#A RHEMA WORD SERIES#

They would seek a special вЂњunctionвЂќ of instruction and call it вЂњa rhema word.вЂќ concerning a particular thing they were seeking God for in terms of direction or a decision. Throughout his teaching, he used the term вЂњa rhema word,вЂќ from вЂњChristos.вЂќ In the past, hearing believers use the term вЂњa rhema word,вЂќ which was usually meant to describe an action of their вЂњwalking in the Spirit,вЂќ being led by the spirit, etc. He mocked those who say they are вЂњstanding on a scriptural promise from the Word of God,вЂќ that they are in his words, вЂњstanding on nothingвЂќ but presumption. But this WOF teacher, said that it doesnвЂ™t work that way, that nothing happens bringing faith into your heart without you receive a special вЂњquickeningвЂќ word directly from the Lord Jesus (Christos) Himself. The idea, above, is that when you hear the preaching of the word of God it is likened by Jesus as вЂњthe sower soweth the Word,вЂќ that the anointed preaching causes the word to go into our hearts and is sown much like a seed put into the soil of the ground. Christos) down from above, who shall descend into the deep to raise him up from the dead,вЂ™ but what saith it, вЂthe Word is night thee, even in thy mouth and in thine heartвЂ¦ for with the heart man believes unto righteousness and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.вЂќ Keep in mind, that seven verses earlier, the message of Apostle Paul was that вЂњFaith speaks on this wise, вЂsay not in your heart, who shall ascend up to Heaven to bring Christ (Gr. Therefore, according to his revelation, the Lord Jesus Himself has to give a specially quickened (by Him) вЂњrhema wordвЂќ before the believer can actually вЂњhearвЂќ and receive the promise of GodвЂ™s Word. His basis of this revelation was that God had shown him that in Romans 10:17, вЂњFaith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God,вЂќ the word вЂњGodвЂќ in the verse was actually the Greek word вЂњChristos,вЂќ meaning Christ Jesus Himself. Hearing the Word of God, alone, was not enough to produce faith in their hearts and bring any potential manifestation in their life. He said that without a вЂњspecial quickened wordвЂќ from the Lord Jesus Himself, their attempt at faith was presumption, and could not produce faith. He preached that God had revealed to him the reason so many WOF believers were unable to see the manifestation of their faith was because they were just believing the written Word of God without any special вЂњrhema wordвЂќ directly from the Lord Jesus concerning the scriptures they were believing and confessing.

It became more controversial this week when on a weekly webinar under our ministry covering, a video was shown, whereby a popular WOF teacher, speaking at a WOF convention, told the audience that he had just received a new revelation concerning вЂњa rhema word.вЂќ Convincing them that they were hearing something brand new from the Holy Spirit, he spent over an hour unfolding his new revelation. With its adherents unable to go to the scriptures to find it, when it is taught there is a heavy reliance on personal special revelations from God to explain its meaning. ItвЂ™s initial origin is unknown, but is now accepted in many circles as a bonified unquestioned truth. The term has developed within our ranks in the charismatic and Word of Faith Community, a вЂњrhema wordвЂќ carries the general meaning of a special вЂњquickened wordвЂќ from the Lord Jesus.

#A RHEMA WORD SERIES#

Pickney takes time out from his current series of teachings to deal this week with some controversy regarding a modern, yet unbiblical term called, вЂњa rhema word.вЂќ

A rhema word