Did Steven Furtick Claim to be God? (A Contextual Analysis)
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- Steven Furtick gave a message two years ago where he said "I am God Almighty". Discernment ministries have said that he claimed to be God. In this video I present the context for what he was saying to debunk the critics.
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Good video. I am not a Furtick fan but appreciate the clarity you brought in this video. These discernment ministries are very insincere. I have no problem with calling out error or false teachings but lets do it redemptively and accurately.
Its amazing How much clearer a message is putting it back into context. Clearly listening to it in its proper setting, He's not saying He himself is God almighty. Thank you Bro Rod for this. Blessings to you. So many times, discernment channels will provide part of what someone is saying without proper context. Context makes things so much clearer
Thank you Rod for helping me to understand the full context of Steven Furtick statement. Your ministry is helping me to not believe everything some of these "discernment ministers" claim , but to check things out for myself. Thank you for being so respectful and balanced in your videos.
Great explanation, brother. I really love, and agree with, your comment about "common sense." If these guys were not so blinded by their bigotry, a first response would be, "That sounds weird; I wonder what he meant." But no, their "radar" is set on condemnation, so they are hoping and looking to find fault; it's the default of their hearts. God have mercy.
Talking in the first person " I in covenant with God Almighty" and while still speaking in the first person said "I am God Almighty". Not good.
wow! thanks for doing this video brother! I am definitely NOT a Furtick fan. But I don't like people to LIE about someone like that (even if I think he is heretical for others reasons). Yeah, the "discernment" ministries have a point about much of what they say, but they are in dangerous dangerous terrain in my opinion with such ridiculous errors like this one! I remember when Furtick made that comment, and I accept the assessment of the "discerners" but it looks more now like they could be called "the slanderers"! Thanks again! Lesson learned! Check the source IN CONTEXT before making a quick judgment! God bless.
But Rod- what else are they going to talk about ? No gossip sesh- no “ministry” 🙄
No it's not ministry but moneystry 😂
Haha, interesting. So he was just saying he is in covenant with God almighty. The I AM God almighty from scripture. I'm not even a follower or fan of Furtick but these discernment folks want to criticize people so much they twist what they actually say.
The problem with full-time "discernment ministries" is that we become like that which we focus our minds upon. If we focus on Christ, we become more like Christ. If we focus on error, we end up in error. Those who believe their calling is discernment tend to become very pharisaical: high-minded, self-righteous, and horribly judgemental. They can't afford to smile. Or truly edify and encourage. They end up being sourpusses.
Amen. This is why the Lord instructs us, "Take heed WHAT ye hear."
And when Peter asks Jesus, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended after they heard these sayings? He answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. *Let them alone:* they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO RESPONSE!! MY 11 YEAR OLD SAID SHE CAME ACCROSS ONE OF THOSE VIDEOS SAYING HE CLAIMED TO BE GOD.. I AM TRYING TO TEACH HER HOW TO DISCERN AND RESEARCH THESE CLAIMS AGAINST OTHERS.. SEARCHED THIS ON GOOGLE AND YOUR VIDEO CAME UP. AMEN!!
Thank you. I get weary hearing leaders pick apart other leaders. No wonder Jesus prayed, Father that they be one". 😢
The critics need content to keep making videos. So they scour the Internet nitpicking and looking for anything to make a video from.
Exactly. You know you're one of the only online presenters that shows some reason when it comes to these things..
I appreciate Rod doing this. It really blows my mind just how immensely incompetent people can be when assessing information. Even sometimes people who are generally thoughtful and well rounded do this. Yes, I think Steven should’ve quickly made a statement the following week letting people know the way he said it could sound like something not good to some people. But seriously though? Even watching the clip taken out of context I knew the that the claims and concerns about what he were said were both faulty and bs. It’s so obvious! How in the world are people sooo easily duped into not realizing such obvious things when presented with facts/information. It’s like the accusation against Paula White that she said that if someone says for you to deny yourself, they are from Satan. For some reason despite me showing people by breaking it down for them how there is no evidence that she said this, still people think to themselves, “Well I’m reading this digital graphic posted on the internet that has quotation marks around it and under it has a dash with her name next to it, to clearly she said it”. How can people not realize just how dumb and moronic they are being when researching and evaluating information and carelessly passing around unverified alleged facts taken out of context? Especially Christians! Why do people persist on being willfully ignorant. It’s feels like people even Christians just oh so want certain things to be true to validate how they feel about a person or a topic. Even if you demonstrate to them in the clearest way of how it just isn’t true or real. And this problem, and with Christians too, is majorly a problem in the political arena as well
Best one yet mate…I saw this clip on DW and wondered how to defend it
Excellent presentation….Thankyou
9:40 Justin Peters almost made me believe that he was truly trying to be fair 🤔(for a moment) .... he's a crafty one.
I know his (true love) is seeing the charismatic movement take a hit 💥 that they cannot recover from..... 💣
Thank you, brother Rod, for revealing the 'full truth' on that infamous clip!! ... If we are to judge in all fairness, we need full disclosure!!
I (now) see what Pastor Furtick was preaching there. No apologies!! 'I am God Almighty' is a reference to what God is saying in the scripture!! No error there!!
Furtick didn't exalt himself and he won't be abased!! .... I'm surprised that so many 'discernment ministers' are so irresponsible and greedy of gain (clicks and views)
Rod, you deal with a lot of discernment ministries. It doesn't seem to bother them to mis-represent brothers in Christ.
I'm glad i came across this video as I have to confess I've jumped to conclusions without looking more into it and all. All I see lately is Christians against Christians, these people wholehearted believe in their own dashing their "enemies" babies against the rocks. Instead maybe look more into what they are actually preaching,talking,teaching,sharing about. Yes we definitely need to discern at the same time.
