Joel Olsteen is a motivational speaker and IS NOT PREACHING CHRIST, at least not the BIBLICAL CHRIST — this is my point. And a false christ leads people to hell, not heaven. You will never hear Joel Olsteen preaching the cross in its proper context.
I don’t remember referring to Joel in my posts.
Though I am not sticking up for Joel Osteen nor do I listen to his broadcasts or read his books, he DOES seem to speak the truth about the Gospel at his official website http://www.joelosteen.com/Pages/WhatWeBelieve.aspx:
… the entire Bible is inspired by God, without error and the authority on which we base our faith, conduct and doctrine.
… in one God who exists in three distinct persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God who came to this earth as Savior of the world.
… Jesus died on the cross and shed His blood for our sins. We believe that salvation is found by placing our faith in what Jesus did for us on the cross. We believe Jesus rose from the dead and is coming again.
… water baptism is a symbol of the cleansing power of the blood of Christ and a testimony to our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
… in the regular taking of Communion as an act of remembering what the Lord Jesus did for us on the cross.
… every believer should be in a growing relationship with Jesus by obeying God’s Word, yielding to the Holy Spirit and by being conformed to the image of Christ.
… as children of God, we are overcomers and more than conquerors and God intends for each of us to experience the abundant life He has in store for us.
Didn't Jesus say that whoever is not against us is for us?