Got this in the mail a little while back and I thought
it would be interesting for people to see that these folks at Toronto believe they can
teach you how to heal the sick. This is nothing new, because the "Happy
Hunters" have been holding How to Heal the Sick Seminars for many many
years. In fact, my wife and I attended one in Ohio, and got to work directly with
the Hunters.
Can't you see the Apostle Paul holding a healing seminar in Ephesus (I can't).
In fact, the Bible gives some general directions about praying for the sick (the
work of the elders in the local church according to James) but nothing concrete as "step
one, step two, presto healing." There is as much sickness and death among the
Charismatic's as any other branch of the Church, actually the cancer rate among WOF family
members & Vineyard folks is off the scale (see the Sick
Healers). I was just informed about the death of Chris Wimber, who died
from cancer a few months. I am sorry for the loss in their family. . .but my
question is - where was his divine healing? I also just learned of Buddy Harrison dying
from cancer last Saturday Nov. 1998! He was Ken Hagin's son-in-law. Been in
the WOF movement from almost the beginning. . .why didn't Hagin use his special healing
anointing on him? Buddy TAUGHT divine healing
- why didn't it work?
This conference that TACF sponsored had the #1 power-healer of the prophetic movement (of which TACF
is a part) Mahesh Chavda. I have sat under Mahesh's teaching, he has laid hands
on me, and yes years ago I was slain in the spirit by his whammy.
The brochure states - "Thousands of healings
have been reported from the blind, deaf, lame, cancer-stricken and AIDS victims."
Oh really? My wife and I worked with women and children with AIDS for 5
years in inner-city Detroit and I scoured the news for one verified healing from AIDS - we
even took a sister with AIDS to a Benny Hinn meeting for her miracle, she later died.
I DOUBT that Mahesh can
provide ANY PROOF to back up the amazing
statements TACF makes about his "healing" ministry.
The other speakers were lessor stars in the charismatic
extremist movement: (1) Che Ahn, (2) John Arnott, (3) Marc Dupont, (4) Bill Subritzky.
Again, this conference appeals to the #1 drive
among Charismatics - the lust for the power of God. No doubt,
some in attendance have a sincere desire to be used of God to alleviate suffering, but--
Healing cannot be taught
Nor can anyone impart the ability to heal the sickNor can anyone impart the ability to heal the sick
Attending this conference will not increase ones ability to heal
What will this conference do? First and foremost it will make a great deal of money for TACF. There was a cost to attend this meeting, $67.00 US, and seating was limited to only 4,000 people. This means if they fill the house to capacity (the times we have been to TACF it has been full) they took in $348,000.00 US dollars if the 4,000 folks were single. About, $220,000.00 US dollars if the 4,000 were married couples. Add to this an additional $48.00 US for the food package, an additional $172,000.00 US dollars. A possible grand total of $520,000 was made on a conference which has no biblical support to be held at all!
This flyer simply reminds me that the driving force behind this "revival" is the lust for money and power. Money on the part of the leaders, power on the part of the seekers. Read any of the articles by the Pensacola News Journal on the Pensacola "revival" and one quickly sees the money angle is very prominent.
Let me close this out by stating ICCDM believes that our Lord does heal His people. He does so according to His sovereign will. He does so according to His Word, through the local Church leadership. We do not believe He heals through alleged healing evangelists (no such animal in the NT). Benny Hinn, Oral Roberts, Mahesh Chavda, David Hogan, and others cannot provide any verifiable proof of their healing claims. Nor do we believe that we can command healing into existence. We do not endorse the concept that healing gifts can be imparted from one person to another, nor do we believe that people can be taught how to heal the sick, any more than they can be taught how to prophesy or speak in tongues.
