BENNY HINN-2 Minute Blessing Scam -ARTICLE

[StMark]

Benny Hinn: Todd Koontz and the two-minutes blessing scam

7-22-08


The latest reported ‘prosperity’ scam was reportedly committed by Todd Koontz, a guest speaker at the recent Benny Hinn “Miracle Crusade” in South Africa.

Apparently, in exchange for a gift of $1,000, 500 believers would receive an “exceptional blessing”.

According to Koontz the blessing would be “poured out for only two minutes.”..........

God’s blessing would last only two minutes and it would create 500 churchgoing millionaires or even billionaires - all they had to do was use their credit cards to pay $1 000 in offerings to televangelist Benny Hinn.
Pastor Tommie Ferreira of the AGS Church in Johannesburg was so upset about the “blessing” that, after a week, he wanted to know who of the donors actually had become millionaires.

Ferreira told Rapport he did not mean to bring about Hinn’s downfall.

He merely wanted to know if any of the hundreds of churchgoers who donated amounts of up to $1 000 (about R7 500) to Hinn’s Miracle Crusade last week Saturday had now become millionaires........

“He said the service would yield millionaires and billionaires within 24 hours.

“Everyone had to donate $1000 because an exceptional blessing rested on $1000.”

Koontz apparently really had the congregation scrambling when he said, “This blessing will be poured out for only two minutes.”

Ferreira said: “People stormed to the front - poor people, rich people, people from all sections of our society.”
Hinn’s co-pastors apparently had credit-card machines ready with which they could take donations.
“He (Koontz) said God would bless the people’s credit cards and they would be able to rule over South Africa with their money.

“Eventually there were no fewer than 1 000 people who made such donations.”

Complete story here

http://www.religionnewsblog.com/2180...-blessing-scam

[StMark]

This is being discussed by the Charismatics

what do you think of it ??

[LUKE2447]

The guy should be thrown in jail! Investigated for being a false prophet if anyone did become a millionaire. If not then he was not telling the truth! Proof of the prophet is in the outcome.

[deltaguitar]

Wow. Very scary. These poor people will hate anything to do with Christianity after they don't get blessed. Just another sad example of spiritual abuse.

[U376977]

So sad when a truth of God's Word is used in this way.
1 Cor. 9 does state that God will bless the sower. And that if you sow sparingly you shall reap sparingly. But why $1,000? Why not the widow's mite principal. People would have to give on a level that would require faith--I could drop $2 in an offering and not think about it... No faith at all. But if I were to drop $100, I know that. $250 I really know it. It does raise my faith and expectation that God will supply my needs because I have obeyed his word and planted seed and the tithe.

Here is my q.? Why is Koontz the only "bad guy." If Hinn were ethical he should refund all monies he collected on the credit cards and donate thousands to the poor pastor.

[warrior]

It is sad that people still fall for this stuff. We all know that Benny Hinn is a racket.

[Tyk]

Originally Posted by warrior

It is sad that people still fall for this stuff. We all know that Benny Hinn is a racket.

Yeah, who doesn't know hes a rackateir? (if that's a word )

His judgment will likely be great for using the lords name to preform thievery. If only he could change, repent, and do what Zackeus did, give it all back and maybe + some.

[Timmy]

Is it OK to bash a preacher if he really, really deserves bashing?

[U376977]

What is sad is that some of these ministers may have a legimate calling. But they sell themselves to raise money for the big name preachers. They prostitute themselves and their gifting by selling it to the big name. In this case it appears that Koontz sold himself to Hinn and committed spiritual fornication-perversion with Hinn to raise a dollar.

[ReformedDave]

Todd Koontz is a fake. He's a clone of Mike Murdock.