Rhema and Logos: No Difference!!!

The Word of Faith preachers keep telling us that there is a special difference between the words Logos and Rhema.

According to Word of Faith theology:

Rhema means “spoken word”, and Logos means “written word” or Jesus Himself

Rhema means “particular word” and Logos means general word

Rhema is subjective and Logos is objective

Rhema is specific word and Logos is generic word or universal word

Rhema is contemporary and Logos is eternal.

Rhema is the “now” word and Logos is the Bible itself

Rhema is a revelatory word and Logos is the written word

Rhema is the quickened word and Logos is the written word

Rhema word contains power and Logos word is only black letters in white paper

These claims are absolutely contrary to the scriptures.  In the Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) and in the Greek New Testament Rhema and Logos are used interchangeably.  They are used synonymously and there is no difference between Logos and Rhema at all.

Kenneth Hagin Sr. founded “Rhema Bible Training Center” a.k.a “Rhema Bible Twisting Center” based upon this false assumption!

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7 Responses to “Rhema and Logos: No Difference!!!”

  1. john edwards Says:

    Rhema Bible twisting Center….LOL I totally agree with you

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  3. GaryM Says:

    I appreciate your vigor in defending your viewpoint but can you at least use some scholarly resources to back up your claim concerning the distinction between Logos and Rhema?

    Your argumentation would be a lot more effective if you used credible sources instead of declarative statements.

    Just a thought…

    • WoF Unveiled Says:

      I agree with you Gary. I am working on it. Doing research in the Septuagint and in Greek NT is a lot of work. Soon God willing the source verses will be mentioned in this post.

      Thanks for visiting and commenting.

      • YesNaSpanishTown Says:

        WOW! I just found this blog via a link, via a link….

        I, too, am awaiting your findings. This is a very important distinction.

        Thanks!

  4. Chris Fincher Says:

    I read a great book called the Johnanine Logos by G.H. Clark.. it has a great deal of info regarding your article..

    I wrote a small article called the Mind Of God that kindof of deal with this.. If you take the time to read it let me know what you think!

    Chris

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