is joel osteen a false preacher?
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Anonymous
| Can someone explain if they think Joel Osteen is a false preacher or not? I think he teaches the bible from what I've seen but I know a lot of people don't like him for whatever reason. |
Anonymous
| Yes. Prosperity gospel is a false teaching. |
Anonymous
| Yes. |
Anonymous
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I think he sucks. This is a real Evangelist https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1U1hYZR1xCY |
Anonymous
what's that? tell me more |
Anonymous
| It’s that smarmy cheese eating grin in the fake voice and the fake hair and all the plastic surgery and the fact that he’s spent millions of dollars on himself and the fact that he talks about his wife like she’s a sex object and the fact that he doesn’t actually have a degree in theology but inherited that perish from his father over other people who are vastly more qualified |
Anonymous
Thank you. What exactly is that? I have seen his show and I kind of cringe when he's like "Ask for gods favor for a parking spot", or "having the favor of god" is this the same thing or like "pray to be rich" kind of thing? |
Anonymous
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Yes he is a powerful false prophet. His basic theology is Protestant but …
More often than not, Osteen sounds like an inspirational life-coach, instead of a herald of the gospel. He often preaches about how people can improve their lives, be prosperous, and experience happiness. Noticeably absent in Osteen’s optimistic message is any mention of sin or repentance. The atonement of Christ provides us with healing and the abundant life, according to Osteen, but apparently receiving forgiveness from a holy God is not necessary. Overarching all that Joel and Victoria Osteen teach is the prosperity gospel: God’s will is that we be blessed with material things, a view that contradicts 1 Timothy 6:6. As the Lakewood Church’s website says, “To be successful in your walk with God, commit to honor God with your finances. When you commit to give the Lord the first 10% of your income, God promises He will pour out blessings you cannot contain. Tithing is the first key to financial prosperity.” Lakewood’s website then quotes the favorite proof-text for this teaching, Malachi 3:10. It is a prime example of taking Old Covenant promises to Israel out of context to apply them to New Covenant believers. Another problem in Osteen’s message is his promotion of name-it-claim-it or word-faith theology: “We have to conceive it on the inside before we’re ever going to receive it on the outside,” Osteen writes. “If you don’t think you can have something good, then you never will. The barrier is in your mind. . . . Your own wrong thinking can keep you from God’s best. . . . To experience [God’s] immeasurable favor, you must rid yourself of that small-minded thinking and start expecting God’s blessings, start anticipating promotion and supernatural increase. You must conceive it in your heart before you can receive it. In other words, you must make increase in your own thinking, then God will bring those things to pass” (from Your Best Life Now, chapter 1). There is nothing biblical about such teaching. There is no power inherent in positive thinking, and we do not create our own realities. God is not our servant, standing by and waiting for us to fire up our imaginations so He can lavish us with material goods. Jesus told His followers to “give up everything you have” (Luke 14:33), not to seek to get more. https://www.gotquestions.org/Joel-Osteen.html Yes he is a false prophet plugging the prosperity gospel which runs counter to biblical teachings. The prosperity gospel: Why Joel Osteen believes that prayer can make you rich The long, strange history of a quintessentially American theology. Joel Osteen and his Lakewood Church, one of the largest megachurches in the country. The prosperity gospel has its roots in an American occult tradition called New Thought Today’s prosperity gospel was also shaped by pro-capitalist and Pentecostal thought traditions Many of the evangelical leaders that surrounded Trump are proponents of the prosperity gospel. https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/identities/2017/9/1/15951874/prosperity-gospel-explained-why-joel-osteen-believes-prayer-can-make-you-rich-trump |
Anonymous
Can you say why please? thank you. |
Anonymous
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Osteen is non- denominational. He has no degree in theology. He doesn’t put God as the focus of his preaching/teaching.
No where does God or Jesus promise anyone an easy, prosperous life. If your pastor focuses on ease, money, and prosperity, you are probably in the wrong place. Not a fan of Osteen. I would not suggest anyone turn to hos church or his books or services for guidance or support. |
Anonymous
Someone who gets rich from preaching? |
Anonymous
| Aren’t all preachers? |
Anonymous
Two links in post several above go into great depth on this dodgy theology. |
Anonymous
No far from it. |
Anonymous
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“In numerous interviews and writings, Osteen has failed to proclaim that Jesus is the only way to heaven. He has repeatedly refused to agree with the teachings of the Bible that certain behaviors are sinful. This is not a new convert being interviewed; it’s the leader of a church of tens of thousands. Osteen can’t bring himself to support fundamental doctrines of the faith he claims to preach. His words communicate relativism and demonstrate a profoundly poor understanding of the Bible.”
https://www.gotquestions.org/Joel-Osteen.html pp, thanks for linking this. I avoid everything Osteen. It’s good to know alot of people have his number. |