Michael

Who I will pray for is his children, and his wife,…(a Lot deleted)

**Please see note below:

Any “move of God” will be accompanied by the fruit of the Spirit which is in all goodness and truth. Those who truly have ears to hear are hearing what the Spirit is saying to the church: test the spirits to see if they be of God. If a man has no rule over his spirit, he is a city broken down and without walls. The beasts are free to inhabit such a city. If we cannot rule our own spirit in a manner that is honoring to God, if we cannot have our own houses in order, then God says we are not qualified to be in a place of God-approved ministry. Yes, we must pray for the broken to be made whole, for the blind to see and the deaf to hear.

There are at least three reputable Christian news and magazine sites I know who would print what you said if they could really verify it—But they haven’t.

Therefore, it may or may not be true and amounts to conjecture at the best and gossip at the worse.

Blessings,
Michael

I appreciate your candor and the opportunity to clarify.

However, I would not consider myself a ‘Bentley supporter’, I am a supporter of anything that God does.

There were a number of things that Todd did and said that made me rather uncomfortable. Nevertheless, I do believe that Lakeland was a move of God in spite of it all.

I put “Christians” in quotes to emphasize that the behavior of some Christians towards Bentley is anything but helpful or Christian.

I know many good Christian folks who were concerned about certain aspects of Todd’s ministry and the Florida Outpouring, I can respect that. Most are praying ‘for’ Bentley and his family and for the Church at Lakeland and in general for those who might be affected.

I am reacting against those who are gleeful and happy with Todd’s difficulty. They really aren’t treating him as a brother at all.

My point is not–”people who have been blessed by God must suddenly forfeit their blessings”–but exactly the opposite.

All of the real blessings and healing at Lakeland and elsewhere was the work of God and came in spite of immature and broken servants.

I want to see the outpouring continue and the whole event redeemed. Come Holy Spirit and bring your true revival to this dry and thirsty land.

Michael

What is it with Bentley supporters and putting the word Christian in parenthesis whenever talking about brethren that don’t support Bentley?

Blessings and healings are from God, not Bentley, so Bentley making mistakes does not lessen the power of God. Your supposition that because Bentley screwed up[other than with his "ministry"], people who have been blessed by God must suddenly forfeit their blessings does not take away from the argument that Bentley is someone to be cautious about.

I was involved in many religions other than Christianity at one point in my life, including Wicca, and God blessed me despite those things and brought me through all of it to His Son. He’s an amazing and merciful God. He will bring true healing and life to those who seek Him, despite any mistakes Bentley makes.