Jack Van Impe fans here?

[shanbopop]

Out of all the men i see on Christian Tv..three stand out who's words i question..they are:

Creflo Dollar-90% of what he preaches is giving money to the church.And one day he made fun of people with a condition called hydrocephelaus(water on the brain)which totally disgusted me.When i tried to email him all i got back was an automated email offering books,pendants etc...

Rod Parsely-He dances he jumps around and he sweats like there is no tomorrow!He's 95% showman 5% preacher.

Paula White-Again here is another one.She seems nice and everything but everytime i see her on tv.She's asking for viewers to send in a "pledge of faith"anywhere from 50 to unlimited amount of money and she will send you a gift in the mail..most likely an ink pen with her name on it.

My favorite is John Hagee-He knows the bible and is a really enjoyable preacher who preaches on everything.

[Guest NewPilgrim]

As a serious question, someone earlier said that not all his prophecies are on the mark. I just wanted to know if anyone can give some indication of his prophetic success rate. I know it sounds a little quantative, but prophecies, scripturally are quite specific and he needs to be a little more than a "reasonable speculator" to qualify as a prophet. I've read that he already inaccurately predicted the end of the church age twice. It may even have been three times, were these prophecies or just bad speculations? What moderate amount I've read of him so far, his prophetic observations could be drawn by most scholars who chose to specialise in the area without calling on any prophetic license. I want to give the guy a fair chance, I really do, but so far I'm not overly encouraged.

[Gerioke]

As a serious question, someone earlier said that not all his prophecies are on the mark. I just wanted to know if anyone can give some indication of his prophetic success rate. I know it sounds a little quantative, but prophecies, scripturally are quite specific and he needs to be a little more than a "reasonable speculator" to qualify as a prophet. I've read that he already inaccurately predicted the end of the church age twice. It may even have been three times, were these prophecies or just bad speculations? What moderate amount I've read of him so far, his prophetic observations could be drawn by most scholars who chose to specialise in the area without calling on any prophetic license. I want to give the guy a fair chance, I really do, but so far I'm not overly encouraged.

I don't believe I've ever heard JVI describe himself as a prophet. He is more of a speculator as he makes educated guesses from his bible studies. When I used to watch his show I would consider his findings food for thought more than actual prophesies. I dunno, maybe other people take him more seriously. I'd take ten JVIs over one Benny Hinn.

[50_Cent's_dog]

I like Jack Van Impe. I don't take him as fact but as interesting thoughts. God used him to encourage me before when I was rejected.

The preacher that I trust most is Charles Stanley. He is the wisest man I have ever heard.

[mike2]

As a serious question, someone earlier said that not all his prophecies are on the mark. I just wanted to know if anyone can give some indication of his prophetic success rate. I know it sounds a little quantative, but prophecies, scripturally are quite specific and he needs to be a little more than a "reasonable speculator" to qualify as a prophet. I've read that he already inaccurately predicted the end of the church age twice. It may even have been three times, were these prophecies or just bad speculations? What moderate amount I've read of him so far, his prophetic observations could be drawn by most scholars who chose to specialise in the area without calling on any prophetic license. I want to give the guy a fair chance, I really do, but so far I'm not overly encouraged.

I don't believe I've ever heard JVI describe himself as a prophet. He is more of a speculator as he makes educated guesses from his bible studies. When I used to watch his show I would consider his findings food for thought more than actual prophesies. I dunno, maybe other people take him more seriously. I'd take ten JVIs over one Benny Hinn.

I agree with both of you.

And personally, I dont think we need to have specific "predictions."

We have to look at the big picture, and JVI is doing a very good job of showing that

[mike2]

The few times I watched Benny Hinn, I was reminded of bowling.