AGONY OF THE PHONY WORD-FAITH TV PREACHERS #4: SCRIPTURE TWISTING CULT OF THE TELE-EVANGELISTS

Larry Wessels, director of Christian Answers of Austin, Texas/ Christian Debater (YouTube channel: CANSWERSTV, websites: BIBLEQUERY ORG, HISTORYCART COM & MUSLIMHOPE COM) is joined in studio by Dr. Michael Horton as they discuss heretical TV preachers such as Benny Hinn, Kenneth Copeland, Paul Crouch, Kenneth Hagin, Robert Tilton, Peter Popoff, Jimmy Swaggart, John Avanzini, and a host of others. Michael Horton is the editor of the book, the "Agony of Deceit" which is co-authored by Dr. Walter Martin, Dr. R.C. Sproul, Joel Nederhood, C. Everett Coop, Art Lindsley, and others. Dr. Walter Martin has been a frequent guest on the John Ankerberg show and is the founder of the Christian Research Institute. Part 4
As an organized movement, the prosperity gospel (also known as "Word-Faith," "Word of Faith," "Health & Wealth," "blab it & grab it," etc.) has only existed for about 100 years, from the early nineteenth century up through the present time. While there have been dozens of prosperity gospel advocates during this time period, two stand out as preeminent: E.W. Kenyon & Kenneth E. Hagin. In its modern form, the prosperity gospel can be traced to the beliefs of E.W. Kenyon (1867-1948), an evangelist, pastor, & founder of Bethel Bible Institute in Spencer, Massachusetts. Kenyon, born one year after the death of Phineas Quimby, the father of New Thought (the belief that sickness follows a disturbance of the mind; therefore, disease is really mental & the cure is to correct false mental reasoning or mental errors in the mind) synthesized New Thought belief systems with then contemporary theological trends. Kenyon' ideas greatly influenced this new prosperity gospel movement. Kenyon taught that speaking the right words bring about a new reality & he is credited with coining the phrase, "What I confess, I possess." Kenyon believed that positive confession is the key to prosperous living which also relates to healing of the body.
Kenyon also believed that Jesus' death on the cross did not purchase salvation but rather the real work of atonement was spiritual & not physical because he did not regard the humanity of Jesus as important. Like those in the New Though movement, Kenyon places people at the center of his system. Thus Kenyon (& Kenneth Hagin who plagiarized large portions of Kenyon's works into his own books & sermons - see the book by D.R. McConnell entitled, "A Different Gospel" for extensive documentation) believes that Christianity's purpose is not to honor God or to redeem humanity but to serve people & help them get what they desire & deserve. Kenneth Hagin then popularized Kenyon's religion to a Biblically illiterate public who loved the idea of being rich & healthy, all in the name of Jesus.

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[11zorro111]

2Pe 1:3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: {to: or, by}

4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

Robertson, Hinn and the Tulsa crowd are hirelings, but believers are God's equipped ambassadors in the earth.

[CAnswersTV]

@11zorro111 God does give power to His true believers. The false prophets such as the Word-Faith TV preachers are described in Matthew 7:21 ff, "Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingsom of heaven: but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say unto me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? ... I never knew you: depart from me ...".

[11zorro111]

@CAnswersTV Let's not throw the baby out too, though. We are not gods, however, if we do justice and love mercy and walk humbly, and weed and plow and break up the hardpan of our hearts, giving the Word a chance to grow we can do powerful things in this earth. Jesus said that we would do greater things than even He did, but He also said that we would do the same works that He did. But you're right the Tulsa crowd is waaaay off.

John 10:12 & 13

[11zorro111]

There are lots of false prophets out there. I think one of the worst is Steve Munsey, who hops from show to show with his numerical formulas helping people to compute how much money to send in as their "offering". He and Benny Hinn promised folks that they would personally carry offerings to Jerusalem and place them on the altar. Munsey usually takes sin offering quotes from the OT, but doesn't mention the sin part. Hebrews 10:12 -14

[11zorro111]

There are lots of false prophets out there. I think one of the worst is Steve Munsey, who hops from show to show with his numerical formulas helping people to compute how much money to send in as their "offering". He and Benny Hinn promised folks that they would personally carry offerings to Jerusalem and place them on the altar. Munsey usually takes sin offering quotes from the OT, but doesn't mention the sin offering part. Hebrews 10:12 -14

[11zorro111]

John 14:11Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me; or else believe Me for the sake of the [very] works themselves. [If you cannot trust Me, at least let these works that I do in My Father's name convince you.] 12 I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, if anyone steadfastly believes in Me, he will himself be able to do the things that I do; and he will do even greater things than these, because I go to the Father.

[youneekk]

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[kingbushwickthe33rd]

In Vito Veritas!!