Reinterpretation

TBC: We have noted in the past how C. Peter Wagner uses scripture in order to support his extrabiblical teachings. Consider the following example:]

"We need to take a new look at one of our most quoted Bible verses: 'The Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost' (Luke:19:10For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
See All...). In the past, most of us thought that Jesus was saying 'to seek and to save those who were lost.' Consequently, we applied it to saving souls. But now we realize that we should have taken Jesus' statement at face value, namely 'that which was lost.'

"What is it then, that was lost and that Jesus came to seek and to save? The answer is in the first chapter of Genesis. God's original design was that Adam and Eve should have dominion over all of God's creation (see Genesis:1:28And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
See All...). But they disobeyed God, they lost their authority, Satan usurped it and he became the god of this age. Satan's kingdom encompassed all of the human kingdoms of the earth (see Luke:4:5-6 [5] And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. [6] And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.
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"Why did Jesus come? He came with His kingdom, namely the kingdom of God, to invade the kingdom of Satan for the purpose of taking back dominion of God's creation which was lost in the Garden of Eden. The Holy Spirit is now speaking to the churches and saying that God's people must do what it takes to transform society, segment by segment, until God's kingdom is seen on earth as it is in heaven." [C. Peter Wagner, "Transform Society!", "Global Prayer News," Vol. 6, No. 3, July-September 2005.]