Out of respect for the Evan's family, who are facing the imminent loss of Mrs. Loraine Evan's, wife of Andrew and mother of Ashley, David and Russel, I have withheld mention of a disturbing and developing trend. Until now. Mrs. Evans is dying from complications arising from cancer.
I do not know Mrs. Evans personally, and do not wish in any way to besmirch her name. Indeed, this post is not really about Loraine Evans at all. Rather, it concerns the disturbing and escalating proclamations of supernatural healing and divine words of knowledge from some pretty prominent people in the movement as well as laity, proclaiming a healing miracle WILL transpire.
And when it doesn't, what will happen to the faith of these people, and of those looking to them for guidance through grief? This really is a serious issue and the casualties of hyper-faith theology are many and most often silent. But I suppose the almost delirious zeal of those speaking if-so-facto for God Himself is what troubles me the most. And we are taking careful note of the proclaimers because believe it or not, false prophecies and those who utter them are still a no no! And people who do that stuff have no business near God's sheep.
The whole WF movement, worldview and collective vision hinges on the faith of its adherents. When Loriane dies this faith will be shattered, and the fallout will be very wide spread given the Facebook interest. Not because God failed to answer their prayers in the affirmative, but because their word / faith ideology is a doctrine of demons and as such brings all the sorrow of death itself.
The whole WF movement, worldview and collective vision hinges on the faith of its adherents. When Loriane dies this faith will be shattered, and the fallout will be very wide spread given the Facebook interest. Not because God failed to answer their prayers in the affirmative, but because their word / faith ideology is a doctrine of demons and as such brings all the sorrow of death itself.
Death for the believer is a mercy, and therefore should be the most joyous of all occasions should it not? To return for all time to our blessed Saviour, freed at last from this sin sick, mortal coil?
My condolences to the Evans family for their loss.
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For you to hang your argument against the WF movement upon a dying person Ps. Lorraine Evans is the lowest form of religious attack. Your perceptions of what we as a family believe are completely false. Your organization deserve nothing more than human contempt for promoting such bigotry. No wonder the world is turned off by such behaviour. Your condolence is not welcome nor accepted.
ReplyDeleteBetty Evans writes:
I do not know moriah ministries but as Lorraine's sister in law I am appalled at such an attack on children of God in their time of deep grief.
My brother in law Andrew does not believe nor deserve the "hyperfaith" tag which you seem to hold in deep hatred.
Sincerely, Betty
Quote: "I do not know Mrs. Evans personally, and do not wish in any way to besmirch her name. Indeed, this post is not really about Loraine Evans at all..."
ReplyDeleteYour comments are duly noted.
Somewhat insensitive to say the least! WHY, if you are completely honest, do you say and re-affirm that "this post is not really about Lorraine Evans at all", and yet link her to your blog on the Hyper-faith movement and teaching? And with reference to Lorraine, what IF she was believing for physical healing right up until her passing, which did not come - is any believer to be condemned for maintaining trust in God to bring healing, even when that one is then taken home to be with Christ? I do not subscribe to the hyper-faith philosophy in any shape or form, but I do believe God answers prayer and we have known His gracious healing touch and miraculous interventions in our family many times, for which we praise Him. IF He had some other way of answering our prayer, we would still praise Him. Please do not confuse these issues of that simple, persistent trust in God to heal - and the teaching and claims of deluded 'hyper-faith' people.
ReplyDeleteAeron Morgan