The Word of Faith Movement promises health, wealth, and blessing to those with enough faith. Also called the Health and Wealth Gospel — nicknamed “Name It and Claim It” and “Gab It and Grab It” — it teaches that believers can speak things into existence, demand healing, or unlock riches through positive confession. In practice, this replaces God’s sovereignty with human declarations and leaves many believers hurt and disillusioned.
Prosperity Gospel Dangers
The movement reduces Christianity to a transaction for health and wealth, twisting Scripture to promise guarantees God never made. It has split churches, produced guilt when promised results do not come, and left many in financial hardship.
Name It and Claim It False Teaching
This system treats words like spiritual power tools — declare it and it becomes reality. The Bible calls us to ask in faith while submitting to God’s will, not to command outcomes or deny obvious realities like sickness and hardship.
Word of Faith Movement False Teaching
Many teachers claim believers are “little gods” with creative power to speak reality into existence — a metaphysical idea repackaged in Christian language, not historic doctrine, and long promoted by the cult of Christian Science.
How Word of Faith Teachers Get Rich
Faith preachers make merchandise of their followers by turning the gospel into a money scheme. They promise that if believers give generously to them, God will make the givers rich. In reality, this seed-faith formula enriches the preachers themselves while many followers are left disappointed, misled, and financially burdened.
Is the Prosperity Gospel Biblical
Scripture warns against the love of money and prepares believers for trials. The apostles knew lack as well as plenty and trusted God’s wisdom when He said no. Biblical prayer is humble and submitted to God’s will — “Not my will, but Thine be done” — and remembers that we “see through a glass darkly,” trusting His wisdom rather than our declarations.
List of Articles on the Word of Faith Movement
Word of Faith Examined: A Refutation of the Prosperity Gospel’s Unbiblical Doctrines — In this bold and timely book, pastor and author Mark Swarbrick exposes the dangers and distortions at the heart of the Word of Faith movement, also known as the “Name It and Claim It” or “Health and Wealth Gospel.” Available in Paperback, Kindle eBook, and Audio Book. Only $3.99.
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Books by Mark Swarbrick
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Extraterrestrials Exposed: The Scientific and Biblical Evidence of a Grand Deception
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Socialism Examined: Man's Secular Answer to a Spiritual Problem
Author Mark Swarbrick explains, in simple terms, why socialism conflicts with biblical truth and why it consistently harms the very people it claims to help. You will learn how modern political leaders use fear, crisis, and entitlement to push a country toward greater state control — and why many don’t recognize it until it’s too late.
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Homosexuality and Trangenderism Examined: What the Bible Really Says
Author Mark Swarbrick covers the key biblical passages on homosexuality and transgenderism, showing what Scripture teaches and how those teachings shaped Western moral order for nearly two millennia before being rejected in our time.
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Once Saved Always Saved Examined: What the Bible Really Says
Author Mark Swarbrick covers the key biblical passages on unconditional security, showing what Scripture teaches and how the early Christian Church understood this important topic.
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The Mysterious Disappearance of Amelia Earhart Solved
Author Mark Swarbrick, a pilot trained at the University of Illinois Institute of Aviation and a licensed HAM radio operator, draws on his knowledge of cross-country navigation, aircraft performance, and shortwave radio to bring technical clarity to one of aviation’s greatest mysteries.
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Jehovah's Witnesses Examined:
In Jehovah’s Witnesses Examined, author Mark W. Swarbrick carefully compares the doctrines of the Watchtower organization with the clear teaching of the Bible. This concise and readable book exposes the movement’s history, its controlling structure, and the serious doctrinal errors that separate it from historic Christianity.
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The Mysterious Disappearance of D.B. Cooper Solved.
In The Mysterious Disappearance of D.B. Cooper - Solved, Mark Swarbrick cuts through decades of speculation to present a clear, evidence-based case identifying the man behind the crime.
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Killing Cancer: Exploring Non-Conventional Therapies and Emerging Science in Oncology.
In Killing Cancer, Mark Swarbrick dives deep into more than two dozen alternative and integrative approaches that patients and researchers around the world are exploring. Drawing from scientific studies, clinical observations, and compelling anecdotal reports, this book examines therapies that range from repurposed drugs like ivermectin and fenbendazole, to natural compounds like curcumin, artemisinin, Turkey Tail mushroom (PSK & PSP), high-dose vitamins D3 & K2, red light therapy, and ketogenic or fasting-based diets.
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