"Name it and claim it!" - Is this really what the Scriptures teach? Watch how one man created Christianity's biggest deception!
Uncover the truth about Kenneth E. Hagin (1917–2003) and the Word of Faith movement in this 2025 documentary, exposing dangerous teachings that have misled millions worldwide. Broken families, carnage and even death come at the hands of this man's dark and unruly teachings.
Word of Faith beliefs have been exposed time and time again by serious Bible teachers and scholars as unbiblical and heretical. They include false doctrines such as the 'prosperity gospel', positive confession 'name it and claim it' or 'little gods' that result from massive twisting of the Word of God. One notable doctrine that Kenneth Hagin taught was how to live past 120 (which he clearly failed to apply to his own life since he died at the ripe young age of 86).1
The documentary rightly demonstrates that the Word of Faith movement has its roots in the teachings of E. W. Kenyon (1867–1948), who was greatly plagiarized by Kenneth Hagin. However, older roots can actually be traced back to a 19th century metaphysical movement called "New Thought", which accumulated wisdom and philosophy from a variety of origins, such as Ancient Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Chinese, Taoist, Hindu, and Buddhist cultures. Its origins are far from biblical, as documented in the book "A Different Gospel" by D. R. McConnell (highly recommended reading).2
New Thought - based on the teachings of Phineas Quimby, an American mesmerist and healer (1802–1866) - affirms a link between one's mental state and their physical condition: illness originates in the mind as a consequence of erroneous beliefs, and a mind open to God's wisdom can overcome any illness.
Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910), the founder of Christian Science, was also influenced by Quimby and New thought. She taught that reality is purely spiritual and the material world is an illusion. Disease was seen as a mental error rather than a physical disorder, and the sick were to be treated not by medicine but by prayer and a change of beliefs.
These teachings are unfortunately still being largely taught today and portrayed as 'Christian teachings', at the expense of many sincere but deceived individuals who believe that they are following the Bible.
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2. A Different Gospel: Biblical and Historical Insights into the Word of Faith Movement, by D. R. Mcconnell
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