Todd Bentley: a prophet little known in his home town
July 31, 2008
The following article is from BC Christian News, a free Christian newspaper in British Columbia, Canada, home of Todd Bentley.
Todd Bentley: a prophet little known in his home town
www.canadianchristianity.com
By Jim CogginsTHE EVANGELIST at the heart of the Florida Outpouring remains largely unknown in his hometown of Abbotsford.
Todd Bentley grew up on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast, where he was involved in “criminal activity, youth prisons, drugs, sex, satanic music and bondage.” In his late teens, he was saved when someone handed him a Bible. This is detailed in Bentley’s book Journey into the Miraculous (2008).
Bentley ended up in Abbotsford, where he was mentored by Henry Schmidt, pastor of Living Faith Church.
Bentley’s colleague Michael Bullett told BC Christian News that when Bentley was injured working at a sawmill in Mission, he decided to spend his usual working hours during his recovery “seeking God.”
As a result, at age 22, Bentley launched what is now Fresh Fire Ministries. Soon he was evangelizing all over the world. Preaching over 300 times a year took its toll, and about three years ago Bentley suffered burn-out for a time. Bullett says the experience took Bentley “deeper in terms of character.”
Read the rest of this news article here:
http://www.canadianchristianity.com/bc/bccn/0808/05bentley.html
The WoF Wolves
July 30, 2008
The following is a well researched (8 page) article from The Truth and Discernment Ministry of Victor T. Stephens:
The Word-Faith Movement: Wolves In Sheep’s Clothing
The most rapid expanding segment in today’s modern church age is the Word-Faith Movement. It is this charismatic, yet heretical camp, that is attempting to persuade us that Jesus and His disciples were rich; that poverty and sickness is sin, and that faith is a creative force. Creflo Dollar, Eddie Long, Kenneth Copeland, T.D. Jakes, and Fred Price are among many others who subscribe to these erroneous teachings. This article addresses, exposes, and refutes the unbiblical doctrines of the WordFaith Movement by closely examining the scriptures and contrasting them to Word-Faith theology. In addition to an in-depth analysis, this article contains numerous citations and audio files of the inaccurate and blasphemous statements spewed from Word-Faith teachers.
Read this article here:
http://www.victorstephens.com/victorstephenswebsite_019.htm
Ducks, Sheep and People (and wolves)
July 29, 2008
The following is the transcript from an Understand The Times Radio Commentary by Roger Oakland:
DUCKS, SHEEP AND PEOPLE
In the Bible, we see that God has chosen to represent humans as sheep. Why wouldn’t He have chosen some other animal? How about a donkey, a horse or a camel? If you know anything about the behavior of sheep you will understand. Humans are like sheep….
Read the rest of this commentary here:
http://understandthetimes.org/transcripts/july2008/2535.shtml
*You can listen to Roger Oakland’s radio commentaries here:
http://www.understandthetimes.org/
The Summer Circus Circuit
July 28, 2008
This past weekend while Todd Bentley was pickling people in L.A., a hypnotist stage show was taking place in Houston, Texas, where people were turned into snakes, dominoes and drunken puppets at the stroke of a famous master hypnotist’s invisible magic wand:
The magician also gave out magic impartations and new assignments, just like his apprentice.
See more of the master magician at his best here:
Speaking of apprentices, just recently (last December) this same hypnotist invoked his magic fire on kids (see here). At 8 minutes into the second video, Master Hinn humbly passed on the impartation of his magic mantle to a young boy, telling him that this was a moment he would never forget, an event that will be recorded and written in the history books of heaven…(oops, it must have just been symbolic, because he took back his expensive Armani ringmaster’s/magician’s jacket.)
You never know when the world travelling circus ciruit will show up in your town. Sadly, there will always be gullible sheep flocking to the big tent.
Related:
Benny Hinn’s Ministry’s Act of Shame – Get Out Your Credit Card!
http://slaughteringthesheep.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/202/
Investigating the Prosperity of Kenneth Copeland
July 28, 2008
Latest news report:
Televangelist’s family prospers from ministry
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25865017/
CBS investigation of the Copelands:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNThQ0d_49c&
Multiple Copeland clips here:
Sheep Cud
July 27, 2008
It’s time for a rest from tracking the wolves. Here is some cud for sheep to chew on today…
“A gentleman traveling in Syria, relates how he stopped to watch three shepherds who were at a well watering their flocks. The three flocks were all mingled together at the watering place. The traveler could see no difference between them, and he wondered how they would get them separated again without great trouble. But presently one of the shepherds stood forth and called out, “Menah,” the Arabic for “Follow me,” and sure enough thirty sheep immediately separated themselves from the indiscriminate mass and began to follow the shepherd up the hill. Then, a second shepherd lifted the cry, “Menah,” and a second flock separated themselves and started after him, while the rest of the sheep remained as unconcerned as if no one had spoken at all.
The traveler was so astonished that as he saw the third shepherd preparing to depart, laying his hand to his crook and beginning to gather a few dates fallen from a palm beneath which he had been resting, he stepped up to him and asked: “Would your sheep follow me if I called them?” The man shook his head. “Give me your shepherd’s cloak and crook and let me try.” The traveler said He even wound the shepherds turban round his head and standing forth began to cry, “Menah, Menah!” but no sheep stirred. They only blinked at him lazily in the sunshine. “Do they never follow any one
but you?” asked the traveler. Only when a sheep is sick; then the silly creature follows any one, ” the shepherd said.” Whose voice are you following?-THE SHEEP OF THE SHEPHERD
http://www.christianlibrary.org/authors/Grady_Scott/sheep-shepherd.htm
Read what the Bible says about Our Shepherd and His sheep here:
http://crossroad.to/HisWord/verses/topics/shepherd.htm
Examine Everything Carefully
July 26, 2008
For all those who still think that the Florida outpouring is biblical…
What about all those Lakeland quotes? How do they match up with the Bible?
Lakeland Quotes
http://lakelandquotes.christianblogsites.com/blog/
And what about those convulsions? What does the Bible say about these:
Convulsions of God?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-XlrjnNHlng
“But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good” 1 Thess. 5:21 (NASB)
About those visits to heaven
July 26, 2008
Bob DeWaay of Critical Issues Commentary takes a look at the experiences that Jones, Bentley, and King promote to see if they are biblically based.
Todd Bentley, Bob Jones, and Patricia King Practice Astral Projection
By Bob DeWaay
http://www.christianworldviewnetwork.com/print.php?&ArticleID=3770
Read more Bob DeWaay articles here.
Tracking down a Video?
July 26, 2008
If you need to track down a video showing the teachings of any faith healer or word of faith teacher, say for example Benny Hinn, Kenneth Copeland, or Todd Bentley, go to this link and type the name in the search box. You will find pages and pages of video clips and their descriptions. This is a very helpful site:
Faith Scammers
Tracking Todd Bentley to LA
July 26, 2008
He is on the move and taking the anointing to California…
Todd Bentley to Open Portals in LA with Che Ahn
Todd Bentley will be arriving in California for meetings being called “33 Nights (Knights?) of Glory” and being held at the Ambassador Auditorium and hosted by Harvest International Ministry and Che Ahn.Speakers include Bill Johnson, Cindy Jacobs, Stacey Campbell and Jim Goll. Todd is speaking for 3 nights, July 26, 27, and 28.
Is Todd Bentley preparing to open a new portal for angelic visitations in Pasadena?
Read the rest here: http://truthspeaker.wordpress.com/2008/07/25/todd-bentley-to-open-portals-in-la-with-che-ahn/
