Decretive Theology

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The Danger of Self-Powered Faith: A Theological Audit

While the sermon offers encouraging illustrations of God's provision, it is fundamentally compromised by a complete failure of the Gospel Engine. The teaching promotes a synergistic salvation where human actions and declarations dictate spiritual reality, constituting a severe departure from biblical orthodoxy.

Biblical Parallel (Archetype): Thyatira — The sermon exhibits active heresy through the promotion of Word of Faith theology, Montanism, and synergistic soteriology. It fundamentally distorts the Gospel by teaching that human confession and physical actions determine spiritual outcomes, replacing the finished work of Christ with a self-empowerment paradigm.

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