If you haven’t heard the news, let me break it to you: Benny Hinn is coming to Uganda for a crusade. But I’m not joining the crowd, and I’m urging you to stay away too. Benny Hinn, the American televangelist whose influence spans millions across the world, is hosted by Robert Kayanja for this over-hyped event. Yet, behind the excitement, I see a dangerous deception. While many Christians may cheer as though Jesus himself was in town, I weep because a wolf in sheep’s clothing has slipped into our midst. Hinn’s crusade promises wealth and healing, but it’s a cruel trap that has robbed countless followers. In this post, I’ll explain why Hinn is a false teacher, a crook chasing money and a peddler of fake miracles and twisted theology.
Hinn’s Cash Machine: Fleecing Uganda’s Faithful
Hinn, like his host Kayanja and others, treats ministry like a personal ATM. His net worth, estimated at $60 million, puts him among the world’s richest “pastors.” Imagine that! He owns a private jet, luxury cars, and mansions, all funded by the offertory baskets of his hopeful followers. He pushes them to “sow a seed” in return for financial blessings and healings.
It would be tolerable if this was just Hinn’s hustle. However, this is a playbook Ugandan pastors like Kayanja, Kakande, and Lubega have mastered. But hardly anyone is rattled by these unbiblical practices. In a country where the average Ugandan barely earns 200,000 shillings a month, it’s gut-wrenching to see families give to their last coins, chasing miracles and wealth. The Bible warns:
“But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.” (1 Timothy 6:9-10)
This love of money has made Uganda’s desperate an easy target for false preachers. Because of it, as the Bible says, many have left the true gospel for the false promises of these preachers. What is the antidote? Contentment in Jesus Christ:
“Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’ ” (Hebrews 13:5).
The gospel isn’t about getting rich. It’s about being saved from sin’s penalty. Your greatest problem isn’t poverty or sickness, but that we’re sinners facing a righteous Judge who will by no means let the guilty go unpunished (Romans 3:23; 6:23; Exodus 34:7). Through faith in Jesus, we are saved from God’s wrath and given eternal life (John 3:16). Jesus didn’t die to fill your wallet—His blood is worth more than all the world’s wealth. To think otherwise cheapens his sacrifice.
Staged Wonders: The Truth Behind Hinn’s “Miracles”
Hinn claims to have healed thousands, even raising the dead. At his crusades, people limp onto the stage with clutches, then dance, claiming healing from cancer, blindness, diabetes. It’s a spectacle that understandably electrifies the air and fills seats. But where is the proof? There have been no verified medical reports for any of these “healings,” and only carefully pre-selected attendees make it to the stage. Test it yourself: try bringing a visibly disabled person, like an amputee, and see if they will be allowed up. I bet they won’t!
If Hinn’s miracles were real, why isn’t he storming Mulago Hospital, clearing out its hopeless wards? Our broken healthcare system could use a miracle worker freeing up beds. Our overworked intern-doctors would also get a break. Why not bring back the dead from Mulago’s mortuary, sending Uganda Funeral Services out of business? Hinn might argue the apostles didn’t heal everyone either, but unlike him, they never claimed it’s always God’s will to heal. When pressed on failed healings, Hinn blames the sick for lacking faith. Really? Did Lazarus need to exercise faith to rise from the dead? Did the paralytic in John 5, who didn’t even know Jesus, have faith?
Hinn’s blame game helps him come out clean while leaving followers crushed. The apostles, on the other hand, did not make such outlandish claims. They affirmed that sometimes it is God’s will for us to suffer. Paul endured a painful eye condition (Galatians 4:15), helplessly watched Epaphroditus nearly die (Philippians 2:27), and left Trophimus sick (2 Timothy 4:20). Surely Paul had faith. Or does Hinn claim to outshine the apostles? In Exodus 4:11 God himself says:
“Who has made man’s mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the LORD?”
To that list, you may add cancer, diabetes, and death—God still claims to orchestrate them all. While that may sound cold to our ears, it is, in fact, comforting. It assures us that God is absolutely in control of every situation in life and is not a helpless bystander, frantically but unsuccessfully trying to save people from their ills. He heals whomever he wills and allows sickness in whomever he wills too.
Heresy in the Pulpit: Hinn’s Twisted Theology
Hinn’s teachings twist Scripture into a dangerous fantasy. He has taught that there are nine persons in the Godhead, with the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit each being their own Trinity—a ridiculous “revelation” he says God gave him. The Bible, however, is clear: God is only three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit (John 1:1; Acts 5:3-4; Matt. 28:19). This isn’t a small slip; it’s a mangling of God’s very nature.
Furthermore, Hinn has taught that we, Christians, are little gods with divine authority on earth. This Heresy has infected Uganda’s Pentecostal churches, where believers are told they can command blessings like mini-deities. Scripture shuts this down: “There is only one God” (1 Corinthians 8:4). Hinn’s defenders might say they mean “god” with a small “g,” but that’s a dodge. In Paul’s time, Greek had no lowercase letters, and Isaiah 43:10 says:
“…Before me no god was formed nor shall there be any after me.”
Even a “small g” god is blasphemy. Hinn’s crippled theology lures Ugandans into pride and false hope, pulling them from the true God of the Bible.
Conclusion: Choose Christ, Not Hinn’s Lies
Hinn’s crusade will pack Miracle Center Cathedral with thousands chasing miracles and prosperity. But I’m begging you—don’t go. He’s a crook who has skinned millions with empty promises, leaving followers broke while his bank account swells. His miracles are staged fakes, his theology a lie that could wreck your faith. Instead of chasing Hinn’s spotlight, grab your Bible. Read it. Live it. Let it guard you against Uganda’s false teachers. My prayer is you find true hope in Christ alone, not Hinn’s deception. Skip the crusade and cling to Christ.
Thank you sooo much Br Kutosi
Thank you brother for speaking up