Benny Hinn on Dateline Last Night

[Asaph]

I have heard him and I would not want what he offers. I have heard him speak and he contradicts himself in his teaching and yet there is something about the man without the pomp that makes him so vulnerable, and honest and that man is a man that I can see God using with all of his sincerity and vulnerability if he were but real. I remember one time hearing him speak about how he needs to wear glasses because he can't see and he said he doesn't dare because how would the people receive the healing teaching if he wore them...I thought it was so sad that he would go without his glasses and go without seeing because he was afraid the people wouldn't receive what he shared. At that moment, I saw a guy in bondage. He tells about how his mom is a diabetic and how she never gets healed from diabetes but he can't share it as openly as he would because if he did then people wouldn't believe God healed. I found it incredible that this man would hide all these things and be in fear. There is a lot of things that I have sat and pondered if all was stripped from him and would the ministry be effective for salvation and I have to say that I don't think he could do it. Have you ever heard him try to preach? He can't. He gets all these guests to speak but he doesn't really speak and I don't think he can deliver it and in context with what people need to know. I agree with Humbleman here that I doubt that it would exist unless he was right with God.

One last point, when he shared what all the shortcomings were in his home and was real, and shared the thoughts that went through his head and just sat there and kind of testified, then I heard God using him. This was not at a crusade.

Amen?

NewSong

Yes Amen NS. But please remember he is our brother and your testimony here shows me that you do.

Good post sis.

Asaph

 

[mickd7]

I understand what you're saying, but what I'm getting at is this- forget the healings and other stuff. Put a bible in his hands, put him in the pulpit, and tell him he has to evangelize the crowd by his understanding of and knowledge of the Gospel. Do you think his theology is strong enough to win converts based solely on his teachings?

THe Bible says his Word will not go back void, so no matter who preaches the Gospel, Gods word is Gods word and people can be saved. I have no idea where this man stands with God and I will not judge him, but I will question his methods and what he does if it does not seem Scriptural.

 

[jiminpa]

Now if Hinn or any of these so called healers like Hinn walked into Shivo's room and she was totally healed and walked out then he would be believable but I have never seen or heard of such a miracle taking place especially by him. On the report about him they say he chooses which will come up on the stage and those poor sick folks that are on gurneys, wheelchairs and those in really sad shape like Shivo are way in the background and never come up on stage.

You seem to be claiming that those with a gift of healing have absolute control over the gift. Maybe God is allowing Terri Schiavo to suffer the fate man plans for her to show how evil we who claim to be His really are. In any case, Benny Hinn is not the healer, God is, and if God doesn't heal someone, it doesn't matter what Benny Hinn or anyone else does.

 

[Celticflame]

I never really take much notice of those programmes. If Benny Hinn is not looking after finances, then God will deal with him. But as for that Benny Hinn is Anointed with the Fire of God something must preachers in the west lack especially in the WOF and so called Charismatic movement. It is great to see the Large amount of souls that ae coming into the Kingdom through his ministry and for that I can give him my approval.

 

[JimB]

You seem to be claiming that those with a gift of healing have absolute control over the gift. Maybe God is allowing Terri Schiavo to suffer the fate man plans for her to show how evil we who claim to be His really are. In any case, Benny Hinn is not the healer, God is, and if God doesn't heal someone, it doesn't matter what Benny Hinn or anyone else does.

Doesn’t every believer have the gift of healing? Isn’t healing “the children’s bread”?

Personally, I believe every Christian has access to every gift of the Holy Spirit to be used when needed. To say that only some have it would cripple the ministry of the church if, say, the person with the healing gift was not present when healing was needed. That’s like a contractor saying one carpenter can only use a hammer and another only a saw and another only a screwdriver. Work would stop when any one of them was not at work.

~Jim

 

[New_Wineskin]

Doesn’t every believer have the gift of healing? Isn’t healing “the children’s bread”?

Personally, I believe every Christian has access to every gift of the Holy Spirit to be used when needed.

~Jim

I agree ... the same Spirit is at work in all of us to do as He wills at His pleasure .

 

[CelineDion]

*crys* Poor benny. If you think he's so bad why dont you pray for him? If you spent half the time praying for him as you do argueing on an internet site wether or not he's real maybe things would change...even though he's and awesome man of God. I think this is pitiful...there are over thirty pages of meaningless junk arguments. For shame.

 

[HumbleMan]

*I think this is pitiful...there are over thirty pages of meaningless junk arguments. For shame.

CD, I believe the most credible argument put up so far is Jim's concerning fiscal accountability. There is no reason not to be transparent.

 

[CelineDion]

I think that what Benny is paid is nobody's business but his own. Sorry but there arent many people that if you go up to them and say " Exscuse me sir I see that you are sporting a christian symbol on your mercedes would you please show me your spending trends and patterns and report to me how much you make?" Thats rude. I think people assume that he spends the ministrys money on hotels and cars but thats not true. He is paid a huge amount by his church. So what he buys and spends on is from his own personal earnings. I dont get why people dont see that

 

[HumbleMan]

I think that what Benny is paid is nobody's business but his own. Sorry but there arent many people that if you go up to them and say " Exscuse me sir I see that you are sporting a christian symbol on your mercedes would you please show me your spending trends and patterns and report to me how much you make?" Thats rude. I think people assume that he spends the ministrys money on hotels and cars but thats not true. He is paid a huge amount by his church. So what he buys and spends on is from his own personal earnings. I dont get why people dont see that

But Benny is in a position of public trust. People send him money in faith that he is using it as God intends. I agree that what his salary is is his business, but the money entrusted to his ministry to help those who it was sent for is a public issue.

 

[CelineDion]

Here this is on his website :

How is the money spent that you receive in offerings and crusades?

A. We have numerous reliable people in place to oversee the gifts we receive. We have a leading accounting firm that continually keeps a watchful eye on everything we do, making sure that we are good stewards of every dollar we receive. You can see the simple graph that explains how the income, gratefully received, was distributed with confidence.

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[HumbleMan]

That's great, and I'm glad he has that on his website. I pray that his financial team is accurate in their reporting. I have no proof that they are anything but honest, BTW.

 

[CelineDion]

*BIG HUGS* That was the most awesome response i could have asked for. Your a true man of God.

 

[jiminpa]

Sorry Celine, but you miss the point, (I'm being satirical here), Dan Rather says Benny's a crook, so do some of the professional Christian gossip ministries, (don't check on their finances BTW, or compare them to scriptures on gossip and slander). Worst of all he operates in Spiritual gifts in public, and we all know that tramples all over everyone's pet doctrines, so he must be brought down by all of our self-appointed holy spirits.

Do you know how many "Christian" teachers are getting richer than Benny by critizing him, claiming that the gifts died with the first apostles, and exalting the ministry of teaching to the point of idolatry? Besides, he doesn't blow his ministry's whole entire budget subscribing to every auditing service on the planet, reguardless of their criteria.