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BENNY HINN
 
ORLANDO CHRISTIAN CENTER - Television broadcast
Trinity Broadcasting Network
A New Spirit - Tape #TV283
October 13, 1990

Benny Hinn
Benny Hinn Ministries
www.bennyhinn.org
"God the Father, ladies and gentleman, is a person and He is a triune being by Himself, separate from the Son and the Holy Ghost. See, God the Father is a person, God the Son is a person, God the Holy Ghost is a person; but each one of them is a triune being by himself. If I can shock you and maybe I should, there's nine of them! 'What did you say?' Let me explain. God the Father, ladies and gentlemen, is a person with his own personal spirit, with his own personal soul and his own personal spirit body. You say, 'I never heard that!' Well, you think you are in church to hear things you heard for the last fifty years? You can't argue with the Word can you? It's all in the Word."
Orlando Christian Center - TBN Broadcast
Tape #TV283 - "A New Spirit"
October 13, 1990


ON DOCTRINE NOTE:
Benny Hinn, the consummate theologian, is quite adept at mining out of the Scriptures those doctrines that no one else has ever found or even imagined existed there. In this case, his mining technique is revealed by which he salts the mine of the Scripture, giving the appearance of a biblical foundation which does not actually exist. Benny Hinn claims that his teaching is found in the Scripture, but since he did not actually find the information in the Scripture, he simply created an outrageous statement that was false, hoping no one would know the difference.

Where did he find the idea for the Trinity being composed of nine components? He never gave the Scriptural reference, because it doesn't exist. Benny Hinn took his information from another source and then attributed it to the Scripture, so the content of his statement is false and his claim that he found support in the Scripture is equally false.

Benny Hinn began taking criticism immediately after his statement on television, but he also made the identical claim in his book, Good Morning Holy Spirit,

Trying to do some damage control, Benny Hinn began to back-peddle regarding his statement and attempted to give explanations for why he said what he did. Most theologians, pastors and teachers change various aspects of their theology over the years, as they either learn more or subject their beliefs to a more detailed comparison with the Scripture, and that is to be expected, since no one is perfect. But, it must be considered as to what the new position might be, and whether it is any better than what was abandoned.

Benny Hinn must be given credit for eventually retracting what was such a foolish and erroneous teaching, but what he eventually claimed was his true position on the matter turned out to be no better than what he had abandoned, and he never really dealt with the issue of claiming that what he stated was found in the Scripture, when it cannot be found there

Talking with Paul Crouch on the Trinity Broadcasting Network, Benny Hinn said the following:
Paul Crouch: "You have been attacked too on statements that you have made concerning the trinity and the members of the Godhead. How many are there in the Godhead?"

Benny Hinn: "Three!"

Paul Crouch: "Three."

Benny, "Simply three?"

Paul Crouch: "Not nine!"

Benny, "No, goodness!"

Paul Crouch: "Where did that silly charge come from?" Benny Hinn: "This thing has almost become comical. Paul, here is what I believe. God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Ghost, three separate individuals, one in essence, one in work, and may I add, each of them possesses his own spirit body. That's what I believe." Trinity Broadcasting Network - with Paul Crouch, October 23, 1992

What was that again? Benny Hinn's first claim was that each member of the Godhead was "a person with his own personal spirit, with his own personal soul and his own personal spirit body." In his "retraction" or restatement of what he believes, he says that each member of the Godhead is a "separate" individual, "one in essence" and each possessing a "spirit body." Nothing actually changed in his belief, except that he left out the part about each member possessing a soul, but he left in his belief that they possess a "spirit body" and then he added a new difficulty, which is a very troubling issue, that they are "one in essence, one in work."

These are some serious issues to consider, because Benny Hinn adopts the same view of God as do his friends Kenneth Copeland and Jesse Duplantis, and numerous other Word of Faith teachers, who claim that God has a body, is the same size as an average man and looks like a man, and that human beings are a replica in appearance of God. This is almost the identical belief of Mormons. So, Benny Hinn claims that God has a "spirit body" in order to support his teaching, however, the Bible does not make any statement about God, Jesus Christ or the Holy Spirit possessing a "spirit body".

Benny Hinn approaches his description of the Godhead in the opposite direction from traditional Orthodox belief, because he does not believe in traditional Trinitarian doctrine. Traditional Orthodox theology states, that within the One Being of the Godhead exist three Persons. Benny Hinn states that the three Persons of the Godhead are "one in essence, one in work". Although, to most people, the definitions appear to be similar, in reality they are quite different, because Benny Hinn's definition allows for the existence of a tritheistic godhead, in which there are three separate gods, who are united because they are made of the same substance and are united as to the work that they do in relation to a singular purpose, but it does not necessarily allow for three persons who are not only of the same essence but are the same essence, and who are united in work and purpose because they are one being. Benny Hinn's godhead allows for three gods who are OF the same essence and united in work and purpose, but who are not THE same essence or one being. Again, this is almost classic Mormon doctrine in disguise.

