Interview 26: Word of Faith vs. Trusting in God (John Schoenheit)
What is faith? To some it is believing in something without evidence. To others it is a means by which to attain God’s blessings like prosperity and health. John Schoenheit explains how neither of these definitions best encapsulates the biblical
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Show Notes
What is faith? To some it is believing in something without evidence. To others it is a means by which to attain God’s blessings like prosperity and health. John Schoenheit explains how neither of these definitions best encapsulates the biblical understanding. Instead, he shows how faith is really just trust in what God says, whether in scripture or by revelation. In this fascinating interview you’ll learn about how the meaning of the word faith has changed throughout Christian history as well as how the “Word of Faith” approach could ruin your life.
Notes and Links:
- Read the full article “Faith is Trust” or check out his ongoing by translation project, the Revised English Version (REV)
- More resources by John Schoenheit are available at Spirit and Truth Fellowship and at Truth or Tradition and at Biblical Unitarian
- More information about KingdomFest here (Sept 8-10, 2017)
- Intro music: “District Four” by Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.