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Joel Osteen promotes the warrior mentality
Christianity Today ^ | 26 February 2015 | Czarina Ong

Posted on 02/27/2015 8:36:46 AM PST by Gamecock

Popular American evangelist Joel Osteen is promoting the warrior mentality among Christians, telling them not to be weighed down by their problems because all things are possible with Christ.

"If you'll have this warrior mentality and do what you can do, God will help you do what you cannot do. Remember, God has armed you with strength for every battle. Keep praying, keep believing, keep pressing through because with God, you will tap into strength you didn't know you had!" he said.

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To: TBP

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Anyone can call themselves a “minister.”

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81 posted on 02/27/2015 3:02:17 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: TBP

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You presuppose that God wants to do what you wish him to do.

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82 posted on 02/27/2015 3:03:34 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Gamecock

So you don’t want to answer the questions. Got it.


83 posted on 02/27/2015 3:03:42 PM PST by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: TBP

It is you changing the topic. I’ll answer in good time.

So where do you see my point as wrong in Scripture? Failure to provide a Biblical answer will be taken as you feeling to even trying to answer.


84 posted on 02/27/2015 6:01:07 PM PST by Gamecock (Joel Osteen is a minister of the Gospel like Colonel Sanders is an Infantry officer.)
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To: Gamecock

No, I’m not changing the subject.


85 posted on 02/27/2015 6:32:32 PM PST by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: Gamecock

You do realize that the Bible as we know it is a compilation of many different and divergent books written by humans, edited, altered, and sometimes erroneously transcribed, don’t you?

In addition, in the language of Jesus, Aramaic, many words have multiple meanings. Translators (and it’s been translated and then retranslated from the translation numerous times) have to make an editorial decision about which meaning to use — and that choice often seriously affects what the substance is. And we all have our filters.

Thus, “sola scriptura” is an exercise in futility. It’s all designed to support a particular religious interpretation, and then it’s used to buttress that interpretation and prohibit any other interpretation.

That doesn’t work.

Now, then, yes, I do think you’re wrong about what you’re saying, for reasons I have already explained. That particular piece of doctrine (dogma) is simply nonsensical. It doesn’t make sense.

I will ask again. How do you answer the questions I posed above?


86 posted on 02/27/2015 6:39:30 PM PST by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: TBP

Yes. You are.


87 posted on 02/27/2015 6:43:41 PM PST by Gamecock (Joel Osteen is a minister of the Gospel like Colonel Sanders is an Infantry officer.)
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To: TBP

**It doesn’t make sense.**

So I can trust God to preserve His word or your perception that it doesn’t make sense.

I’ll go with the former.

My answer? Yes.


88 posted on 02/27/2015 6:45:44 PM PST by Gamecock (Joel Osteen is a minister of the Gospel like Colonel Sanders is an Infantry officer.)
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To: Gamecock

You’re making an assumption when you say you “trust God to preserve His word”. As I noted, it’s been severely altered and filled with errors, as many who have studied the subject for years can show you.


89 posted on 02/27/2015 7:33:30 PM PST by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: Gamecock

No, you hijacked a thread to try to force a focus on your narrow point, which I have responded to. You are clearly unable to answer my questions.

You are the one who diverted the issue.


90 posted on 02/27/2015 7:34:36 PM PST by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: TBP

Discuss the issues all you want, but do not make it personal.


91 posted on 02/27/2015 7:36:49 PM PST by Religion Moderator
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To: TBP

I hijacked a thread I started?

That’s laughable!


92 posted on 02/27/2015 9:06:52 PM PST by Gamecock (Joel Osteen is a minister of the Gospel like Colonel Sanders is an Infantry officer.)
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To: Gamecock

You’re the one who diverted it to a narrow focus. I’m not the one who changed the subject.


93 posted on 02/28/2015 9:19:57 AM PST by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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