▁whose ▁first ▁encounter ▁with ▁Word ▁of ▁Fa ith ▁doctrine ▁came ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁when ▁a ▁faith ▁he aler ▁" sl ay ed ▁[ him ] ▁in ▁the ▁spirit " ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁c ure ▁his ▁c ere br al ▁p als y , ▁states ▁in ▁A ▁Call ▁for ▁Disc ern ment ▁that ▁the ▁" l ittle ▁gods " ▁teaching ▁is ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁Word ▁of ▁Fa ith ▁focus ▁on ▁health ▁and ▁wealth : ▁" A ▁god ▁should ▁never ▁be ▁sick , ▁and ▁a ▁god ▁should ▁never ▁be ▁poor ." ▁Word ▁of ▁Fa ith ▁def enders ▁have ▁respond ed ▁that ▁the ▁teaching ▁simply ▁unders c ores ▁the ▁bib lic al ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁bel ie ver ' s ▁" true ▁identity ▁in ▁Christ ". ▁ ▁Crit ics , ▁such ▁as ▁Christian ▁ap ologist ▁and ▁C AR M ▁founder ▁Matt ▁S lick ▁and ▁Bible ▁critique ▁author ▁W . ▁Gary ▁Phill ips , ▁believe ▁referencing ▁script ures ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁men ▁are ▁gods , ▁is ▁using ▁these ▁Script ures ▁out ▁of ▁context . ▁These ▁vers es ▁were ▁originally ▁addressed ▁to ▁the ▁Jud ges ▁of ▁Israel , ▁who ▁they ▁were ▁called ▁gods ▁not ▁because ▁they ▁were ▁themselves ▁divine , ▁but ▁because ▁they ▁pron ounced ▁the ▁jud g ement ▁of ▁the ▁true ▁and ▁only ▁God . ▁The ▁Heb rew ▁and ▁Greek ▁words ▁used ▁in ▁both ▁Script ures ▁for ▁" god s " ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁applied ▁to ▁magistr ates , ▁and ▁may ▁be ▁translated ▁as ▁" m