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1 | Should Benny throw the Holy Spirit? | 1 John 4:1 | liza7girl | 34897 | ||
I don't feel Mr.Hinn is throwing anything around,I do feel he is doing as God tells him to do. I have been to one of his crusades and the anointing of the Holy Spirit was very strong. I aslo witnessed him throwing(as you called it) the Holy Spirit at the audience and I to fell into my chair. It wasn't like someone pushed me but there was a presence there that made me feel weak and I fell into my seat. I do know however that the Bible tells us not to speak evil or against Gods anointed. If Benny Hinn is Gods anointed I am careful what I say. If its a matter we aren't sure of we shold be silient, or pray for God to reveal the truth to us. Please don't think I am saying you are speaking evil of Mr. Hinn, because I don't. I just feel we should be careful.Even King David would not speak evil or against King Saul. liza7girl | ||||||
2 | Should Benny throw the Holy Spirit? | 1 John 4:1 | kalos | 34935 | ||
'...if any individual Christian is to be considered anointed, then so every Christian must be as well. For this is the only sense in which the term is used (apart from Christ) in the New Testament: "You [referring to all believers] have an anointing from the Holy One" (1 John 2:20, NIV). Thus, no believer can justifiably claim any special status as God's "untouchable anointed" over other believers.' ************* 'Advocates [of authoritarian rule or unconditional authority for certain preachers and evangelists] assume that Scripture supports their view. Their key biblical proof text is Psalm 105:15: "Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm" (KJV). But a close examination of this passage reveals that it has nothing to do with challenging the teachings of church leaders. 'It first needs to be noted that the Old Testament phrase "the Lord's anointed" is typically used to refer to the kings of Israel (1 Sam. 12:3, 5; 24:6, 10; 26:9, 11, 16, 23; 2 Sam. 1:14, 16; 19:21; Ps. 20:6; Lam. 4:20), at times specifically to the royal line de-scended from David (Pss. 2:2; 18:50; 89:38, 51), and not to prophets and teachers. While the text does also mention prophets, in the context of Psalm 105 the reference is undoubtedly to the patriarchs in general (vv. 8-15; cf. 1 Chron. 16:15-22), and to Abraham (whom God called a prophet) in particular (Gen. 20:7). It is therefore debatable whether this passage can be applied to select leaders within the body of Christ. 'Even if the text can be applied to certain church leaders today, in the context of this passage the words "touch" and "do harm" have to do with inflicting physical harm upon someone. Psalm 105:15 is therefore wholly irrelevant to the issue of questioning the teachings of any of God's "anointed." (...) 'Finally, if any individual Christian is to be considered anointed, then so every Christian must be as well. For this is the only sense in which the term is used (apart from Christ) in the New Testament: "You [referring to all believers] have an anointing from the Holy One" (1 John 2:20, NIV). Thus, no believer can justifiably claim any special status as God's "untouchable anointed" over other believers.' (This article first appeared in the Fall 1991 issue of the Christian Research Journal.) (www.equip.org/search/) |
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