SUPER FUNNY UPDATE ON JOEL OSTEEN: Check out Joel Osteen’s super scammy books he sells on Amazon (24!!!) including his self help BS book
and his hilarious book on “Wise Choices”. If only he’d follow his own advice!
LOL! For all you Joel Osteen fanboys – remember he just cynically feeds on you to make money so he can live his fancy lifestyle. He couldn’t care less about you in reality.
Popular televangelist preacher Joel Osteen has been named the “Most Influential Christian in America” in 2006 by the Church Report, was one of
Barbara Walters, “10 Most Fascinating People of 2006 and operates an extraordinarily profitable religious scam operation that probably will one day end in scandal.
So who is this guy who has appeared on 60 Minutes, Larry King Live and has his own television shows?
Who is this guy who thinks he can share the mighty name of Joel?
Joel Osteen has not yet had major sex scandals, drug scandals or molestation scandals like the other megachurch pastors: Pat Robertson, Al Sharpton, Ted Haggard, Paul Barnes, D.E. (Earl) Paulk, Jimmy Swaggert, Jim Bakker, William Dodd and too many others to possibly mention here. What Joel Osteen DOESN’T do is the real question.
In his sermons, Joel Osteen does not talk about God. Joel Osteen instead talks about almost everything except God. He has a television ministry, a massive church, $43 million a year in tithes and another $36 million a year in mailed in donations, but he won’t talk about God. He, like Pastor Kevin Gerald, talks about more pleasant topics, such as donating money to him and positive thinking. He has written two books, the second of which sold 3 million copies, but his books don’t really talk about God either. It’s just his bland and boring advice on how to live a happy life that has been thought of by other people first, “Think positively about yourself” and other such drivel.
What does Joel Osteen say when people ask him about why he does not discuss God or Jesus Christ or sin or what you need to do to go to Heaven? “That’s not my gift.” What are you doing being a freaking megachurch pastor then, bonehead?!
If you are going to try to operate a religious scam, at least make it religious! I actually think that Joel Osteen operating a secular “Christian” church is more of a scandal than Ted Haggard and his transsexual prostitutes and meth! (Though not nearly as funny of a scandal).
Joel Osteen didn’t even found his megachurch; instead the business was handed down to him by his father. When Joel Osteen became the head pastor of his church, he had only preached ONE sermon in his entire life- and that was the week before. Joel Osteen does not have any training in the Bible (seminary, degrees, etc.), which is probably why he doesn’t want to talk about it much.
My loyal readers have pointed out to me many times that the ridiculous actions of leaders in religion do not invalidate their beliefs. They are absolutely correct on this. However, there has never been anything that VALIDATES their beliefs either. The Flying Spaghetti Monster has the same amount of evidence on his side as most other gods. Here is another question I put to you: Please find me a single megachurch pastor who is NOT a scam-running, meth-eating, prostitute-abusing criminal. Anyone?
Update March 3, 2008 on JOEL OSTEEN:
Many people have been discussing Joel Osteen in the comments and making statements about his beliefs, behavior and preaching methods that show a distinct lack of understanding of his profit driven motives. Below I have added a video of Joel Osteen on Larry King Live where he dances around the core question of the Christian faith: What does it take to get to heaven? Joel Osteen hems and haws and won’t even say that people of different religions won’t make it to heaven.
The partial transcript for Joel Osteen’s interview with Larry King is below. I have basically pulled out the most pertinent excerpts to the point I have tried to make on televangelist Joel Osteen.
Televangelist Joel Osteen Discusses Christianity with Larry King
First is Larry King’s impressive introduction of Joel Osteen:
LARRY KING, CNN HOST: Tonight, Joel Osteen, evangelism’s hottest rising star, pastor for the biggest congregation in the United States… Pastor Joel Osteen is here for the hour…. Joel Osteen is the author of the number one “New York Times” best-seller, “Your Best Life Now.” There you see its cover. “Seven Steps to Living at Your Full Potential.” There is now a compendium been published called “Your Best Life Now Journal,” a guide to reaching that full potential. Joel Osteen is pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. His father before him. He has been called the smiling preacher.
Larry King knows Joel Osteen Ministries is huge and tries to play nice with him throughout the interview.
KING: Why are you a preacher?
