A Call for Discerning the Ministry and Teaching of the Popular Healing Evangelist. The Confusing World of Benny Hinn is a collection of several popular articles investigating the best-selling author and healing evangelist, first published by Personal Freedom Outreach in its newsletter publication. The reader is furnished with solid research and documentation to unmask the bizarre teachings and contradistory spiritual experiences of the faith healer some have dubbed, "The Miracle Man."
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G. Richard Fisher has served as pastor of Laurelton Park Baptist Church in Bricktown, N.J. since 1968. He is a member of the Board of Dkirectors of Personal Freedom Outreach (PFO) and the senior researcher/writer for its newsletter publication, The Quarterly Journal.
M. Kurt Goedelman founded PFO in 1975 and is the organization's executive director. He and his wife, Angela, handle PFO's ministry operations in the Saint Louis office.
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31 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Guess what? I actually DID read this book, and it's good!!,
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This review is from: The Confusing World of Benny Hinn (Paperback)
James 3:1 says "My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgement" (New King James Version). In this book, Benny Hinn goes "under the microscope", so to speak, as his words and deeds are analyzed and found wanting. That such a prominent figure should undergo such scrutiny should not be surprising, according to the above-quoted scripture, nor should it cause condemnation and outrage on the part of his "fans". Every follower of Benny Hinn, or indeed, the follower of any pop-religious icon should read this book. The evidence presented is documented and verifiable. But, more importantly, it points out sound Biblical interpretive principals, something many people are unaware of nowadays when so many interpret Scripture by what they think God tells them it means (which is usually dependent on their religious preconditioning). Especially informative to me is the chapter concerning Hinn's teaching on the Blood, and how it is similar to others who have associated almost magical powers to a literal red fluid. Appendix A, written by someone who visited Hinn's church in Orlando, is very revealing. To have a church service that is patrolled by security guards who have use Gestapo-like tactics on whoever appears not to be a Hinn-worshiper shows paranoia in the Hinn camp, not exactly an indication of great "faith". I had to downgrade this book a little because, on some issues, it treads and retreads the same ground, which is tantamount to beating a dead horse. Of course, the fact that this book is a collection of articles contributes to that, but it could have used tighter editing. It is somewhat disturbing to me to see reviews written on this book by people who have not even read it. The opinions of these people should count for nothing, whether they gave it one star or five (I thought it was ironic that one person who did not read the book blasted it in his "review" and gave it five stars!) I challenge everyone who has pre-condemned this book to read it. These authors are not making up this information. Benny Hinn actually said this stuff, and as a prominent figure in popular religion today, his words and his life lend themselves to scrutiny. Benny Hinn is a product of the Christian celebrity scene of today, which shows you how spiritually bankrupt that scene is.
44 of 61 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Put up or shut up,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Confusing World of Benny Hinn (Paperback)
Benny Hinn fans will obviously hate this book. Reviewer Jeff DelaCruz made a few charges against Fischer and Goedelman, none of which he substantiated. And apparently, the 12/11/99 reviewer from California didn't even read the book. On the opposite side, Fischer and Goedelman substantiate and document the quotes they supply in this book -- using Hinn's own programs, books, and tapes. Yes, Hinn did say "There's nine of them" in the Trinity. Yes, Hinn did threaten the well-being of his critics, as if "God" was his leg-breaking thug. Yes, Hinn did claim to feel the "anointing" from the tombs of two of his icons. Yes, Hinn did say that the parted Red Sea really froze, and that the Egyptians were crushed by the falling ice. Yes, Hinn did say that the NT does not record the name of either of the two disciples who were on the road to Emmaus because God dishonored them for not asking Jesus who He was. Yes, Hinn did threaten a particular critic's little children with disasterous suffering. Yes, Hinn did prophesy that the homosexual community in America would perish by fire out of heaven in 1994 or 1995, no later than that. Yes, Hinn did prophesy that a great earthquake would destroy much of the east coast during the 1990s. Yes, Hinn did prophesy that Fidel Castro would die during the 1990s. Yes, Hinn did speak for the Holy Spirit and say that Eve was originally created to give birth out of her side, but sin transformed her anatomy. Yes, Hinn did tell his followers that, "You are God. Ye are gods." Yes, Hinn did teach that Jesus gave up his divinity at some point. Yes, Hinn did say that Jesus went to hell to suffer for our atonement. If you believe that such teachings, revelations, and prophecies are the "work of the Lord," then it is the rest of us who should grind our teeth. I haven't even touched the tip of the iceberg. Nevertheless, the authors of this book have. You will be frightfully amazed. When DelaCruz writes a book demonstrating that Fischer and Goedelman took every Hinn quote out of context -- misrepresenting what Hinn really teaches -- I'll buy it, read it, and review it too. Problem is, DelaCruz can't prove his false argument. He only wishes it so. Just think for a moment: Fischer and Goedelman claim to have written this book merely to sound the alarm about an unhealthy ministry that teaches unhealthy doctrine. Why O Why would they waste their time twisting gazillions of quotes out of context in order to falsely make Hinn seemingly communicate the heretical opposite of what he "really" teaches? Don't you think the authors realize that Hinn has such loyal followers? Knowing this high degree of loyalty, why would the authors document the sources of the quotes if it is so easy to demonstrate their allegedly excessive misrepresentations? Furthermore, if Hinn "really" teaches sound doctrine rather than the off-the-cuff "Revelation Knowledge," then you would need to say that Fischer and Goedelman have -- via excessive misrepresentation and outright lying -- created a different Hinn out of thin air just to spend these 200 hundred pages bashing a figment of their imagination, knowing all the while that he really isn't the false teacher that they have made him out to be. If you Hinn fans can still say that such is truly the case, put up or shut up. Whining to protect your icon won't suffice.
12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
"send me your money....",
By metalgoddess "metalgoddess3" (North Bay, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Confusing World Of Benny Hinn (Paperback)
I often find myself tempted to throw 'send me your money' by suicidal tendencies in my cd player whenever Hinn, or any other televangelist of his nature is mentioned.
I applaud these two Christian ministers for digging around and finding the dirt that is Hinn. And we wonder why Hinn is now being investigated by the IRS for tax evasion???? I've got a few theories, but let's start with Hinn preying on the minds of the innocent hopeful, making them pay insurmountable amounts of money to an outright hoax who claims to heal. If he genuinely had the power of Christ to heal then why the hell is he making such a ridiculously scandalous profit from it? Innocent people are buying into his garbage every day in the hopes that there is some healing for their diseases. Not that miracles cannot happen mind you... they're just not being performed by Hinn! Hinn is a HOAX and he's laughing all the way to the bank knowing it. If this sentence suprises you then you need to read this book NOW!!!!
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