A board of outside overseers would go far, he said, towards ensuring this change is real. Rusty Leonard, the founder of Ministry Watch, an independent evangelical group that advocates for financial accountability and transparency, agrees. I want corroboration from a leading non-prosperity gospel pastor. Lack of accountability is one of the standard critiques of the prosperity gospel, especially from classical Pentecostals like the Assemblies of God. The denomination teaches that God does miracles today; people can be healed by faith; and it is important for Christians to pray for divine intervention.
But it rejects what it sees as the facile formula of prosperity teaching. He also reported on a recent conversation with Pat Robertson, the founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network, and talked about praying with him.
Hinn did not indicate that anyone would be overseeing any changes he might make to his ministry, though. Sections Home. Bible Coronavirus Prayer. Subscribe Member Benefits Give a Gift. Subscribers receive full access to the archives. Trending: Thanksgiving Coronavirus Racism Haiti. Critics Want More. I can actually feel it. And people start getting healed. I was sitting on my wheelchair and I can walk now,' such things like that. Hinn took questions about disillusioned followers and about the U.
The questions clearly dismayed Hinn's handlers. As a child, he moved with his family to Canada, where he became an extremely devout evangelical. In his 20's, Hinn moved to Florida, where he married a preacher's daughter -- and then went into the family business.
Hinn said he realized early on that something extraordinary was happening. Uh to, goodness, we would have 2, or 3, show up on Monday nights. And then the word spread. Hinn's ministry exploded. Within a few years, he was traveling the world, preaching to millions of people. In the early '90s, he started a television show, which now airs in more than countries.
Along the way, he has made a series of truly extraordinary claims. It was in Akra, Ghana," Hinn explained to "Nightline. I had no proof he was dead. That's what they told me. They laid him on the platform, and at one point he got up. But that's not the question, the question is, can God raise the dead? Yes or no? And the answer is yes.
This left three treasured beliefs in tatters. No, Jesus only healed one man out of a multitude. No, Jesus healed instantly with a mere command.
I wept bitterly over my participation in greedy ministry manipulation and my life of false teaching and beliefs, and I thanked God for his mercy and grace through Jesus Christ.
My eyes were completely opened. I am thankful that my wife was willing to question my insistence on speaking in tongues and that my pastor loved me enough to disciple me out of prosperity gospel confusion.
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Subscribers receive full access to the archives. Then doubts began to surface. Costi Hinn September 20, Image: Tom Kubik. As the healings begin, many people come forward, hoping for their own miracle.
In this way he has manipulated countless people to give money to his cause, believing that giving money will be key to activating their miracle. He speaks to millions more each year through his crusades.
He has also perfected faith healing techniques that have been imitated by a host of others. Never does the Bible tell us that our healing is dependent upon the quantity or the activation of our faith. And most Christians hold that even while God does still heal people today, he no longer does so through the agency of a healer see James and read about A Presbyterian Healing Service.
In the final analysis, Benny Hinn is a dangerous deceiver, a fraud and charlatan who enriches himself at the expense of countless others. In lieu of a comments section, I accept and encourage letters to the editor. If you would like to write a letter to the editor, you can do so here.
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