From: suprdave@lightspeed.net

Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 09:38:21

To: "Castillo, Jaime W." <jwcastil@utmb.edu>, "'WalterMartin@mail.serve.com '" <WalterMartin@mail.serve.com>

Subject: WM: Repentance of WOF

Jaime:

> If what you say is true, then the WOF people indeed no longer adhere to the WOF doctrine of yesterday. But the problem is we still hear reports of disasters re: people's faith (Gerald's and Jeff's post), which means that the "old" (if indeed it has been abandoned) WOF doctrine is around. AND THAT IS WHAT we are concerned about. If some of the WOF people/churches now are like Tkach's Church of God (the latter also having repented of its own mistake), then it is time to rejoice! But that still does not leave out the fact that there are still WOF churches being misled by the pernicious WOF doctrine that caused havoc in the past.

Dave:

It is not the extreme "don't take medicine if you're sick" stuff they may have once said. You see, these guys were very zealous...much zeal with no knowledge. To my knowledge, Fred Price was criticized once by Hobart Freeman because Hobart heard Fred Price say that if you are sick, it's ok to take medicine. He called Fred Price a "wet water walker" meaning that he, Fred Price, is watering down his doctrine. Hobart Freeman did not believe in taking medicine or even herbal remedies, vitamins, etc. He condemned them and said that pharmacists were practicing witchcraft. I have Hobart Freeman's tapes.

What they do teach is that we live by faith. And I've even heard them say that they will not make excuses or give reasons as to why someone died of sickness. They admit it's not their place to explain away. So I see that the WOF teachers have settled down in this area of teaching.

As for individual WOF churches, you'll find extremes everywhere. Not all WOF churches are extreme. Some are Evangelical minded...wanting to reach souls and see them saved.