I can hear the screams of “PERSECUTION!!!!!!” now.

And Senator Grassley being fingered as The Antichrist (or at least being Proven from Scripture to be A Sign Of The End Times).

That would be good because I doubt whether anybody outside the Charismatic movement (that would include most Christians and non-Christians) has ever heard of Bentley and Lakeland. I mean how many people watch GodTV or Daystar? How many even have satellite TV which is what you must have to watch this stuff?

If Grassley got involved, it really would put a nit in the Third Wave leaders hair, wouldn’t it. Maybe too much attention and pressure from outside the Christian community? Too much to answer for?

I think it is interesting to revisit Bill Johnson’s response to, “How in the name of God can you endorse Todd Bentley?”
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Recent response to the above answer:”How in God’s name can you endorse Todd Bentley?” This is my response:

Have you spent time with Todd?
Do you know him?
Have you watched him with his wife?
Or have you seen how he treats his kids?
Have you spent any time with his staff?
Have you been to his ministry?
Has he been to yours?
Have you laid hands on him and prayed? Has he laid hands on you and prayed?
Have you grieved over tragedy together? Have you celebrated victory together?
Has he sought your counsel?
Has he traveled a great distance just to meet with you privately for advice?
Have you ever received his counsel?
Have you been in the room when God has showed up on him, and used him in stunning miracles?
Have you seen him operate in the word of knowledge or the prophetic?
Have you met with his counsel of elders? Have you personally benefited from his gift?
Has he benefited from your gift and ministry?
Has he ever honored you for who you are in God?
Has he partnered with you as a friend? Have you sacrificed for his welfare, or that of his family?
Have you sought God with him?
Have you ever worshipped the Lord with him?

I didn’t think so. I have.

And I’ll continue to support those who I have walked with in life and ministry.

He’s my friend. More importantly, God calls him friend.

And if you and I were ever friends in that level, and people hated you and turned against you, and started web pages to tear down your ministry, and criticized you to your friends, and wrote against you in Christian magazines, and criticized you on the radio and wrote emails to other conference speakers and authors, I’d still be your friend.

By the way - criticism in the form of a question is not a question. But to respond to your statement, “How in God’s name can you endorse Todd Bentley?” It’s easy. I do it in God’s name.

Bill

I think it would be interesting to revisit this.

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From Bill Johnson:

Recent response to the above answer:”How in God’s name can you endorse Todd Bentley?” This is my response:

Have you spent time with Todd?
Do you know him?
Have you watched him with his wife?
Or have you seen how he treats his kids?
Have you spent any time with his staff?
Have you been to his ministry?
Has he been to yours?
Have you laid hands on him and prayed? Has he laid hands on you and prayed?
Have you grieved over tragedy together? Have you celebrated victory together?
Has he sought your counsel?
Has he traveled a great distance just to meet with you privately for advice?
Have you ever received his counsel?
Have you been in the room when God has showed up on him, and used him in stunning miracles?
Have you seen him operate in the word of knowledge or the prophetic?
Have you met with his counsel of elders? Have you personally benefited from his gift?
Has he benefited from your gift and ministry?
Has he ever honored you for who you are in God?
Has he partnered with you as a friend? Have you sacrificed for his welfare, or that of his family?
Have you sought God with him?
Have you ever worshipped the Lord with him?

I didn’t think so. I have.

And I’ll continue to support those who I have walked with in life and ministry.

He’s my friend. More importantly, God calls him friend.

And if you and I were ever friends in that level, and people hated you and turned against you, and started web pages to tear down your ministry, and criticized you to your friends, and wrote against you in Christian magazines, and criticized you on the radio and wrote emails to other conference speakers and authors, I’d still be your friend.

By the way - criticism in the form of a question is not a question. But to respond to your statement, “How in God’s name can you endorse Todd Bentley?” It’s easy. I do it in God’s name.

Bill