As Abigail pointed out I think they said over 900 as in at least but not limited to 900. Then again you could demand a recount or better yet count them yourself....
The Way isn't the only ministry that says there are 900 promises of God. Years back when TWI was promoting it, I noticed in a couple christian bookstores that they had 7-8 and 900 promise type books for sale.
I have somewhere in a dark place, a copy of a research weekend in the mid '70s, when the ladies of The Way of Indiana did on 800+ promises. (It's in the dark because they copied them on a photo sensitive copy paper that darkens when they are exposed to more light.)
The promises are the simple ones that we as wayfers tend to take for granted, like: my peace I give to you, and walk in my love. There might be say 15 peace verses and 22 love verses, that would account for 37 promises of God.
The ladies did a really good peace of work and I've thought I'd like to copy it but I'm afraid the copy machine lights will destroy the origionals.
You might try looking in Christian bookstores, I'm sure they must still have such books.
A lot of times it is the same promise repeated over again, a reaffirmation. But a lot of times the promise is focused at different subjects and contexts.
At an Indiana Women's Advance in April of 1973 the theme was "Promises" --and each of us received a syllabus with nothing but promises outlined in the Word of God, with the scripture references. I kept it for decades, but eventually tossed it out and I wish I still had it. A great deal of it had to do with Old Testament law, and the promises of health and prosperity that came with adherance to it. Then of course there were a lot of scriptures outlined from the New Testament as well. The syllabus was a little less than half an inch thick, single sided and double spaced. It was put together by a group of women at The Way of Indiana.
So, at one time, a group of people did outline them. I don't remember the exact number of the promises in that syllabus, which was only handed out to the women at the advance in Indianapolis, but there were quite a few.
Women who taught at the advance:
Connie Emerson (before her divorce and subsequent later marriage to Panarello)
Stevie Kay Louis
Pat Lynn
I'm sure there were others-- it was a two day event, and Good Seed played. That's all I can remember.
Missed TWI in the 70s and most of the 80s. I can tell you we didn't hear much about the Promises of God under Craig in the 90s.
If we did, it usually ended up as condemnation. Something like "well, there are over 900 promises of God! How many are you living?" Really. They turned even THAT into a stick to hit people.
JT, that and the fact that we weren't good enough to receive any of the promises from God. I'm with you in having never learned much of the actual promises.
I still think some of those 900 are the same promise with different "qualifications" and hoops required to get them.
I think if most people were asked how you could turn something like that into criticism, most normal folks would be stumped. Only a truly twisted mind could do that so well.
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Abigail
TWI may have said there were over 900 promises, but they taught them and used them as over 900 threats.
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As Abigail pointed out I think they said over 900 as in at least but not limited to 900. Then again you could demand a recount or better yet count them yourself....
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Since they taught that there were that many I'd like to see them list them....but without the threats and caveats they're so adept at adding on.
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The Way isn't the only ministry that says there are 900 promises of God. Years back when TWI was promoting it, I noticed in a couple christian bookstores that they had 7-8 and 900 promise type books for sale.
I have somewhere in a dark place, a copy of a research weekend in the mid '70s, when the ladies of The Way of Indiana did on 800+ promises. (It's in the dark because they copied them on a photo sensitive copy paper that darkens when they are exposed to more light.)
The promises are the simple ones that we as wayfers tend to take for granted, like: my peace I give to you, and walk in my love. There might be say 15 peace verses and 22 love verses, that would account for 37 promises of God.
The ladies did a really good peace of work and I've thought I'd like to copy it but I'm afraid the copy machine lights will destroy the origionals.
You might try looking in Christian bookstores, I'm sure they must still have such books.
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Belle
Wouldn't that just be 2 promises stated 37 times?
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Yes and no.
A lot of times it is the same promise repeated over again, a reaffirmation. But a lot of times the promise is focused at different subjects and contexts.
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At an Indiana Women's Advance in April of 1973 the theme was "Promises" --and each of us received a syllabus with nothing but promises outlined in the Word of God, with the scripture references. I kept it for decades, but eventually tossed it out and I wish I still had it. A great deal of it had to do with Old Testament law, and the promises of health and prosperity that came with adherance to it. Then of course there were a lot of scriptures outlined from the New Testament as well. The syllabus was a little less than half an inch thick, single sided and double spaced. It was put together by a group of women at The Way of Indiana.
So, at one time, a group of people did outline them. I don't remember the exact number of the promises in that syllabus, which was only handed out to the women at the advance in Indianapolis, but there were quite a few.
Women who taught at the advance:
Connie Emerson (before her divorce and subsequent later marriage to Panarello)
Stevie Kay Louis
Pat Lynn
I'm sure there were others-- it was a two day event, and Good Seed played. That's all I can remember.
But, yeah, there was documentation at some point.
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Missed TWI in the 70s and most of the 80s. I can tell you we didn't hear much about the Promises of God under Craig in the 90s.
If we did, it usually ended up as condemnation. Something like "well, there are over 900 promises of God! How many are you living?" Really. They turned even THAT into a stick to hit people.
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JT, that and the fact that we weren't good enough to receive any of the promises from God. I'm with you in having never learned much of the actual promises.
I still think some of those 900 are the same promise with different "qualifications" and hoops required to get them.
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Hellen Parker was also a teacher at that advance... she later married Ken Sudduth.
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Belle,
I think if most people were asked how you could turn something like that into criticism, most normal folks would be stumped. Only a truly twisted mind could do that so well.
JT
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God first
God bless you all
And thank you all for I have been blessed reading your loving post one after the other
I learn some things as I hope we all did
with love and an holy kiss Roy
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here's a promis of God's Word and the "WE" know I am refering to the Bible:
Either believe it or go to Hell.
Is that correct the "WE"?
the "e" left off promises because there may be some broken~~~
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