Recent Gallup Poll On American's View of Bible Reveals Utter Chaos On Authority of Scripture

Christian Post ^ | 06/09/2014 | John MaCArthur

[HiTech RedNeck]

I think you may yet not be able to see. More explanation follows, however.

[CynicalBear]

>> And really Bear, I mean it about the broad brushes. I see fairly balanced Christians getting good benefit out of Osteen’s spiritual pep talks, because they know how to put it all in proper context.<<

There are always exceptions. I have watched him, and those like him for years. There is no sound teaching there. It is entirely “this world”.

>> If I walked away every single time I saw that, I’d be walking all over Nashville.<<

Of course we can’t “walk out” at the first sign or even “pockets” as you mentioned. It’s the over all teaching and where it leads that needs to be assessed.

[CynicalBear]

I got it on your post 79.

[HiTech RedNeck]

There is no sound teaching there.

I truly would disagree with that. What it is, is not balanced for a broad mainstream. Taken with the proper perspective there is virtually nothing I have found to disagree with.

[CynicalBear]

>> Taken with the proper perspective there is virtually nothing I have found to disagree with.<<

Would you say it concerns itself with this worldly life or our spiritual eternal life?

[HiTech RedNeck]

I say it chiefly concerns the place where they intersect, and pretty well at that. And actually he does speak of eternity at times. Nobody should make a steady diet of just that, of course. But do you condemn your heart surgeon because he is not a podiatrist too?

[HiTech RedNeck]

Oh, and you have begged the question with the word “worldly.”

[CynicalBear]

>>But do you condemn your heart surgeon because he is not a podiatrist too?<<

Not even close to the same thing. If needed I would go to each for specifics. I doubt most of those attending Osteen’s church go to others as a matter of course. I’m not saying no one should ever listen to someone like Osteen but to the thousands who are members that is all they get.