JOEL OSTEEN: You know, I never was for 17 years. I worked with my dad there at the church. He tried to get me to minister. I didn’t have it in me. I worked behind the scenes. I loved doing production and things. But when my father died, I just knew — I don’t know how to explain it, it sounds kind of odd, but I just knew down to here I was supposed to step up to the plate and pastor the church. And it was odd because I had never preached before. But I just knew I was supposed to do it.
Hmmm… either God gave him the “calling” or he was scared of losing his father’s multi-million dollar preaching business.
KING: But don’t you think if people don’t believe as you believe, they’re somehow condemned?
JOEL OSTEEN: You know, I think that happens in our society. But I try not to do that. I tell people all the time, preached a couple Sundays about it. I’m for everybody. You may not agree with me, but to me it’s not my job to try to straighten everybody out. The Gospel called the good news. My message is a message of hope, that’s God’s for you. You can live a good life no matter what’s happened to you. And so I don’t know. I know there is condemnation but I don’t feel that’s my place.
Joel Osteen comes right out and says that he will refuse to condemn sinners. He is too afraid, it’s not his place, he just wants to spew bland niceties… hmmm.
LARRY KING: Where were you ordained? OSTEEN: I was ordained from the church there, Lakewood, under my dad’s ministry.
LARRY KING: So you didn’t go to seminary?
JOEL OSTEEN: No, sir, I didn’t.
LARRY KING: They can just make you a minister?
JOEL OSTEEN: You can, you can.
Wow. Joel Osteen never even attended Bible school or classes for future preachers. No wonder he is so clueless about Biblical theology.
LARRY KING: Is it hard to lead a Christian life?
JOEL OSTEEN: I don’t think it’s that hard. To me it’s fun. We have joy and happiness. Our family — I don’t feel like that at all. I’m not trying to follow a set of rules and stuff. I’m just living my life.
LARRY KING: But you have rules, don’t you?
JOEL OSTEEN: We do have rules. But the main rule to me is to honor God with your life. To life a life of integrity. Not be selfish. You know, help others. But that’s really the essence of the Christian faith.
Of course its not hard for Joel Osteen to lead a Christian life. BECAUSE HE’S NOT!!!
LARRY KING: What if you’re Jewish or Muslim, you don’t accept Christ at all?
JOEL OSTEEN: You know, I’m very careful about saying who would and wouldn’t go to heaven. I don’t know …
LARRY KING: If you believe you have to believe in Christ? They’re wrong, aren’t they?
JOEL OSTEEN: Well, I don’t know if I believe they’re wrong. I believe here’s what the Bible teaches and from the Christian faith this is what I believe. But I just think that only God with judge a person’s heart. I spent a lot of time in India with my father. I don’t know all about their religion. But I know they love God. And I don’t know. I’ve seen their sincerity. So I don’t know. I know for me, and what the Bible teaches, I want to have a relationship with Jesus.
The last exchange between Larry King and Joel Osteen hits the nail on the head of everything that is wrong with the Joel Osteen Ministry. All it is is fluff. He can’t even defend the single core belief of Christianity- that a personal relationship with Jesus Christ is a requirement to gain access to Heaven.
Below is more Joel Osteen preaching videos. Joel Osteen preaches on cheesy, transparent topics that have nothing to do with the Bible. He twists scripture around to serve his own purposes of mass produced drivel. My question to Joel Osteen is where in the Bible does it say Christians have a “right to total victory” over physical pain, financial problems and other issues? Did he completely miss the book of Job or the trials and tribulations that the early Christians had to suffer under the Romans? I don’t think that Joel Osteen has ever even read the Bible.
DO NOT LET JOEL OSTEEN CONTINUE TO GET AWAY WITH HIS BIBLE-CONTRADICTING, POLITICALLY CORRECT AND PROFIT SEEKING DRIVEL! JOEL OSTEEN’S SCANDAL IS OUTRAGEOUS!
Jesus once went into a temple and threw out currency traders and salespeople…. WHO WILL THROW THE SCANDAL CREATING JOEL OSTEEN OUT OF GOD’S ASTRODOME TEMPLE?
