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Kicking a woman in the face doesn’t shock church leaders – Todd Bentley’s affair does!

By Duncan Forbes from here which I could not agree with more.

“Todd Bentley’s website yesterday revealed that

Todd Bentley has entered into an unhealthy relationship on an emotional level with a female member of his staff.  http://www.freshfire.ca/index.php?Id=1

A number of church leaders who endorsed Bentley have expressed shock at this ‘emotional affair’ and separation from his wife. It is amazing to me that church leaders would be shocked by this, but were not shocked by his self glorifying teaching, angel worshiping antics, and violent attacks including kicking a woman in the face, knocking a man’s tooth out, and leg dropping a pastor? (as can be demonstrated if you look through this blog under ‘false teaching’).

What does it say about the present state of affairs when church leaders will endorse a false prophet such as Todd Bentley, and are only disturbed when they hear he is cheating on, and has separated from his wife ?(I consider an ‘emotional affair’ is still cheating). It seems that they view marriage as more important than the gospel. How sad that so many put up with hearing a false gospel, as Paul said to the Corinthians:

2 Corinthians 11:4 For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or if you accept a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it readily enough. (ESV)

I think we need to ask the question, which is worst? Preaching a different Jesus, and a false gospel? Or breaking up a marriage? Scripture says that both are sins, but the former is far worse.

Galatians 1:6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel– 7 not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. 9 As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed. (ESV)

Preaching a false gospel is worse than divorce, worse than adultery, worse than abortion. Scripture teaches:

Matthew 18:6 but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea. 7 “Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes! (ESV)

Some say that right now is not the time to point the finger at Todd Bentley. Some say we should just pray. But this kind of thinking implies that marriage is more important than the gospel? Of course we should pray, and especially for Bentley’s young children. But we should also evaluate our priorities. Is the Gospel as important to us as it was to Paul? Do we believe that those who preach a false gospel should be accursed! If so, then we should pray for more than Bentley’s marriage. We should pray for his soul, and we should pray for all of the church leaders who endorsed him, and all of those leaders who kept quiet for fear of unpopularity. And we should pray for those who have taken part in this revival – that they would know the truth, and that the truth would set them free. And we must contend for the gospel, and preach the gospel of Jesus Christ who died and rose again.

Jude 3 Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. (ESV)”

August 17, 2008 - Posted by endtimespropheticwords | False Prophets and Teachers, Prophecy, Shonnah Bentley, Todd Bentley divorce, signs and wonders | , | 8 Comments

8 Comments »

  1. Could it be that the reason they are shocked by the infidelity of TB more than his false teaching is that they don’t see anything wrong with his teaching?

    Comment by BB | August 17, 2008

  2. But they knew he lied and lacked moral integrity, even if they did not honestly see anything wrong with his teaching.

    Comment by endtimespropheticwords | August 17, 2008

  3. They were more concerned about having a little piece of the pie that TBs’ “fame” brought. They didn’t give a hoot about anything other than their very own agendas!

    Comment by redeemedhippiesplace | August 17, 2008

  4. But did they know TB was cheating on his wife? Did they know a separation was coming this quickly? That is what they are expressing shock about. Maybe they did know he lied and lacked moral integrity, but that doesn’t mean they knew about his affair. I’m sure some where shocked at the news. But as the author points out, when are any of these so called apostles going to be shocked about the preaching of a false gospel and another Jesus. We’ll see how the ICA council deals with the 24 issues and the gospel.

    Comment by BB | August 18, 2008

  5. We need to remain into the word of God, not looking at man’s teachings but God’s teaching..test the spirits..test what man states..against the word of God..the Bible teaches us to test what we are taught..applying God’s word to everything we do..wisdom is key to prevent being caught up with false prophets..cheating is sick and nasty..leadership in the church’s today..have higher accountable and should be disciplined according to the word of God.

    Comment by Lela | August 18, 2008

  6. I find it hard to believe that he had just an emotional affiar. Perhaps this is why they have had problems in the past.

    Comment by Asja | August 18, 2008

  7. This whole apostolic/prophetic ‘move’ has become so distasteful and so full of darkness.

    “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret.” Eph.5:11,12

    Comment by BB | August 18, 2008

  8. The awful truth is that anyone preaching a false gospel is accursed. No amount of false apostles endorsing him will ultimately save him or themselves from the lake of fire. What we need to be praying about is far wider reaching and far deeper rooted than TB’s marriage problems and the cause of them.
    The most worrying thing about all this is that they don’t care how much they bring God into disrepute. They only care when they are shown to be liars and cheats. Whatever happened to the fear of the LORD?

    Comment by Eve | August 18, 2008


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