Comments on: Bill Hamon’s Dangerous Doctrines

By: Nancy B

Nancy B — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 15:02:27 +0000

I attended a CI church for a year and a half. I am grounded in the Word. I was given accurate prophesies by them. What you al need to know is that they believe in a physical army being formed on the earth (not scriptural). I left because the Pastor couple regularly sinned with their mouths (gossip, criticism of others, while building up themselves) but talked to them differently in person. I, in Christian love, attempted to address this with the female Pastor. I was not told that they were not in sin. They did not deny it. They did not agree with me. They just were appalled that I spoke to them! She said she believes in a chain of authority and has people over her whose job it is to speak into her life. She admitted that she knew I came with a “right heart”. She said we are in a spiritual army and it would be like going to your drill sergeant and telling him there was something you saw wrong in his life- you just wouldn’t do that. Sound scriptural?? NO way!! If anyone is overtaken in sin we are to approach them with the truth in love to help restore them!! They are above reproach. She bought me a bracelet and spoke of many more fine things to come. Talked about one day taking me shopping for clothes. Told me by name, people in the church that if she closed the doors they would pack up, sell their homes and follow HER!
People: ask yourself- are the prophecies CHRIST CENTERED? I received true prophetic words (elsewhere) and it was always Christ centered even if I was in it. The ICC prophesies were always about ME.
Jesus is not a drill sergeant!! Lion and Lamb, yes!
Their prayer meetings are held in secret. Other meetings are by invitation only. Does this sound like the Church of Jesus?? NO!!!!!

By: Holly Bedard

Holly Bedard — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:26:38 +0000

Hi Holly,
Our church did an exhaustive search of the NIV translation and I agree with the one respondant that you should reconsider relying on the NIV, it is not true to God’s Word, it water’s it down.

On the other hand, I appreciate your investigation of this growing heresy in the Evangelical Church today, but it is in keeping with the prophecies regarding the growth of Laodicea that come, and it is all building to the establishisment of a large One-world religion during the Tribulation, which is practically on our doorstep. I will follow your articles in that regard but please use at the very least a parallel Bible to check you citations, and not just the NIV.

By: Alice

Alice — Wed, 26 May 2010 01:04:12 +0000

I once attended one of Bill Hammonds prophecy seminars. I was deeply disturbed in my spirit at what I was hearing. It’s like Holly said, all the talk was about prophets and accepting the gift of prophesy and how we could then call curses upon others. During the three days I was there, Jesus and his redeeming work on the cross was not mentioned once. I could not sleep that night back in the hotel room. Then during the night, a white form appeared in front of me telling me it was the “spirit of prophesy” and if I did not accept the ” spirit of prophesy” it would be the same as not accepting Jesus and I would be dammed in hell forever. I struggled with this, but cried out, NO, NO, NO. Even if I go to hell I cannot accept this. Then mentally I flung this form against the wall. It broke in half like and egg shell. The inside was hollow and black. It was then that I realized who I was dealing with.
Stay away from Bill Hammonds dangerous teachings. They are white-washed sepulchures.

By: Terry

Terry — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:02:22 +0000

I lived near a Harmon-connected ministry for a number of years, and near the beginning of it I went to hear what the lead pastor of the group was teaching. The puffed-up, prideful nature of the man was repellent to me. The bigger issue, though, was his teaching which (in my opinion) mirrored witchcraft. As a Spirit-filled person, I was both embarrassed and horrified. I was embarrassed that these displays of ego and “power” were being offered as samples of Jesus’ life and ministry, horrified that so many people (many of them Christians) were being taken in by it.

The ministry relied heavily on a (Harmon-discipled) “prophet” among the leadership. They used this person to go out among other ministries and out to the public at large and amaze people, who would then be drawn to (and possibly absorbed by) their ministry. I heard this prophet and one of their other leaders on several occasions, but the “prophecies” more closely resembled fortune telling than prophecy (in that most of the “words” began with revealing something about the person from the past to obtain trust in the “supernatural” abilities of the seer, then a directive “prophecy” that would guide future choices).

There were eight people (four married couples) in the hierarchy of the ministry, and at least six of these people claimed supernatural ministry. Within a few years of setting up shop in our community, ALL of the leadership in this ministry got divorced because of adultery. The wreckage they left in their wake didn’t stop six of them from going on and continuing in “the ministry.”
Much of the sorrow could have been avoided if the Christians in the community had hungered more for Truth than a thrill.

