People Are Strange: Todd Bentley and the Lakeland Church Revival

The idea that anyone would think that God told them to kick a man who has colon cancer is actually beyond strange, and yet hundreds and thousands of people involved in the “revival” taking place at the Lakeland Church in Florida seem to have no problem with this idea at all.  In fact, they have bought into Todd Bentley’s twisted presentation of the gospel hook, line and sinker (as my dad is fond of saying back home in Kentucky).  This perversion of the gospel is nauseating to me, and I am ashamed that there are Christians who hang on Bentley’s every word and action.  I would say something like, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do,” but I am afraid that many of them, especially Mr. Bentley, know exactly what it is that they are doing and approving of.  So instead, I will will only say, “Lord, have mercy.

To read other responses to this “revival” and Todd Bentley, I encourage you to read Dave Warnock, who writes about this video in his post Reflecting on cancer healing – Todd Bentley style.  There are also links in that post to other articles Warnock has written on the subject.  You might also want to check out what Bene Diction Blog has to say, a response from Richard Hall at his connexions blog, and you can read what my blogging friend Henry Neufeld has written about this on his own blog by clicking here, though Henry is more kindly to Bentley and the Lakeland revival than I am.