Further discussion: Joel Osteen megachurch building – Joel Osteen paid the city of Houston $90,000,000 to remodel the former home of NBA team Houston Rockets and an additional $14,000,000 to lease the building for 30 years. Preacher Joel Osteen’s megachurch does not even own the building! Pastor Joel Osteen doesn’t care though- he’ll be dead by then and this church is all about him. The most interesting thing about the new church is that there is not a SINGLE cross in the whole building! Want to know why? Joel Osteen says that he wants to remove all “stumbling blocks” from the way of people coming to his church and being comfortable. Since when has Jesus Christ’s sacrifice on the cross been a STUMBLING BLOCK for faith?! The scandal here is that the Joel Osteen is doing and saying blasphemous things… and no one is calling him out on it. The pastor of the largest church in America won’t even follow the basic tenets of Christianity!
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Joel Osteen is unable to even keep his own family under control. Pastor Joel Olsteen’s wife, Victoria Osteen, has been fined $3,000 and is being sued for assaulting a flight attendant on her first-class trip to the playground of the rich and famous Vail, Colorado.
Bible Verses that Condemn Megachurch Pastor Joel Osteen
I have had quite a few people post in the comments asking what does it really matter what Joel Osteen believes if he’s helping people? If Joel Osteen teaches nice things, isn’t it okay for him to be a Christian pastor? I understand that my opinions of right and wrong should not sway you, but I ask you to consider what the Bible says on the matter. First, let’s take the Bible verses that are the standard definition of who is a Christian:
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 (NIV)
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23 (NIV)
For the wages of sin is death. Romans 6:23 (NIV)
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faithand this not from yourselves, it is the gift of Godnot by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV)
To summarize, the only way to be saved and go to heaven is by the grace of Jesus and by faith in God. These are the basic verses that every Christian who has accepted Christ knows. Now for the verses that clearly state that only Christians who believe the above will go to Heaven:
-John 3:3: no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.
-John 3:15: everyone who believes in him [Jesus] may have eternal life.
-John 3:18: whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of Gods one and only Son.
-John 14:6: Jesus answered: No one comes to the Father except through me
-Acts 3:23: And it shall be, that every soul that shall not hearken to that prophet, shall be utterly destroyed from among the people. (ASV)
-Acts 4:12: Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved
-Romans 10:9: Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved
-Hebrews 9:28: he [Christ] will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him
-1 John 5:12: he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.
The nine quoted verses above clearly state that only Christians can go to Heaven. Now, if Joel Osteen truly believed and was a pastor of a Bible-based church, would he preach a false message of hope to people? Joel Osteen is essentially subverting the word of God, which motivated me to write this post. I am not sure why Joel would do this, but my postulation (as above) is that he is doing it for financial gain. Joel Osteens father was a pastor and he has been a pastor for a long time now and he should know better than most people the MOST basic tenets of Christianity. Ignorance is an excuse for new Christians (as long as they work at it), but not for a shepherd of the flock.
Do you know what the Bible says about false teachers like Joel Osteen?
-2 Timothy 4:3,4 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth , and be turned aside to fables.
-Matthew 7:15,16 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheeps clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits.
-Acts 20:29-31 For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. Also from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves . Therefore watch, and remember that for three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears.
-2 Peter 2:1 But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
-2 Peter 3:16,17 as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures. You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked;
-Colossians 2:8 Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.
-Hebrews 13:9 Do not be carried about with various and strange doctrines. For it is good that the heart be established by grace, not with foods which have not profited those who have been occupied with them.
The Bible is very, very harsh in its condemnation of people who change, twist or leave out parts of its doctrine. False leaders (Joel Osteen), to me, are more disgusting than someone who is a hypocrite (Ted Haggard).
For more information on mega church pastor Joel Osteen you can search Google with the terms joelosteen.com or joel osteen.com to find the man’s website. You could also use terms such as Joel Osteen Website or Joel Osteen Lakewood Church for other sorts of information on him.
Why do I care what Joel Osteen does or doesnt do in his church, especially seeing that I am not religious? People who are cheats, fakes, and phonies really bother me. I have written quite a few other posts on various community leaders who lead people astray for their own personal gain. My tax dollars go to support Joel Osteen (every church in America is exempt from taxes, but Joel Osteen is making millions tax-free teaching his Prosperity Message when he is basically just another self-help guru). I also am very wary of megachurch pastors (I used to attend one and have seen many on television)- they often seem to be some of the craziest people (Jim Jones-Want some Kool Aid?)
