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	<title>Comments on: Rick Joyner Starts Restoration Process with Todd Bentley and New Wife</title>
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		<title>By: Mart</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mart</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sometimes people who purport to follow Christ can be downright stupid. In attempting to whitewash Todd Bentley&#039;s lies, fraud and adultery, a number of sycophants have used the Scripture &#039;let him who has no sin cast the first stone.&#039; This is abusing the Scriptures because Jesus has never spoken these words in the spirit of excusing sin. Instead, he said it to condemn those who had been guilty of similar gross immorality while publicly condemning the one woman.

Imagine today if a punk broke the law and stole a car and crashed through a supermarket window and then grabbed a toddler to use as a human shield to thwart arrest. The cops are yelling at him to release the child or they will shoot. People are screaming abuse at him for using the kid to shield himself. They are calling him all kinds of names and shaking their fists in anger because the toddler is actually the child of one of the supermarket cashiers.

And the punk&#039;s response to all this: &#039;Which of you has no sin let him fire the first bullet?&#039;

How utterly ridiculous do you think this is!

If we simply use Jesus&#039; words to whitewash every immoral and criminal activity, imagine the chaos and anarchy our society would find itself in. Every pervert, murderer, liar, extortionist, rapist and thief would be at our door.

Someone tried to equate Todd Bentley’s gross misconduct with lying and argued that if we were still lying, then who’s to stop Todd Bentley from fornicating with his partner in adultery. This kind of logic utterly blows my mind.

Those who are lying should stop lying. Those who are stealing should stop stealing. Those who are sleeping with women who are not their wives should stop sleeping with women who are not their wives. And those of us who are not doing these things have a right to yell at those who are doing this things to STOP.

Todd Bentley has been caught lying, cheating on his wife, forsaking his marriage vows, abandoning his kids, having an affair with his baby-sitter, making up stories of raising the dead, writing weird articles about angels called Emma, boozing, mutilating his body with piercings and tattoos, etc. He has to STOP.

