And Copeland isn’t Christ. It sounds to me like your view of Copeland is a little to high and mighty and you are placing him on a pedestal that he doesn’t belong on.
Only Christ is to be praised.
I apply the same criteria and use my God given discernment to all teachers, even my own pastor and yes, even myself. I learned the hard way not to and frankly all televangelists are to be considered suspect, there are far too many who misuse the word of God.
I am saddened to see you focusing on these spiritual hobbies rather than look at the bigger picture.
That’s how you frame it.
I haven’t watched nor listened to much of Copeland—certainly in the last 30 years.
I respect him as the most balanced and Biblical of Kenneth Hagin’s protoge’s. He’s more Biblical, has, imho, more integrity and congruence with Scripture and more Biblical walked out lived out integrity than Hagin’s own son.
And a lot more humility, imho.
Kenneth’s heart is not hard to discern. He almost wears it on his sleeve. He’s as raw and Texas plain as can be, in most respects. I like that.
I respect him. I am thankful he and wife were used OF GOD to bring Christ’s healing power to my relative’s wife.
No way do I have him on a pedestal. That’s what you’re reading into my posts.
I don’t mind standing up for him against a pack of raving wolves who don’t sound like they understand clue one about the Biblical verses involved in such things.
I have told a number of internationally famous ‘Great Men (and women) of God’ some very stern things. And God has confirmed what I’ve said to them with signs following though all of them rebelled against what I said.
I respect folks calling and anointing and whatever offices and giftings The Lord has layed on them. I don’t respect gross hypocrisy, heresy, foolishness, immorality etc. and am quick to say so.
I don’t mind standing up for the underdog. On this forum, that seems to include a long list of folks that God seems to think enough of to use mightily.
I find most of the carping exactly—as in EXACTLY like the carping of the pharisees 2000 years ago. And I hate it maybe in the same ball park to as much as Christ hated it.
Rather than look at the bigger picture?
Good grief, man . . . how much of my stuff have you read over the years?
How on earth could you even think such a thing!
Sheesh!
I don’t know anyone on here who has written more about the big picture . . .
—END TIMES
—GLOBALISM
—RAPTURE
—2ND COMING
—GREAT TRIBULATION
—ONE WORLD RELIGION
—PROPHECIES ABOUT THE PLANET; THE CHURCH; THE NATION; ISRAEL
—GENERIC GLOBAL EVENS AND TRENDS IMPACTING CHRISTIANITY IN GENERAL
—MISSIONS IN SPECIFIC AND IN GENERAL
. . .
. . .
SIGH.