Well unbeliever with all due respect, you talk about GOD`S love but yet you say you are an unbeliever, you my friend like so many other`s are being led down a blind alley, like the BIBLE say`s, the blind leading the blind and they all fall in the ditch……i don`t have any hate for anyone, but People say o can`t we all just get along….you say Joel did`nt go on television and condeem anyone, well first place Joel or nobody else can condeem anyone, only JESUS can make an eternal condeemnation………but my friend you are already condeemed by GOD himself when you say you are GOD`S messenger, a preacher, but yet you continue to say to the world, i don`t know, i don`t know, i don`t know, what do you mean i don`t know? he has one of the biggest platform`s in the world, and countless souls are relying on what he tell`s them……when you don`t tell people JESUS is the only way to GOD then it`s b/c you are afraid of what people will think……….i will stand on the tallest mountain in the world and tell you and the rest of the world, if you don`t believe JESUS is the only way to GOD, and tell people that, then your faith is all in vain, don`t waste your time going to church….all you have to do is look in a BIBLE, being an unbeliever you may not have one, but i assure you any real christian will loan you their`s, not only that they will show you the passage where it say`s, yes, yes, yes, you do have to believe JESUS is the only way to GOD and moreover you have to defend that against any and all commer`s until your dieing day, or until JESUS himself returns, there`s noway to know, you could very well be alive when JESUS returns, i no there are some preacher`s who teach you have to die first, well THE BIBLE clearly teache`s that nobody know`s the time of our LORD`S return, not the Angels, nor the SON but rather the FATHER only know`s, so you can clearly see that there will be people still alive at that glorius moment…..i`ve been in the BIBLE so long that when someone tell`s and untruth my untruth alarm goe`s off immediately. and when you read it in the BIBLE and you know it`s the truth of GOD and you still don`t believe it, well christianity is like a game of some sort you are playing………some people regard their pastor like he is a rock star, or a movie star, and even though he is not right, they will defend him or her with until their dieing breath, i mean think of it? you are defending a human being, someone made of flesh bone and blood just like you and me, someone who can`t even save their own soul, not to mention mine or your`s, so why follow that kind of leed? follow the one who say`s fear not him that is able to kill the body and after that can do no more, but i`ll tell you whom you should fear, fear him that is able to kill the body and turn your soul into hell, GOD can do the latter half of this sentence………..GOD bless you my friend………
Joel Osteen is is NOT a fake or fraud. Joel is the best pastor, husband, father, role model going today. Joel has changed MILLIONS of peoples lives. Let me repharse that, GOD has used JOEL to change MILLIONS of peoples lives. God is mentioned in all of of his books and sermons. To Joel, I say, “keep on keeping on. Don’t change.” To all of the naysayers who love to judge, “do not judge or you will be judged.”
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Rev Fleming and mule train did`nt see Joel on Larry king when he would`nt say JESUS was the only way to GOD, forget his book`s, the whole world did`nt see his book`s.
Rev. Fleming and mule train is out voted, i did`nt hear him on Larry King say Jesus was the only way to GOD either.
Rev Fleming joel is already judged, if i was him i`d go back on Larry King and make a restatement, and this time tell it right. Jesus is the only way to GOD, when he confesses that, GOD`S judgment will be off of him. Good Night.
I vote for dog catcher and pulpit and eagle wing.
Yall be nice now don`t gang up on the revern to bad, i`m going to bed. GOD BLESS.
Sound`s like the rev lives with joele ,he knows so much about him. tell joel to fess up preacher.
I noticed the revern said or or you will be judged, there`s no or or if to it , you will be judged at the great white throne judgement, but there`s nothing in the BIBLE that say`s you cant`t judge richeously, Joel shoul tell Poople straight out……….yesssssssss you must beleive JESUS is the only way to GOD……..period and there is no other way………..kinda like the unbeleiver that was caught reading the BILE, someone said i thought you were an unbeleiver, he said i am. they said well why are you reading it then, he said o i`m just looking for loop hole`s, well there ain`t any, ain`t none for joel either…
First I want to say that if you really understood the word you would know that their are individuals that are called by GOD to preach the gospel. Then we have those who decide to attend the semimary just like a high school graduate would select a college to attend in the fall in order to minister. So yes there are those who were called by GOD and never took a class because the information they needed is found within the BIBLE and by studying the word of GOD and being led by GOD that’s enough. I’m not quite sure which of Joel’s sermons you heard when you stated that he doesn’t even mention GOD. I watch him from time to time and he always mentions GOD and he never request listeners to send him money. I suggest that you GET TO KNOW GOD FOR YOURSELF AND STOP TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING NEGATIVE TO WRITE CONCERNING THE CHURCH. WHY NOT PREACH THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS TO HELP UPLIFT A DYING WORLD! THE BIBLE SAYS TO PROSPER AND BE OF GOOD HEALTH! My prayer is that you get to know HIM before its too late!!!!
