I have the authority
Jesus has given me
When I open up my mouth
Miracles start breaking out
I have the authority
Jesus has given me
I am who You say I am
You crown me with confidence
I am seated
In the Heavenly place
Undefeated
By the power of Your name
Now, Bethel embraces nearly every false theology out there today. Word faith, or the ability for us to speak things into existence is certainly among them, as well as Narcigesis, which is reading ourselves into the texts of the bible. Discernment is often defined as being able to tell the difference between right and almost right. So, many worship songs have acceptable lyrics in some places and then dive off the theological cliff in others. There are lines in Champion that are perfectly acceptable and then there is the biblically ignorant notion that our voice brings the walls crashing down, and obvious reference to Jericho. The problem of course is that we were not at Jericho and that story is not in the bible so we can shout at our problems and watch them crumble before our eyes. Even though it is a historical narrative, the story does have spiritual lessons for us. It teaches us that we should always obey God as I am sure the command to march around for seven days did not make much sense in the natural. The power in the story is not from the shouting but from the obedience. Bethel, however, teaches a me-centric theology and a narcissistic faith so they focus naturally on the move of God but ascribe it somehow to the acts of the men. Instead of teaching us to obey God in all things, they teach we need to usurp the power of God and do as they did in Jericho that day - shout. Here is another example from Bethel, entitled "Too Good Not To Believe:
And I can't resurrect a man with my own hands
