is examine his life's work, which is the wildly popular saga of the Skywalkers, who journey toward becoming Jedi Knights. They join the rebellion in their fight to free the galaxy from the tyrannical grip of the evil Galactic Empire of absolutism. Remember how we are told that only the Sith deal in absolutes? We are also taught in Star Wars that truth is relative, or it depends on a certain point of view; namely the point of view of the one telling their version of "the truth," i.e. a lie. We are also told that there is a good (positive) and evil (negative) side of an ambiguous source of life that flows in and around everything, it's known as the Force.
The Force is used as a means for the passive Jedi (and the aggressive Sith) to achieve a certain amount of godhood, but even though they seem to have extraordinary godlike powers, they are not as immortal as one may think, or are they? Didn't Qui Gon Jinn achieve enlightenment, or a transcended state of consciousness? According to New Age dogma, that means he achieved god consciousness. Anyway, even the scope of the supernatural powers that the Jedi/Sith put on display for us are kinda iffy, and by that I mean they are not logically consistent. Fans of the franchise will know what I mean. That is due to a number of things according to serious fans, one of them being that George Lucas didn't write all of the movie screenplays all by himself, he had co-authors on one or two episodes. However, he was the executive producer if not the director of all of them, so I don't completely buy that excuse entirely. I would simply think that Lucas is a human storyteller, therefore Lucas' stories will have inconsistencies.
As for Lucas' inspiration for the Force itself, where did that really come from? Interestingly enough, serial killer Theodore "Ted" R. Bundy told his girlfriend, Elizabeth Kendall, that it was the Force that pushed him to kill all of those women. Really? Yes, and his killing spree began in 1974 (probably even earlier), which is three years before Star Wars came out. Could the force really be an occultist term that Satanists use to refer to their dark lord, Satan? Maybe. Well, why would Lucas bring this clandestine term out in the open? I would think it was a calculated means of desensitizing the masses to what is coming, perhaps the Satanic one world religion and government. Something Lucas and his pals are apparently looking forward to, and are actually working toward. You know, liberating man kind from God's tyrannical rule of absolute truth, and bringing them the freedom of Satan's "do what thou wilt" government.
The Bible teaches us God's point of view regarding good and evil, and the unseen spiritual world, which is the exact opposite of Lucas' Jedi doctrine. We learn that Satan is a high ranking morally corrupt cherub, whose dark power is so completely sinister, that he would even dare to hide himself under a mask of light, or goodness. We can't forget that there is such a thing as false light. From the Bible, we also learn how Jesus is the literal embodiment of the Almighty, whose exceedingly great power exhibits absolute moral righteousness, and there is not any smidgen of darkness or the least bit of shadow in him. Jesus was consistent in his actions and words, unlike the Jedi. Jesus even said that Satan is the father of lies (or the original source of lies), and was a murderer from the beginning. No such accusations can be said of Jesus. Clearly the powers of good and evil are separate, they don't flow from the same "neutral" source. So where does George Lucas get his inspiration for the Force, since it isn't in the Bible? He gets his inspiration from LaVeyan Satanism.
The Force is used as a means for the passive Jedi (and the aggressive Sith) to achieve a certain amount of godhood, but even though they seem to have extraordinary godlike powers, they are not as immortal as one may think, or are they? Didn't Qui Gon Jinn achieve enlightenment, or a transcended state of consciousness? According to New Age dogma, that means he achieved god consciousness. Anyway, even the scope of the supernatural powers that the Jedi/Sith put on display for us are kinda iffy, and by that I mean they are not logically consistent. Fans of the franchise will know what I mean. That is due to a number of things according to serious fans, one of them being that George Lucas didn't write all of the movie screenplays all by himself, he had co-authors on one or two episodes. However, he was the executive producer if not the director of all of them, so I don't completely buy that excuse entirely. I would simply think that Lucas is a human storyteller, therefore Lucas' stories will have inconsistencies.
As for Lucas' inspiration for the Force itself, where did that really come from? Interestingly enough, serial killer Theodore "Ted" R. Bundy told his girlfriend, Elizabeth Kendall, that it was the Force that pushed him to kill all of those women. Really? Yes, and his killing spree began in 1974 (probably even earlier), which is three years before Star Wars came out. Could the force really be an occultist term that Satanists use to refer to their dark lord, Satan? Maybe. Well, why would Lucas bring this clandestine term out in the open? I would think it was a calculated means of desensitizing the masses to what is coming, perhaps the Satanic one world religion and government. Something Lucas and his pals are apparently looking forward to, and are actually working toward. You know, liberating man kind from God's tyrannical rule of absolute truth, and bringing them the freedom of Satan's "do what thou wilt" government.
