one DOES have to actually be able to put verses in their context though. Have you ever actually read the verse in question?? Let’s see, shall we??

Ps 105:11-15 “To you I will give the land of Canaan as the allotment of your inheritance,” When they were few in number, indeed very few, and strangers in it. When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people, “He permitted no one to do them wrong; yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes, Saying, “Do not touch My anointed ones, and do My prophets no harm.”

Now………who are the “Anointed” here??? Kings specifically (1Sam. 12:3,5; 24:6,10; 26:9,11, 16,23; 2 Sam. 1:14,16; 19:21; Psalm 20:6; Lam. 4:20). Who are the prophets?? Those who spoke directly for God, inspired for infallible and inerrant utterances by the Holy Spirit, and through whom came Scripture. We don’t HAVE infallible, Scripture writing prophets anymore, nor do we have leaders who are anointed above the Body of Christ like the OT kings.

Ever heard of context?? it’s where you put verses within their literary and historical settings so folks don’t go off making foolish and unBiblical assumptions about Biblical texts, wresting them to their own destruction.

What is God talking about there?? About protecting His people from physical harm by their enemies. PHYSICAL HARM. You cannot tear words out of their context and make them say whatever you want them to say.

“Harm” here does NOT mean saying something TRUE about someone,whether in leadership or not. David refused to TOUCH GOD’S ANOINTED in Saul too……..but he SURE AS HECK told the truth about Saul,and it wasn’t pretty. Touching God’s anointed here AGAIN means to do PHYSICAL HARM.

1Sa 26:8 Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy (Speaking of SAUL, God’s Anointed) into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him (PHYSICAL HARM), I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not [smite] him the second time. 1Sa 26:9 And David said to Abishai, Destroy (KILL……PHYSICAL HARM) him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD’S anointed, and be guiltless? 1Sa 26:10 David said furthermore, [As] the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.
1Sa 26:11 The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand (Again, physical harm) against the LORD’S anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that [is] at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.

So,we see that to touch or harm God’s anointed is to do them PHYSICAL harm. Why do you want to twist it into something else?? Just to make it perfectly clear that “touching” and “harm” do not refer to saying something true about leaders, let’s see what David (who did NOT touch God’s anointed) said about God’s anointed, Saul. It ain’t nice. Read the rest of the chapter. David says to Saul that he is unjust for pursuing David, that he is seeking to murder David for no reason.

Now,if I were to say that Benny Hinn is a liar, that is a documented fact. Did I “touch” God’s anointed?? Not according to the Bible. I did nothing more than what David did………tell the truth about a leader, which is precisely what Paul TOLD us to do as well. He put Hymenaeus and Alexander and Diotrephes on blast too, along with the leader of Crete. He told us in Timothy to rebuke sinning leaders PUBLICLY so that others would fear to follow in their sinful ways, so it’s not just an Apostle thang either.

If that is “touching”God’s anointed, why did Paul do it?? Why did David do it?? Why did he command US to do it??

If telling the truth about a leader is “touching” God’s anointed, what was Paul doing in Gal 2:12-14 calling Peter a hypocrite publicly?? Wasn’t Peter anointed?? If “touching”means” saying the truth about a leader rather than physical harm, then Paul stands condemned before your doctrine. I think I’ll stand with Paul,thanks.

“Touch not my anointed” NEVER in the ENTIRE Bible EVER means ANYTHING except PHYSICAL harm. And as for speaking truth to leaders, we are commanded by Biblical teaching and Biblical example to call out publicly those in leadership who are in sin and harming the cause of Christ.

Now,since you want to drag this Scripture kicking and screaming into the New Testament, and shove it into meaning that the “anointed” are ministers, let’s see who the New Testament actually says the “anointed” are. PSSSSSST………they are NOT the leaders but the church. It’s EVERY saint. This is NOT the Old Testament where SOME of God’s people are anointed, and others are not.

2Cr 1:21 Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed US (ALL SAINTS), [is] God;

1Jo 2:27 But the anointing which ye (ALL THE SAINTS) have received of him abideth in you (ALL THE SAINTS), and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you (ALL THE SAINTS) of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you (ALL THE SAINTS), ye shall abide in him.

There is not one single text in the New Testament that limits the anointing to leaders like it was in the Old Testament. The ANOINTED today are NOT the leaders,but the ENTIRE Body of Christ.

Paul was a leader,and he called those who checked what he said against Scripture to see if it was true “noble” (Acts 17:11). John told us to “test all things” because there are many false prophets gone into the world (1 Jn 4:1).

