If a message or teaching is truly of God, it will be backed up unequivocally by
scripture. But the Seed Faith message of Oral Roberts is full of half-truths and
some out and out lies. Mixing a little truth with a lot of error is the name of the
game for this doctrine. Using the spiritual law of sowing and reaping, Christians
are fed a diet of twisted scripture.
Galatians 6:7 is alleged to support this doctrine.ìBe not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man
soweth, that shall he also reap.î Galatians 6:7
However, the context of the following passages gives greater clarity as to the
meaning of these scriptures.
ìFor he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap
corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit
reap life everlasting. And let us not be weary in well doing: for in
due season we shall reap, if we faint not.î Galatians 6:8-9
Notice that what we reap is life everlasting, not money! The flesh in biblical
terms refers to the carnal man ñ lust, greed, covetousness, sensuality and the
like. That part of the human nature that is at war with God.
ìFor I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good
thing...î Romans 7:18a
ìBecause the carnal mind is enmity against GodÖî Romans 8:7a
ìLove not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any
man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all
that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes,
and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.î
1 John 2:15-16
According to the Apostle Paul, walking in the Spirit of God and the lust of the
flesh are not compatible. By walking in the Spirit of God, we keep the flesh under
subjection.