The Truth About David Wilkerson: Life & Ministry; Pentecostal Upbringing 

Thanks for the correction. Dumb mistake on my part.

Are you Davids daughter??

In the book his son Gary wrote, did the other 3 children have a mutual perspective as Gary about their father?

@John. No, I'm his niece

@darlene. I haven't read the book, so im not sure what he said. I know, shameful i haven’t read my cousins book! 😞

What a nice story! I'm not sure what you were in prison for but I'm glad that you found Christ while you were in there and that some good came out of it. I am familiar with The Cross and the Switchblade but have never read it. I should do that.

Likewise brother. I did 14.5 years. Pastor Wilkerson set the standard for me

@@BeMoreAliveMinistries Amen and hallelujah 🙌

Amen

Didn’t he tell people to burn his sermons after he got a revelation of God’s grace?

@BingoNamo-gb8pz That is funny if he said that. If he did, I'm sure it was tongue in cheek. For instance, you don't throw out the baby with the dirty bath water. Sorry for all the metaphors, but I'm sure you get it. I don't know about you, but I was raised Pentecostal, and I still am Pentecostal. But thank God my church believes and operates in the gifts discussed in the New Testament while eliminating the parts that were more on the legalistic side. Good night for me. Work comes early tomorrow, Lord willing.

@BingoNamo-gb8pz Strange, I can't seem to find my response to your question. But I am positive the Holy Spirit will remind me, and I will send it to you again tomorrow.

​@@BingoNamo-gb8pzwhat video because the pentacostal movement is difficult because it can be Grace salvation at times then they mix in kingdom now theology that expects conditions of salvation.

❤ Same Here! ❤

Yes indeed. I’ve almost all his messages that he mailed out.

That's exactly what I think sometimes when I listen to him! He often seems to be on the verge of tears, especially when speaking of sin in the world and particularly the apostasy in the church. Almost feels like he'd tear his garments and put on sack cloth.

True true thanks for pointing it out

David WIlkerson was a true man of God. There is nothing you can say any different.I loved and respected him a great deal no one can preach like David .He spoke truth

You could tell he had a genuine concern for the lost.

He could flat out pray too. This man prayed and interceded more than 99% of other pastors active in the Christian churches in his age.

He's so practical and simple and u get hope just like Jesus did 🎉

Praise God

I still listen to his sermons

If you like to read, check out David Wilkerson's 'Cross and the Switchblade.' From David's work, a gang leader got saved, and his book is likewise amazing (and funny). It's called, "Run, Baby, Run," by Nicky Cruz. You will love these books! May the Lord bless you as you seek Him first in all things.

@@kenshilohhello Ken God bless 🙏 I've been listening to more of his videos since and also to few others, and I think one's connection to God has a lot to do with the purity of one's heart and spirit and his mind also. David Wilkerson was one of the most pure, he didn't do a lot of miracles though, I remember when his son healed him by faith. There is one thing I don't understand, there are people who are connected to God's power of healing for example, or the power of casting out demons, or prophecy etc but their minds and hearts are not as pure as they should be. So it can be tricky sometimes to understand who these people truly are in truth/spirit, because they don't have to be evil to not be (found) good, if you know what I mean. I'm not talking about David's son, I'm talking about people performing different miracles, and prophecy etc in God's name thes days. I think no one sees God exactly the same way, most see God thru their wants needs accomplishments life situations family etc, and all people I talked or listened to so far, every single person thinks God is the one they know or formed an idea about based on personal experience bible teachings and other peoples experiences. But God is everything. Thank you again and may God bless you and your family and keep you always. 🙏🙏🔥🔥

❤❤❤

I tried to give a balanced perspective on his strengths and weaknesses as his son Gary did in his book. I admired David Wilkerson and as I said in the video my pastor was good friends with him and he used to speak at our church nearly every year.

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@JewandGreek…why it was so important for you to do this video? What’s your point to bring this negativity up to the public and what is your ultimate goal was for this video? Why don’t you share your own personal experiences and achievements that you did for the Kingdom of God? Talk about your own problems, will you? Don’t you read all the comments of people here? The majority of them are not going to accept nor appreciate this unkind attitude behind your information. Go and find something else to do other than criticise the great Generals of God’s Army.

AMEN AMEN AMEN!​@@sarahsamuel1270

@@sarahsamuel1270 I didn't not hear anything negative in this video at all. I thought it was a very balanced view of the Man of God, David Wilkerson. Every person has strengths and weaknesses. If you only want to hear of a person's strengths then you are making an idol out of that person and putting them on a pedestal. Making an idol out of a person is an abomination to God.

@@sarahsamuel1270 I have been questioning Wilkerson's because of some false prophecy and an his endorsement of false preachers from the prosperity movement. This video helped me get a better and balanced view of him. Being reminded that the Lord uses flawed people who make them self's available to Him. It was a very good video, and I'm thankful for it. I have a better view of Wilkerson after watching it.

Which ones did he miss the dates on?

The bible is pretty clear that we're not to follow false prophets.

Merci du message, le Seigneur n'est pas encore revenu qui sait? si les prophéties ne s'accompliront pas dans les temps à venir...

Same here teen challenge graduate of 1992-93 ! Ventura California and Bakersfield ca

Same here teen challenge Graduate 🎓 praise God Best thing ever ❤️ 🙏

@@duncescotus2342 so a person who will never experience hell is not to have a burden for the lost. I think every born again believer should have the same passion for the unsaved.

Agree

I grew up in New York City but haven't lived there in a decade and a half. TSC would be my home church if I still lived there full time.

