Growing Up Hinn: The Costi Hinn Interview

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Editor-in-chief Kyle Mann and creative director Ethan Nicolle talk to Costi Hinn, nephew of notorious faith healer Benny Hinn. After leaving that ministry behind, Costi Hinn is now a pastor at Redeemer Bible Church in Gilbert, Arizona. He is the author of</span> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/God-Greed-Prosperity-Gospel-Overwhelms/dp/0310355273/?tag=thegospcoal-20"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">God, Greed, and the (Prosperity) Gospel</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. They talk about Costi's childhood living large like a Kardashian, learning about a different gospel from a pink study bible, and what goes on behind the scenes of a prominent prosperity gospel ministry.</span></p> <p><strong>Topics Discussed</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Going straight into the deep end of Calvinism because of a pink MacArthur study bible</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A day in the life of Benny Hinn- what's it like to have a personal duster?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">On growing up as a Hinn was a Kardashian lifestyle</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The prosperity gospel vs the Biblical gospel</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">On batting 0.068 slaying people in the spirit and only "healing" one guy</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What went on behind the scenes at these healing events?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Not raising a hand against the Lord's Anointed, even if they happen to be creeps just claiming to have the anointing</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> On whether prosperity health-and-wealth healers sincerely believe their own message or if they just cashing in</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">On Benny Hinn's occasional "repentance" on the prosperity gospel</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">New wave prosperity preachers and the old generals</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Ten Questions</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>See also</strong>:</span> <a href="https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2017/october/benny-hinn-costi-uncle-prosperity-preaching-testimony.html"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Benny Hinn is my uncle, but Prosperity Gospel is not for me</span></a></p> <p><strong>A few Babylon Bee articles on Benny Hinn:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://babylonbee.com/news/benny-hinn-holds-faith-healing-services-in-full-hazmat-suit/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Benny Hinn Holds Healing Service In Full Hazmat Suit</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://babylonbee.com/news/benny-hinn-loses-control-powers-sends-audience-member-soaring-hundreds-feet-air/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Benny Hinn Loses Control Of Powers, Sends Audience Member Soaring Hundreds Of Feet Into Air</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://babylonbee.com/news/benny-hinn-spends-another-long-day-childrens-hospital-healing-kids/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Benny Hinn Spends Another Long Day At Children's Hospital Healing Kids</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://babylonbee.com/news/benny-hinn-attempts-jedi-mind-trick-irs-agents-investigating-ministry/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Benny Hinn Attempts Jedi Mind Trick On IRS Agents Investigating His Ministry</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://babylonbee.com/news/benny-hinn-miraculously-removes-lump-from-womans-purse"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Benny Hinn Miraculously Removes Lump From Woman's Purse</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://babylonbee.com/news/benny-hinn-added-to-new-smash-bros-roster"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Benny Hinn Added To 'Smash Bros.' Roster</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://babylonbee.com/news/benny-hinn-masterfully-knocks-audience-members-arranged-notoriously-difficult-7-10-split"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Benny Hinn Masterfully Knocks Down Audience Members Arranged In Notoriously Difficult 7–10 Split</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://babylonbee.com/news/honestly-can-not-believe-im-still-getting-away/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">I Honestly Can Not Believe I'm Still Getting Away With This</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To watch or listen to the full length podcast, become a paid subscriber at</span> <a href="https://babylonbee.com/plans"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://babylonbee.com/plans</span></a></p>