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 ===Benny Hinn and the ""Nine persons in the godhead""=== 

 ::See, God the Father is a person, God the Son is a person, God the Holy Spirit is a person.  But each one of them is a triune being by himself.  If I can shock you, and maybe I should, there's nine of them. Benny Hinn Broadcast, recorded 10/13/90. 

 Please read This article here and give me your thoughts about what you have read. Don't foget to read the multiple pages (hit ""next page"" when finished the first page)   

 :I cannot respond to the above quote, because it is out of context and I do not feel it wise to make a statement on someone's doctrines based on a statement that was originally in part of a 30-minute discussion. 
 :Also, I do not believe the apologetics index site is a valid source for criticism because it attacks Charismatic doctrine as a 
 :""heresy"".  Examples... 
 :""His theology is based largely on that of the Word-Faith movement, with a heavy emphasis on the so-called ""Prosperity Gospel."" His teachings, behavior and practices have made him controversial among Christians and non-Christians alike."" 
 ::taken from article on Benny Hinn 
 :also... 
 :Many charismatic churches, movements and proponents are controversial because of an overemphasis on the spiritual gifts, and not enough emphasis (if any) on the practice of Biblical discernment. 
 ::taken from article on the term ""Charismatic"" 
 ::I would like to add that I do not appreciate the fact that it is stated in this article that Charismatics do not emphasize Biblical discernment...this is NOT true...it is of the highest importance to me and all those I interact with who are Charismatic. 

 ::""Apologetics Index"" cites BHM's Charismatic doctrines as reasons for his ""heretical"" nature...therefore, they have lost my trust and confidence in their ability to objectively critique BHM. 

 ::I want to know your response to the information I gave you... 
 here is the excerpt from the statement of faith (http://www.bennyhinn.org/about/statementoffaith.cfm) on his website:     

 ::: We believe the one true God has revealed Himself as the eternally self-existent, self-revealed ""I AM"" and has further revealed  
 ::: Himself as embodying the principles of relationship and association, i.e., Father, Son, and Holy Ghost (Deuteronomy 6:4; Mark  
 ::: 12:29; Isaiah 43:10, 11; Matthew 28:19). 

 (sounds like the Trinity to me) 

 also... 

 The salvation message preached by BHM. 

 THIS is where we should be getting information about the beliefs of Benny Hinn and his ministry, NOT ""Apologetics Index"". 

 I did some research and found a Charismatic apologetics article (here) debunking the arguements in Hank Hanegraaff's book ""Christianity in Crisis"".  This is what this Charismatic apologist said about the above quote from Benny Hinn's program (emphasis added): 
 :: ""There is another dirty trick. This one involves the Benny Hinn statements about the trinity, ie, there are nine of them. This is in reference to Hinns view that God like man has body, soul and spirit (trichotemy) and that God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, so the conclusion is that there are nine of them. 

 :: The problem with the inclusion of the quotes in the audio tape CinC series is that Hinn had already repented publicly of the statement. He had admitted to the error. The author of CinC chose to include it in the tapes stating that although Hinn had repudiated his prior view, it was still illustrative of something. The question is illustrative of what? Illustrative of the fact that Hinn made a mistake and admitted to it? After Hinn publicly confessed the error, there was no reason for it to have been put onto the tapes (unless they had already been prepared and the publisher did not want to be bothered to remove the statements). Maybe there is some real reason yet to be heard. 

 :: ''Incidentally the point about the nature of man being dipartite or tripartite is another interesting theological point. Many scholars hold that man has two parts, a material and a non-material part. J. Oliver Buswell in his Systematic Theology gives a good defense of the dipartite view. On the other hand, the WoF teachers hold that man has three parts, body, soul, and spirit. This is a very common view outside of the WoF movement particularly in other parts of the Charismatic movement. This is another area of contention that good men on both sides disagree about. We should listen patiently to the opinions of others on these subjects, but reject anyone that labels t