Rick Joyner, Bill Johnson and Jack Deere need spiritual deliverance. They have forgotten their first love, the Lord Jesus Christ, and instead fallen in love with a seducing spirit. They cannot see right from wrong and cannot get out of the situation themselves. Christians, we need to pray for these men! If we don’t, they might end up being serial liars, adulterers, blasphemers and substance abusers like Todd Bentley.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sometimes people who purport to follow Christ can be downright stupid. In attempting to whitewash Todd Bentley&#8217;s lies, fraud and adultery, a number of sycophants have used the Scripture &#8216;let him who has no sin cast the first stone.&#8217; This is abusing the Scriptures because Jesus has never spoken these words in the spirit of excusing sin. Instead, he said it to condemn those who had been guilty of similar gross immorality while publicly condemning the one woman.</p>
<p>Imagine today if a punk broke the law and stole a car and crashed through a supermarket window and then grabbed a toddler to use as a human shield to thwart arrest. The cops are yelling at him to release the child or they will shoot. People are screaming abuse at him for using the kid to shield himself. They are calling him all kinds of names and shaking their fists in anger because the toddler is actually the child of one of the supermarket cashiers.</p>
<p>And the punk&#8217;s response to all this: &#8216;Which of you has no sin let him fire the first bullet?&#8217;</p>
<p>How utterly ridiculous do you think this is!</p>
<p>If we simply use Jesus&#8217; words to whitewash every immoral and criminal activity, imagine the chaos and anarchy our society would find itself in. Every pervert, murderer, liar, extortionist, rapist and thief would be at our door.</p>
<p>Someone tried to equate Todd Bentley’s gross misconduct with lying and argued that if we were still lying, then who’s to stop Todd Bentley from fornicating with his partner in adultery. This kind of logic utterly blows my mind.</p>
<p>Those who are lying should stop lying. Those who are stealing should stop stealing. Those who are sleeping with women who are not their wives should stop sleeping with women who are not their wives. And those of us who are not doing these things have a right to yell at those who are doing this things to STOP.</p>
<p>Todd Bentley has been caught lying, cheating on his wife, forsaking his marriage vows, abandoning his kids, having an affair with his baby-sitter, making up stories of raising the dead, writing weird articles about angels called Emma, boozing, mutilating his body with piercings and tattoos, etc. He has to STOP.</p>
<p>Rick Joyner, Bill Johnson and Jack Deere need spiritual deliverance. They have forgotten their first love, the Lord Jesus Christ, and instead fallen in love with a seducing spirit. They cannot see right from wrong and cannot get out of the situation themselves. Christians, we need to pray for these men! If we don’t, they might end up being serial liars, adulterers, blasphemers and substance abusers like Todd Bentley.</p>
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		<title>By: Sharilyn Greenlee</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sharilyn Greenlee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This is critical in the Body of Christ right now.  Truly all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, but let us remember that God is very clear about what He wants from His spiritual leaders ie., Todd Bentley. Read Titus Chapter 1:6-9 &quot;if a man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of dissipation or insubordination.  For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not quick tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled, holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict.&quot; Is Todd truly in a place where he can exhort/convict others to stand firm to this Scripture when he himself was/is unable to do so?  That is hypocritical, and that is what makes him inaffective as a leader in the church.  
  Don&#039;t be fooled into thinking that the gifts make Todd a godly man, for even satan can duplicate those qualities. It&#039;s the man who can stand faithfully on the Word of the Lord.  Yes, Todd is forgiven through the shed blood of Christ but his actions should not allow him restoration as a leader in the Body of Christ. Scripture is very clear about that; and it is in our best interest to follow the Word of our Lord.    
  God is firm in His standards of a godly leader, and how we represent Him should always be first and foremost in our lives.  By his own actions Todd has not shown that he is willing to do that. 
  We should never water down the scripture for the sake of the gifts.  They were meant only to be used hand in hand with one another for the glory of God; never to be used separately, but always in confirmation of each other. Our gifts are to be used only in Truth...and always point back to Christ. 
