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Paul Crouch, known to
abuse any and all critics |
Andy Underhill takes a look at the Pentecostalists, their errors, and their abusive intimidation tactics.
Holy Heresy (Pt 1)
http://andycontramundum.blogspot.com/2012/02/holy-heresy-part-1.html
Holy Heresy (Pt 2)
http://andycontramundum.blogspot.com/2012/02/holy-heresy-part-2.html
Holy Heresy (Pt. 3)
http://andycontramundum.blogspot.com/2012/02/holy-heresy-part-3.html
A taste from Part 3:
Intimidation of those with opposing
views
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Benny Hinn stated publicly that he'd
like to take a Holy Ghost machine gun
and kill all his critics |
This is perhaps the greatest
weapon of the Charismatic heresy. They revel in mocking any and every opposing
view. And they do it with such panache - such vehemence and acerbity. Benny
Hinn has repeatedly claimed that God has shown him, by divine revelation that He
is going to kill those who oppose Hinn’s ministry. What are we supposed to say
to such asininities? Hinn is not the only one to resort to such ludicrous
tactics. Countless of these self-proclaimed “prophets” torture 1 Chronicles
16:22 (Touch not my anointed…) into an umbrella to shield themselves from all
scrutiny. Despite the fact that 1 Chronicles 16:22 has no possible application
to their cause, they do not extend the same leeway to their opponents. They
speak in the most brutal terms against any who do not subscribe to their
“manifestations.” Perhaps not many have gone as far as Hinn in claiming that
God is going to kill his critics, but every single one of his ilk is guilty by
association.
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Anti-intellectual and anti-rational Hillbillies |
Another tactic is to discount the right of those
outside their circles to judge their orthodoxy. One of the arch-heretics of the
Third Wave, Roberts Liardon says, “Spectators do not have the qualifications to
comment on participators.” (4) This line
of reasoning is patently false. It is begging the question to say that I cannot
judge the orthodoxy of their doctrine or practice because I haven’t experienced
these things. Do I have to commit murder or adultery in order to know that they
are wrong? Should I have to experience Buddha worship to analyze its falsity?
If I asked Benny Hinn if he believed that homosexuality is sin, I would like to
believe that he would answer in the affirmative. What would he think if I
asserted that he had no right to judge the validity of the gay lifestyle because
he had never tried it? This is pure question begging, but he would use the same
line of reasoning against me if I called into question his bizarre
practices.
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