Hi, first of all I must say that I watch Andrew almost every day on TV. His teachings are, for the most part, excellent. I have received a depth of understanding in his teachings that no one else has given me. I also need to say that I watch him warily. That is, I am careful not to just blindly accept whatever he has to say. The Bereans were commended by Paul for their noble character when they searched the scriptures themselves to see that what Paul told them was so. We should do the same. Andrew is a human being and he is just as capable as the next person of being deceived. We should not make the mistake of forgetting that. Christians have idolized their teachers. That is wrong.

That being said, amongst the multitude of "teachers/preachers" out there in TV land, he stands above the crowd. I won't listen to either TBN or INSP because most of it it junk food, in my opinion.

Andrew is down to earth and plain-spoken. He doesn't espouse pie-in-the-sky ideals, rather he speaks the Word of God matter-of-factly. I like all these qualities and that's why I continue to listen to him.

Now that was the good news. Now for the bad.

There is something missing from Andrew's teachings and, for the life of me, I can't put my finger directly on it. I think it has a lot to do with his grace teachings - more specifically, his book Spirit, Soul, and Body. It seems that Andrew spends more time telling us that God loves us rather than speaking plainly about the consequences of sin. In Romans, you hear Paul speaking MUCH about sin - also much about grace; in other words Paul seems to be more balanced. Paul doesn't shy away from the "s" word; Andrew seems to, for some reason. Now when pressed, he will say that it is best for us to stay away from sin, but to me that doesn't sound right. It's a very weak statement, at best.

For the first four months that I found Andrew on TV and began listening to him (practically day and night) I did not search the scriptures myself. That was wrong. Then I began listening to the book of Romans on CD in my car every time I got in it. THAT'S when I knew there was something missing in his teaching. It's only been a few months ago that Andrew has partially corrected himself by explaining further what he means in his teaching on the grace of God. That has helped some, but not a lot. So, I think I will stick with Romans instead.

I don't think he is intentionally trying to mislead people. He has said on his programs plenty of times that he wishes he knew a better way to convey his thoughts more clearly. I think that's the problem right there. Maybe if he could explain himself more clearly in his Spirit, Soul, and Body book, I could fully embrace the teaching. But there is just something missing there that I can't make sense of from a scriptural standpoint. And if it does not make sense, I will not blindly accept it just because Andrew is right about so many other things.

And another thing is his inconsistency. This may be the same problem - he's just not explaining himself clearly, or maybe he just forgets to mention all the things he wants to say. Specifically in his current teaching "God Wants You Well", he has said that when praying for another person to be healed, that person's faith has just as much to do with actually manifesting healing as the one praying. THEN he gives an example a day or two after saying this, about how he failed this invalid in a wheelchair because of his own doubt and unbelief. He didn't mention that this man had any responsibility for receiving his healing. Andrew took total responsibility for it himself. I'm confused!

So, inconsistencies like this (there are other examples too) make it hard to fully grasp his teaching.

Whew! Now, all this being said, I do still endorse Andrew and tell others about him, hoping they will listen too, but I also warn them to listen to him while searching the bible for themselves and praying for wisdom from God. This is what we should be doing with all teachers out there. Just because someone has a bible doesn't mean they are Christian. Just because one is truly a Christian doesn't mean he/she has a true revelation from God or has discerned the word rightly. Remember the devil knows the bible too. He even quoted a scripture, out of context, to Jesus in the wilderness, tempting Him.

There are plenty of crooks out there (tares amongst wheat, wolves in sheep's clothing) and people actually send them money. It makes me angry. Angry at the crooks that are taking advantage of people (and one of these in particular is still on air) and also angry at the people themselves for being so gullible!! I have been one of those before!!! How about you?