Now, one can say what they wish to say about Pastor Benny (Tufick) Hinn, but I believe this man has repented. How and why? The signs are present. He wants to remove, eliminate, disassociate and otherwise correct his mistakes and obvious error of associating material wealth and prosperity with a give to get scheme.
The critic asserts that he is only trying to expand his wealth. OK, let's see how that goes, but I will say this, he is CORRECT in speaking about the pressure that he came under as it pertains to offering and gimmicks to give...THAT is exactly how too many do it...
In many cases Preachers are expected to immediately after a message, raise and offering. I HAVE REFUSED such practice and WILL NOT engage in such. Not because I don't believe in giving...I simply don't believe in manipulation and preachers and ministries doing that kind of practice are manipulating the people at a time when their spirits are open and they are not thinking rationally...
Thank you Pastor Benny for taking the lead and coming out and back to the cross. I am certainly with you in that mission and on that journey!
The critic asserts that he is only trying to expand his wealth. OK, let's see how that goes, but I will say this, he is CORRECT in speaking about the pressure that he came under as it pertains to offering and gimmicks to give...THAT is exactly how too many do it...
In many cases Preachers are expected to immediately after a message, raise and offering. I HAVE REFUSED such practice and WILL NOT engage in such. Not because I don't believe in giving...I simply don't believe in manipulation and preachers and ministries doing that kind of practice are manipulating the people at a time when their spirits are open and they are not thinking rationally...
How may mortgage payments, water bills and electric bills have ended up in the hands of some fancy car driving minister and or Bishop who wouldn't spend a SECOND on helping you when you are in trouble???NO MORE...Like Susan Powter said years ago in her health and fitness commercials, STOP THE MADNESS!!!!
Thank you Pastor Benny for taking the lead and coming out and back to the cross. I am certainly with you in that mission and on that journey!
Hallelujah. Pastor Benny has more redeeming qualities than many people realize, I believe. When my daughter was in a war zone for 15 months, Pastor Benny's ministry was with me. I always knew who was praying for me, because they told me. Were it not for them, I would have felt so desolate. Not a time when we sang in his choir did he not only impart spiritual gifts, but we were always presented with gifts of appreciation There are so many positive things I can say about this ministry. amen.
ReplyDeleteWhat I find funny is that god sits by while HE KNOWS that people misrepresent what he wants. He lets them become massively successful in doing so. He stands by while they accumulate millions of dollars and fleets of private jets and luxury cars. It looks as if he's actually rewarding these guys and if he's not, then it has the exact same effect as if he is rewarding them because he's certainly not stopping it. He hasn't made any appearances to tell them to stop.
ReplyDeleteKellz said:
DeleteWhat I find funny is that god sits by while HE KNOWS that people misrepresent what he wants. He lets them become massively successful in doing so...He hasn't made any appearances to tell them to stop.
There are 2 things here. The first is that you contend that God destroys FREE WILL in the process of "making" these men do something that God condemns...and that leads into the second thing, you suggest that he GOD, hasn't made any "appearances" to make them stop or might I add, make these people correct their ways.
Both your statements are problematic and certainly not a representation of God and or biblical teaching. They represent your bias against GOd's character, moral nature and the narrative itself.
First if anyone has read the bible we see condemnations against people using people for gain, just or material wealth. Here is a site that lists 46 verses against injustice against the poor and weak:
https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Injustice,-Hated-By-God
Secondly, as if one would be confused after that, Jesus beats the money changers out of the Temple area at least on one occasion and possibly annually as John records this in a little different fashion that the Synoptic Gospel writers do. This is another clear example of GOd "appearing" to condemn an action of people using people in this sort of fashion. The latter also being a physical appearance.
So to say that GOd has sat idly by is inaccurate and simply a misrepresentation of facts.
Now, to say that God should have struck folk with a lightening bolt for doing evil immediately as a sign of his concern, is like asking, who should be stricken first. In other words, every individual deserves that bolt. On a wholesale manner, for God to destroy freewill is to also destroy man and how he was created. Man by his own will has the opportunity to do evil or good and in this case has used his will to do evil.
So God has clearly told them to stop, by inspiration and by direct and physical appearance and man has used his own free will to continue to do what he does.
None of that is God's fault. It is the fault of man and continues to be so, in spite of and not because of what GOd has said and or done.
Another thought on this..God has promised reconciliation at judgment for all those who do not receive justice or equitable treatment in this life. There will be a parousia or grand judgment and equalization. So those that have used their freewill to do evil will be called into account in front of them that they have victimized in the last day.
DeleteUnder materialism, all actions are equal. It really doesn't matter because there is no ultimate accountability to anything and or anyone. In Buddhism and Hinduism, the same. There is no ultimate right or standard whereby anyone will be judged or whereby any measure or action is made right.
So the Christian world view is one of the only systems whereby the actions of Tufic or anyone who uses their free will to do wrong is corrected or ultimately made accountable.