Charismatics leaders admit they have lacked discernment on Todd Bentley

Two Charismatic leaders question there own discernment and actions in regard to Todd Bentley. That is a good first step but it seems the initial corrections only comes from Christians outside their movement. Only after the circus act is exposed by secular reporters or the leaders fall from their own immoral lifestyles do the Word-Faith leaders claim to see the errors of their ways. These circus acts have been going on for over thirty years in the Charismatic Word-Faith arenas. I have witnessed one after another.

So don’t you Word-Faith Charismatics think it is about time to fix the problem by returning to knowledge of scriptures rather than relying on your tingly feelings and the words from your self appointed anointed? Remove the hucksters and profiteers from among you, and admit that the leaders that you have been putting on pedestals are just fallible people who should always be checked out against God’s Word. They are not a new wave of prophets, healers and apostles bringing new revelations signs and wonders. Until you face up to that fact, the three ring circus will just get a new ringmaster and move somewhere else. Just like it has for decades.

Christian Worldview Network – Brannon Howse – The Needed Closure on Todd Bentley

I dodged the questions about the revival in recent radio interviews I did in other parts of the United States. Finally, I refused to answer the hundreds of e-mails I got about the “revival” from other folks all over the world. In essence, I protected my flock from the three-ring circus and hoopla but did nothing to protect the Body of Christ as a whole.

Hindsight they say is 20/20. It now turns out that all of the rumors were true. It now turns out that the scriptural discernment was correct. It now turns out that this was the same craziness without accountability that the leadership of the sponsoring church is known for. The three-ring circus has been packed up, the tents have been taken down, and the moral failure has been announced. Everyone involved is pushing back, and thousands of hurting people are left questioning God and their salvation.

The question that I now have to ask myself and the question that will haunt me for quite a while is this. Did I sit on the sidelines while the playing field burned? Should have I blogged about it and spoken out about it publicly — done more to get the word out to the rest of the world that this whole thing was about Todd and not God? I took care of my own house — but should I have done more to take care of the entire neighborhood?

Charismatic leader Dutch Sheets also humbled himself stating, “My assignment from the Lord is to repent on behalf of the leadership of the Charismatic Body of Christ. We have failed the Lord and His people in many ways. We must repent if we are to be trusted in the future. We, the leaders of the Charismatic community, have operated in an extremely low level of discernment. Frankly, we often don’t even try to discern. We assume a person’s credibility based on gifts, charisma, whether they can prophesy, or work a miracle.”

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2 thoughts on “Charismatics leaders admit they have lacked discernment on Todd Bentley

  1. I believe Todd Bentley is a Man of God, David fell and repented. The church regardless of doctrine or denomination must pray 4 Him . Yes he made a mistake and will bear the consequences, but we (the Church) must grow up in maturity and help our wounded soldiers. This is a war that we are in and we need to help those who are wounded. When i reaf all the articles its a shame what read from other leaders. Yes Todd Bentley needs to be corrected but in love and not condemnation.

  2. A unrepentant heretic that has lead the Church into spiritual deception is NOT a man of God!

    David had sins of the flesh but he did not lead others into demonic deceptions. Bentley and the people who enabled him are in a whole other league. To compare this man with David is an insult to all hero’s of the faith.

    Todd Bentley made many willful and demonic deceptions not “a mistake” and his deceptions had spiritual consequences for millions. The Church should not enable unrepentant heretics so they can continue in their demonic deceptions. We do not know if Todd Bentley was ever a Christian or just a great pretender and to claim he is a Christian wounded soldier is unfounded presumption. Soldiers of Christ do not fight in the ranks of the dark side.

    Did Todd Bentley commit the unpardonable sin by claiming works of the Holy Spirit that were not works of the Holy Spirit and claiming experiences in heaven and the spirit realm that were out of the pit of hell and making a mockery of God? Maybe or maybe not, but if Todd Bentley can actually repent he would also come out and denounce all the heretics that enabled him in his deceptions.

    Only those in the Church without maturity need to grow up and they need to stop being deceived by the self appointed anointed who think more highly of themselves than they should and presume that whatever they say is coming from God.

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