By: Lola

Lola — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 04:10:32 +0000

I grew up in Bishop Hamon’s church in FL. I can say from first hand experience. CULT. I could tell you anything and everything about the Gifts of the Spirit, but I could not tell you what the simple, True Gospel was. They did not teach the Gospel. They taught how to get what you want from God and how to manipulate people to give you money by making them feel good by giving them a vague Word of the Lord. It’s a shame.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:08:15 +0000

I have recently moved from Panama City Beach Fl which is about 15 minutes from Bill Hammon’s CI in Santa Rosa Beach. I have spent the last 4 years attending a church called High Praise Worship Center run by Pastor’s Robert and Stacy Gay. They are directly under “Bishop” Bill Hammon and they are often invited to conduct prophetic services at CI, and vise-versa. Bill Hammon is like a father figure to Pastor Gay. I have spent my entire life as a God following Christian. My own father was a minister, and we often studied the Word together. On the surface, the ideals they all carry (Hammon and company), seem to be very Bible oriented until I really started studying what was being taught and what God had written in His Word. I prayed for wisdom and direction and truth. God led me away from their doctrine. What I have learned is that these people under Bill, truly love the Lord and are completely focused on A) Prophetic Word, B) Prosperity C) Demonstrative Worship. I don’t believe that they are intentionally misleading others, but that they have been misled themselves. I’ve read many of Hammon’s books and heard him speak numerous times. What I’ve learned in life is that Satan doesn’t always dress in Black or Red and carry a pitchfork. Usually his doctrine lies just to the left of the straight and narrow path of God. It’s important for Holly to raise flags on those God has led her to, and then it’s up to the people to find out if they’re truly following the Lamb or the one wearing the costume.

By: archie

archie — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:25:42 +0000

I believe that God is coming back for a church without spot, wrinkle, or blemish. To say, that this “unblemished” Church or Body of Christ is connected with the Risen Saviour while we are here in the earth, is totally in context with scripture of Ephesians 6. He is the Head in Heaven,we are the Body on Earth, and We are seated together with Him in heavenly places. (Ephesians 1). We are one in Him, and joint-heirs with Christ, and we will reign with Him! He testified in Psalms 110,”Sit thou here until I make thine enemies thine footstool….Rule in the midst of thine enemies.” Perception is everything. It leads to the revelation of how one sees themselves in Christ. How do we feel about the statement of the Lord, “all power in heaven and in earth has been given unto me.”?

By: ed blaize

ed blaize — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:55:18 +0000

i believe you have erroneously represented Mr. Hammon in this case. You have not accurately portrayed what he believes or teaches. What you are doing is wrong and you MUST stop. Now having said that i will say i am sick of parts of the prosperity gospel. I believe it is being taken out of context and made the focus of too many ministries. I do believe God wants to prosper us in him, and we cannot spread the gospel if we do not prosper in him. However it doesnt mean we will all be rich monetarily. also I believe many churches focus too heavily on the prophetic and it has led to a spirit of error. especially when they are “activating” people to work in the gift of prophecy and that person hasnt had deliverance ministry and desperately needs it. I made some valid points in my last two posts which you guys did not post. i was wrong in the attitude of my post, so please forgive me, however i believe the person running the sight should definitely take heed to what i said. Now, like i said in the 1st post, show me in the bible where it says the gifts of the spirit were ONLY for 2000 years ago. My bible says God will pour out his Spirit on all mankind. and that he is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Mark 16 lines 15-18 states that true believers will cast out demons, deal with artfully maliscious people(serpents) and not be harmed, heal the sick and perform miracles. so are you a true believer?, im sure you are. So ask yourself why these things dont accompany your ministry. they accompany mine and most of my friends ministries. I believe it would behoove you to read a book called “Heavenly Man”, written by one of the founders of the underground church movement in China. You cannot deny the power of God in this Man’s life and ministry. The book is like a modern day book of acts. however, not the way most prosperity minded americans would think of it. I believe it puts the gifts of the spirit into a proper context and what their purpose is for, rather than speaking financial wealth into existence like so many americans do. I do admire you wanting to expose false doctrine, but some of what you say these people teach is simply not what they teach. perhaps it is because u dont really know what they teach or believe because u only heard these things from someone else, or perhaps it is because u dont really understand scripture on a level that you should and still need milk to grow to spiritual maturity. i dont know the reason, however i pray that you seek the truth in the bible and like the poster above said that you focus on spreading the Gospel rather than tearing down people who are trying, however wrong they may be. now if they were truelly teaching what you claim, i would be the 1st to denounce it, but it simply isnt the case. having said all that, i do believe many of the manifestations at some of the so called revivals are very much the devil. obviously God would never interrupt a testimony by having the testifier fall on the floor and make animal noises, this would defeat the purpose of the testimony. but all this reminds me of Paul saying that “Woman should keep their mouths shut in church”. This isnt being practiced except in some hard core pentecostal churches and maybe the omish. and all those too have doctrinal errors. and herein lies much of the problem in the church today, we have followed the ways of the world for too long, and need to heed the bibles warnings. we are reaping what we have sewn over the years. is it really any wonder that ALL churches in america fall so short. we have not followed God’s order. we have allowed deceiving spirits to come in because things are out of order. We focus on money and prosperity to cure all our problems because we are not focused on Jesus. if we truelly followed Jesus and did what he has called us to do, we will have what we need. remember many of the disciples sold all they had and gave it to the poor. thereby unloading themselves of the worldly burdens that prevented them from following Jesus. we have all been called to do this to some extent yet i know no one but a select few who actually do. God bless you and please, please check out that book. it will open your eyes to how God is moving mightily in places where the people have nothing but God.

