- JOEL OSTEEN - THE PROSPERITY GOSPEL? - I have quite a few FB friends who post about Joel Osteen, some about his church or rallies, and others with quotes he made. I realize that by making this post, I will probably offend some of you. On the other hand, I have enough trust in God to know that He will be glorified by my feeble attempts to tell His truths. - Quite some time ago it occured to me that I had never heard Osteen preach the plan of salvation, and for the past week I couldnt get that off my mind. So I began to dig and research. - For someone who calls himself a preacher, he is biblical illiterate. His standard answers for hard questions are I havent studied it much, I havent given it much thought, or I try to stay focused on... - I have never heard him say salvation or saved (that doesnt mean he doesnt say it), but he does say believer and belief in Jesus. However, when asked if the Atheists, Jews, or Hindus would go to heaven since they dont believe in Jesus, he sort of clams up and says, I dont know their hearts. That will be up to God to decide. - I did find out that he preaches a doctrine called Word of Faith, or Word Faith, which is directly connected to Prosperity Gospel. For an in-depth explanation of Word of Faith, youll need to Google it. For my short answer, it means that if you are close enough to God, anything you say aloud can be yours, whether its a verse of scripture or just something you desire. For instance, if you spoke aloud, I have a beautiful home, or I deserve a nice new car, if youre close enough to God, He will give you your desire. And of course, if youre not close enough to God, it wont happen. - Im posting some video links that will pretty much expose his shaky doctrines, so Ill close and let you listen for yourself. Hes a pretty good motivational speaker if thats what youre looking for, but I also believe hes lost as a goose and will take all 44,000 of his church members straight to Hell with him. youtube/watch?v=weEWl52wevI
Posted on: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 09:27:13 +0000
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