Kenneth Copeland — Quotes Examined

"You don't have a god in you. You are one."

Kenneth Copeland's teaching that believers are literal gods is a direct contradiction of Scripture. God declares in Isaiah 43:10 that no god was formed before or after Him. This 'little gods' doctrine originates from the same lie the serpent told Eve in Genesis 3:5 — 'you will be like God' — and is condemned throughout the Bible as the sin of pride.

"God is a being that stands somewhere around 6'2", 6'3", that weighs somewhere in the neighborhood of a couple of hundred pounds, little better, [and] has a hand span nine inches across."

Kenneth Copeland's claim that God is a physical being with specific height and weight is not Christianity — it is closer to Mormonism and ancient paganism. Jesus Himself declared 'God is Spirit' (John 4:24). To reduce the infinite, omnipresent Creator to a finite physical form is to deny His very nature and create an idol in one's own image.

"He needs you well, he needs you strong and he needs you rich."

The claim that God 'needs' you rich inverts the entire gospel. God does not need anything from us (Acts 17:25). Scripture consistently warns that the love of money is a root of evil and that riches are a spiritual danger, not a divine requirement. Jesus taught that you cannot serve both God and money.

"As a believer, you have a right to make commands in the name of Jesus. Each time you stand on the Word, you are commanding God to a certain extent because it is His Word."

Kenneth Copeland teaches that believers can 'command God' by standing on His Word. This inverts the entire relationship between Creator and creature. God is not a servant awaiting our orders — He is the sovereign King who does whatever He pleases. Jesus Himself never commanded the Father but submitted in prayer: 'not My will, but Yours.' Copeland's teaching makes God a subordinate to human faith declarations.