WOF can be misleading, because not only must we say the words, we must DO them, as Jesus said, blessed are those that hear the word of God and KEEP it.
Or obey it.
You know what they say about most things that people are taught. It's in one ear and out the other.
You said...........
"WOF
can be misleading,"
Actually that is not the case at all. The words....."can be" are not valid. The right words would be.........
This teaching IS Satanic and un-Biblical!
The WOF people teach that God wants his people to be healthy, wealthy, and happy all the time and that speaking the right words, in faith, will compel God to deliver on his part of the covenant.
Just so that everyone is clear............
.Word of Faith is not a Christian doctrine. It is NOT found in the Bible.
This heresy varies from preacher to preacher, as their need arrives. They generally profess that children of God have a "right" to the good things in life, if they ask God and believe correctly.
The Word of Faith movement grew out of the Pentecostal movement in the late 20th century. Its founder was E. W. Kenyon, who studied the metaphysical New Thought teachings of Phineas Quimby. Mind science (where "name it and claim it" originated) was combined with Pentecostalism, resulting in a peculiar mix of orthodox Christianity and mysticism. Kenneth Hagin, in turn, studied under E. W. Kenyon and made the Word of Faith movement what it is today. Although individual teachings range from completely heretical to completely ridiculous, what follows is the basic theology most Word of Faith teachers align themselves with.
At the heart of the Word of Faith movement is the belief in the "force of faith." It is believed words can be used to manipulate the faith-force, and thus actually create what they believe Scripture promises (health and wealth). Laws supposedly governing the faith-force are said to operate independently of God’s sovereign will and that God Himself is subject to these laws.
This is nothing short of idolatry, turning our faith—and by extension ourselves—into god.
This particular form of manipulation is geared toward those who actually DO NOT READ the Bible and think that God is a cosmic Santa Claus.
The people who give to those who promote this false teaching are those who are easily deceived and fall pray to a person who sounds good.
Hence these ministers of the WOF are more "actors" than they are born again people spreading the gospel. The only gospel they spread is.......
"Mail your love offering today so that this ministry can continue to exist".