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One only needs to observe Benny Hinn to understand the dangers of the charismatic.
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You’re telling me! Once I met a charismatic Christian and her witness to Christ was so hideous that I became a Christian. It was just awful!!!!!!!!!/s...now I’m certain I met many other Christians in my prior 40+ years, but none bothered to evangelize me so God bless my charismatic friend. Some of the strongest talk the talk, walk the walk Christians I know are Charismatic. Is Benny Hinn the only phoney preacher on TV? I’ve seen many, so I’d bet many denominations are represented by them.

Note that I said the “danger” of the charismatic. I don’t discredit the genuine. The danger lies in two things as I see it. First is the emotionalism that draws people to fall for false “feelings”. The second is the human tendency to want external “evidences” that leaders tend to expoit.

I attended the church that Benny Hinn took over after his father in law left (or was forced out due to an affair) for a period and in the beginning he was a great teacher. He had insights into the culture of the Israelites because of his ancestry that was incredible. I learned a lot from him but he soon began to drift into the “faith healing” and other charismatic “evidences” that any Spirit filled Christian became very uncomfortable with. I saw what was happening and it was not from the Holy Spirit.

There were many Spirit filled Christians in that church that left as he drifted deeper and deeper into the fakery that he has become. In the early days there were many who were brought to Christ through his ministry.