Christianity In crisis?

Nearly two decades ago Hank Hanegraaff's award-winning 'Christianity in Crisis' alerted the world to what he called 'the dangers of a cultic movement within Christianity' that threatened to undermine the very foundation of the Christianity. But in the 21st century, are there new dangers — new teachers who threaten to do more damage than the last?

According to Hanegraaff, these are not obscure teachers — the faithful know their names, have seen their faces, sat in their churches, and heard them shamelessly preach and promote the pretexts of a give-to-get gospel whilst getting richer by the day. They are virtual rock stars who command the attention of presidential candidates and media moguls. Through make-believe miracles, urban legends, counterfeit Christs, and twisted theological reasoning, they peddle an occult brand of metaphysics that continues to deceive millions around the globe.

Says Hanegraaff, "Since the original Christianity in Crisis was released, a new breed of prosperity preachers has taken Hagin's preaching and practices to unimaginable heights — or rather, unimaginable depths. Men such as Joel Osteen and women like Joyce Meyer have taken the crisis in Christianity spawned by Hagin and popularized by disciples such as Kenneth Copeland and Benny Hinn to levels that I could scarcely have imagined when I was writing in the twentieth century."

Link: Christianity In Crisis: The 21st Century