The nephew of Benny Hinn, who is a pastor in Southern California, has shared practical advice for how Christians should engage with loved ones who are caught up in false teaching — like his uncle’s prosperity theology.
Costi Hinn, who rejected the teaching of his “Uncle Benny” after working alongside him for years, recently told Todd White, host of the Wretched podcast, that he was able to see the hypocrisy in the prosperity gospel after witnessing the authentic faith of his Baptist friends.
“I remember watching their lives,” he said. “I had relationships, and as I observed them live out their faith, I couldn’t find a lot of holes. There was pursuit of holiness, there was love for Christ, there was a passion for the Gospel. It was so different than me that at first I thought, ‘Oh, they don’t have the Holy Spirit.’ But as I began to see the fruit in their lives, I’m going, ‘Wow, maybe I’m missing something.’ And I started to question.”
Instead of berating him with insults and “flame-throwing,” Hinn said his Baptist friends simply asked him questions.
“They didn’t say, ‘Hey, you…
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