David himself, who was God’s anointed, received the BLISTERING rebuke of Nathan for his affair with Bathsheba and his murder of Uriah the Hittite her husband. If it is “touching God’s anointed” to speak the truth about them, why didn’t David say so and rebuke Nathan??

And let’s not forget the MANY instances where false prophets were put on blast in the Bible either.

Jer 14:14 Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.

Lam 2:14 Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.

Jer 2:8 The priests said not, Where [is] the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after [things that] do not profit.

Jer 5:31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love [to have it] so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?

Of course, there are a multitude of others as well.But this should suffice.

SO……….let’s put this misuse and twisting of “Touch not my anointed” to bed. It’s far better to remain silent about a Scripture than misuse it Monkey.”

Putting verses into their proper context (not to mention their proper COVENANT) clears up a great deal of confusion. But folks like to have their ears tickled by the current crop of uneducated Biblical illiterates, twisting such verses in an attempt to extract cash from the sheeple “Cuz dey is on da TEEVEE and mus’ know sumpthin”.

Lisa, Benny Hinn is a fraud and a demonstrated liar. Come on back and I’ll document it for you. Meanwhile, it should gravely concern you that you lack the discernment to see it already.

WHY ARE YOU YELLING? YOUR POINT MIGHT BE BETTER TAKEN IF YOU DIDN’T USE ALL CAPS!!!
But then again it might not be because your misuse of scripture invalidates it. You used the “touch not mine anointed…” scripture completely out of context. It has nothing to do with talking about or “calling out” false teachers and preachers. Go back and read 1 Chronicles 16 in its entirety and you’ll see.

Other than the scripture you misquoted above, find one scripture or example in the Bible that requires us to sit back like mutes and do nothing when false prophets and teachers are spewing their incorect doctrine. In fact, I think you’ll find the exact opposite. Paul exposed false teachers. Check out the books of 2 Corinthians and 1 and 2 Timothy. We can’t just sit back and expect false teachers to reform and change on their own because they won’t. Instead, they’ll spread their poison to unsuspecting people and people who take their words as “gospel” and don’t read the Bible for themselves. Do you think that’s what God wants?

Some might think I’m wrong or overexaggerating, but in my opinion, the church is almost in crisis because of these so-called “anointed” people who misinterpret and twist the Word of God for their own purposes. We’ve got people who believe that they can buy their way into miracles and who believe that in order to receive from God they have to “sow seeds” (i.e., give money). We’ve got people who refuse to go to the doctor because they’re waiting for their favorite “prophet” to come to town to lay hands on them. We’ve got people who don’t have two nickels to rub together sending money to television evangelists for anointed healing cloths and anointed water. We’ve got churches full of people who sit close-mouthed each week listening to preachers who spew false teachings. We’ve got people who are in over their heads financially because they’re listening to preachers who are tellling them that they’re supposed to be rich because Jesus was rich.

You’re right, Lisa. God is not mocked and these false teachers and preachers had better be more careful about what they’re doing and saying.

I would call you a drive by poster, but I don’t think you quite fit the criteria. I mean, in order to actually inflict harm, you have to have a weapon with live ammo. Your last posting didn’t feel like a drive-by, but felt like you rode past on a tricycle and squirted us with a water pistol. My heart goes out to whatever group of singles who had to sit under the gibberish you mistake for bible teaching. Especially since you were telling them to “tap the spiritual” as if it were an experiment, and not walk in the spirit, which is what we are commanded to do by scripture. Maybe you get your doctrinal training from the 9th person in Benny Hinn’s godhead. Have you ever encountered a person who had bad breath, and to be polite you offer them a mint as an indicator??…Lisa my dear, considering how rotten your doctrinal understanding is, I offer you the bible…Only do not consider it a tic-tac…no, no, realizing the urgency of your situation, this is more like a bottle of Listerine…Super Large…drink…swish…gargle…spit…rinse…keep going until the bottle is empty…

http://www.bennyhinn.org/finances/articledesc.cfm?id=968#13

Kyle

saying that Jesus will be a guest at one of your crusades.

Wow, that one is real tough.

Kyle

No offense taken. But that was funny though.

I apologize for that comment. The reason I thought you were old was because I thought since you were talking about the old pimps, maybe you were about their age, meaning you have little but you are blessed as opposed to them being old and still doing the devil’s work for gain. I misunderstood, but God bless anyway.

Sorry sister I was “born” in the late 70s I am not “in” my late 70s. I am a young man. LOL!

U R 2 Funny.

Now I feel old. Sigh!

Kyle

I guess I got to this post too late… Hinn’s claiming copyright infringement on his YouTube clips. …Most likely he’s just really embarrassed to see how he comes across.

