Hillsong Church
By: Bahram Khozairy
Copyright © 2018 by Bahram Khozairy. All Rights Reserved.
"For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths."
2 Timothy 4:3-4
Introduction
This is not an exhausted analysis of the Hillsong Church, its theological views and doctrines, practices or music. It is merely a synopsis or snapshot of some of the material that exists and is available to the public.
Overall Assessment
After all the evaluation, research and analysis from multiple articles, theological readings, historical facts, audio and video clips as well as former church members testimonies, I conclude the following regarding Hillsong Church:
1. Embracing and Spreading the Cult of Prosperity-Gospel & Word-of-Faith.
2. Espousing a Heretical view of the nature of the God of the Bible.
3. Distortion of various Biblical Scriptures & Truths.
4. Monetary abuse and manipulation of the members and followers of the church.
5. Denial of the essential doctrine of Christian faith, namely God the Holy Spirit, Third Person of the Trinity.
6. Denial of the biblical view of Homosexuality and Gay life style.
7. Compromising and embracing the New Age ideologies in numerous issues in lieu of solid Biblical principles and doctrines.
8. Compromising the Biblical morality and ethics on the pulpit and in public appearances.
9. Corrupting the honorable and blessed Biblical pastoral position.
10. Compromising, abusing & defiling the church and its important platform including the concerts and conferences in order gain fame and money.
11. Defiling holy Christian celebrations, such as Christmas & Easter by embracing an un-Biblical, worldly and shameful exhibition and in some cases right-down demonic performances.
12. Practicing immoral and unethical public behaviors by the pastors.
13. Questionable contents and lyrics as well as the intent and message of some of the Hillsong music.
My Conclusion:
I understand not all Christians will agree with my conclusions and I certainly respect that. However, In view of the outline I defined above, I consider Hillsong Church as a heretical and personality cult, which should not only be NOT supported, but avoided at all cost. Moreover, I highly suggest praying for their pastors and leaders that they repent and abandon their fleshly, worldly and unbiblical way and embrace the true Biblical Theology and the correct Gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Before we Begin...
I highly suggest Christians that have an interest and liking of the Hillsong Church, their message and music, to take some time to consider the following material I have compiled in this document; put them under the spectacle of the Biblical examination and scrutiny and submit them to the Lord in prayer and ask the Holy Spirit to guide and direct you in order to make your decision.
“Do not quench the Spirit; do not despise prophetic utterances.
But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good; abstain from every form of evil.”
1 Thessalonians 5:19-22
1. View on Islam
https://coercioncode.com/2014/03/28/brian-houston-hillsongs-god-is-allah/
Brian Houston of Hillsong Church in Australia, addressed his congregation with these words earlier this year,
"How do you view God? In a desert there’s two types of birds: there’s vultures and there’s hummingbirds. One lives off dead carcasses, rotting meat. The other lives off the beautiful, sweet nectar in a particular flower on a particular desert plant. In the same desert, they both find what they’re looking for.
Do you know – take it all the way back into the Old Testament and the Muslim and you, we actually serve the same God. Allah to a Muslim, to us Abba Father God. And of course through history, those views have changed greatly. But lets make sure that we view God through the eyes of Jesus, the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the beauty of a Saviour, the loving open inclusive arms of a loving God. And that way we’ll lead out of that and you’ll be purposeful about your leadership and you’ll draw people just like the Lord Jesus always does through the power of the Holy Spirit.”
Note: Brian Houston along with Rick Warren of Saddleback church are responsible for promoting a blasphemous term and ideology of "CHRISLAM", which is a teaching of blending and harmonizing the Islamic teaching and doctrines with the Christian doctrines.
2. Licentious and shameful behaviors by Pastors:
· Pastors Joel and Esther Houston
He is in their official website: http://www.piratechristian.com/museum-of-idolatry/2016/12/hillsong-website-links-to-lusty-esther-houston-website
https://hillsong.com/contributor/joel-esther-houston/
· Pastor Carl Lentz
3. Pedophile
Frank Houston, the founder of the Christian Life Centre that eventually was taken by his son, Brian Houston, which then later changed the name to Hillsong Church was a well-known Pedophile.