  If Todd is restored he may example the gifts but he won&#039;t be using the gifts in conjunction with the Word of Truth, and that is a crime against Christ.  It makes a mockery over everything that Christ died for. Understand that Todd is replaceable. If God raised up Todd, he can raise up another.  What is most important is that whomever represents God in a leadership position must be a man spoken of in Titus Chapter 1, or a woman spoken of in Titus Chapter 2. So, like it or not the Lord has spoken and He is quite clear about what He expects from His leaders. Todd no longer fits that description.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is critical in the Body of Christ right now.  Truly all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, but let us remember that God is very clear about what He wants from His spiritual leaders ie., Todd Bentley. Read Titus Chapter 1:6-9 &#8220;if a man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of dissipation or insubordination.  For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not quick tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled, holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict.&#8221; Is Todd truly in a place where he can exhort/convict others to stand firm to this Scripture when he himself was/is unable to do so?  That is hypocritical, and that is what makes him inaffective as a leader in the church.<br />
  Don&#8217;t be fooled into thinking that the gifts make Todd a godly man, for even satan can duplicate those qualities. It&#8217;s the man who can stand faithfully on the Word of the Lord.  Yes, Todd is forgiven through the shed blood of Christ but his actions should not allow him restoration as a leader in the Body of Christ. Scripture is very clear about that; and it is in our best interest to follow the Word of our Lord.<br />
  God is firm in His standards of a godly leader, and how we represent Him should always be first and foremost in our lives.  By his own actions Todd has not shown that he is willing to do that.<br />
  We should never water down the scripture for the sake of the gifts.  They were meant only to be used hand in hand with one another for the glory of God; never to be used separately, but always in confirmation of each other. Our gifts are to be used only in Truth&#8230;and always point back to Christ.<br />
  If Todd is restored he may example the gifts but he won&#8217;t be using the gifts in conjunction with the Word of Truth, and that is a crime against Christ.  It makes a mockery over everything that Christ died for. Understand that Todd is replaceable. If God raised up Todd, he can raise up another.  What is most important is that whomever represents God in a leadership position must be a man spoken of in Titus Chapter 1, or a woman spoken of in Titus Chapter 2. So, like it or not the Lord has spoken and He is quite clear about what He expects from His leaders. Todd no longer fits that description.</p>
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		<title>By: Rood</title>
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		<dc:creator>Rood</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:21:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think we need to learn to differentiate between those who are throwing stones, and those who have genuine concern. It is foolish to give trust to somebody who has not earned it. We heard about how sorry Todd was BEFORE he divorced and remarried. If he lied then, can somebody tell me why if I don&#039;t trust him now I&#039;m &quot;throwing stones&quot;?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think we need to learn to differentiate between those who are throwing stones, and those who have genuine concern. It is foolish to give trust to somebody who has not earned it. We heard about how sorry Todd was BEFORE he divorced and remarried. If he lied then, can somebody tell me why if I don&#8217;t trust him now I&#8217;m &#8220;throwing stones&#8221;?</p>
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		<title>By: Regina</title>
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		<dc:creator>Regina</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>i want to say that i really enjoy Rick Joyners ministry,..i enjoy this ministry of Apostle Jonas as well,..i have also come to find out that i enjoy and believe in the ministries of all the &quot;name brand&quot; christians that oppose Todd Bentley,.the ones that i have heard with my own ears,..but i know that God is not pleased with what is going on in the body and what is going on with his bride,.so we need to make the choice,.that either we are going to restore fallen ones or if we gonna continue to fight against others that are also God&#039;s children and continue the division,.i think there is a lot of jealousy because deeply we wish that it was us who performed the miracles,.and we tend in the body to try to limit who God should use,..well you know what i am seeing now,.is God is skipping over the church and using people that will get his job done,..and that is what is going to matter,..i&#039;m not condoning the sin,.but i know real people of God personally that have fallen,..and i know that i have as well,..and i know and am glad that yes through repentance i was restored and they were also,.but it was no ones place but me and God to know when that repentance occurred and how it occurred and if it was real or not,..paula white and her husband divorced,..she is still going and i believe she is called,.is she perfect,..no,..is she a child of God yes,..same with Juanita Bynum and her husband,.that woman is a child of God,.these are God children,.they are not false because they made a mistake,..the church is so self righteous,.no wonder the world wants nothing to do with us,.when they were so drawn to Jesus,..what is wrong with us,.i think we actually feel better about ourselves when others fall,.we feel like we are more righteous,..God is not pleased,..and i am tired of the battles that we are fighting with each other,..i wonder if we really know,.&quot;if&quot; any of us are really in tune with what God is doing,.&quot;now&quot;,..if so stop fighting,.being self righteous,.and lets unite,.and advance the kingdom,..i would hate for some of us to fall and it will if you continue to think this way and try to display someone elses faults,..