Anyhoo, so that clip failed, so I did a quick search and this was the first result… It’s pretty much a reel (from one church “service” it seems) of Hinn knocking people down/ back… like god has put all this power in his itty bitty hands (when will they stop trying to make themselves more important than GOD?). It’s pretty hilarious and amazing (a whole room full of people get floored), but it’s set to the rock song “let the bodies hit the floor”… if your “christian” ears are too sensitive to “secular” music, just mute it… still enjoyable.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lvU-DislkI

Raymond Scribbled……..”Ok , brothers god bless y’all , im not a pulpit pimp by the way… about Benny Hinn , i have heard so many rumors, i have seen so many things “shady” about him. but But BUt BUT!!!. That A Prophet mistakes dosn’t make him a false prophet.”

(GV) Do tell………..I’m all goosepimply.

(Ray) i explain. Did Samuel was a MEn of God??? Certainly he was. And i can assure you one thing , he was human and human make mistakes. He almost anointed the wrong man, but it was god himself who had to stop him , and tell him, that what he was seeing was not what God saw.

(GV) Errrrrrrrr………yes, God STOPPED Samuel from doing that which was error. Please explain why God did NOT do so for Benny (9 of ‘em) Hinn when he “prophesied” that the homosexual community in America would be destroyed over a decade ago. Or, about how Jesus would show up physically on stage with him??? Or about how the dead would be raised if you put them in front of the TV while TBN (The Blasphemy Network) was playing?? Or about a dozen other false “prophesies” I could name??

I mean………none of that HAPPENED, right?? Why didn’t God intervene for poor Benny the way He did for Samuel?? After all, Benny claimed to be speaking the Words of God through prophesy.

(Ray)anyway long story short, ( You mean “Wrong story ” GV ) i would not say he is a false prophet ,

(GV) I think I can speak for the participants of this website, the Christian church in particular, and the entire population of the planet in general, when I tell you that what YOU say about it (not to mention what I say about it) is less interesting than watching paint dry.

What IS interesting, important, factual, and objectively TRUE is what the Bible says about it. Here’s a little taste……

Jer 5:30 ¶ A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;
Jer 5:31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love [to have it] so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?

(GV) Notice what means the priests use to rule the people………..false prophesy.

Jer 14:14 Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.
Jer 14:15 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.
Jer 14:16 And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them

Jer 23:25 I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.
Jer 23:26 How long shall [this] be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, [they are] prophets of the deceit of their own heart;
Jer 23:27 Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.

Jer 23:30 ¶ Therefore, behold, I [am] against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbour.
Jer 23:31 Behold, I AM AGAINST THE PROPHETS, saith the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.
Jer 23:32 Behold, I AM AGAINST THEM that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the LORD.

(Ray)but i will establish that the abundance overflowing gospel is a two edged weapon
, we gotta mentioin it couse its on the Bibble , but not leen on it , to make our financial dreams come true…

(GV) IF what these pimps claim the Bible says about prosperity is ACTUALLY what the Bible teaches, then we SHOULD lean on it to make our financial dreams come true…………or else we are guilty of a lack of faith.

However……….what they teach about prosperity is NOT taught in the Bible. That’s the problem.

(Ray)anyway my advice,is that you better read the Book.

(GV) Pretty ironic advice, given the inept Biblical interpretation you’ve given to this point, and especially considering the jewel of wisdom you’ve written next…….

(Ray)the Bible says that you shall not criticize so you wont be criticize

(GV) No, it doesn’t. We are commanded to use RIGHTEOUS judgement, not to avoid judgement. We are repeatedly told to judge between the wheat and chaff, good and evil, right and wrong, True and false. You have to read the ENTIRE context of a verse, including the parallel passages, or you destroy the meaning.

(Ray), so the way of refering makes a critic , god blees you all my email is prflow@gmail.com

(GV) I’m going to need an interpreter for that last bit. In essence Ray, you need to dust off the Bible and read it with prayer and study.

By the way, why does it seem that most everyone seems to be bent on calling me everything but my tag name “Double G (G²)”?

Dag-nabbit, everyone still wants to go with the “”G”, “G2″ “G(g2)” , “2g”, “3D”, “NBC” and every other moniker in the book ( if someone busts out calling me”Riel G” again, that’d be a trip I’d really crack up for!)…..is the new one really that hard to type out?!!!!

I’ll settle for “Double G2″ but please nothing else….”G2″ was “Old Skool” and I’m going for the “New Sckool” look nowadays……(LoL Lol Lol)’….Had to vent a bit, but I’m done now….

Again, Solid points Mr.Gridiron…and thanks for sharing your thoughts on my post (I meant to say “posts”….as in the other one’s I’ve been doing lately like “Heresy”)

Blessings…..