Another Hillsong paedophile scandal: Brian caught lying and trashing victim
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4. Fank Houston was heavily influenced by the William M. Branham (1909-1965) a cult leader, heretical teacher and a false prophet that also influenced another cult movement: New Order of Latter Rain (NOLR).
Frank's view of his church in relation to the Orthodox (Biblical Christianity) view of the Christian church is basically summed up in this diagram:
Much can be stated about Frank Houston cultic behavior and mentality, which defies most of the (AOG - Assemblies of God) Pentecostalism doctrines and teachings. Even AOG condemned Frank Houston's hyper Pentecostalism teaching, namely:
1. The overemphasis relative to imparting, identifying,
bestowing or confirming gifts by the laying on of hands and prophesy.
2. The erroneous teaching that the church is built upon the foundation of
present day apostles and prophets.
3. The extreme teaching as advocated by the “new order” regarding the
confession of sin to man and deliverance as practiced, which claims
prerogatives to human agency which belong only to Christ.
4. The erroneous teaching concerning the impartation of the gift of languages
as special equipment for missionary service.
5. The extreme and un-scriptural practice imparting or imposing personal
leading by the means of utterance.
5. Heretical Prosperity Gospel - Word of Faith Movement - $$$ Money
Hillsong Church | Apologetics Index
Hillsong: The Money Machine (A Current Affair)
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ACA. HillSong. Uncensored. (2015 Conference) 20150701
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6. New Age flavor of Carl Lentz in line with Oprah's New Age belief
· Denying God the Holy Spirit as a Person of the Trinity.
· Instead calling God the Holy Spirit as a force or energy.
· Give a white washed confused version of Christianity/
· Admits that You Don't need to be a Christians to have a relationship with God.
Totally agreeing and obsequious to Oprah and her New Age view!!
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7. Idolatory
Naked Cow Boy Youth Pastor Diego Simila @ the Colour Conference inside the Church
8. Easter celebration - Voodoo Dance
Hillsong London Easter special 2016
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9. Illuminati meeting?
Hillsong NYC Pastor says he had an "Illuminati Meeting" with Jay-Z The Illuminati Puppet Kingpin!
10. Christmas celebration
Hillsong Xmas Service "worship" Silent night
11. On the set of View - Carl Lentz
· Compromising all the way.
· Does not condemn Abortion (3:00)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvufo8DTJRk
12. On the issue of Homosexuality
Hillsong Church’s New York location reportedly draws “a lot of gay men and women” among the thousands who flock there every weekend, according to head pastor Carl Lentz.
“Jesus was in the thick of an era where homosexuality, just like it is today, was widely prevalent,” Lentz told CNN in a June interview (above). “And I’m still waiting for someone to show me the quote where Jesus addressed it on the record in front of people. You won’t find it because he never did.”
Lentz’s wife, Laura, added: “It’s not our place to tell anyone how they should live. That’s their journey.”
Hillsong Church Pastors Won't Speak Out On Gays Because Jesus Didn't Either
13. Regarding Hillsong Music
The substance and theology of the music is irrelevant to Hillsong. It’s the attractive nature of the music, not the theology, that draws people to it.
If the sappy, emotional music were removed, and only the lyrics of the songs you love were spoken, rather than sung, would you get the same warm, fuzzy feeling, the same emotional high? Would you be “moved” all the same? Would you be able to discern the truth from the “almost truth?” Or is it the music that you worship, rather than God, through his eternal Word?
Why Hillsong Music is Dangerous For Your Church
14. Carl Lentz of Hillsong and Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber Trapped In A Cult? False Prophets
· Carl and Justin in the bar - 2:34.
· Gay Welcoming - 3:15.
· Inappropriate Behaviors on the stage - 3:31.
· Occultic Symbologies - 3:51.
“Do not love the world or the things of the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world-the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life-is not from the Father but is from the world.”— 1 John 1: 15-16
“I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what it the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. ”— Romans 12: 1-2
“For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God.”— 1 Thessalonians 4: 3-5
“Do not be idolaters as some of them were; as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.” …Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.”
— 1 Corinthians 10:7 & 14