Introduction: Recovering Power Without Losing Truth

There is a false choice that has harmed the church: either believe every miracle claim in order to protect faith, or reject healing ministry in order to protect truth. The New Testament offers a better way. It presents a God who acts, a Christ who heals, a Spirit who gives gifts, apostles who pray boldly, churches that test spiritual speech, leaders who are accountable, and disciples who are commanded to tell the truth. Biblical faith and biblical integrity are not rivals. Healing ministry becomes distorted when the desire to demonstrate power becomes stronger than the obligation to love people. In that environment, ambiguous improvement may become a cure, a person may be pushed to perform gratitude, medical care may be treated as unbelief, an offering may be tied to breakthrough, or a leader may become too spiritually important to question. None of these practices is required by the gospel. The term hype describes an inflation of certainty, significance, or outcome. It can be verbal-saying more than is known. It can be visual-editing a video to remove uncertainty. It can be financial-implying that a gift purchases access to power. It can be theological

• turning a pattern into a promise God has not made. It can be

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