one more thing,.i say all this because God has delivered me from this form of self righteousness,.does anybody love Todd Bentley? I tell you what if you don&#039;t approve of him now,.get ready you are really gonna be mad,..we are to put God on display and thats what he did,.to the world and he did it with faults,.but that is because we still don&#039;t know how to separate the man we see from the God in him</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i want to say that i really enjoy Rick Joyners ministry,..i enjoy this ministry of Apostle Jonas as well,..i have also come to find out that i enjoy and believe in the ministries of all the &#8220;name brand&#8221; christians that oppose Todd Bentley,.the ones that i have heard with my own ears,..but i know that God is not pleased with what is going on in the body and what is going on with his bride,.so we need to make the choice,.that either we are going to restore fallen ones or if we gonna continue to fight against others that are also God&#8217;s children and continue the division,.i think there is a lot of jealousy because deeply we wish that it was us who performed the miracles,.and we tend in the body to try to limit who God should use,..well you know what i am seeing now,.is God is skipping over the church and using people that will get his job done,..and that is what is going to matter,..i&#8217;m not condoning the sin,.but i know real people of God personally that have fallen,..and i know that i have as well,..and i know and am glad that yes through repentance i was restored and they were also,.but it was no ones place but me and God to know when that repentance occurred and how it occurred and if it was real or not,..paula white and her husband divorced,..she is still going and i believe she is called,.is she perfect,..no,..is she a child of God yes,..same with Juanita Bynum and her husband,.that woman is a child of God,.these are God children,.they are not false because they made a mistake,..the church is so self righteous,.no wonder the world wants nothing to do with us,.when they were so drawn to Jesus,..what is wrong with us,.i think we actually feel better about ourselves when others fall,.we feel like we are more righteous,..God is not pleased,..and i am tired of the battles that we are fighting with each other,..i wonder if we really know,.&#8221;if&#8221; any of us are really in tune with what God is doing,.&#8221;now&#8221;,..if so stop fighting,.being self righteous,.and lets unite,.and advance the kingdom,..i would hate for some of us to fall and it will if you continue to think this way and try to display someone elses faults,..</p>
<p>one more thing,.i say all this because God has delivered me from this form of self righteousness,.does anybody love Todd Bentley? I tell you what if you don&#8217;t approve of him now,.get ready you are really gonna be mad,..we are to put God on display and thats what he did,.to the world and he did it with faults,.but that is because we still don&#8217;t know how to separate the man we see from the God in him</p>
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		<title>By: ProDigit</title>
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		<dc:creator>ProDigit</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Right on LT!
Unless you know what it is to have been forgiven, and by grace received back in God&#039;s arms; it will be hard to forgive others and take them back as well.

