Christian YouTuber Mike Winger recently sat down with Charisma Media’s John Matarazzo to discuss his four-hour video.Benny Hinn’s victims: 30 years of psychological deception”, where he highlighted the economic and spiritual abuse in Hinn’s ministry.according to church leadersWinger, who is also an ordained minister but does not lead a church, posted a follow-up video in which he said Hinn was trying to get his video, which has been viewed more than 900,000 times, removed from YouTube. did.
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“We’re trying to platform our voices in the best way we can as we see God moving,” Matarazzo told Winger. “You’re not anti-charismatic heresy hunters, but you’re continuationists.”
In response, Mr Winger said most people thought he was a cease-fire supporter, considering he had spoken out against Hinn. But Winger said there was a “fundamental flaw” in that “people inadvertently assume that criticism of a charismatic leader is a criticism of their talent.”
“I believe in prophecy, speaking in tongues, all of that,” he added. “I think God has something for believers, and I’m eager to get hold of them. I think about what the Bible tells us about the desire to prophesy. , I pray for prophetic events and things like that to be real and real in the church.”
“But when the Bible says to try all things, I agree.” [and] Hold fast to what is good, the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of truth, there is never any falsehood in the Christian church, and I am zealous for that,” he continued.
When asked if he believed Hinn was a Christian, Winger told Matarazzo that he typically “doesn’t consider” that type of question. At the same time, however, Mr. Winger acknowledged that he had done so in the past, particularly with Lakewood Church pastor Joel Osteen, who Mr. Winger said was misguided but still a Christian. I believe there is.
“But with Benny Hinn, I have no confidence at all,” he said. “God is the judge…I’m not really the judge. I’m not sending him anywhere.”
“[But] “Not only what he believes, but his active participation in deceiving so many people on such a large scale is so contradictory as a Christian that I find it difficult to understand. Yes,” the winger continued.please believe that he really is [a Christian]”
“I hope, by the grace of God, he will,” Winger declared, adding, “I think he has the traces of a false folk teacher like the first Peter.”
Asked if he thought Hinn was genuine after Hinn apologized in 2019 for preaching the prosperity gospel, Winger explained that he made a video about Hinn.
“I’m sorry that prosperity has gone a little crazy. I’m revising my theology,” Hinn said at the time.
Winger told Matarazzo that he did not answer the question at the time because he wanted to know if Hinn would repent.
“Well, it’s been four years and I didn’t talk about it, so at some point I thought now is a good time to address this issue,” the winger told Matarazzo. He noted that footage of Hinn “is surfacing and it shows.” [Hinn] I was doing the same thing again. ”
“Very bad content. And when I say bad, I don’t mean making mistakes,” he added. “What I mean is, target the poor. Even if they’re already in debt, convince them to give you their last penny.”
“it is [Hinn’s] Specific instructions,” Winger said. “Even if you’re already in debt, give all you have and God will pay it off for you.” But it’s not working and it’s hurting people.” That’s exactly what he said. ”
“He’s doing it again now,” he continued.
In one video shared by Winger, a woman described how she was still in pain during Hinn’s treatment, but an announcer on stage can be heard shouting, “She’s completely healed!” Ta. God healed her today. Additionally, Hinn “pulled the microphone away so that she couldn’t hear her voice, and even dubbed in a fake man speaking in tongues in that part of the video…It’s like intentional deception.”
“It makes me angry,” Winger said. “I was angry. I saw their faces. I saw a woman with cancer push her down on stage, hurt her, and capture it on camera.”
“We found so much content, and it was so much worse than we thought it would be, that we felt like we needed to put up a red flag,” he explained. Winger also said he wanted to warn others about Hinn after seeing a “skyrocketing popularity” in Africa and elsewhere.
“I care about my brothers and sisters,” Winger said. “A lot of people think this is about Benny Hinn. It’s not. It’s about Christians. This is for non-believers to watch. This is about everyone but Benny Hinn. is.”
Mike Winger’s 4-hour original YouTube video “Victims of Benny Hinn: 30 Years of Mental Deception”:
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Milton Quintanilla is a freelance writer and content creator. He is a contributor to his Crosswalk Headlines and host of the For Your Soul Podcast, a podcast dedicated to sound doctrine and Biblical truth. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Alliance Theological Seminary.
