Christians Only Please: Survey about your Minister Mentors? NO ONE FROM THE BIBLE TO BE USED IN THIS SURVEY?

Question

Name 5 or less: Ministers YOU believe GOD HAS called to preach/teach the Word of God; you know your mentors. Then name 5 or less those who are preaching/teaching that YOU believe GOD HAS NOT called .You can give explanations if you want. I am asking this question because of the many differences I've noticed in the answers and I am curious as to who you listen to and and are taught by. Please be respectful of each other but be honest. Thank you for your participation. BTW, if you have more than 5 you can name them because you may want to include some that are deceased also.

Answer 1

I would disagree with those who think Billy Graham and Chuck Smith are right. They both have very much serious error and are preaching things not supported by God in the Bible. First of all, Smith thinks that catholics are saved, thinks you can lose your salvation, and teaches false doctrine to support his death grip over anyone under him. His group is a cult.

Graham also thinks catholics are saved, and has made friends with so much false doctrine that it's hard to say what he really believes anymore.

Answer 2

Huge thumbs up:

Dr. Walter Martin
J. Vernon McGee
John MacArthur
Chuck Smith
Ron Rhodes

Huge thumbs down:

Kenneth Hagin
Kenneth Copeland
Charles Capps
That guy that rund Shepherd's Chapel out west
Any pastor that subscribes to New Age philosophies

Answer 3

Called: Charles Stanley, Michael Youseff, Billy Graham, Jerry Falwell (despite his controversies)

Not called: Benny Hinn, Charles Price, Joel Osteen, Joyce Meyer, Kenneth Copeland

Answer 4

Dr Billy Graham and Franklin Graham.
Dr Alex Aronis - http://www.acparis.org/
Smith Wigglesworth(late - England)
Dr Kenneth E Hagin.(late) Taught Mark 11:23 so many times people think he wrote it instead of the Lord Jesus.
Dr Oral Roberts - ORU
Dr Jack Hayford - Church on the Way, Van Nuys, Calif
Dr Paul Crouch - TBN co-founder
Dr Jan Crouch - TBN co-founder
Dr Kenneth Copeland. - JESUS IS LORD
Gloria Copeland - JESUS IS LORD
Reinhard Bonke(Germany/African Continent)
Dr Nelson Idahosa(late - Benin, Nigeria - one of the Lord's Faith Giants, absolutely amazing man of Faith) - Recommend reading his bio, "Fire In His Bones" I absolutely could not put the book down.
Dr Fred Price - my pastor for 25 years.
Charles Capps(absolutely amazing Bible teacher)
Dr Jerry Savelle - Big with the motorcycle gang.
Dr Jesse Duplantis - Makes you laugh from one end of Heaven to the other.
Dr Leroy Thompson - The Money Cometh Man - You just gotta love him.
Dr Creflo Dollar - Man of great character
Billye Brim - Prayer Mountain in the Ozarks and the Gallilee
Dr Ravi Zacharias - Apologetics
Dr Zola Levitt(late) - defender of the Gospel and Israel.
Dr John Hagee - CUFI
Gregory Dickow
Daniel Neal - Apostle
Sally Neal - Apostle
Dr Benny Hinn - One of the most successful evangelists ever
Dr Perry Stone - Interesting teacher
Dr Norvel Hayes - Powerful Man of God
Dr Norman Vincent Peale(late) - Taught positive thinking
pastored America's oldest Cathedral, Marble Collegiate Church, New York
Dr Robert Schuler - Crystal Cathedral
Rod Parsley - Americas pastor and supporter
Dr Lester Sumrall(late) - Devils ran from him in terror.
Fr Dr Leonidas Contos(late)-Greek Orthodox
Fr Homer Demopoulos(late)-Greek Orthodox
Fr Anthony Kosturas-Greek Orthodox
Former Fr Peter M Kallelis-Greek Orthodox
David Horton
Keith Moore
Patsy Caminetti
E W Kenyon(late)
Dr Hal Lindsey - Best selling non-fiction author
Dr Josh McDowell - Apologetics and Youth Ministry
Dr Walter Martin(late) - Apologetics and cult debunker
Dr Ralph Wilkerson _ Melodyland(across from Disneyland)
Dr Doug Clark(Amazing Prophecies, sure do miss him)
Donny McClurkin-love to hear him sing.
Arthur Blessitt-Has literally walked the world with the cross winning souls to Christ.
Dr Richard Wurmbrand - Tortured for Christ 14 years(VOM)
Dr Marilyn Hickey - Bible Teacher/Denver Co.
Bishop Fulton J Sheen(late - Roman Catholic televangelist)