We live by grace, not by the law! Those who are perfect, throw the stone!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Right on LT!<br />
Unless you know what it is to have been forgiven, and by grace received back in God&#8217;s arms; it will be hard to forgive others and take them back as well.</p>
<p>We live by grace, not by the law! Those who are perfect, throw the stone!</p>
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		<title>By: Diana Sile</title>
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		<dc:creator>Diana Sile</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Congatulations, Todd and welcome on board! You made the right choice,  We need him as the body of Christ, the whole world need him to pick up where he left. I don&#039;t care who he married or who he divorced but all i know is that man is a man of God. Believe it or not, i am so blessed by the man, even by just looking at his face on TV doing all that &#039;bang&#039; thing, i feel the presence of God. I have been waiting for this news God knows for how long. 
I support Todd Bentley with all my heart. I thank God for letting him in again. May God bless him as he undergo the restoration program and as he embark in the pulpit, let him give him his hundred and a thousand fold of the anointing. Claim what belongs to you Todd, the devil is a liar! You deserve us to be with you all the way, like you have blessed so many of us, now its the time to return it to you in time such as this. Preach preacher man!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Congatulations, Todd and welcome on board! You made the right choice,  We need him as the body of Christ, the whole world need him to pick up where he left. I don&#8217;t care who he married or who he divorced but all i know is that man is a man of God. Believe it or not, i am so blessed by the man, even by just looking at his face on TV doing all that &#8216;bang&#8217; thing, i feel the presence of God. I have been waiting for this news God knows for how long.<br />
I support Todd Bentley with all my heart. I thank God for letting him in again. May God bless him as he undergo the restoration program and as he embark in the pulpit, let him give him his hundred and a thousand fold of the anointing. Claim what belongs to you Todd, the devil is a liar! You deserve us to be with you all the way, like you have blessed so many of us, now its the time to return it to you in time such as this. Preach preacher man!</p>
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		<title>By: Lt</title>
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		<dc:creator>Lt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>He stumbled, he fell, and unfortunately it was well publicized.

Who among us has not stumbled and fallen at some point? I think that we should all be thankful to the Lord that our own transgressions have not been made as public as his.

I cannot be sure as to whether he &quot;truly&quot; repented or not, but only God can judge a man&#039;s heart so i would caution you all, my friends, not to step into the seat of judgment. Judging is for God, and God alone.

I heard it once said that if the Christians were viewed as an army, we would be the only army in the world which kills its wounded! The wounded need help. Are the wounded/sick not the people which Jesus came to see?

