Casey Treat
"God created man and woman an exact duplicate of himself."
(Hank Hanegraaff, "Christianity in Crisis" page 361. Casey Treat, "Renewing the Mind," page 90, 1985)
"I'm an exact duplicate of God! When God looks in the mirror He sees me! When I look in the mirror, I see God! Oh, hallelujah! You know, sometimes people say to me, when they're mad and want to put me down. You just think you're a little god. Thank you! Hallelujah! You got that right! Who'd you think you are, Jesus? Y ep!...Are you listening to me? Are you kids running around here acting like gods? Why not? God told me to! Since I'm an exact duplicate of God, I'm going to act like God!"
(Dave Hunt, "Seduction of Christianity," Casey Treat)
"If you don't have the right attitude," Treat singsongs, "you can't live a prosperous lifestyle. So we've got to get right in us. First of all, you have to believe, receive, and embrace the principles of prosperity—for you."
"While Stivers recognizes that the Bible periodically describes God materially rewarding the faithful, he argues, "You've got to look at the main themes of Christianity." One, he says, is a "heavy suspicion of wealth." He refers to the often-quoted passage in the Gospel of Matthew, in which a wealthy man asks Jesus how he can obtain eternal life. Jesus tells him to sell his possessions and give to the poor, whereupon he issues the immortal words, "It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." There is some debate about whether the "eye of a needle" refers to an ancient gate in Jerusalem, which camels could get through only by kneeling down and being stripped of their baggage, or whether it is a literal image. In either case, wealth is portrayed as an obstacle to salvation, and the sentiment has led as far as asceticism in some strains of Christianity.
Be careful, you're quoting scriptures that you don't finish," Pastor Treat tells me by phone when I ask him about that passage. He refers to the Gospel of Mark's version of events. As in Matthew's version, after the rich man walks away deflated, Peter turns to Jesus and says, essentially, what about us? We've given away everything to follow you. Jesus then declares that the faithful will be rewarded "in this age" with 100 times or "fold" what they have given up. (Matthew, in contrast, talks about a reward in "the world to come.")
Treat continues: "So the end of the story is, if the rich man would have followed Jesus, he would have received 100 fold. . . . So that story is exactly the point we're talking about now. Jesus is teaching the rich man: If you think your money is going to make your life good or successful, you're wrong. But if you're generous with money, it can be a blessing, and it can add to your life.
I don't think you should prosper so you can have more and more stuff. I think you should give." For example, Treat says, "Last year, we took over 10 tons of food—that's over 20,000 pounds—to the Federal Way food bank. Now the only reason that our church could give is because we had more food than we needed to eat."
Casey Treat will be hosting the Vision International Leadership Conference 2005 on March 6-13, 2005. Two of the othe speakers will be Dr. Fred Price and Dr. David Yonggi Cho. For Casey Treat to associate with Fred Price undermines both true biblical discernment and true Christian unity.
Fred Price claims that Jesus did not pay for our sins on the cross. He says that the Holy Spirit does not want to live in your body if you are sick. He teaches that if you pray, 'Thy will be done,' you are calling God a Fool! He teaches that he does not allow sickness in his home yet his wife got cancer. Fred Price is a ravening wolf that needs to be avoided at all cost!
Casey Treat was ordained in July 1980 by Dr. Fred Price at Crenshaw Christian Center in Los Angeles, California. I wonder how Casey feels about his mentors cruel teaching that the Holy Spirit does not want to live in your body if you are sick? Can you imagine the gall to teach such a cruel and uncaring teaching as that? Can you see Fred Price telling a mother of a crippled child that the Holy Spirit does not want to live in your childs body?
Casey Treat is also battling hepatitis C. “This seemed like a battle I could overcome to continue my vision,” said Treat, who was diagnosed a year ago and revealed his illness during services at SeaTac’s Christian Faith Center last month. “I believe in healing. It was never an option of dying young. It was more of a fight of faith.” In December, Treat started a rigorous nine-month chemotherapy program through the University of Washington Medical Center. (Article Seattle Times)
Life And Power (4 tape-pack)
"As a Christian YOU have the spiritual power living inside of you to overcome sickness, poverty, and sin..."
(Casey Treat Website)