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Daily Inspiration Quote by Benny Hinn

"Because we're human beings, we're not always going to be perfect"

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A televangelist doesn’t offer this kind of line to make peace with human complexity; he offers it to manage expectations. “Because we’re human beings” sounds like a gentle shrug at biology, but in Benny Hinn’s orbit its real function is pastoral and tactical at once: it lowers the bar just enough to keep the show on the road. The phrase smuggles in a comforting anthropology (flawed, trying, forgivable) that can soften the sting of disappointment when promises of breakthrough, healing, or personal transformation don’t land the way they were advertised.

The syntax is doing quiet work. “We’re” builds a coalition between preacher and audience, a shared vulnerability that can feel intimate and disarming. “Not always” is the escape hatch: it concedes imperfection without naming any specific failure. That vagueness matters in charismatic ministry, where critics often demand accountability for outcomes, finances, or prophetic certainty. A general confession can read as humility while sidestepping particulars.

Culturally, the line fits the therapeutic turn in American religion, where faith is packaged as both miracle and self-help. Hinn’s brand trades on extraordinary claims, yet his survival depends on ordinary human error being an acceptable alibi. The subtext is permission: permission for followers to keep believing despite unmet expectations, permission for leaders to be fallible without forfeiting authority. It’s less a moral insight than a pressure valve, calibrated to release doubt without letting it become defection.

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APA Style (7th ed.)
Hinn, Benny. (2026, January 16). Because we're human beings, we're not always going to be perfect. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/because-were-human-beings-were-not-always-going-85276/

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Hinn, Benny. "Because we're human beings, we're not always going to be perfect." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/because-were-human-beings-were-not-always-going-85276/.

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"Because we're human beings, we're not always going to be perfect." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/because-were-human-beings-were-not-always-going-85276/. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.

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Benny Hinn (born December 3, 1952) is a Clergyman from Israel.

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