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Joel Osteen Preaches 1000th Sermon; Fleecing the Flock With The Same Trashy Theology
Protestia ^ | May 21, 2024 | staff

Posted on 05/23/2024 1:28:02 PM PDT by Morgana

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Who is more foolish? The fool or the fool who follows him?" --Ben Kenobi
1 posted on 05/23/2024 1:28:02 PM PDT by Morgana
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To: Morgana
I'd like for someone to establish the Order of Discalced Osteenians.

2 posted on 05/23/2024 1:37:35 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: Morgana

Joel Osteen. I pray for him that he ends up in a less-hot section of Hell.


3 posted on 05/23/2024 1:42:40 PM PDT by MeganC (Ruzzians aren't people. )
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To: Morgana

Surprised he didn’t have his name legally changed to O$teen.


4 posted on 05/23/2024 1:45:26 PM PDT by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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To: Morgana

Old couple setting on the front porch in their rockers on a Sunday listening to a preacher on the radio sitting between them.
The preacher says put one hand on the radio and one hand on what you want healed.
Old man puts his hand on the radio and one hand in his lap
his wife told him the preacher said heal not raise the dead.


5 posted on 05/23/2024 1:46:40 PM PDT by Vaduz
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To: MeganC

Oh come on Megan that is so mean!

I Pray he finds the real Jesus before he dies. I pray he gets a clue and stops leading people to hell. I pray he tells others he was wrong and tells them what is correct.


6 posted on 05/23/2024 1:47:52 PM PDT by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: Morgana

That’s what I hope too.


7 posted on 05/23/2024 1:48:36 PM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: Morgana

Well it worked for him didn’t it?$


8 posted on 05/23/2024 1:49:20 PM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: Morgana

Taking full advantage of LBJ’s tax free for no criticism of government deal.

The biblical prophets are known centuries later for criticizing government.


9 posted on 05/23/2024 1:50:03 PM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again," )
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To: Morgana

You’re right, of course.

My apologies. Been spending too much time around the pro-Putin jerkwads and it’s affecting me.

Megan


10 posted on 05/23/2024 1:50:50 PM PDT by MeganC (Ruzzians aren't people. )
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To: Morgana

Joel preaches, ‘make me rich’ first, then maybe the blessings of God will be yours.

Pfft!


11 posted on 05/23/2024 1:54:06 PM PDT by Bullish (...And just like that, I was dropped from the ping-list)
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To: MeganC

It’s okay I get it. We get so angry. Just be careful in your thoughts and words. We will want God’s mercy one day so we should show it to others as well.

We just want people like Osteen to do what is right and we are shocked he does this more so that he is a preacher’s kid. People go astray and all we can do is pray for them and tell them what is correct. If they don’t listen they don’t listen. Just keep praying.


12 posted on 05/23/2024 1:54:09 PM PDT by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: MeganC

You all realize that his wealth comes from numerous NY Times best sellers, right? He’s not stealing from his flock.


13 posted on 05/23/2024 2:05:54 PM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to says it.)
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To: MeganC; Morgana
I liked your comment. Osteen is leading people astray...perhaps even leading some people to hell.

Preachers bear a huge amount of responsibility for what they do. And God will hold them responsible.

Of course, Osteen can always repent, but even then he will hate himself mightily for what he has done.

All that aside, I thought your comment was light-hearted and fun.

Here are some verses on this subject:

James 3:1:
Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.

Jeremiah 23:1:
Woe to the shepherds who are destroying and scattering the sheep of my pasture!" declares the Lord.
2 Peter 2:1-3:
But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. Many will follow their depraved conduct and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. In their greed these teachers will exploit you with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping."

14 posted on 05/23/2024 2:59:16 PM PDT by RoosterRedux (A person who seeks the truth with a closed mind will never find it. He will only confirm his bias.)
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To: Morgana
One of the biggest problems with Osteen's Gospel is that he is teaching people (by his message and his example) to embrace the world of possessions/wealth (i.e., idols). Though these are not the kind of idols crafted from wood, stone, and metal, the love of material wealth is clearly demonic and replaces the love we should have for God.

As we all know, God is rather touchy about idol worship.;-)

15 posted on 05/23/2024 3:30:25 PM PDT by RoosterRedux (A person who seeks the truth with a closed mind will never find it. He will only confirm his bias.)
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To: Puppage
He's selling his demonic message via books to millions in return for money.

That said, it's not about stealing from his flock (even his book-buying audience). It's about heresy (teaching people to love wealth/prosperity).

16 posted on 05/23/2024 3:33:40 PM PDT by RoosterRedux (A person who seeks the truth with a closed mind will never find it. He will only confirm his bias.)
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As we all know, God is rather touchy about idol worship.;-)

Ehh, Osteen's flock always struck me as more like idle worshippers...

17 posted on 05/23/2024 3:36:35 PM PDT by grey_whiskers ( The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Morgana

Stolen from somewhere on the internet: “Joel Osteen looks like Martin Short and Tim Allen had a baby together, and now I can’t unsee that”


18 posted on 05/23/2024 3:39:59 PM PDT by Skid289 (In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not. )
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To: Morgana

” A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin.”

I figure let the guy make his own way in life, he will have an eternity to ponder any bad choices....


19 posted on 05/23/2024 4:28:48 PM PDT by ASOC (This space for rent)
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To: Puppage

That is true. He takes zero money from the church. Of course, I don’t know about his wife. I do know he shouldn’t be calling himself a preacher.


20 posted on 05/23/2024 4:33:40 PM PDT by roving (Deplorable Erectionists Listless Vessel )
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