Libre, this will be my last comments to be aware, as I dont want to bore you or really delve into the past, but the past keeps coming up, in regards to Todd Bentley and the supposedly Lakeland Revival, and the many who promoted him to extreme without any Biblical thought and conscious. They all promote their healing rooms.
Paul Cain is one such person who promotes his healing rooms, and the same person famously lied, unrebuked, while prophesying at one of Tod Bentleys so-called revivals last year. Paul Cain claimed that he had been a celibate all his life, when it is well known throughout the Body of Christ that he had fallen a number of years earlier to multiple homosexual relationships, as well as to drunkeness.
Cain was restored back into ministry just before this incident at Lakeland, and funny enough with many glowing false prophecies from those members of the apostlic-prophetic movement, such as Rick Joyner, Patrcia King, Bob Jones and many more.
Paul Cains lie on that night was exposed for what it was and publically criticised; and sadly so did a number of other lies that came from those members of the apostlic-prophetic movement, in misleading and contradictory versions of the truth in their statements that they fed to the media. Such statements claimed that Paul Cain had been misunderstood or whatever any other reason they tried think up in order to try and cover over Cains sin, and to hide their own sin and lack of discernment in allowing the deception to take place in the first place, and then after it took place, let it remain uncorrected and unrebuked. This scenario is exactly the same as in case of the Todd Bentley, who also promoted healing rooms.
Anyway, John Sandford from Elijah House made an interesting statement on the restoration of Paul Cain on Cains website, approximately five weeks after Paul Cains infamous incident at Lakeland. This statement was written as a belief that the time period was considered ample for Paul Cains restoration back into ministry after lying to the Body of Christ, and is much the same, as in the Todd Bentley saga!
The statement gives excuses and they still deny that he was a naughty boy, and that the claims made by other people, lack truth; and on the next hand they say he has confessed and repented! Well, Paul Cain didnt confess or repent to the Body of Christ. There were all the laughable diaglogue and double talk, about sorting out the root issues, but they didnt sort out all the lies, false teaching, and false prophecy; and they completely ignored the Biblical commands about the restoration process of fallen leaders.
We need to be aware of the many healing rooms that are around and the seduction, deception and falseness of some. The other person that deserves to be mentioned is Steve Dittmar, the Pastor of Jubille church, Camarillo, CA who not only has Paul Cain regularly ministering at his church, but also has a testimonial on Cains website promoting and supporting him.
John Sandford said this on Paul Cains website in June 2008:
To whom it may Concern,
This is to inform that I have spent several days in intensive ministry with Paul Cain. He was very receptive, open and hungry to receive help. Some time ago, over eager to find acceptance, Paul made some statements which some felt were self-excusing or whitewashing. If there was any truth to that charge then, there is not now. Paul Cain has faced his mistakes and sins squarely, repented, confessed, and has received forgiveness.
We sought out and dealt with many root issues as well.
I want to recommend to the Body of Christ that we receive Paul Cain again with open hearts and minds. Any of us can get off track. The mark of our Lord is redemption and reinstatement. My hope is that we who are the Body of Christ will evidence our Lords grace in relation to Paul.
Our Lords Way is not only to restore us to acceptance and functionality but to resurrect us to His original vision and purpose for us. In the end of our time of ministry, I saw that Paul Cain had been called and intended to be an early apostle of the prophetic movement, to lead and teach many in the proper prophetic use of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, a forerunner for the Body. Please join me in recognizing this as Paul Cains calling in the Lord, and in prayers for his full restoration to what God intended him to be in the beginning. We need that ministry, Pauls ministry. Lets love him into it.
With continuing prayers for Paul Cain and for the Body of Christ, I am
John Loren Sandford,
Co-Founder, Elijah House Ministries, Inc.
June 15, 2008
No mention about his false teaching, false prophecy, lieing, homosexuality, etc.
Anyway, once again I say, be aware, beware, and dont be unaware of some of these healing rooms.
Blessings.