He warned the body of Christ of the dangers of greed and explained that the purpose of financial blessing is for the furtherance of the work of the gospel (Kenneth Hagin, How God Taught Me About Prosperity and The Midas Touch).įaith and Authority: Hagin believed that the believer through his position in Christ had authority over elements of this world and elements of the satanic world. In his later years he wrote a book entitled, 'The Midas Touch' in which he wrote sharply and correctively about the so-called prosperity gospel and many of the extreme teachings that were being circulated under this heading. Although Hagin emphasized that material prosperity was a redemptive blessing, he never taught that living by faith excluded hard work and wise business practices. Material Wealth: It is always God’s will that every believer be ‘financially blessed’ through faith. If redemption was available to all, then healing would also be available to all ( Word of Faith magazine, 6/90 7/92 8/92 12/92, Kenneth Hagin, Redeemed from Poverty, Sickness and Death and Healing Belongs to Us). Hagin based the belief of healing for all on the understanding that healing for the physical body was included in redemption. Physical Healing: It is always God’s will that a believer be physically healed of any sickness or infirmity. ( Rhema Bible Training Center Information Pamphlet 16 Fundamental Truths of the Assemblies of God) Additionally, as mentioned above, some of Hagin’s theological beliefs and teachings were similar to those of E.W.

The Statement of faith of Hagin’s Rhema Bible Training Center is identical to that of the Assemblies of God and most other major Pentecostal denominations. In 1979, he founded the Prayer and Healing Center there to provide a place for the sick to come to 'have the opportunity to build their faith.' Its Healing School continues to be held free of charge twice daily on the RHEMA campus. In 1974, Hagin founded RHEMA Bible Training Center USA, which now has training centers in fourteen different countries and has 30,000 alumni.

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