He used the furnace example in a metaphorical sense, not a literal sense. If he made a statement about God’s power and protecting his children always by instead using a miracle that happened in the New Testament era, such as the promse if eternal life through Jesus, and his rising from the dead, would you still be complaining?
Yes, because he’s a false prophet, a deceiver, a charlatan, a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
My objection to Osteen’s ministry isn’t based on any one statement or television appearance. I will allow that he could have been confused in a given instance and misspoken. His fundamental message is unbiblical. His Jesusy self-help be-all-you-can-be motivational happy talk isn’t biblical. If he actually believes what he writes and “preaches,” he misunderstands the whole thrust of the Scriptures, as do many FReepers. His is another gospel. And people with itching ears are lining up to get it.