39The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.” For reference:ģ6“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” 37And He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38This is the great and foremost commandment. In part two of the endless series, Michael Todd inserts a commandment in Matthew 22.
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The supposedly famous “Relationship Goals” series which went “viral” according to Transformation Church is littered with the self-love Popularity Gospel which looks to make people feel good rather than be confronted with the realities present in a Christian worldview. It’s worth noting that Transformation Church has a robust YouTube page which boasts both the influence and the need for discernment. We would not consider Transformation Church to be a legitimate local church. Transformation Church also ordains female ministers. It’s is also safe to assume that the Prosperity Gospel is preached there. This is enough to not recommend this church at a minimum. The statement of faith inserts the Prosperity Gospel as well as some NAR language. WE BELIEVE THAT, AS PART OF CHRIST’S WORK OF SALVATION, IT IS THE FATHER’S WILL FOR BELIEVERS TO BECOME WHOLE, HEALTHY, AND SUCCESSFUL IN ALL AREAS OF LIFE: We bolded the text that in no way support their following claims. Learn more about why the Prosperity Gospel is heretical here. The statement of faith goes on to insert the Prosperity Gospel. This portion will be addressed in greater detail below because of its homage to false apostolic movements, such as NAR. Furthermore, churches that proclaim such titles usually bend on more passages. The title is void of meaning, in doing so. It’s absolutely arrogant to elevate oneself to prophet or apostle. WE BELIEVE BOTH MEN AND WOMEN ARE SOVEREIGNLY CHOSEN BY GOD FOR THESE MINISTRY POSITIONS.Īt a minimum, its unbiblical to exclude deacons as a ministry position. THESE GIFTS ARE FOR THE EQUIPPING OF BELIEVERS TO SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST. THE FIVE-FOLD MINISTRY POSITIONS OF APOSTLES, PROPHETS, EVANGELISTS, PASTORS, AND TEACHERS ARE GIFTS GIVEN TO EACH LOCAL CHURCH AND THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH. The ministry positions considered valid according to Transformation Church are: However, the archived page containing their faith statement can be found here. However since the original publish date, Transformation Church removed their statement of faith from their website sometime around May 2020, likely because of the link traffic from this site. Transformation Church when this verdict was first published had their statement of faith quoted as it is below. Is Transformation Church a legitimate church? Let’s perform the website test. It embraces the spirit of its founder as it expresses a radical, diversified, progressive, 21st century technological church.” The fact that they use the word progressive in their church description is foreshadowing what’s to come. Transformations Church bills itself as a “dynamic, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, non-denominational inner-city ministry in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Michael Todd began as the protégé of Gary McIntosh. He pastors at Transformation Church, a church founded by Gary McIntosh.
He went viral from his sermon series “Relationship Goals” which he turned into a book and study. Michael Todd AKA Mike Todd is a megachurch pastor in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Part of what we want to do in our Discernment ministry is to go beyond the low hanging fruits like a Joel Osteen or Paula White. It is a source of joy to be trusted in such a way. You can make a request here, and we will honor it.
PrefaceĪt the request of one of our readers, we have been asked to investigate whether Michael Todd is a false teacher. His potential danger is one of Joel Osteen levels. Category 5 Verdict: Michael Todd preaches the Prosperity and Popularity Gospels.
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