The Bible teaches us God's point of view regarding good and evil, and the unseen spiritual world, which is the exact opposite of Lucas' Jedi doctrine. We learn that Satan is a high ranking morally corrupt cherub, whose dark power is so completely sinister, that he would even dare to hide himself under a mask of light, or goodness. We can't forget that there is such a thing as false light. From the Bible, we also learn how Jesus is the literal embodiment of the Almighty, whose exceedingly great power exhibits absolute moral righteousness, and there is not any smidgen of darkness or the least bit of shadow in him. Jesus was consistent in his actions and words, unlike the Jedi. Jesus even said that Satan is the father of lies (or the original source of lies), and was a murderer from the beginning. No such accusations can be said of Jesus. Clearly the powers of good and evil are separate, they don't flow from the same "neutral" source. So where does George Lucas get his inspiration for the Force, since it isn't in the Bible? He gets his inspiration from LaVeyan Satanism.
"Satan is the name used by Judeo-Christians for that force of individuality and pride within us. But the force itself has been called by many names. We embrace Christian myths of Satan and Lucifer, along with Satanic renderings in Greek, Roman, Islamic, Sumerian, Syrian, Phrygian, Egyptian, Chinese or Hindu mythologies, to name but a few. " - Anton LaVey, The Secret Life of a Satanist,1992, Feral House Publishing (emphasis mine)
Witchcraft (the Brownies of Satanic religions) teaches its disciples that spiritual forces are good, or bad solely based on how they are used and by whom. For instance, when a black witch uses a magic spell, you can be sure it will be done for nefarious purposes, but a white witch can use the same magic for good or as a means to defeat evil. We have seen this scenario played out in various movies containing magical themes, such as the duel between Merlin and Mad Madam Mim on Disney's The Sword and the Stone, and the showdowns between Gandalf and Saruman on The Lord of the Rings franchise. They all apparently learned their craft from the same magic books, schools and masters -- why when one thinks about it, it's exactly like the realm of politics!
In the case of Star Wars, there is no mention of a "light" side of the Force, but it is of course implied. However we are told that the Dark Side of this Force affords the apprentice with a faster and more seductive way to achieve their power. Why is that bad? Because the Sith use the Force for selfish gain and to aggressively exert their control over others, while the Jedi supposedly use the Force to passively keep the peace. This ideology implies that light and dark (or good and evil) inhabit the same space at the same time. So what would happen if we applied this brand of theology to the Bible? We would have the Almighty as being merely a force, or source of power, which is both evil and good, just depending on how some one used him, wouldn't it? That's why it is very telling of the spiritual condition of the church when ministers of the gospel try to Christianize New Age stories like Star Wars. For example, a few years back, I remember seeing Jerry Savelle instruct his padawan learners to find verses in Scripture with God's proper name (Yahweh/Yahovah), which is substituted by the title: the LORD in Scripture, then they were instructed to insert the words "The Source" instead. What an underhanded and sneaky way to subtly turn the person of the Almighty into an impersonal fountainhead of power, don't you think?
What Is A Force?
To really grasp the teaching of positive and negative forces with in the Word of Faith doctrines, we really should define what a force is.
Force: noun-
1. strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement. Syn: strength, power, energy, might, effort, exertion; impact, pressure, weight, impetus
2. coercion or compulsion, especially with the use or threat of violence. Syn:
coercion, compulsion, constraint, duress, oppression, harassment, intimidation, threats; informal arm-twisting, bullying tactics
1. strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement. Syn: strength, power, energy, might, effort, exertion; impact, pressure, weight, impetus
2. coercion or compulsion, especially with the use or threat of violence. Syn:
coercion, compulsion, constraint, duress, oppression, harassment, intimidation, threats; informal arm-twisting, bullying tactics
Keep these definitions in mind as we consider what Word of Faith doctrine has to say about positive and negative forces, words, or even faith itself.
The Force of Faith
Faith is likened unto a force by the Word of Faith masters. Here a few quotes from Jedi Master Kenneth Copeland.
