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Todd Bentley "involved" with Children's Nanny
Posted: December 3rd, 2008, 5:50 pm
by Gerald Creasy
TAMPA - Todd Bentley, an atypical evangelist who drew thousands to a series of summer revivals in Lakeland, plans to divorce his wife amid revelations that he is romantically involved with the nanny of his children, according to his ministry.
Rumors of an extramarital affair surfaced near the end of the 15-week revival, and, in August, Bentley resigned from the board of directors of Fresh Fire Ministries. He plans to move to South Carolina, where he will undergo counseling by ministers who are focusing on his "restoration," according to a statement on the ministry's Web site last week.
Bentley is resolute in seeking a divorce from his wife, Shonnah, amid "his increased familiarity with a female staff member" during the revival in Lakeland, the letter states. "Todd admits to being 100 percent responsible for the divorce.
Yes, I'm rubbing it in on all of you gullable people that defended him and his idiotic ministry.
Posted: December 3rd, 2008, 6:04 pm
by Paully_44
"his increased familiarity with a female staff member"
I've not heard it put this way before.
Re: Todd Bentley "involved" with Children's Nanny
Posted: December 3rd, 2008, 6:49 pm
by pastorables
Gerald Creasy wrote:
Yes, I'm rubbing it in on all of you gullable people that defended him and his idiotic ministry.
Gerald,
I stand to be corrected, but I believe that Amy Grant and a few other Christian artists were guilty of similar? Are they idiots as well?
I do not defend Bentley. He sinned and I am concerned that he can divorce his wife, marry the nanny, and still undergo corrective discipline as if nothing ever occurred. Yet, the precedent for this has already been established in the lives of others within the body of Christ. I have even witnessed similar in CoGoP churches.
I would like for you to get away from your disdain for false prophets long enough to address this connected topic.
Thanks,
pa
Re: Todd Bentley "involved" with Children's Nanny
Posted: December 3rd, 2008, 6:55 pm
by Gerald Creasy
pastorables wrote:Gerald,
I stand to be corrected, but I believe that Amy Grant and a few other Christian artists were guilty of similar? Are they idiots as well?
Yes.
Unless you want to defend Adultery as the wise thing to do. G
Go ahead
I'll wait.
But you misunderstand. I said his MINISTRY was idiotic. Physically assaulting people in the name of God and -really theres no stronger word without burning your ears-
mindless idiots DEFEND him.
Hallucinating about dead people still on earth in their particular time of life....seeing angels that were female and then mysteriously change into male in later renditions......claiming the annointing of men who equated the Zodiac with the word of God
This case...more than any other...proved to me that Pentecostalism in the modern day is lost.
Re: Todd Bentley "involved" with Children's Nanny
Posted: December 3rd, 2008, 7:33 pm
by pastorables
Gerald Creasy wrote:Yes.
Unless you want to defend Adultery as the wise thing to do. G
Go ahead
I'll wait.
This case...more than any other...proved to me that Pentecostalism in the modern day is lost.
I wasn't defending any. I just wanted to see if you would defend them over Bentley.
I do agree with your last assessment, but I believe there are thousands who have not bowed a knee to Baal. I truly believe that the real outpouring of God, the true anointed move of the Spirit, is coming again before his return. It may not even be a mass revival, but rather small pockets of committed believers turning their respective communities upside down.
pa
Posted: December 4th, 2008, 4:24 am
by crispfin
"Todd Bentley, an atypical evangelist"
That's an interesting way of phrasing it. Atypical because of appearence and methods or atypical because a lot of people came to hear him?
Posted: December 4th, 2008, 4:41 am
by Pastor Bill
Unfortunately in many ways he was all too typical.
Re: Todd Bentley "involved" with Children's Nanny
Posted: December 4th, 2008, 6:02 am
by one love
Gerald Creasy wrote:TAMPA - Todd Bentley, an atypical evangelist who drew thousands to a series of summer revivals in Lakeland, plans to divorce his wife amid revelations that he is romantically involved with the nanny of his children, according to his ministry.
Rumors of an extramarital affair surfaced near the end of the 15-week revival, and, in August, Bentley resigned from the board of directors of Fresh Fire Ministries. He plans to move to South Carolina, where he will undergo counseling by ministers who are focusing on his "restoration," according to a statement on the ministry's Web site last week.
Bentley is resolute in seeking a divorce from his wife, Shonnah, amid "his increased familiarity with a female staff member" during the revival in Lakeland, the letter states. "Todd admits to being 100 percent responsible for the divorce.
Yes, I'm rubbing it in on all of you gullable people that defended him and his idiotic ministry.
I remember watching his service on youtube "NOT DRUNK AS YE SUPPOSE"
and thinking how can anyone believe he is for real
I understand your feelings Gerald but I would like to add that I was one of the first here to doubt him, you being the first
Posted: December 4th, 2008, 6:17 am
by dolfan
Paully_44 wrote:"his increased familiarity with a female staff member"
I've not heard it put this way before.
Reminds me of Bob Kerrey's statement about Bill Clinton in the wake of the revelation of the Lewinsky affair:
"We're all capable of substantial internal diversity."
Posted: December 4th, 2008, 6:20 am
by dolfan
crispfin wrote:"Todd Bentley, an atypical evangelist"
They should've said, "with a typical problem with keeping his britches on."
Posted: December 4th, 2008, 6:22 am
by dolfan
Hmmm, how will they wirework this?
Jesus said, "except for increased familiarity with a female staff member."
Nah, sorry bud, not buyin' that one. Hope you get restored, alright --- the first time. I don't think he's a has been, I think he's a never-was.
Posted: December 4th, 2008, 7:05 am
by MacUser
Posted: December 4th, 2008, 8:28 am
by Russell Roberts
Yea, I'm with Dolfan. The word 'restored' implies that the freak was once a Christian. What a sham. I knew about this creep long before he made it onto tv from keeping up with the deluded group of self-appointed idiots.
His hero is Bob Jones who was defrocked for having women stand naked in his office so they could 'hear from God'. They come out of a group called the Kansas City Prophets which included Paul Cain (a rabid degenerate homosexual), Bob Jones, and other nincompoops. They are so far out there they make Jim Jones look tame. What a bunch of wild freakazoid liars. Anyone who would follow them needs to race to the nearest psychiatric clinic for immediate admission.