Why would the Lord say in Malachi 3 that if you help with the poor (fill his storehouse) that He would “pour down an overflowing blessing, pressed down, shaken together...”?
**I think the point is to sacrifice early in life where we are tried with hardships; then later in life one becomes blessed with wealth.
Osteen is running a Billion dollar empire;would all you Republicans deny a CEO one or two percent of the wealth? The guy works as hard as any CEO, any he’s honest about not being a divinity school graduate.
He’s not fire and brimstone but he includes Jesus in his messages. This country needs all the help it can get imo. Didn’t Jesus say anyone who is not against us is for us? My two cents.
**but he includes Jesus in his messages**
No he doesn’t. Unless you want to count a 3 second invitation tacked on at the end as including Jesus.