It can be described as a “theological milieu” loosely built upon the ideas of the late Kenneth Erwin Hagin (1917-2003). There is no common creed or a comprehensive theological text. The WFM is not to be identified unconditionally with the Charismatic Movement: although this doctrine has always been quite popular among Charismatics, not all Charismatics entertain beliefs associated with WFM and WFM ideas have a sizeable following outside Charismatic circles as well. In this article, we will consider one particular tenet of this movement as reflected by yet another name for the movement: Positive Confession.īefore we delve into our topic, a few caveats are in order:
The WFM and its teachings goes by many names, reflecting its various aspects: Name-It-And-Claim-It, Full Gospel, Health and Wealth, Prosperity Gospel etc.
Though not a fully organized cult like the Mormon Church or the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society, this movement is by no means orthodox, discreetly substituting historic Christian theology with ideas borrowed from elsewhere. The Word of Faith Movement (WFM) is a relatively recent phenomenon that has emerged in the second half of the 20th century, but it depends heavily upon metaphysical theories developed by a number of non-Christian thinkers and spiritual teachers in the late 1900’s.