benny's grandslam



so last night i went to general motors place around the block from our apt. now in the past i have gone and enjoyed hockey games and concerts but last night was special. benny hinn was in town!

now those of you who don't know him, benny hinn is one of the biggest televangelsit faithhealers in the world. his tv show is broadcast in over 100 countries and his ministy rakes in 65 mil/yr.

so i went out of curiosity to see the buzz. he made at least one major exegetical mistake when he preached from one of the gospels.

he made the outlandish statement that the bible guarantees everyone will live to be at least 70 yrs. old in perfect health. he also said that EVERYONE willbe healed. but as i sat in the back during the "healing" part of the night i saw a lot of people not get out of their wheelchairs. i wondered how they felt as they were wheeled out of the arena last night. why didn't god heal them?

and what about me? i still wore my contacts and glasses today - god didn't heal me. benny hinn said that everyone would be healed but everyone did not get healed.

i have to admit when he preached the gospel message there was nothing i could disagree with and i was thrilled to see hundreds of people go forward to dedicate their lives to jesus christ.

hinn lives a lavish lifestyle which is in odds with the demands of the gospel. he is a mixed bag - i think he is sincere in his motives but he has been seduced by the power, wealth and fame that came to him.

i also don't like his hair or white suits.

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