DO THEY REALLY BELIEVE WHAT THEY TEACH?
Volume 34 – October/November 2008
By Michael C. Gaudiosi
I stumbled upon a very interesting article the other day and thought this piece would be a very good topic to write about. This article entitled “TD JAKES CALLS OFF AFRICA TRIP FEARING DISEASE!” this comes from INSIGHT NEWS October 14th 2008, here it is in full:
Oct. 14 (GIN) – American televangelist TD Jakes called off a planned trip to Zambia where he was to officiate at a Freedom Summit, meeting presidential hopefuls ahead of this month’s presidential election.
He explained his cancellation, citing a mysterious disease reported last week to have killed some people. Summit organizers were unable to reassure Bishop Jakes there was no chance of catching the viral hemorrhagic fever believed to be rodent-borne. Two out of three victims of the disease, who died in Johannesburg, had come from Zambia.
“This decision was made by Bishop Jakes and his team because of their concerns regarding a disease they understood to have originated in Zambia,” the statement reads.
Meanwhile, the tele-evangelist reportedly electrified crowds at MegaFest International, on Saturday, in Johannesburg, South Africa. “I believe the true purpose of the ministry is to go beyond the traditional walls and minister to the world,” said Jakes. “MegaFest International provides us with that platform.”
Wait a minute….I thought “by His stripes, we are healed”…Doesn’t this mean we are already healed physically? Isn’t sickness supposed to be from the devil in whom the believer has authority over? What about physical healing being a “right” and/or “privilege” for every believer? Is Jakes fearing sickness because he does not have enough faith? Maybe he fears disease because there’s sin in his life somewhere?
According to Word of Faith theology ALL believers have authority over sickness. TD Jakes even says in his doctrinal statement the believer has “authority over sickness, disease, demons, curses and every circumstance of life”. The following is from The Potters House Doctrinal Statement:
We believe that it is God’s will to heal and deliver His people today as He did in the days of the first Apostles. It is by the stripes of Jesus that we are healed, delivered and made whole. We have authority over sickness, disease, demons, curses, and every circumstance in life
See it here for yourself: http://www.thepottershouse.org/PH_doctrine.html
SOLA SCRIPTURA THE SCRIPTURE ALONE!
If TD Jakes really believes his own doctrinal statement regarding sickness, then he has nothing to fear! So why has he canceled his trip to Africa? Why is he afraid of sickness if he has authority over it?…It looks like TD Jakes, and the Word of Faith Movement want you to believe one thing, while they believe something totally different.
If Jakes were to cancel this trip due to schedule conflicts, or a family emergency, then I could buy that. However, A prominent and influential Word of Faith teacher like Jakes is calling off the trip because he fears sickness? If this INSIGHT NEWS article proves anything it’s that Jakes and the Word of Faith Movement do not practice, nor believe, what they preach.
