Article 9

Affirmation: We affirm that our words are capable of causing great harm or help to others. In that sense we affirm that life and death, proverbially speaking, are in the power of the tongue. Words, therefore, have the power of influence. We, therefore, affirm that christians should steward their words wisely by speaking truth and only saying that which will tend to the edification of others. We further affirm that in speaking to bring about good in others, we are imaging God who also speaks and accomplishes his purpose through His word.

Denial: We deny that human words have creative power the same way that God’s word does. We deny that christians can speak matter into reality through positive declarations. We also deny that speaking words that accord with realities such as being sick or lacking money somehow attracts and permanently seals that reality.