When I'm in error, it often gets exposed on here and I welcome it if I am indeed in error. I accept when I am wrong which I have proven many times in the past. Hinn has never. He returns with hateful comments. One in particular was "I wish God would give me a Holy Ghost machine gun. I'd blow your head off." Big difference there. If you can show me where he has admitted any errors in what he teaches, it would be greatly appreciated.
1. I have not met with him personally, no. 2. Yes, and many others. 3. I'm not casting stones. 4. True. Do me a favor and try and get in touch with Hinn yourself and tell me how easy that would be. Well-known ministers (people with actual authority on the subject, unlike me) have confronted Hinn personally. 5. I don't claim to be in any kind of "exposing false teachers" ministry. I just live day to day bro, wherever God takes me. My question to you would be, how do you know "God's selected". I'll ask you the same thing you asked me, are you the judge or is God? 6. I hope not, but I am careful before posting anything regarding this subject. If I am wrong, and I admit I am not always right (Hinn does not), then I will face the consequences of it (which I have in the past and continue to do, just like any other human being). I have embarrassed myself publicly in the past and been in pretty serious error and was always corrected and I'm sure it will happen again. I'm not opposed to correction, never said I was 7. Of course God is the judge.
Also, about the "selected by God" question. I'm not claiming to be anything special man. I don't claim God audibly speaks to me or through some strange vision he has come to me or anything like that. I have a testimony to God's grace that I never in a million years would have deserved and I am a sinner just like every one else. I am also not claiming that anyone is saved or not saved, or that they are God's elect or not elect. That's not for me to decide. But according to scripture, I do have the right to judge for myself if someone is teaching sound doctrine or completely warping it beyond recognition, which is the case with Benny Hinn.
His self-appointment, along with major warping of the scripture, has put him in extremely dangerous territory. Those who fawn over him because of his own self-appointment are themselves in danger. Anyone can claim God said this or that. It doesn't mean God spoke to them. This way of preaching is ripe for abuse and leading people astray, and it's exactly what is happening.
The live and let live, all inclusive, anything goes attitude is not biblical. Our God is not a God of chaos.
The questions I pose to you were questions to cause you to ponder your application of facts. So I will respond likewise.
1- as to meeting him personally I have and find him to be sincere from my spiritual view with my spiritual eyes. My natural eyes saw just a man but my spirit man was not in jeopardy of being deceived as I found him accurate in his assessment of our conversation.
2- in your praying for him was there an answer to your prayer and what was the specific prayer for him would be my focus. If you prayed that God reveal some insight to him because you feel he is false that is different than asking God to correct him and lead him in all truth if he is in fact false as many are trying to claim. And because God answers prayer with a yes you are correct and gives a reply or he answers with nothing an you take that as a no that prayer is still answered you just may not like the answer either way.
3 Contacting him is not a problem for me personally I always get a response just as I do from most of the ministers I contact about 97 % of them respond to me in a reasonable time frame and with all the respect that is deserving of the office I hold as Pastor and I would like to believe because I touched them in such a way that they knew I was as sincere as I feel they are in their collective ministries.
4- Following scripture simply from the ought point of view if people had an issue with brother hinn they should follow scripture and not be motivated by emotions and head knowledge which can be flawed. Especially since many think brother hinn is flawed in his assentation's
5 that was a question that was asked to point out the contrasting assignment you may have versus what I hinn,jakes duplantis,carter,,howell, or any other minister has, not a lessening of who you are or what you are called to do . Only pointing out that your assignment and gifting's are different and some may consider false or out of Gods will just because they don't have the revelation you have or the assignment you have. I shall know them by their fruits is my answer. I am a fruit inspector in my job as Pastor that's all, I point out over ripe fruit, rotten fruit, fruit that is not quite ready to be picked, and fruit that is ready to be picked. I cast no judgments just point out scripture references that always show that our ways are not Gods ways most of the time because we like doing stuff our way.
6-You seem to be an authority on brother hinn pointing out he does not admit when he is wrong I personally know that not to be true as he was convicted several times for his actions that did not line up with Gods accurate word or he was disobedient in the things of God and had to come clean to God his family his wife and his church so as to that point well! We all can be chastised bro hinn is no different but to do it on cc and not on his site or in an email to him seems like not following what scripture says we should do just my point.
7-I know you are not a judge as that is a particular office and appointment it was just making you ponder the differens callings of our purposes in Christ.
Now my conclusion. You are special and your words carry power either written or spoken. Jesus had authority with his spoken word and when he knelt and wrote on the ground those words had the same power.Cc is a powerful tool used to lift the kingdom work or tear it down, life our brothers and sisters or tear them down, but a powerful tool nonetheless. Of course you are to try scripture against scripture but you don't know all scripture nor do I.
We know in part and we hope the part we know is accurate. Here it is for me. I remember being unsaved, the empty feeling of not belonging because I was trul lost in the things of God. I remember the day I was converted and gave my life to Christ and received his gift of salvation. I wanted to be a preacher since I was a boy and even after bible college and years in seminary constant time with God and studying I don't know half of what God shows me in his times with me. I'm amazed at what I still learn at 52 but that lets me know I'm teachable.
I don't think I'm warped in my teaching methods some may just as they may with you hinn, or any other of our brothers or sisters and my main point is hinn is our brother. If my brother has a problem I talk to him not about him if I cant talk to him I pray for him and leave the rest to God as you stated .As for fawning over hinn that was a bit dramatic but point taken some may, some may be swayed or put off by antics or inconsistent actions against their doctrinal views that is just par for the course. But make no mistake leading Gods people astray is a God thing not an us thing.
I like to think like this. God called me to Pastor and I do that well, I teach well, I counsel well, I am well in several areas of the gifts I have been given. I view each man the same that his gifts are between him and God. I let God be God and I don't mess in his affairs. But I welcome in in mine. think you make some valid points and I hope I have as well. I just simply have a real problem calling out Pastors or ministers on public forums or even our brothers and sisters I think it is wrong and maybe I'm biased but I feel strongly that it has to be done scripturally.
And since not everyone receives scripture the same or even reads the same bible then I do know that it is a problem plaguing the body of Christ .We mature believers have to try to re direct the understanding that simply we just don't know all we think we know about our brothers and sisters. be blessed
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