When Christians engage members of William Branham's cult of personality, attempting to reason the Scriptures with them, they quickly learn that the Bible has very little effect on persuading cult members. William Branham rejected the Bible, both the Old and the New Testament, and manipulated members to believe that it had been replaced by something better.

Cult leaders today, following Branham's example, refute the Gospels and claim that it is of very little value. The "Word of God", for Branham's cult of personality, is the "Spoken Word" -- not the Bible.