By: edward blaize

edward blaize — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:35:06 +0000

i would like to add that i no longer attend a CI church, but that it had nothing to do with with what u guys are calling false doctrines. it was personal reasons. my comments above are in defense of Bishop Hamon because what this site stated about him were misrepresentations of what CI teaches. so is it possible he has error?, i would say it is. he is human. i do not follow any man, I follow Christ. i also have not seen the weird demonic manifestations that have occurred at the vinyard churches and in other places condoned at any church service i have been to. on one occasion when a guy started growling. the preacher cast the devil out of that man right then and there, it was over quick and the devil fled and order was never lost in the meeting. so in answer to your question about where is the devil melting in the presence of believers, nowhere. but in the presence of Holy Spirit filled believers, everywhere a Holy spirit filled believer sets his foot. we have dominion remember? if you arent experiencing these things when you go into public, maybe you should question what spirit is in you, cause every where i go, demons flee the presence of the Holy Spirit. and sometimes even take their host with them.

By: edward blaize

edward blaize — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:00:20 +0000

while i do appreciate your zeal to weed out false doctrine and false teachings in the church, and i do not agree 100% with any other man of God i have ever met, as well as not agreeing 100% with Bishop Hamon, I do NOT appreciate you lying about him and slandering him when it is obvious by the comments you have made that you have never read his books or heard any of his teachings, this is a glaring misrepresentation of what CI teaches if u believe that CI wants to bring about a physical army that will fight physical battles and take physical dominion on the earth; and that this army will be led by apostles and prophets. i have listened to his teachings in person about the apostolic and prophetic offices, and he has NEVER said what u claim he is saying. i believe you have an agenda other than the truth. you are a slanderer and back biter and u need to stop speaking of things you know absolutely nothing about. We are indeed sons of Christ, and my bible says i have dominion everywhere i set my foot. are you a fool to believe i am stupid enough to think i have physical dominion when i walk into a police station or a crowded room or public place? possobly, so just in case i will tell you i dont. i believe i have spiritual dominion because the Holy spirit is within me. My bible says that God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. what he did 2000 years ago he is doing now. you accuse Bishop Hamon of controlling God. but havent you and the types of churches you attend been doing that since their inception. you wont let God out of the box you locked him up in. and i heard words of “false healings” somewhere on this sight. im sorry but i have not received a false healing. i had a ruptured disk in my back so bad that i couldnt work, i couldnt stand for more than a few moments without excruciating pain. yet when i received ministry by CI ministers, i was instantly healed and the next day i was working at the docks. that was 14 years ago and i have not so much as had a twinge in my back. you sir and mamm are on the virge, if u havent already done it, of blaspheming the Holy Spirit. and no im not saying this because you have criticized bishop Hamon, i say this becaus eyou have a form of Godliness but have denied the power thereof. you yourself said the gifts of the Holy spirit are not for today. they were only for 2 thousand years ago. well show us all where the bible says that sir. please show me, and while ur at it show me where it says your self rightrous butt is going to be raptured before the great tribulation. My bible says the opposite. in fact in mathew chapter 24 it says that tribulation will come on the earth such as never has been nor ever shall be. a line or two later it says : immediately after the tribulation of those days youll see the sign of the son of man coming in the heavens with power and great glory and his angels will gather together his elect from the 4 corners of the earth at the sound of a trump. 1st corinthians chapter 15 line 52 or 53 i believe says its at the sound of the LAST trump. you better read revelations again and see that the blowing of the 7 trumpets occurs after the seals. in fact they are indeed the 7th seal. GET THE FACTS before you slander a man of God. now in light of these bible versus i just referred to, who is the false prophet and who is teaching false doctrine, i and everone else with an honest heart can plainly see that it is you. you who deny the power of God and spread false doctrine through this sight and others like it. sorry i cant remember your names, it isnt that important to me.