Kenneth Erwin Hagin ( born Kenneth Erwin Hagin ; August 20, 1917 - September 19, 2003 ) is an American charismatic preacher. Often he is called the father of the Word of Faith movement (and, indirectly, the gospel of prosperity ) or, as he is often called in the USA, the Faith Movement .
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| Birth name | Kenneth Erwin Hagin |
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| Place of Birth | McKinney , Texas , USA |
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| A place of death | Tulsa , Oklahoma , USA |
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| Occupation | religious preacher |
| Father | Jes heigin |
| Mother | Lilia Viola Drake Hagin |
| Spouse | Oreta Ruker |
| Children | son, Kenneth Wayne Hagin daughter, patricia harrison |
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Kenneth Hagin did not receive a formal theological education, but, despite this, received a doctorate in theology from Oral Roberts University in 1970 .
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 See also
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Biography
Kenneth Hagin was born in McKinney , Texas . Son of Lilia Viola Drake Hagin and Jes Hagin. He was married to Oreta Ruker. The couple had two children, Kenneth’s son, Wayne Hagin, who is currently the pastor of the REMA Bible Church and president of Kenneth Hagin Ministries, and their daughter, Patricia Harrison, who owns Harrison House Publishing House in Tulsa , Oklahoma .
In childhood, he was seriously ill due to a congenital heart defect and leukemia . According to Heygin, in 1933, Jesus Christ visited him and healed him of the disease [4] . In 1937, after experiencing the baptism of the Holy Spirit , Hagin passed from Baptism to Pentecostalism , becoming a servant of the Assembly of God Association [4] . After World War II, Hagin participated in various “ healing services” [5] . In 1949, he began his independent career as an interpreter of the Bible [4] . In 1961, organized the World Evangelism mission [5] , in 1974, together with his son Kenneth Hagin Jr., the Rhema Bible Training Center in Oklahoma, Broken Arrow [4] ] , in the late 1970s, the Convention for Faith churches [5] .
In the last years of his life, Kenneth Hagin saw significant distortions and excesses that some of his disciples and followers of the Faith Movement allowed in their ministries, such as Kenneth Copeland, Jerry Savell, Jesse Duplantis, Kreflo Dollar, Mac Hammond, Leroy Thompson and many others. Heygin around the end of 1999 - the beginning of 2000 convened all of them for a special meeting in Tulsa, Ohlahoma. One of those who categorically refused to attend the meeting was Leroy Thompson. At this meeting, Hagin criticized everyone for their idolatry to wealth and discrediting the biblical view of prosperity. As a present, Hagin presented to them his book “Touch of King Midas,” in which he reflected as a doctrine of prosperity, as well as any biblical truth can be taken to extremes. In the preface to the book, Hagin wrote:
“During my 65 years in the ministry, I often had to teach believers to succeed. I strongly adhered to a balanced biblical approach. I had to meet with various teachings and methods, some of which benefited the Body of Christ, others did harm. I I know several faithful men of God who adhered to the truth of God's Word and the Holy Spirit and therefore became a blessing to many believers.Unfortunately, I happened to see those who fell into extremism and as a result crashed in service I fell into deep disappointment and experience led me to conclude that almost every biblical truth has two margins of error. The church was far from always a "good driver" and with great difficulty kept in the middle of the road. Wherever you go along the biblical truths, everywhere you see people who have strayed to one of the curbside. Throughout its history, the Church has known cases where all fundamental biblical truths (including the teachings of baptism, resurrection, the Trinity, the gifts of ministry, healing, faith) watered to the extreme. The doctrine of money and prosperity is no exception. There are people who are on the opposite sidelines of biblical truth: some believe that Jesus lived in poverty, that money is evil, and biblical prosperity is not about money; others preach that the achievement of wealth is the main goal of walking in the belief that God cares above all about our material well-being, and money is the measure of spirituality. Where is the truth? It is located away from both curbs, on a high path. In our time of wealth and abundance, many responsible Christian leaders are preoccupied with increasing embarrassment, error, and extremism on the issue of prosperity. I feel an urgent need to openly tell the Church about money and giving. In this book, I try to bring clarity and understanding to those who sincerely try to find the truth in the issue of biblical prosperity. I suspect that a huge number of people - Christians and non-Christians - like the mythical king Midas, realized that money cannot buy happiness, and prosperity, devoid of eternal goals, leads to disappointment and dissatisfaction. I want to share with you the truth that I have gained through a careful study of God's Word and listening to the voice of the Holy Spirit. I pray that this book will help you find a balanced, practical, and clear biblical understanding of the doctrine of prosperity and help you maintain balance in your Christian life. "
Those “prosperity” preachers who did not heed his warnings and did not change their extreme, sometimes even extremist views on biblical prosperity, later encountered serious problems caused by media criticism and subsequent negative public opinion and investigations by the Senate committee. This was also told by a former partner in the ministry of Kenneth Copeland - Rich Vermillion. [6] .
Kenneth Hagin is the author of many books, among them: “I believe in visions”; “How to be led by the Spirit of God”; "Fundamentals of spiritual growth"; “Healing in the Bible”; "The Victorious Church"; "The power of the believer"; “The Touch of King Midas .” [7] .
Hagin died in September 2003.
See also
- Assembly of god
Notes
- ↑ BNF ID : 2011 Open Data Platform .
- ↑ 1 2 SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ 1 2 Find a Grave - 1995. - ed. size: 165000000
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 The new international dictionary of Pentecostal and charismatic movements. - Michigan, 2003 .-- p. 687
- ↑ 1 2 3 Coleman S. The Globalization of Charismatic Christianity. Spreading of gospel of prosperity . Cambridge University Press 2000 - p. 29-31
- ↑ Rich Vermillion - Kenneth Hagin reprimanded his students
- ↑ "Touch of King Midas"