I REALLY BELIEVE ALL YOUR SLANDERING ON JOEL OSTEEN IS A SIN IN ITSELF AND REALLY SAD. I ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT PEOPLE WHO SLANDER LIKE THAT ARE JUST PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO MAKE THEMSELVES LOOK BETTER OR THEIR BELIEFS BE BETTER THAN THE ONE THEY ARE SLANDERING. ITS A SHAME THAT YOUR TRYING TO TEAR DOWN SOMEBODY WHO HELPS ALOT OF PEOPLE. THANK GOD FOR JOEL OSTEEN
ANDREA say`s if you understood the word, well if Andrea understood the word she would understand that if you don`t come straight out and tell the people of the world that JESUS is the only way to GOD, then you can preach until you are blue in the face and your breath was just wasted, you could have used that breath for some other task, b/c the BIBLE plainly teaches that if you will not acknoledge me before man, then i will not acknoledge you before my father whitch is in Heaven……..i`m not saying he was ashamed to acknoledge JESUS on Larry King, i`m just saying he did`nt,hekept saying i don`t know, and he said i don`t know to three very very important questions……play the clip above and you will see and hear for yourself what the three thing`s are…the main theme in all the BIBLE is, do you believe JESUS is the only way to GOD? I mean JESUS said himself, no man cometh to the Father but by me, well when you continue to say to the world on nationaltv i don`t know i don`t know i don`t know, well i assure you GOD has a record of every one of those i don`t answers, but Joel could straighten that all out, but he to date has`nt done it, so if you want to follow him or any other leader that will not come out and say to the world, yes yes yes you have to believe that JESUS is the only way to GOD, then you would be doing youself a big service by not even trying to preach, b/c it`s all in vain anyway, just wasted time….personally myself, if my Pastor would`nt stand up to the whole world and say, absolutely yes, if you don`t believe JESUS is the only way to GOD, i would be out of ther plenty fast, b/c if you don`t believe JESUS is the only way to GOD, then you don`t have to worry about Heaven, b/c you`re never gona see it,and people say well people have different gift`s with GOD, the truth is you have no gift with GOD period until you say JESUS is the only way to GOD, until you say that and believe that, then GOD rejects you everyway you try to come to him, and that`s the truth, you may have the biggest Church in all the world, but GOD is not impressed until you say openly that his son is the only way to HIM…..play the clip above, and if you still don`t believe after seeing and hearing it, then it means you make your own rules and you`re not concerned with GOD`S, and i say all this in love. GOD BLESS YOU DEAR…
IT has nothing to do with slander, slander is a terrible thing, when you point out to someone something that JESUS said himself, that no Man cometh to the father but by me, i would hardly call that slander, if JESUS was here now he would tell you the same thing, and i sure would`nt say JESUS was a slanderer..
What i don`t understand is all these people talking about Joel, or any of these other preachers being called by God, you`re not called by God when you won`t even admitt that he is the only to God.
what i meant was JESUS is the only way to God.
