I have noted all along . . .
IF one listens carefully to Hagin’s tapes—as I have dozens and dozens if not hundreds of hours worth . . .
He’s quite precise in his wording. And, taken as a whole, he leaves himself plenty of ‘outs’ with even some of his priority emphases.
However his disciples—including his son—in my view—are pour crass wannabe’s by comparison.
Few have his spirituality or anything near it.
Most are far more arrogant than he was.
Few have anything close to his anointing or prayer life as far as I can tell.
I think Kenneth Copeland has come closer than even Hagin Jr to walking the talk in a more reasonable way. And, on occasion, even Kenneth has said some stupid things. Thankfully, he’s not too proud to admit it.
A lot of folks throwing rocks at Hagin et al have not thought through things any better than most of Hagin’s disciples have. They reduce complex issues to a sound bite than go ballistic. That’s no better than Hagin’s disciples do.
Thankfully, Kenneth Hagin Sr brought a lot of sound overcoming Biblical teaching to a lot of hungry listeners. He has blessed my life. There were no magic formulas offered and none received. But he taught fierce trust in God and in God’s Word and that God would honor the person who walked close to God saturated in His Word and Spirit.
AND THAT’S TRUE.
Tithing can be done anonymously, best...
Oh! by the way, if you get a tax refund its not tithing..
I have a small booklet he wrote about tithing, where he tells the story of a young mother with a retarded daughter, who gave her tithe faithfully, even if it was only ten cents. It was the very best sermon on the blessings of tithing that I ever read. I never listened much to him but this booklet makes me wish I had.