KFLCC / New Age Bible Versions - Gail Riplinger

magic such as the power of the mind or the spoken word. Both methods have infiltrated the 'New' covetous church. The Occult Encyclopedia says:

It has been said that religion consists of an appeal to the gods, whereas magic is the attempt to force their compliance^

Christians are copying the incantation formula of occultists

like Tara Center's Mary Bailey.

PatRobertson Kenneth Hagin "We are. . .to "You are

Mary Bailey not "Then do we have a right to ask, to invoke, to demand money."33

command the money to come to

demanding anything of the Father. . .You're demanding of the Devil."32

us.”31

All new versions arm their readers with enough ammunition to

hijack heaven. Marrs saw the shakedown coming:

[T]he belief that all men can unlock magical forces in their minds to perform miracles will be among the doctrines included in the New Age Bible.^

Now that new versions have replaced 'faith' with 'faithfulness' as a means of salvation (See Chapter 15), 'faith' can have a new meaning. It is no longer 'faith in God', but 'faith for things'. B.F. Westcott's years of association with the esoteric world led him to call "faith". . .a "power" we can "use."35 In this form of magic, the quantity of faith, as opposed to the object of faith, is emphasized. New versions foster the phoney faith teachers which flood the media.

NIV, NASB, et al. because of the littleness of your faith

KJV

Matt. 17:20 Because of your unbelief