Congratulations on 10k subscribers!! I appreciate this channel and the work you do here!!
Thanks. I'll have a video on this uploaded tomorrow.
Great video once again. These “discernment” channels suck!
Jew and Greek has become a "discernment" channel. It's just that he thinks he is always right and that it's the other ones that are wrong. One can make a contextual argument that Steven does not really think he is God however that doesn't negate the fact that Steven's statements were unnecessary and unwise.
@@robertemard9452 No. Jew and Greek’s not a “discernment” channel because he doesn’t call everyone he disagrees with a false teacher. It’s pretty useless trying to prove that someone isn’t a false teacher to you people even with all the evidence because you know they are not a false teacher but still try to fight and find every excuse to say that they are a false teacher.
@@ivanodosreis4921 The definition of "discernment" channel is not a channel that calls everyone he disagrees with a false teacher. Rod's channel acts very much like a discernment channel but I won't say Rod is a false teacher.
@@robertemard9452 Sorry I thought you were comparing him to channels like Justin Peters Ministries. My apologies. I guess you could say he is a discernment channel but his channel is about true discernment. Sorry for the mix up.
Thank you for this honest analysis. I heard the original sermon.
Congrats on 10k!
Thanks
Context is everything. ❤
Very good, Sir!! You really need to know the whole picture before judging!!
Thank you for explains this. I didn’t buy the hate but it is often hard to find more of these older sermons nowadays. Plus, if someone really believed they were equal to God you would see and hear way more evidence than just a couple soundbites that are not even in context 😂
I don't truly believe that Steven Furtick believes he is God however they were still unwise statements. Easily preventable.
this just shows what i've seen many times that the critics don't really listen, they just pick out something that sounds "extreme" and run with it out of context... they have already decided and dismissed at the outset those that they don't like, unfortunately... it's a sorry business, indeed...
that's why it is very important when we as human being referring God when preaching, nobody in the bible uses that word "I AM" except God, and the way he says it, it sounds like he's claiming it even though he is referring to God but sorry the devil will always do everything to deceive people.
I saw the clip and quite honesty, I thought it was pretty obvious he didn't call himself God Almighty. We hear these peeps talk about "context from the bible," but we can apply that to anything. Come on!
Thank you 🙏
As always Rod, you seek the truth.
From what Justin Peters said, i asertain
That he is indwelling Joe Biden in his spirit.
Well the bumbling, stupidity has the same negative results.
It is a nefarious person that can know what was intended in a statement,yet continue with a lie.
If only we could help Rod produce a documentary on the scale of the slanderous American Gospel or others.
YES !!!
I honestly have my own issues with futrick but on this I agree with you. The discernment crowd missed on this one
He seems to be a 'cult of personality' preacher, a performer doing a performance. Talks more about, and draws more attention to himself than he does Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
The preacher should be about showing us and pointing us to Our Lord Jesus, our brother, our lover, our savior, our spouse.
"Take away the veil from our eyes, take away the hardness of our hearts and show us Jesus, show us Jesus, let us see Jesus, only Jesus before our eyes O Father."
Not getting that vibe from him or from his loud, boisterous performance.
Oh well, he's not my servant nor has The Lord called me to sit under his ministry, so, let The Lord have His way with him. Amen.
Sure would be nice to hear the word of God instead of an inspirational speaker. Gods word edifies the body just remember that.
What’s wrong with both ?
Motives behind words, high or low, what really is the motive context matters less... Motive the spirit behind. So men shall be judged, so men shall be justified.
Very great again !!!
Again I say, it takes a lot of effort to misunderstand some of these statements. The amount of effort one needs to put in order to convince yourself that someone is a heretic is an indictment against every one of those so call heresy hunters
I stopped your video after he said that. In context it is obvious he was referring to the mighty I AM in the believers. I am Almighty God in you and in me. Which He is and thank you Jesus for this
With respect Rod, I agree that the online reaction to Steven Furtick may be overblown however your defense is also equally unreasonable. Why can't you call it what it is? An unwise expression from an overly animated performative public speaker. Your claim that no one in the audience had any issues is strange since you could not know this one way or another.
I'm not against you or your channel Rod but just keeping it real and honest.
I agree with Rod. The message taken in context was biblical and encouraging. The "discernment ministers" were misrepresenting Steven Furtick on this occasion.
@@thelmapratt7356 Both can be true at the same time. Steven Furtick can be unwise in his words and still be taken out of context.
Apply all the common sense you’d like. Apply all the context you want. No matter whatever one believes about that one statement, the “sermon”, in its entirety, takes all of the quoted Scripture completely out of context. The “point” of this video is mox nix.
First you dismiss context, then you invoke context as a reason to dismiss what he taught. That's what we call self-contradictory.
@@JewandGreek and you dismiss the root and relevant. Furtick twists Scripture to suit a man-centric gospel which is no gospel at all leading those who follow to everlasting destruction.
@@KAlphonso That wasn't a gospel message. It was exhortation to trust in God and the gifting that He has given you to fulfil your calling. This is one of the problems in the "discernment" world. They can't make a distinction between exhortation to the saints and proclamation to the lost.
@@JewandGreek well since the gate is narrow, the way had and those who enter in is few, it is Biblical to conclude that most proclaiming CHRIST, those in Furtick’s congregation and all others are lost and in need of the Gospel. There is not a single Furtick sermon where he proclaims the gospel.
Indeed, there is a devout need for Godly discernment.
@@KAlphonso Jesus said to judge with righteous judgment and not by outward appearances. In other words, don't form a conclusion until you've got all the facts and know what you're talking about. That's "godly discernment".
it doesnt matter how bad the shit stinks.... it ALWAYS smells good to you.