Charismatics and pentecostals use this phrase to label someone who they feel 'stole a word, a vision,' or lacked what they termed 'authenticity' in the word they may have given.
And where I am all for having integrity in ministry (for lack of a better term), and as an author I am vehemently against plagiarism of any kind, I do believe that to have copy rights to a word that God supposedly has given, or to walk around acting like you own the patent on a mantra, or ministerial slogan, a religious cliche that YOU made popular (Yes, I'm addressing ministers, in particular), that is error, prideful and just plain WRONG.
See, the fact of the matter is if GOD gives a Word, then its GOD'S WORD, NOT YOURS!
How do you not know that God didn't give it to BOTH you AND that person you are accusing of 'stealing your word?'
If you knew how arrogant that sounded, you would STOP saying such foolishness!
THE WORD IS NOT YOURS! IT IS GOD'S!!!!
NO man, woman, boy or girl has ownership rights to the Word of the Lord.
NO one can claim 'THIS IS MY WORD! AND YOU BETTER NOT STEAL IT!'
The fact of the matter is that a LOT of the BIBLE was written by a bunch of what we would term TODAY as plagiarists!!!!
That's right!
How many times you have read the bible, and you read the same story written by more than one author in the bible?????
I have a FEW Times!
This religious nonsense of 'folks stealing folks' word,' is just that....NONSENSE!
I have biblical proof that God WILL speak the SAME thing to different authors, ministers, etc. And they may just write it or word it differently.
Four authors that immediately comes to mind are Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
The first 4 authors of the NT.
Matthew was a tax collector. Luke was a doctor. Mark was (possibly) a fisherman, and John was definitely a fisherman.
They had OTHER occupations...and were the ORIGINAL apostles of the (Early) Church.
ALL four authors of the gospels ALL told the SAME stories.
NOWHERE in the gospels (or beyond) was it ever written or implied that Mark, Luke or John were 'copycat' apostles/disciples....that they 'stole the vision, the Word' from Matthew...who was inspired by the Holy Ghost to write the Book of Matthew.
So I wonder where these 'modern day apostles' get that saying 'they stole the word, they stole the vision?'
Could it be that these folks running around here crying about 'they stole my word' are doing so because IT IS 'THEIR' WORD, and NOT the Word of the Lord?
Doesn't the Word say that ALL scripture is inspired by GOD, and NOT the word of man? If that be that case-and we all know that it is-then Mark, Luke, John didn't plagiarize Matthew's account of the gospel.
God merely spoke it to Mark, Luke and John and they wrote it in THEIR hand.
Four authors that immediately comes to mind are Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
The first 4 authors of the NT.
Matthew was a tax collector. Luke was a doctor. Mark was (possibly) a fisherman, and John was definitely a fisherman.
They had OTHER occupations...and were the ORIGINAL apostles of the (Early) Church.
ALL four authors of the gospels ALL told the SAME stories.
NOWHERE in the gospels (or beyond) was it ever written or implied that Mark, Luke or John were 'copycat' apostles/disciples....that they 'stole the vision, the Word' from Matthew...who was inspired by the Holy Ghost to write the Book of Matthew.
So I wonder where these 'modern day apostles' get that saying 'they stole the word, they stole the vision?'
Could it be that these folks running around here crying about 'they stole my word' are doing so because IT IS 'THEIR' WORD, and NOT the Word of the Lord?
Doesn't the Word say that ALL scripture is inspired by GOD, and NOT the word of man? If that be that case-and we all know that it is-then Mark, Luke, John didn't plagiarize Matthew's account of the gospel.
God merely spoke it to Mark, Luke and John and they wrote it in THEIR hand.
How is it in the Early Church, the apostles/disciples, all those who wrote the Word...did not go around talking of a 'copycat anointing.'
So where did that phrase come from?
A divisive, prideful spirit is one that masquerades itself as 'prophetic' or 'apostolic' (if I may use those religious terms)...and gets all lifted and puffed up when God speaks a word through them, whether it be in song, on letter or by mouth.
What a lot of people do not realize is that we are only VESSELS.
Just like Mark, Luke and John didn't take Matthew to court to sue them because they 'stole his story' or 'told it in another way,' so do those who say they are saved, and hearing from God...simply need to act like it.
Does it REALLY matter WHO heard God first? Isn't the most important thing that YOU heard from God?
Does it REALLY matter WHO heard God first? Isn't the most important thing that YOU heard from God?
There is NO SUCH THING as a copycat anointing!
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If someone else is speaking the same thing you are, stop labeling it as an 'copycat anointing.' Because the 'anointing' you THINK you have may not be from God if you are so busy trying to guard it...make sure no one is duplicating it. Do you know what the anointing even is? Read my post on the anointing...
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