"God sent Jesus as an example to see if we could retain and maintain the Holy Spirit in human flesh"
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The specific intent is motivational and programmatic. If Jesus functions as “an example,” then the gap between the believer and Christ narrows from ontological to operational. The implied takeaway for Hinn’s audience is electrifying: you, too, can host the Spirit with stability, results, and visible effects. It underwrites the logic of healing crusades and “anointing” language, where the Spirit is experienced as an active force moving through bodies, not merely a doctrine to affirm.
The subtext is also disciplinary. Framing Jesus as a test case suggests God is evaluating human capacity and compliance: can you hold the charge? That subtly shifts responsibility onto the believer. When miracles don’t materialize, the explanation is preloaded: perhaps you didn’t “maintain” correctly. It’s a theology that can empower by promising proximity to divine power, but it also risks turning suffering into a maintenance failure.
Context matters: within Word of Faith and broader charismatic currents, this is less a careful creedal statement than a stage-ready synthesis designed to produce expectation, urgency, and a sense of spiritual agency.
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Hinn, Benny. (2026, January 17). God sent Jesus as an example to see if we could retain and maintain the Holy Spirit in human flesh. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/god-sent-jesus-as-an-example-to-see-if-we-could-66721/
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Hinn, Benny. "God sent Jesus as an example to see if we could retain and maintain the Holy Spirit in human flesh." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/god-sent-jesus-as-an-example-to-see-if-we-could-66721/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"God sent Jesus as an example to see if we could retain and maintain the Holy Spirit in human flesh." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/god-sent-jesus-as-an-example-to-see-if-we-could-66721/. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.