Mormon doctrine states that the godhead is composed of beings who are OF the same essence, because God is the father of the spirit of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit - he is the literal physical father, in that he had relations with his wife and she produced the spirits as their children. In fact all the spirits of every human being are produced in this manner, so all human beings and Jesus Christ (who was the firstborn of the father god) and the Holy Spirit are considered to be literal brothers and sisters through a literal procreation of their spirits by the father god and his many wives, and the relationship is taught in the Mormon church as, "Jesus Christ our elder brother". This adoption of Mormon theology by most of the most prominent Word of Faith teachers is not unusual, because they also adopt other Mormon beliefs also.

Benny Hinn's biggest problem is that he states as fact those things that are not found in the Scripture, such as his statement that God has a "spirit body". The Scripture states that God is a spirit but says nothing about a body. The same is true with the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ was originally the same as God and the Holy Spirit, but took to himself a human body that is now transformed. Jesus Christ occupies a body, but He is not a "spirit body" in the manner that Benny Hinn claims is a part of God.

Benny Hinn continually makes outrageous statements in order to give the illusion that he has some special relationship with God by which he has superior knowledge even to that found in the Scripture. The reality is, that with each statement that he makes, it becomes more and more apparent just how far removed from the truth of the Scripture are his claims.

SEE:
Benny Hinn Overview

THE OUTRAGEOUS CLAIMS AND PROPHECIES OF BENNY HINN

Statement Outcome Biblical Comment
God will destroy the homosexual community in the 1990's. Prophecy failed. Deuteronomy 18:20-22
Fidel Castro will die in the 1990's. Prophecy failed. Deuteronomy 18:20-22
A major earthquake will hit the east coast in the 1990's. Prophecy failed. Deuteronomy 18:20-22
Each member of the Godhead is a triune being with body soul and spirit - nine elements in the Godhead. Retracted the teaching. God is a Spirit, John 4:24, 2 Corinthinas 3:17
God is invisible, John 1:18, John 5:37, Colossians 1:15, 1 Timothy 1:17
Jesus Christ would have sinned without the Holy Spirit. Current teaching teaching. Acts 3:14, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Hebrews 7:26, Hebrews 4:15, 1 Peter 2:22, 1 John 3:5
Jesus Christ became the [sin] nature of Satan - Jesus Christ and sin became one. Current teaching.. Acts 3:14, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Hebrews 7:26, Hebrews 4:15, 1 Peter 2:22, 1 John 3:5
Jesus Christ did not take the sin of Christians, He became their sin. Current teaching.
To say, "I am a Christian," is to say, "I am Messiah". Current teaching. The Bible makes no such statement.
Christians are "Little Messiahs" and "little gods". Current teaching. The Bible makes no such statement.
Christians are everything that Jesus was, is and will be. Current teaching. The Bible makes no such statement.
God looks like a man and is the same size as a man. Current teaching. "These things you have done and I kept silence; you thought that I was just like you; I will reprove you and state the case in order before your eyes," Psalm 50:21 (NAS).
cf. Numbers 23:19.
God has a body. Current teaching. The Bible says God is not a man, Numbers 23:19
The Bible says God is a spirit, John 4:24.
God lives on a planet. Current teaching. The Bible makes no such statement.
God wants all Christians to be prosperous [wealthy]. Current teaching. The Bible makes no such statement.
Money always follows righteousness. Current teaching. "But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness," 2 Timothy 6:9-11.
If you don't give money you have the devil's nature. Current teaching. The Bible makes no such statement.
"Never say, 'If it be Thy will'." Current teaching. Jesus, "saying, 'Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Yours be done,'" Luke 22:42. "And since he would not be persuaded, we fell silent, remarking, 'The will of the Lord be done!'" Acts 21:14.
Christians who confess they are a 'sinner saved by grace' are insulting God with such "garbage". Current teaching. Christians still sin and are saved by grace, so Benny Hinn's statement is false.
No Christian should ever be sick. Current teaching. The Bible makes no such statement.
"When we partake of communion, it really is Jesus and He heals your body." Current teaching. Communion is a remembrance, and is not the actual presence of Jesus Christ, Matthew 26:26-29, 1 Corinthians 11:23-29.
Christians have the power in their mouths to heal or kill, just like witches. Current teaching. The Bible makes no such statement.
Christians are not Almighty God but are now divine. Current teaching. The Bible makes no such statement.
Every unbeliever is filled with a demon spirit. Current teaching. The Bible makes no statement.
Women were originally designed to bear children out of their side. Current teaching. The Bible makes no such statement.
Adam could fly like a bird. Current teaching. The Bible makes no such statement.
Adam could swin underwater and breathe like a fish. Current teaching. The Bible makes no such statement.
Adam walked on water. Current teaching. The Bible makes no such statement.
Adam went to the moon. Current teaching. The Bible makes no such statement.
Adam had dominion over the sun, moon and stars. Current teaching. Adam and Eve were to subdue the earth, rule over the fish, birds and every living thing that moved on the earth, Genesis 1:28.
"I believe the anointing has lingered over Aimee's body." Current teaching. There is no anointing defined in the Bible that conforms to Benny Hinn's definition.


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