"Faith is a spiritual force...it is substance. Faith has the ability to affect natural substance."
-Kenneth Copeland
"Faith is the force God has given us to govern our personal lives day in and day out. He expects us to take that spiritual force - the same force he used to create the material world - and change our circumstances. - Kenneth Copeland
We, who actually read Scripture, know that faith is not a force, it is simply believing God, or taking him at his word; that he will do what he says he will do. Simple. But this is too simple for the W.O.F. gurus, and so they wrongly make faith the power , or substance (midichlorians) that works the wonders, and not God himself. Just as a Jedi or Sith controls the Force, and uses it as their source of power, they say we can do it too. Not only that, but even the Almighty uses the force of faith to create, and is even subject to it. This poppycock is not sound doctrine, and I will prove it.
"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Heb. 11:1
According to this verse, faith is the substance or "evidence" of things hoped for, hoped for things are not seen. Can God see everything? YES! Does he hope what he says comes to pass? NO! Therefore, God doesn't need hope, or faith, but we do! In the third verse we read that "Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear." Faith(believing what God says) is what helps us to understand what we didn't see happen for ourselves, namely that God made the worlds by his word, which God himself says over and over in Scripture. We can use faith and believe him, or embrace unbelief and deny Jesus made the universe. This Scripture DOES NOT MEAN God used faith as a force, or substance to create. Dear reader, we see as if in a mirror (and darkly at that), but not God. Nothing is hidden from him, he sees it all! So, that should be the end of it. But the expertly woven lies mixed with bits of truth fabricated by the W.O.F. doctrines are indeed pernicious and deceiving they are, hmmmmm!?
And so, by mixing biblical faith with the light and dark sides of The Force of Faith, the Word of Faith preachers are then able to lump in positive and negative confessions, after all, according to them, you say what you believe, right? And these positive and negative words, of course have their own set of powers. According to these hyper faith Jedi, positive words create while negative words destroy, but watch out! According to Master Jedi Kenneth Copeland, negative words are far more powerful here on earth than positive words are. Oh no! So that must be why it takes W.O.F. padawans decades to get any benefit from these false teachings, if they get any at all, right? A thinking person must at some point in their W.O.F. training wonder if what their Masters say is actually true, and I hope dear reader, that you are a thinking person, or are starting to think on your own.
Jesus Doesn't Need Faith
The Lord Jesus Christ made this universe and all of its forces by the word of his power, not by using faith. Oh so that means words are powerful then, right? Well, only if you have all power and authority. Jesus (known as Elohim during creation) used words during creation, because as any secretary, or court stenographer can tell you, they can't document thoughts, or head jiggles. The focus here should be on his power, not so much on his words. The universe he created is governed by physical laws, laws he determined by the power of his will. However, he is the only one who can suspend them, as the creator. That clearly means he is not bound to operate by them. Sorry Master Kenny C., but you're wrong when you say God has to operate by his own laws. Why call his mighty acts miracles then?
Even though Satan and his fallen angelic minions can perform lying wonders by their own limited power (that defy natural laws), they are done under the Lord's authoritative umbrella, and according to Jesus' will, but not by his power. This revelation may shock the cotton socks off many believers. Which brings me to another cleaver lie that witchcraft and Star Wars teaches: That the Force can be controlled by both the Jedi, and Sith, for good, or for evil respectively. In reality, the demons and their power that witches claim they control through their words (as spells), are in reality, controlling them. I mean, are they so foolish as to believe that a circle of chalk drawn on the floor, and magical jibberish will keep a demon at bay? Like the man said in the movie Aliens when they had to give up their live rounds, "What are we going to use on them? Harsh language?! " We human beings are not in possession of supernatural powers on our own, unless we are under the influence or control of Satan's kingdom of darkness, or the Lord Jesus' entirely separate kingdom of light and righteousness. Who ever you worship and serve, then that is who controls you!
