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The Way International
After an encounter with God, Wierwille has a career of writing, preaching, and teaching that included the denial of the Trinity, the deity of Jesus Christ, and other major doctrines of orthodox Christianity. He is revered as a prophet by his followers and views himself as an apostle, "one who brings new light to his generation."
That Wierwille admits that the belief in the deity of Christ had "sprouted" during the apostolic age of Paul and Timothy! "The truth of Jesus Christ the Son of God was deliberately forged into the doctrine of God the Son. Seeds of Jesus Christ as God were planted and sprouted during the lifetime of Paul, continued growing during Timothy's lifetime and flourished shortly thereafter, reaching full bloom for all future creeds by 325 AD" Victor Paul Wierwille, Forgers of the Word, 1983
"The doctrine that Jesus Christ the Son of God was God the son was decreed by worldly and ecclesiastical powers. Men were forced to accept it at the point of the sword or else, Thus, the error of the trinity was propounded to the end that ultimately people believed it to be the truth. Thus Christianity became in essence like Babylonian heathenism, with only a veneer of Christian names." (Victor Paul Wierwille, Forgers of the Word, 1983)
Jesus Christ is Not God. (Yeah right, this guy is in need of some serious help.) Dr. Victor Paul Wierwille, Arian, Leader of The Way International, Jesus Christ is Not God, p. 25-26
A short history of "The Way International"
Victor Paul Wierwille was born in New Knoxville, Ohio, on December 31, 1916. He and his family were members of an Evangelical and Reformed Church (now United Church of Christ). he attended Mission House (Lakeland) College and graduated in 1941 from Princeton Theological Seminary.
Wierwille claimed that on October 3 of the next year, he heard God speak to him audibly. God told Wierwille that He would guide him to understand and interpret the Bible more accurately than anyone since the apostolic age. As a result, Wierwille said he dumped 3,000 of his theological textbooks into a trash heap and set on an independent study of Scripture.
In 1948 Wierwille received a Doctor of Theology degree from the unaccredited (and now defunct) Pike's Peak Seminary in Colorado. in 1951 he visited evangelist J.E. Stiles and learned his technique for speaking in tongues.
In 1953 Wierwille began teaching his 'Power for Abundant Living' (PFAL) classes, a series of lectures highlighting his unusual doctrinal views. In 1955 Wierwille incorporated his ministry as The Way, Inc. and a few years later, formally withdrew from the Evangelical and Reformed denomination. Over the next few years his theology increasingly deviated from orthodox Christianity, particularly his views of the Trinity and the nature of Christ.
Wierwille's influence grew as a result of the late 1960s "Jesus Movement." A number of former hippies were attracted to his authoritative teaching style and experiential emphasis on spiritual gifts. in the early 1970s the group adopted the name The Way International (TWI) and began holding annual "Rock of Ages" music festivals. in 1975 The Way College was opened in Emporia, Kansas, with 350 students.
Wierwille officially retired as president of TWI in 1982. L. Craig Martindale, a former Baptist Student Union and F.C.A. leader at the University of Kansas where he played football succeeded him. Wierwille died of ocular cancer on May 20, 1985, at age 68.
Following his death, several former leaders of TWI leveled charges against Wierwille and TWI trustees included accusations of extreme authoritarianism, plagiarism, adultery, and false teachings. As a result the group lost many followers, sold its college in Kansas, and spawned several like-minded splinter groups led by former TWI staffers. These included Christian Educational Services and Pacific West Fellowship.
More to follow.
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