It doesn't really matter what he does or doesn't know about Scripture. At least not to me. He's the one who'll have to answer to it before God.
What matters is that *I* know what I know what Scripture teaches and says and that I know what Osteen teaches is heresy. It directly conflicts with what is taught in Scripture and as Christians, we are instructed BY Scripture to hold teachers and their teachings up against God's words and judge them accordingly. I am REQUIRED, as a Christian, by Scripture to be discerning about who I permit to influence me as a teacher.
Osteen himself will have to answer for leading people away from Christ.
Yes it is a book. I have the book on "tape", actual cd's and I love listening to them in my car. It is very uplifting and I truly believe "the secret" works.
I can't wait to go and see him next month at the new Yankee Stadium. My gf saw him last year at MSG and she was amazed and loved his sermon. She said it was so uplifting. The idea of being positive that brings positive things truly works. More people need to try it as there would be less negativity in this world :)
My minister actually told us in his sermon today not to automatically believe what he says. But to use what he says as a stepping stone to study for ourselves what is the true truth.
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Weren't you disagreeing with this poster a few posts back on this very issue?
PumpkinAngel
Who is creating their own versions of the scriptures?
PumpkinAngel
It doesn't really matter what he does or doesn't know about Scripture. At least not to me. He's the one who'll have to answer to it before God.
What matters is that *I* know what I know what Scripture teaches and says and that I know what Osteen teaches is heresy. It directly conflicts with what is taught in Scripture and as Christians, we are instructed BY Scripture to hold teachers and their teachings up against God's words and judge them accordingly. I am REQUIRED, as a Christian, by Scripture to be discerning about who I permit to influence me as a teacher.
Osteen himself will have to answer for leading people away from Christ.
Kitty
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Kitty
"If you can't annoy somebody with what you write, I think there's little point in writing."-- Kingsley Amis, British novelist, 1971 t .
Very well said.
PumpkinAngel
Yes it is a book. I have the book on "tape", actual cd's and I love listening to them in my car. It is very uplifting and I truly believe "the secret" works.
I can't wait to go and see him next month at the new Yankee Stadium. My gf saw him last year at MSG and she was amazed and loved his sermon. She said it was so uplifting. The idea of being positive that brings positive things truly works. More people need to try it as there would be less negativity in this world :)
huh...where are you trying to go here?
thinking positive is an inner trait.
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