Abstract
Oral Roberts’ life and healing ministry were shaped by his theology of God. Roberts viewed God as good, who personally worked in the lives of people in the present, and who had good plans for each believer. The manifestation of these plans depended, however, on the faith of the individual believer. God was affected by events in time, was limited in his ability to act by the cooperation of the believer, and suffered emotional distress even as people do. The overriding element in all of Roberts’ message is that “Something good is going to happen to you.” Christians should expect miracles, good things, prosperity, healing, and overall blessings because God intends for his children to live that way in their journeys through life. This study will look at the theology of Oral Roberts, primarily featured in several of his most notable theological concepts.
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Thorpe, R. Samuel
(2018)
"An Overview of the Theology of Oral Roberts,"
Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology: Vol. 3:
No.
2, Article 10.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31380/2573-6345.1089
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