The global movement of mystical-miracle enthusiasts have put a modern face on historical heresies. Men and women posing as prophets and apostles make millions preying on the sick, poor, and emotionally fragile. Behind a veil of glamour, many self-proclaimed pastors mask their spiritual abuse with claims of special power from...
The global movement of mystical-miracle enthusiasts have put a modern face on historical heresies. Men and women posing as prophets and apostles make millions preying on the sick, poor, and emotionally fragile. Behind a veil of glamour, many self-proclaimed pastors mask their spiritual abuse with claims of special power from the Holy Spirit. Defining Deception pulls back the curtain to reveal the truth behind this lucrative industry.
Written with a unique blend of theology, history, and personal experience, Costi Hinn and Anthony Wood have lovingly, yet sternly, exposed the mystical-miracle fraud in the hope that Christians will unite against those who have turned Jesus into a commodity. It is also a call to all Christians of good faith to help those trapped by these corrupt leaders rediscover the biblical Gospel of Christ. Every Christian is called to "earnestly contend for the faith" (Jude 3) even when it's controversial-Defining Deception will equip Christians to do just that.
"...this could well prove to be one of the most important books of the decade..." - Dr John MacArthur
Defining Deception offers the academic learner studious sourcing for biblical discernment but is also written in a loving and relational style allowing everyday readers to better relate with friends and family who¿ve fallen victim to the trappings of modern miracle and mystical movements. Hinn and Wood have proven that we can value and share truth without appearing to be ¿angry¿ about it. The book includes a raw Testimony section containing stories of rescue from around the globe along with a thrilling Q&A section highlighting the modern confusion around gifts of the Spirit, hearing from God, and popular bands like Jesus Culture.
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The global movement of mystical-miracle enthusiasts have put a modern face on historical heresies. Men and women posing as prophets and apostles make millions preying on the sick, poor, and emotionally fragile. Behind a veil of glamour, many self-proclaimed pastors mask their spiritual abuse with claims of special power from...
The global movement of mystical-miracle enthusiasts have put a modern face on historical heresies. Men and women posing as prophets and apostles make millions preying on the sick, poor, and emotionally fragile. Behind a veil of glamour, many self-proclaimed pastors mask their spiritual abuse with claims of special power from the Holy Spirit. Defining Deception pulls back the curtain to reveal the truth behind this lucrative industry.
Written with a unique blend of theology, history, and personal experience, Costi Hinn and Anthony Wood have lovingly, yet sternly, exposed the mystical-miracle fraud in the hope that Christians will unite against those who have turned Jesus into a commodity. It is also a call to all Christians of good faith to help those trapped by these corrupt leaders rediscover the biblical Gospel of Christ. Every Christian is called to "earnestly contend for the faith" (Jude 3) even when it's controversial-Defining Deception will equip Christians to do just that.
"...this could well prove to be one of the most important books of the decade..." - Dr John MacArthur
Defining Deception offers the academic learner studious sourcing for biblical discernment but is also written in a loving and relational style allowing everyday readers to better relate with friends and family who¿ve fallen victim to the trappings of modern miracle and mystical movements. Hinn and Wood have proven that we can value and share truth without appearing to be ¿angry¿ about it. The book includes a raw Testimony section containing stories of rescue from around the globe along with a thrilling Q&A section highlighting the modern confusion around gifts of the Spirit, hearing from God, and popular bands like Jesus Culture.
Defining Deception$39.99
Koorong code509630
ISBN9780986444241
Pages198
PublisherSouthern California Seminary Press
Publication date01 February 2018
Dimensions10 x 151 x 229mm
Weight0.314kg
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This book looks at a new movement in pentecostal and charismatic circles, namely the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) which in the true sense is neither new, neither apostolic (based on apostolic teaching) neither a reformation but rather a deformation of true Christianity. I found the examination of Bethel Church and its leader's teaching to be especially instructive. I'm glad that Costi Hinn has made it a mission or calling of his life to bring light to these less seemly parts of the 'Christian' church. Other books do exist that do a thorough examination of these movements this book though has a few anecdotal stories that are heart-breaking. This book might be a good place to start for the uninitiated.
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7 years ago
Sincere, somewhat persuasive
Defining Deception critiques the New Apostolic Reformation: it brings personal, empirical, and scriptural evidence against its practices and doctrines. The arguments here will be familiar from earlier material on this topic (eg, Justin Peter's 'Clouds without water'). What makes DD unique is the familial connection Hinn has to a key player in the NAR. This keeps the book heartfelt: the most heartbreaking parts of the book are the critique of Benny Hinn (pp58-67) and Costi Hinn's testimony (p121). Hinn Wood make it clear that their primary arguments are empirical and scriptural--""""take the name Hinn out of the conversation. . . the facts remain the same. . . God's word is maligned"""" (p59)--but the reader cannot help but be compelled by the sincerity with which particular parts are written. What DD lacks is a discussion of what is, in my opinion, a fundamental issue in evaluating the NAR: the sufficiency of Scripture. While Hinn Wood hold that orthodoxy and orthopraxy are to be measured against the plumbline of Scripture, not all agree with this. Readers already sympathetic to the NAR might perhaps resist Hinn Wood's arguments by observing that they are ultimately biblically based rather than experientially rooted, and wonder why more weight has not been given to personal experience. This issue is discussed elsewhere (eg, John Macarthur's 'Strange fire'). But for readers who buy the authors' basic presuppositions, DD is persuasive and eyeopening.
