Source : E W Kenyon And His Message Of Faith (page 243-244)
There are two types of affirmations that I wish you to notice. First, there is the affirmation with nothing behind it but my own will to make it good. It is based on a philosophy born of sense knowledge. That sense knowledge is a product of my own mind. If it be in regard to sin, I deny the existence of it. If it be regard to sickness, I deny the sickness has any existence. We see this in Christian Science.
All that I have to make these affirmations good is something that I am, or have, of myself. The Word of God has no place in this affirmation. I cannot say that greater am I than disease, or greater am I than this demand upon me, consequently, my affirmation becomes a failure.
The second type of affirmation is based on the Word of God.
You see the vast difference between an affirmation based upon your own will or philosophy and an affirmation backed up by God Himself.
The affirmations based upon sense knowledge philosophy have no more value or ability to make good than is in the will and mind of the maker of the affirmation.
But the affirmation that is based upon the living Word has God back of it to make it good.
E W Kenyon affirmed God's faithfulness in the face of all contrary circumstances. His affirmations were based on the character of God, the finished work of Christ and the promises of Scripture.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Affirmations - E W Kenyon
Source : E W Kenyon And His Message Of Faith (pages 243 - 244)
E W Kenyon believed strongly in the value of affirming God's word as a means of building faith.
Affirmation vs Negations
I know Satan is - But he is defeated
I know sin is - But for me it is put away
Satan has power - But it is broken
Diseases are - But by His stripes I have been healed
Weakness is - But He is our strength
Ignorance is - But He is our wisdom
Spiritual death is - But He is our LIFE
Human reason cannot know Him - We know Him through revelation.. Science denies His presence because it cannot find Him or know Him. Senses can't register spirit.
Genesis 1:1 stands through ages of denial - It solves mysteries of creation.
An affirmation cannot change error to truth.
A negation cannot make truth an error.
God performs all miracles of creation.
Calling Him a principle does not destroy fact.
God is a person who created the universe.
E W Kenyon believed strongly in the value of affirming God's word as a means of building faith.
Affirmation vs Negations
I know Satan is - But he is defeated
I know sin is - But for me it is put away
Satan has power - But it is broken
Diseases are - But by His stripes I have been healed
Weakness is - But He is our strength
Ignorance is - But He is our wisdom
Spiritual death is - But He is our LIFE
Human reason cannot know Him - We know Him through revelation.. Science denies His presence because it cannot find Him or know Him. Senses can't register spirit.
Genesis 1:1 stands through ages of denial - It solves mysteries of creation.
An affirmation cannot change error to truth.
A negation cannot make truth an error.
God performs all miracles of creation.
Calling Him a principle does not destroy fact.
God is a person who created the universe.
Divine Healing - E W Kenyon
Source : E W Kenyon And His Message Of Faith (page 242)
We should not need the evidence of the senses. Let us rest on the Word. Faith holds fast to the confession of the Word. Sense knowledge holds fast to the confession of physical evidence. If I accept physical evidence over against the Word of God, I nullify the Word as far as I am concerned.
We should not need the evidence of the senses. Let us rest on the Word. Faith holds fast to the confession of the Word. Sense knowledge holds fast to the confession of physical evidence. If I accept physical evidence over against the Word of God, I nullify the Word as far as I am concerned.
Divine Healing - F F Bosworth
Source : E W Kenyon And His Message Of Faith (page 242)
Quoting F F Bosworth:
To the extent that we base faith on our improvement, or are affected by what we see or feel, instead of by the word of God alone, just to that extent ours is not real faith. To be occupied with what we see or feel is to exactly reverse the condition God lays down for us to follow. "Every one that looketh at it shall live," simply means that every one who, like Abraham, so occupies himself with God's promise that he is no longer affected by symptoms, "shall recover." It means, the word of God (not what we see or feel) shall be the basis of our faith. Our "looking unto the promise of God" is to be kept up until we are healed.
Romans 4:20-21
No unbelief or distrust made him waver (doubtingly question) concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong and was empowered by faith as he gave praise and glory to God.
Fully satisfied and assured that God was able and mighty to keep His word and to do what He had promised.
Numbers 23:19
God is not a man, that He should tell or act a lie, neither the son of man, that He should feel repentance or compunction [for what He has promised]. Has He said and shall He not do it? Or has He spoken and shall He not make it good?
Quoting F F Bosworth:
To the extent that we base faith on our improvement, or are affected by what we see or feel, instead of by the word of God alone, just to that extent ours is not real faith. To be occupied with what we see or feel is to exactly reverse the condition God lays down for us to follow. "Every one that looketh at it shall live," simply means that every one who, like Abraham, so occupies himself with God's promise that he is no longer affected by symptoms, "shall recover." It means, the word of God (not what we see or feel) shall be the basis of our faith. Our "looking unto the promise of God" is to be kept up until we are healed.
Romans 4:20-21
No unbelief or distrust made him waver (doubtingly question) concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong and was empowered by faith as he gave praise and glory to God.
Fully satisfied and assured that God was able and mighty to keep His word and to do what He had promised.
