ism atic ▁denomin ations ▁and ▁communities . ▁The ▁movement ▁ren oun ces ▁pover ty ▁and ▁physical ▁suffering ▁as ▁either ▁necessary ▁to ▁a ▁god ly ▁life ▁or ▁gl or ifying ▁Jesus ▁Christ . ▁It ▁teach es ▁that ▁the ▁salv ation ▁won ▁by ▁Jesus ▁on ▁the ▁cross ▁included ▁wealth ▁and ▁prosper ity ▁for ▁bel ie vers . ▁ ▁Historical ▁orig ins ▁Evangel ist ▁E . W . ▁Ken y on ▁( 1 8 6 7 – 1 9 4 8 ) ▁is ▁usually ▁c ited ▁as ▁the ▁origin ator ▁of ▁Word ▁of ▁Fa ith ▁teaching . ▁ ▁Ken y on ' s ▁writ ings ▁influenced ▁Kenneth ▁H agin ▁Sr ., ▁the ▁recognized ▁" father " ▁of ▁the ▁Word ▁of ▁Fa ith ▁movement . ▁H agin ▁( 1 9 1 7 – 2 0 0 3 ) ▁believed ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁God ' s ▁will ▁that ▁bel ie vers ▁enjoy ▁good ▁health , ▁financial ▁success , ▁and ▁a ▁bl essed ▁life . ▁ ▁Te ach ings ▁Dist inct ive ▁Word ▁of ▁Fa ith ▁teach ings ▁include ▁physical , ▁emot ional , ▁financial , ▁rel ational , ▁and ▁spiritual ▁he aling ▁or ▁prosper ity ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁skill fully ▁manage ▁their ▁c oven ant ▁with ▁God . ▁The ▁movement ▁ur ges ▁bel ie vers ▁to ▁speak ▁what ▁they ▁desire , ▁in ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁promises ▁and ▁prov isions ▁of ▁the ▁Bible , ▁as ▁an ▁aff irm ation ▁of ▁God ' s ▁plans ▁and ▁purposes . ▁They ▁believe ▁this ▁is ▁what ▁Jesus ▁meant ▁when ▁he ▁said ▁in ▁