Even though Satan and his fallen angelic minions can perform lying wonders by their own limited power (that defy natural laws), they are done under the Lord's authoritative umbrella, and according to Jesus' will, but not by his power. This revelation may shock the cotton socks off many believers. Which brings me to another cleaver lie that witchcraft and Star Wars teaches: That the Force can be controlled by both the Jedi, and Sith, for good, or for evil respectively. In reality, the demons and their power that witches claim they control through their words (as spells), are in reality, controlling them. I mean, are they so foolish as to believe that a circle of chalk drawn on the floor, and magical jibberish will keep a demon at bay? Like the man said in the movie Aliens when they had to give up their live rounds, "What are we going to use on them? Harsh language?! " We human beings are not in possession of supernatural powers on our own, unless we are under the influence or control of Satan's kingdom of darkness, or the Lord Jesus' entirely separate kingdom of light and righteousness. Who ever you worship and serve, then that is who controls you!
Word of Faith's Cistern Has Sprung Yet More Leaks
So by putting together their half-truth (or false) teachings, that words are containers of power, and positive and negative words and forces attract what you say, coupled with their penchant for over stepping authoritative boundaries, then according to them you can become what they call: little gods. Yes dear reader, they claim that by using the force of faith, they can:
So by putting together their half-truth (or false) teachings, that words are containers of power, and positive and negative words and forces attract what you say, coupled with their penchant for over stepping authoritative boundaries, then according to them you can become what they call: little gods. Yes dear reader, they claim that by using the force of faith, they can:
- verbally command storms to dissolve,
- command money to fly into their wallet (or bank account)
- demand that sickness leave
diatribe with the light saber clashes of cleverly wrought justifications, expertly wrested Scriptures and vain human reasoning in order to cast a fantastic spell over the weak minded like a Jedi mind trick. And if those tactics don't work to persuade their prey to join their side of the force, then they will resort to the tried and true methods of ridicule, mockery, and scorn. To silence their more vocal dissenters, the W.O.F. Jedi suddenly turn to the dark side as they threaten their foes with cancer, or some other nasty disease that will come upon them as punishment from their Lord. Kinda reminds me of when Lord Sidious and Lord Vader would put a fatal invisible choke hold on their victims throats for daring to mock them, or when those poor slobs failed them.
These wolves have also taken up the mantle of what is called "Shepherding,' which sounds so benign and pastoral, right? However, shepherding is really about cultist mind control, which they exert over their willfully blind sheep. Their half-truths and evasion tactics reveal the many holes in their theological cistern, and their true nature as false teachers that are hiding behind their shepherd's clothing. Wow, speaking of shepherds, looky here. This Qui Gon Jinn look-a- like certainly looks like a shepherd, huh? By the way, Jinn (genie) are evil spirits in Arabic mythology. Did I mention George Lucas was inspired by the myths and legends of other nations?
These wolves have also taken up the mantle of what is called "Shepherding,' which sounds so benign and pastoral, right? However, shepherding is really about cultist mind control, which they exert over their willfully blind sheep. Their half-truths and evasion tactics reveal the many holes in their theological cistern, and their true nature as false teachers that are hiding behind their shepherd's clothing. Wow, speaking of shepherds, looky here. This Qui Gon Jinn look-a- like certainly looks like a shepherd, huh? By the way, Jinn (genie) are evil spirits in Arabic mythology. Did I mention George Lucas was inspired by the myths and legends of other nations?
And so, let's remember that Word of Faith theology is nothing more than satanic witchcraft dressed up in Christianese wool, whether worn as a fleece or a shepherd's robe. W.O.F. concerns itself with acquiring temporal and spiritual power while masquerading as genuine authority, in conjunction with magical words, charged with what they believe are positive and negative forces. In the mean time, God concerns himself with righteousness and sin. Repentance and sentencing. Obedience and rebellion, which is as the sin of witchcraft.
Dear Reader, our God is not a god of forces, he is the one and only God who made them! He is not subject to them, he is far above them. As for whether or not the positive and negative sides of the physical forces have the power to affect our lives, that is obvious, they do. But let's not be duped into thinking we can control them, or that this is something the Lord Jesus advocates. The Lord Jesus Christ is in complete and total control of everything in the universe he created, and we, his true sheep, are to be completely dependent upon him. Thank God for that! Amen!
Dear Reader, our God is not a god of forces, he is the one and only God who made them! He is not subject to them, he is far above them. As for whether or not the positive and negative sides of the physical forces have the power to affect our lives, that is obvious, they do. But let's not be duped into thinking we can control them, or that this is something the Lord Jesus advocates. The Lord Jesus Christ is in complete and total control of everything in the universe he created, and we, his true sheep, are to be completely dependent upon him. Thank God for that! Amen!