​@@CahnmanfulTSC streams their Sunday services on their YT channel, 10:00am and 1:00pm eastern.

I'm very aware, usually watch the 10AM.

Plot twist: We are STILL in the Apostolic age! Acts 2:39 "For the promise is unto you and children even as many as the Lord our God shall call." He's still calling.

Just as David Wilkerson fore warned

Agree

I'm not saying anything different from what his own son said in his book about his dad. I admired Brother Dave but he was human and flawed, just as all of us are. Gary Wilkerson's book helps to answer questions that people have about David Wilkerson.

Can you give an example of a false teaching?

@@sheroyal9326 Where’s the link to that sermon?

Hi! You may like to listen to brother Zac Poonen in India as well.

HALLELUJAH 🙌

Word Faith is an offshoot of the Charismatic movement, which is an offshoot of the Pentecostal movement. You are right, although many traditional Pentecostal churches wouldn't support the extremes of Word Faith theology. D.R. McConnell was correct when he said that the charismatic movement isn't monolithic

@@kevinevans8892 the Dutch founder of my pentecostal denomination had acquaintance with Smith Wigglesworth who taught faith like the late Kenneth E Hagin , how could such an icon of pentecostal movement as Wigglesworth be considered 'extreme' ? Speaking about Hagin concerning his teaching on material blessings as i read his book the ' Midas Touch' , i find no 'extreme' not like those 'extreme' hyper-prosperity guys.. to say Word of Faith as 'extreme' is just like painting the same broad brush to Reformed people definingn them indiscriminately as faultfinding pharisees .

​​​@@geertjekneefel5252i'm Charismatic FYI. Hagin's Midas Touch was too little; too late. Those extremists within the WOF were really his spiritual offshoots who took his theology to it's logical conclusion. I consider Smith wigglesworth to be well within the classical Pentecostal movement. He was not word Faith. Wigglesworth died in the 1940s -- years before the advent of the WOF movement came along. Hagin might have been inspired by wigglesworth, regarding faith for healing. But that might be all the contribution wigglesworth indirectly gave to the WOF movement. Furthermore, many classical Pentecostals do not endorse WOF theology, such as the Assemblies of God denomination; the late Charles Farah from ORU (a Pentecostal university), to list a few. So are these Pentecostals Pharisees too? The WOF movement does not hold a monopoly on the Holy Spirit sir/madame

@@kevinevans8892 sorry but do u read my assertion carefully ? I've said accusing ALL wof as extreme is just the same as stating ALL reformed as faultfinding pharisees . Let me again put it clearer in another word : TO SAY ALL WOF AS EXTREME IS JUST THE SAME AS SAYING ALL AMERICANS AS GUNHOLDER TEXANS ! Do u honestly interpret that the meaning of my previous explanation as accusing ALL reformed to be faultfinding pharisees ? Have u ever heard the saying dont throw the baby along with the bathwater ? I know a fact about the 'great rebuke' around year 2000's behind the story before Midas Touch being published where Kenneth E Hagin gathered almost all of those 'hyper-prosperity' preachers and rebuked them for their 'extremes' , if most of them have chosen to dismiss the rebuke of their spiritual father then it would be the matter between them and God . FYI i like Charles Farah and his protege is Paul L King Phd a Charismatic-Christian Alliance theologian and after a deep theological study Paul King published a book about WOF theology with the title ONLY BELIEVE where it objectively and 'constructively' separates the pure teachings and the errors within the WOF. I recommend u to read it . Personally i dont like to call WOF as 'theology' , it's just a simple plain biblical principle , maybe because it's just my old school pentecostal taste speaking but again to call it as some sort of 'theology' make it sounds 'sophisticated and dogmatic' it makes as if one graduates from Rhema Bible College or ORU then automatically he/she can do miracles , it makes impression as if u dogmatically and intellectually embrace WOF theology u would automatically living in miraculous realm . True word of faith is dynamic personal interaction between us with the Holy Spirit & The Word , in fact i got this conclusion from reading Hagin's book ' How To Be Lead By The Holy Spirit ' , i recommend u also this book to read. By the way since u admit that u yourself are NOT pentecostal not to mention 'old school' pentecostal i truly understand why u dont understand how old school pentecostals see ''theology' , we the old schoolers unlike the moderrn pentecostals dont 'systematize' our biblical principle into 'systematize theology' even there's a time in the past when we thought theology was just term for humaniistic wisdom that limitates the Holy Spirit , so again the most of PRINCIPLES in WOF are undoubtedly historically still within the scope of pentecostal principles , and another correction for u i've never said WOF principle MONOPOLIZE pentecostal understanding .. logically speaking there's a different between WITHIN THE SCOPE and MONOPOLIZE , surely intellectually speaking i expect u to understand that to say Coptics Orthodox are WITHIN THE SCOPE of ecumenical christianity wont be the same as saying that Coptics MONOPOLIZE the majority understanding of whole christianity. I'm denominationally not AOG or COG pentecostals but certainly NOT Oneness in theology , usually american old school pentecostals being classified around those threes . I'm just an old school 'divine health believing' - holiness living and tongue speaking pentecostal .

Wilkerson demonstrated an enormous amount of grace towards the heroine addicts he ministered to. He didn't compromise his biblical standards -- a thing that would be misconstrued as lacking in grace in today's Laodicean church

@@kevinevans8892 True he did amazing things for God with those who needed grace. Praise the Lord, but his own son admitted he did soften and became more graceful as he pastured God's people, revealing he had been harsh at times. It was just an observation of man used mightily of God who obviously wasn't't perfect. I think he did anazing work for the Lord Jesus in a tough place.