Many others. So many others
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I would NEVER dare to say that someone has not been called by the Lord.
Rom 14:4 Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
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I Cr 13;8a, Love never fails!!!!!
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Thank-you very much for asking this question and allowing me to honour my Lord Jesus and His Disciples by honouring the men and women that have shared His most precious love in my life.

Answer 5

I can only speak on the pastors that I personally have sat under. I don't watch TV ministers and seldom listen to them on the radio.

My current pastor definitely was called to the ministry. As a young boy he was reared in a Catholic home where the "Family Bible" sat on the coffee table collecting dust so to speak. No one read it! He accepted Christ as his Savior when he was 16 unbeknowest to his parents. Shortly after started attending a Fundamentalist church locally and soon began teaching the Bible to the youth. He became the Youth Pastor and served in that capacity until the pastor left. He attended Washington Bible College and Washington Capital Seminary and got his PhD from Dallas Seminary. He tells us that when he was in secular school before his calling, he had no desire to hit the books. But after his calling he can't get enough of God's word. He has the gift of pastor-teacher. We study the Bible book by book, verse by verse. We have had studies in Greek and during Sunday School he'll even give us the Hebrew or Aramaic words to clarify what we're learning. He studies the passages thoroughly before presenting them to us and he speaks with clarity, understanding and authority. I say this because whatever he teaches he can back up Scripture with other Scripture ... not his opinions. I believe he can almost quote the entire Bible from memory. (That's my opinion) I've never heard of anyone ask him a question that he couldn't answer from the Bible. He not only teaches us the Word of God but also practices the Word of God. I firmly believe if you are going to teach it you must first live it yourself. Like Paul says, "follow me as I follow Christ."

I have attended churches that have men in the pulpit expounding on a particular passage of Scripture and they have to throw in ... "and" "uh" "if you will", etc. to fill in time because they are not sure what they are saying. It's pitiful! I don't believe these men were called to the ministry.

Then you have those who NEVER give the Gospel during Sunday School, Worship Hour, Mid-Week Service or ever! How can such a man be called a minister of God when he doesn't do the most fundamental task of sharing the only way to heaven with others. A pastor-teacher is to equip the saints to spread the Gospel to the ends of the earth. Even worse are those "false teachers" who teach you can lose your salvation or you have to earn it. So sad and so many are listening to them .... it's nothing but human pride! God said salvation is a free gift not of works lest anyone should boast.

I sort of went off on a tangent ... I apologize. This is a very sore subject with me. People just don't understand how extremely important it is to place yourself under a man called of God to learn and grow spiritually. We can all study our Bibles for ourselves but Peter tells us "not to forsake the assembling of ourselves." We need to hear God's word and hide it in our hearts that we might not sin against God. We need the encouragement and edification that we can only get from being with other saints in God's house.

To answer your question straightforward ...
Called of God: 1) My pastor, Kenneth J. Burge, Sr. 2) Pastor Robert Martz

In pulpits but not called of God: 1) Pentecostal pastors 2) Catholic priests 3) Any man who teaches a "relegion" i.e. Methodist, Lutheran, Jehovah Witness, Mormanism, etc. These men (and women ... don't get me started on this) are teaching religion not a relationship with Christ ... there's a huge difference.

If you really want to hear the Word from a man called of God, please visit our church's website: http://www.colmarmanorbible.org and judge for yourself. We've been studying the Book of Matthew since March, 2006 and currently in Chapter 12.

Answer 6

Billy Graham, Pat Robertson, Paul and Jan Crouch, Donny McClurkin. All these people have shown me the love of Jesus for others.