Time will tell as to whether the Lord is truly restoring him and his new wife or not. I myself cannot say and dare not to &quot;assume&quot; one way or the other. Do not forget that God restored King David and Bathsheba &quot;after&quot; David repented. So anything is possible...

LT</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He stumbled, he fell, and unfortunately it was well publicized.</p>
<p>Who among us has not stumbled and fallen at some point? I think that we should all be thankful to the Lord that our own transgressions have not been made as public as his.</p>
<p>I cannot be sure as to whether he &#8220;truly&#8221; repented or not, but only God can judge a man&#8217;s heart so i would caution you all, my friends, not to step into the seat of judgment. Judging is for God, and God alone.</p>
<p>I heard it once said that if the Christians were viewed as an army, we would be the only army in the world which kills its wounded! The wounded need help. Are the wounded/sick not the people which Jesus came to see?</p>
<p>Time will tell as to whether the Lord is truly restoring him and his new wife or not. I myself cannot say and dare not to &#8220;assume&#8221; one way or the other. Do not forget that God restored King David and Bathsheba &#8220;after&#8221; David repented. So anything is possible&#8230;</p>
<p>LT</p>
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		<title>By: Linda V</title>
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		<dc:creator>Linda V</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>For too long a lot of people were following &quot;THE PROPHET&quot; because of itching ears. I feel the devil came in when he was given a chance and he had a field day with this. Not only through adultery but through the pressures of his ministry to perform. He could only cover it for so long until it was exposed. So many have forgotten who our God is. We have walked in so much unbelief that we have not seen the supernatural work of God in our churches for a long time. So when we hear or see something like Lakeland,florida we start to feel some hope and encouragement. I will admit, I was excited to hear about the revival in Florida.I even asked myself if this was the beginning of a great revival in this country which we so much need.
I am not going to throw out the baby with the bath water. I feel that there was good that happened there too.People were saved and healed in the midst of all that. And at the same time I am concerned about those who were effected negatively by what happened. 
The last days are now here and soon our coming King will come. We must be aware of false prophets and those who will deceive many and if it were possible, even the very elect. Test the spirits and see if they are of God. Your spirit and Jesus in you will bear witness to what is false and what is true. Get to know the TRUE SPIRIT of God through his word and coming into communion with him daily. He will guide you into all truth. Thank the Lord we have the Jonas Clark&#039;s who will speak the truth and not tickle our ears.
As for Todd Bentley, I forgive him and pray that he will walk uprightly before the Lord for the rest of his life. Time will tell if he is sincere. He is with some great men of God who can help him through this time of restoration. That does not happen overnight. There will also be reprecussions of his actions. They won&#039;t simply go away just because he repented. His children must now have to bear the weight of his sin also and that saddens me. God be with him and his entire family, including Shonna.
Linda V</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For too long a lot of people were following &#8220;THE PROPHET&#8221; because of itching ears. I feel the devil came in when he was given a chance and he had a field day with this. Not only through adultery but through the pressures of his ministry to perform. He could only cover it for so long until it was exposed. So many have forgotten who our God is. We have walked in so much unbelief that we have not seen the supernatural work of God in our churches for a long time. So when we hear or see something like Lakeland,florida we start to feel some hope and encouragement. I will admit, I was excited to hear about the revival in Florida.I even asked myself if this was the beginning of a great revival in this country which we so much need.<br />
I am not going to throw out the baby with the bath water. I feel that there was good that happened there too.People were saved and healed in the midst of all that. And at the same time I am concerned about those who were effected negatively by what happened.<br />
The last days are now here and soon our coming King will come. We must be aware of false prophets and those who will deceive many and if it were possible, even the very elect. Test the spirits and see if they are of God. Your spirit and Jesus in you will bear witness to what is false and what is true. Get to know the TRUE SPIRIT of God through his word and coming into communion with him daily. He will guide you into all truth. Thank the Lord we have the Jonas Clark&#8217;s who will speak the truth and not tickle our ears.<br />
As for Todd Bentley, I forgive him and pray that he will walk uprightly before the Lord for the rest of his life. Time will tell if he is sincere. He is with some great men of God who can help him through this time of restoration. That does not happen overnight. There will also be reprecussions of his actions. They won&#8217;t simply go away just because he repented. His children must now have to bear the weight of his sin also and that saddens me. God be with him and his entire family, including Shonna.<br />
Linda V</p>
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		<title>By: Sharilyn Greenlee</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sharilyn Greenlee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:42:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh....and right-on Tirzah</description>
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		<title>By: Sharilyn Greenlee</title>
		<link>http://www.jonasclark.com/blog/misc-christian-information/rick-joyner-starts-restoration-process-with-todd-bentley-and-new-wife/comment-page-1/#comment-238</link>
		<dc:creator>Sharilyn Greenlee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:41:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Tons of manipulation is underway under the guise of godliness.  How dare Rick Joyner, as a spiritual leader to the Charismatic church, try to cover sin with his &quot;spiritual spin&quot;.  Let&#039;s look at the facts...Todd Bentley drops off the face of the earth long enough to divorce Shonna and marry Jenna. Shonna is systematically replaced and a new wife enters the picture. No mention of Shonna or the kids. All of a sudden Todd Bentley is very repentant and ready to be restored?????  Is the church supposed to be okay with this since Todd found a replacement wife??? 
  Another glaring oversight is that Rick Joyner in his letter to the church wrote that Todd didn&#039;t have the affair with Jenna until he was certain that his marriage with Shonna was over. I had to pick my jaw up off the floor after reading that one. So was Shonna then in agreement with the affair??? Does that make adultry okay then?  Rick Joyner also refers to King David and Bathsheba in their &quot;situation&quot; of adultry saying that as God forgave David he forgives Todd.  That may be true, however, let us not forget that David suffered greatly with family dysfunction due to his poor decisions. 
  Who do Rick and Todd think that God is???? Are gifts more important than character? I never want to be in a place of judgement against any of Gods people, but it grieves me to think that Todd Bentley is considered the best of the charismatic church. Godly integrity should never take second stage to the gifts...ever, with anyone. That is what is happening here and it is setting a very dangerous precedent for the future of the Charismatic church. My suggestion to both Rick and Todd is that they go back to Bible basics 101 and relearn what they have obviously forgotten in the Word of God.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tons of manipulation is underway under the guise of godliness.  How dare Rick Joyner, as a spiritual leader to the Charismatic church, try to cover sin with his &#8220;spiritual spin&#8221;.  Let&#8217;s look at the facts&#8230;Todd Bentley drops off the face of the earth long enough to divorce Shonna and marry Jenna. Shonna is systematically replaced and a new wife enters the picture. No mention of Shonna or the kids. All of a sudden Todd Bentley is very repentant and ready to be restored?????  Is the church supposed to be okay with this since Todd found a replacement wife???<br />
  Another glaring oversight is that Rick Joyner in his letter to the church wrote that Todd didn&#8217;t have the affair with Jenna until he was certain that his marriage with Shonna was over. I had to pick my jaw up off the floor after reading that one. So was Shonna then in agreement with the affair??? Does that make adultry okay then?  Rick Joyner also refers to King David and Bathsheba in their &#8220;situation&#8221; of adultry saying that as God forgave David he forgives Todd.  That may be true, however, let us not forget that David suffered greatly with family dysfunction due to his poor decisions.<br />
  Who do Rick and Todd think that God is???? Are gifts more important than character? I never want to be in a place of judgement against any of Gods people, but it grieves me to think that Todd Bentley is considered the best of the charismatic church. Godly integrity should never take second stage to the gifts&#8230;ever, with anyone. That is what is happening here and it is setting a very dangerous precedent for the future of the Charismatic church. My suggestion to both Rick and Todd is that they go back to Bible basics 101 and relearn what they have obviously forgotten in the Word of God.</p>
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