CHAPTER 15: SCRIPTURES USED AS PROOF TEXT FOR OVERCOMING OTW DOCTRINE

CHAPTER 15: SCRIPTURES USED AS PROOF TEXT FOR OVERCOMING OTW DOCTRINE

The following proof text and words from various scriptures and phrases are used by teachers of the OTW to support their belief that they have overcoming behavior.

These texts include descriptors, which are: 

PERFECT

UPRIGHT

HEAVENLY

RIGHTEOUS 

HEIR OF THE RIGHTEOUSNESS

JUST

PLEASED

A GOOD REPORT

BY FAITH 

RECOMPENSE OF REWARD

A BETTER COUNTRY

Noah in Genesis 6:9 "Noah was a JUST man and PERFECT in his generation, and Noah “walked with God" and in Hebrews 11:7 "and became the heir of righteousness through faith."

Abraham in Genesis 17:1 "the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou PERFECT" and

Hebrews 11:9 "By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the HEIRS with him of the same promise".

Job in Job 1:1 "There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was PERFECT and UPRIGHT, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil."

Abel in Hebrews 11:4 "By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was RIGHTEOUS."

Enoch in Hebrews 11:5 "for before his translation he had this testimony, that he PLEASED God."

Isaac, Jacob, Joseph in Hebrews 11:16 "But now they desire a BETTER country, that is, an HEAVENLY."

Moses in Hebrews 11:26 "for he had respect unto the RECOMPENSE OF THE REWARD."

Rahab, Gedeon, Barak, Samson, Jephthae, David, Samuel, the prophets;

Hebrews 11:33 "Who through FAITH subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

Hebrews 11:34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."

These scriptures are used or have been used as proof texts that the OTW were perfected or close to perfection in their day. Although they never had the baptism necessary for the New Man experience in the New Testament.