‘He’s not a liar.’ Church Leadership Defends Pastor Who Claimed ‘I Rubbed Oil Over Jesus’ Naked Body’
The senior pastor of Vineyard Church Northwest has issued a statement regarding their church seer, Micah Turnbo, following an exposé by apologist Mike Winger regarding a multitude of controversial statements he has made. The statement defends Turnbo’s giftedness and calling while chastening Winger for his lack of charity and discernment.
Turnbo, who is Pastor of Prophetic Ministry at Vineyard Church Northwest in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the founder of Behold Wonder, came under the scrutiny of Winger for claiming, among other things, that he frequently goes to heaven and frolics around where he experiences fantastical extra-biblical revelation.
Turnbo reveals he once sat on God the Father’s lap and played with God’s sparkly beard, that God the Father likes eating ‘spicy food’ whereas Jesus has a ‘sweet tooth,’ that an angel appeared to him while he was pooping and gave him revelation regarding his “floaters,” that Judas is in heaven, that Jesus’ favorite marvel hero is “Spider-Man” and that he loves watching Avengers movies, and that Jesus entered into his video game and became a character while angels gave him tricks for beating the game.
He has also insisted that, as a prophet, being accurate is his “least concern.”
Turnbo, who claims he was delivered from homosexuality a decade ago, frequently raised eyebrows for his insistence that men and women need to start kissing Jesus on the lips because that is what the Lord wants. He also claimed he had an encounter with Jesus where he and Jesus underdressed in front of each other and got totally naked, and where Turnbo proceeded to rub oil all over Jesus’ naked body at his request.
In response to the video, Senior Pastor of Vineyard Church Northwest, Luke Haselmayer, has issued a statement acknowledging that Turnbo “could’ve been more theologically careful in some recent podcasts.”
Micah readily admits that he does not always have full understanding of some of the things he experiences, and may even, at times, partially misinterpret them, take them too far, and at times, like any human being, misremember some details.
That brief acknowledgment aside, Haselmayer went on to ferociously defend Turnbo, pointing out that “Micah publicly reaffirmed that he always subordinates his prophetic experiences to Scripture” while disagreeing with Winger that he was being “too charitable in how I receive Micah’s revelations.”
Though Mike (Winger) would say otherwise, I think he’s confusing his personal “common sense” with biblical discernment. Most (not all) of the time, it seems to me that what he finds strange in Micah’s visions likely offends his intuition more than it violates Scripture. He also presents Micah like he thoughtlessly and blindly decides what and what not to share, when in reality, Micah often agonizes over what to disclose and intentionally seeks Jesus for permission.
He concludes:
There’s more I will say, but let me conclude with this: Micah Turnbo is not a liar. Micah Turnbo is not delusional. God has supernaturally confirmed this man to me more times than I can count.
Many of you have heard of the extraordinary dream I had in 2014 where God indisputably did so. I’ve been close friends with Micah for 11 years. I’ve seen his character in private and in public. I’ve seen him minister from stages and in living rooms. He has been consistent, trustworthy, full of good fruit, and always wholly committed to pointing people toward friendship with Jesus.
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If people are dumb enough to believe the stories of the bible itself it’s no wonder so many get sucked into the next layer of stupidity.
Christians had better be careful, or religions and its churches will become the next place where Institutional delusional sociopathy will take hold, where those with real mental issues can pretend that they did things they could not possibly have done. And AND if they can just convince you they had a personal audience with Jesus or God, you must understand, are delusional. Christians would rather have all males turn into “Beta Males”, turning the other cheek instead of standing their ground against aggression by psychopathic individuals who believe it is their right to rule over others.