At 1:27 Brown again returns to asking to eliminate using the term NAR. He again says that on the ground the term is destructive because of the broad brushing. Again, absolute rubbish. He adds that he works with some of the people they quote and they are not NAR. This is getting tiring. They never call him on it. Make him name some of the folks that he thinks are good solid teachers and let's adjudicate the matter. Mark Chironna? Bill Johnson? Jeremiah Johnson? Please. He next defends Daniel Kolenda, former student of his, as someone who loves Jesus and does great evangelistic work around the world. Kolenda in reality is as false as they come, associated with Empowered 21, Hillsong Channel, FIRE School of Ministry, and the Brownsville and Toronto demonic outpourings. This is just off the top of my head. This was never challenged.
At 1:45 Brown says this issue with prophets being fallible is not germane just to NAR but across the charismatic movement. That is true. I would not qualify someone as NAR simply because they falsely believe you can be a prophet and be wrong 35% of the time. I would call that person a false prophet period. If they are prophesying about politics however, that might lead me to assign the NAR label. Next Holly references Kris Vallotton giving a word for the body as a result of the absurd week of Bethel's school of the prophets but they never address the lunacy of making people pay thousands of dollars to learn what should only be given by the Holy Spirit. Time after time, there were ways to catch Brown and what he supports. Kris Vallotton should be low hanging fruit.
The final bit I wish to cite is at the 1:53 mark. Brown recalls that Che Ahn decreed COVID to stop and it didn't. He then says he did not air it so as to not make a mockery of it? Isn't the mockery Che lying about what God said? How many people went back to church early because stupid pastors claimed God said it was ok and then they died? There will be a lot to answer from for COVID for many pastors, John MacArthur at the top of the list by the way, so it is not just Charismaniacs. Back to Che however as unfortunately, Holly and Doug miss another golden opportunity to ask Brown why he would even vaguely support someone who lied about God telling them COVID was going to end, as well as the probable loss of life resulting from it.
It was at this point that I decided the point had been made. Dr. Brown had made so many specious arguments that were no sufficiently challenged. He is very good at what he does beloved. No doubt, Holly and Doug were trying extra hard to be courteous, as was Brown. The difference is that Brown uses courtesy to disarm those that would rightly criticize him. He constantly argued that we should toss aside the collective term NAR and just focus on the individual false teachings. He does this to allow compartmentalizing them to allow them to continue being false teachers. Even if some cross absurd and illegal lines like Ravi Zacharias or Mike Bickle, Brown still defends the teachings. Does Brown directly teach NAR doctrine? Not really except for dominionism. The real threat of course is that Brown platforms and defends everything Charismania and NAR and as such is a powerful gatekeeper. He has defended the Jennifer LeClaire's sneaky squid spirit nonsense. He has appeared for a week on Benny Hinn's program and still provides cover for him. He has called Bill Johnson and Joseph Prince good brothers in the Lord directly to me when I was on his radio program. In this two hour review he has defended Che Ahn, Bill Johnson, Joseph Mattera, Mark Chironna, IHOP and Jeremiah Johnson. Again, easy for me to Monday morning quarterback and I have immense sympathy for Doug and Holly as I know how slippery Brown can be but this was just a huge opportunity missed.
Reverend Anthony Wade - July 16, 2024
