He claims to have medical proof of mass healings, but has not produced widely convincing evidence.
Expecting critics, Bentley’s ministry distributed a list of 15 people it said were cured, and vetted by his ministry, with all but three of their stories “medically verified.”
Yet two phone numbers given out by the ministry were wrong, six people did not return telephone messages and only two of the remainder, when reached by The Associated Press, said they had medical records as proof of their miracle cure. However, one woman would not make her physician available to confirm the findings, and the other’s doctor did not return calls despite the patient’s authorization.
And in the ignoramus quote of the week:
“Miracles and healings are evidence,” Bentley said. “They are signs of the Kingdom, and if we don’t have signs then all we have is a bunch of theology…”
Leave the soup kitchens, the hostels, the prisons. Stop caring for the poor and downtrodden. You don’t have “signs” just theology. Forget living the Christian life in a patient unspectacular manner daily laying down your life in community; reading and meditating on the word in prayer and reflection. You don’t have “signs” just theology.
That sort of thinking is sick. Basically what he is saying is that if your church does not look like his outpouring “it’s just theology.” Hmmmmm. I am feeling like I’m supposed to heal Todd… with a quick palm strike to the nose!
Filed under: Bad Theology, Modern Heresies, Neo-Montanists
Scott, I’ve posted an email exchange between myself and the man in the video. If you have some time, check it out here.
Yeah that makes me sad. Right up there with I’m spiritual, not religious. Whatever the hell that means. But I think he is making a claim for truth, as in if he has the “truth”, evidenced by miracles, then he is above needing correction or even to examine his own theology. Sorry Todd, you have theology, it is just bad theology.
Thanks for the post Scott.
And a FLURRY TO THE SOLAR PLEXUS!!!!
Wow, talk about throwing the baby out with the bath water… Then kicking the baby after you threw it out. ugh.