Numbers 23:19
God is not a man, that He should tell or act a lie, neither the son of man, that He should feel repentance or compunction [for what He has promised]. Has He said and shall He not do it? Or has He spoken and shall He not make it good?
Divine Healing - Andrew Murray
Source : E W Kenyon And His Message Of Faith
Quoting Andrew Murray:
Divine healing...calls us to turn our attention away from the body, abandoning ourselves - soul and body - to the Lord's care, occupying ourselves with Him alone.
The first thing to learn is to cease to be anxious about the state of your body. You have trusted it to the Lord, and He has taken the responsibility. If you do not see a rapid improvement immediately, but on the contrary symptoms appear to be more serious, remember that you have entered on a path of faith, and therefore you should not consider your body, but cling only to the living God.
To consider the body gives birth to doubts, while clinging to the promise of God and being occupied with Him alone gives entrance into the way of faith, the way of divine healing, which glorifies God.
Philippians 4:6
Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God.
1 Peter 5:7
Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully.
Psalm 55:22
Cast your burden on the Lord [releasing the weight of it] and He will sustain you; He will never allow the [consistently] righteous to be moved [made to slip, fall, or fail].
Quoting Andrew Murray:
Divine healing...calls us to turn our attention away from the body, abandoning ourselves - soul and body - to the Lord's care, occupying ourselves with Him alone.
The first thing to learn is to cease to be anxious about the state of your body. You have trusted it to the Lord, and He has taken the responsibility. If you do not see a rapid improvement immediately, but on the contrary symptoms appear to be more serious, remember that you have entered on a path of faith, and therefore you should not consider your body, but cling only to the living God.
To consider the body gives birth to doubts, while clinging to the promise of God and being occupied with Him alone gives entrance into the way of faith, the way of divine healing, which glorifies God.
Philippians 4:6
Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God.
1 Peter 5:7
Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully.
Psalm 55:22
Cast your burden on the Lord [releasing the weight of it] and He will sustain you; He will never allow the [consistently] righteous to be moved [made to slip, fall, or fail].
Divine Healing - Maria Woodworth-Etter
Source : E W Kenyon And His Message Of Faith
Quoting Maria Woodworth-Etter:
In seeking healing for our bodies, we are so apt to look at feelings, or symptoms; and believe we are healed just in proportion to the amount we see and feel. When in reality we are healed when we believe. "What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye received them, and ye shall have them." The work was all finished on Calvary. On Calvary's tree the remedy is found that will heal all sicknesses and diseases of the soul and body....Sometimes it is instantly realized in the body, but more often it is a gradual deliverance, requiring us to step out in faith before we see any signs of having it.
Faith looks away from the natural, from the things of the senses, and sees the fulfillment of the promise, through Christ's complete work on Calvary. It sees every need supplied through the atonement....We must cling to the promise of Jesus instead of looking at our feelings, or go by them, for our senses are false witness unto us when we step out in faith.
If we are looking and going by our feelings, we are believing them instead of believing God.
Philippians 4:19
And my God will liberally supply (fill to the full) your every need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Quoting Maria Woodworth-Etter:
In seeking healing for our bodies, we are so apt to look at feelings, or symptoms; and believe we are healed just in proportion to the amount we see and feel. When in reality we are healed when we believe. "What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye received them, and ye shall have them." The work was all finished on Calvary. On Calvary's tree the remedy is found that will heal all sicknesses and diseases of the soul and body....Sometimes it is instantly realized in the body, but more often it is a gradual deliverance, requiring us to step out in faith before we see any signs of having it.
Faith looks away from the natural, from the things of the senses, and sees the fulfillment of the promise, through Christ's complete work on Calvary. It sees every need supplied through the atonement....We must cling to the promise of Jesus instead of looking at our feelings, or go by them, for our senses are false witness unto us when we step out in faith.
If we are looking and going by our feelings, we are believing them instead of believing God.
Philippians 4:19
And my God will liberally supply (fill to the full) your every need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Divine Healing - Carrie Judd Montgomery
Source : E W Kenyon And His Message Of Faith (Page 240)
Quoting Carrie Judd Montgomery:
Before we have the evidence of our senses in regard to the matter, we accept the evidence of faith.
Having faith in God is believing His word without looking at probabilities or possibilities, as humanly viewed; without regarding natural circumstances; without considering any apparent obstacles in the way of His keeping His promises...It is faith not to be staggered at any complication of adverse circumstances.
Our faith in God must be so steadfast that even if the evidence of all our senses should deny His word, we must consider them as deceiving us, and still continue to uphold His faithfulness. Such faith as that never fails to remove, sooner or later, the mountain of difficulty or doubt.
Quoting Carrie Judd Montgomery:
Before we have the evidence of our senses in regard to the matter, we accept the evidence of faith.
Having faith in God is believing His word without looking at probabilities or possibilities, as humanly viewed; without regarding natural circumstances; without considering any apparent obstacles in the way of His keeping His promises...It is faith not to be staggered at any complication of adverse circumstances.
Our faith in God must be so steadfast that even if the evidence of all our senses should deny His word, we must consider them as deceiving us, and still continue to uphold His faithfulness. Such faith as that never fails to remove, sooner or later, the mountain of difficulty or doubt.
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