http://www.chrisbrauns.com/2009/06/26/michael-horton-on-joel-osteen/ The Web Site and Blog of Pastor Chris Brauns Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:03:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.chrisbrauns.com/2009/06/26/michael-horton-on-joel-osteen/comment-page-1/#comment-9126 Peter Jannetti Thu, 18 Nov 2010 03:14:20 +0000 http://www.chrisbrauns.com/2009/06/26/michael-horton-on-joel-osteen/#comment-9126 I have struggled with this preachers teaching, because so many mainline Christians and friends like his message. But, if you are fooled by his Charisma, popularity or sense of innocence don't be fooled. His message is similar to a Tony Robbins psyche talk, with a slice of Christianity. All Joel Osteen's god requires of you is faith. Does that mean I can live my life in rebellion against God and get what I want if I have enough faith? Didn't Israel learn their lesson in the wilderness, wondering around for 40 years? This theology Joel Osteen teaches will keep you expecting, professing and whatever other gimmick he devises. If we want God's blessings then we must live pure lives, love God, keep His commandments and serve Him. A large mega church like Lakewood will be filled mostly with "couch potato Christians." It doesn't matter how you live or what you do for God that counts, all you need is faith. Interesting how the enemy can twist "faith". Faith is good but, without works it is dead, and without a pure life before a Holy Lord all we have is an idol god. Christians have to learn, "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them." NASB Eph 2:10. I have struggled with this preachers teaching, because so many mainline Christians and friends like his message. But, if you are fooled by his Charisma, popularity or sense of innocence don’t be fooled. His message is similar to a Tony Robbins psyche talk, with a slice of Christianity. All Joel Osteen’s god requires of you is faith. Does that mean I can live my life in rebellion against God and get what I want if I have enough faith?
Didn’t Israel learn their lesson in the wilderness, wondering around for 40 years? This theology Joel Osteen teaches will keep you expecting, professing and whatever other gimmick he devises. If we want God’s blessings then we must live pure lives, love God, keep His commandments and serve Him. A large mega church like Lakewood will be filled mostly with “couch potato Christians.” It doesn’t matter how you live or what you do for God that counts, all you need is faith. Interesting how the enemy can twist “faith”. Faith is good but, without works it is dead, and without a pure life before a Holy Lord all we have is an idol god. Christians have to learn, “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.” NASB Eph 2:10.

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