Well to “Play Mistyyy,” I do not live with Joel, even though I would love to live in his 1.2 Million dollar home…lol. To correct everyone, Joel DID go back on Larry King and put a letter on his website since he noticed he was unclear on his statmenet to heaven. Joel is not a fraud or false teacher like everyone says. Let me tell ya, Joels messages are extremely helpful. Thinking the right thoughts? Having strong relationships? Confidence? Forgiveness? God’s Love and Mercy? Oh yea, thats junk, lets just preach on Hell, Hell, Hell. NO! His messages are oh so import and critical to your walk with Christ. Let me explain Joels messge to you. He preaches on God’s love and compassion. How God sent his ONLY son to die for our sins. He preaches that even when we sin, he still loves us. He preaches, even when we leave God, God will never leave or forsake us. You see, Joel uses reverse of what PENTACOSTALS use. When people, with a heart, here about how Jesus, innocent, died for EVERYONE, and how he forgives and has love and compassion for everyone, that is a sense condems them. We should be thinking, “man, Jesus did for me and Im commiting adultry, stealing, lieing , cheating, using the Lords name in vain.” When people here about God’s love and mercy, that makes them look at themselves and their sins and see what there missing…A loving father,who will always be there for us, who loves us, cares about, cares about our dreams, given us a hope and future. Thats that type of God we have. We will have tough times, yea. Jesus had them so ditto with us. I love what Bayless Conelys,Cottonwood Christian Center, slogan is at his church, “Bringing a living Jesus to a Dying world.” Thats what Joel is doing via tv, outreach, on the road. This world is dying and Joel and his team of christ warriors are sharing the love and mercy of Jesus christ. Does he have short comings? We all do. But I am not going to tell a multimillionaire, best selling author, the most influencial christian and pastor of the largest church what to and not to preach. I personally have met Joel so it’s not just what I see on tv. He is as realer that real. I can sum it up this way, we all know that hearts and spirits can be percieved. We know when someones heart is after themselves and me, me, me. From meeting with Joel, I can tell his heart is to help hurting people, his heart is to help lead as many people possible to christ, his heart is to fulfull the great commission, and his heart(just as should every other christian) is to bring a LIVING Jesus to a DYING world!
TO EVERYONE WHO THINKS JOELS MESSAGE IS WRONG, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! START YOUR OWN CHURCH AND PREACH “THE RIGHT MESSAGE” AND LEAD ALL 50,000 AWAY FROM LAKEWOOD AND SAVE THEM FROM “HELL” SINCE YOU THINK THERE GOING THERE. I HAVE LEARNED THAT IF YOU DONT LIKE SOMETHING, DO COMPLAIN. BLOGS DONT HELP. JOEL CHURCH GROWS WEEKLY. YOUR GETTING NOTHING ACCOMPLISHED.
P.S. JOELS MESSAGE THIS PAST SUNDAY WAS GREAT!…AS USUAL..LOL
Joel said three time`s i don`t know, well he was given every chance to say JESUS was the only way to GOD but he did`nt say it, so any body that won`t tell the world that is no preacher, not from GOD anyway…..my pc sent before i was ready…….
Well revern you seem to be interested in his house and his million dollar book deal. that right there shows you are interested in the thing`s of this world, something JESUS warned about time and time again. you said you would like to live in it, i`d rather live in the mansion built by the architech of the age`s, not built by human hand`s, in short built by GOD………you said Joel make`s you feel good, and you are exactly right, feel good theology, name it and claim it, you said you would`nt tell a man who is a multimillionare what to preach, well that`s b/c you are afraid of him, his money and his power, i would tell the whole world the same thing JESUS said over and over again, he said i am the truth and the life and no man commeth to the father but by me, i mean that`s so simple that a first grade child could understand it…….and if you won`t do that, say that JESUS is the only way to GOD, then your no preacher, not from GOD anyway, you may be a so called preacher, but i assure you GOD Joel take`s notes of anyone who try`s to preach a message and not say that JESUS is the only way to GOD, i mean good night man, all you have to do is watch the clip above and you will see for yourself, and yes i know, there are people that will defend this kind of teaching with their dieing breath, they don`t want these people found out about, b/c they are their heroe`s……..you said his message was so import with your walk with god, what`s an import walk with GOD mean? just curious, never heard about the import walk, maybe i`m missing something, but anyway get your eye`s of Joel`s home and his money rev. b/c you`re never gona have any of it, and it`s not christianity either. Lary King gave Joel every chance in the world to say JESUS is the only way to GOD and he would`nt do it, it`s almost like King wanted him to say it b/c he asked him three time`s, every time Joel said wellllll welllllll i don`t know if i can say they are wrong when they say you have to believe JESUS is the only way to GOD, well right is denial of JESUS, and if you are a real rev. you know the BIBLE say`s………JESUS said if you will not confess me before men, then i`ll not confess you before my father whitch is in HEAVEN, well if i was JOEL i would go back on national television as soon as i could get air time, and i would say to the whole world, i made a terrible mistake, one that i`m gonna rectify right now before the whole world………..NOW HEAR ME WORLD, YES YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE JESUS IS THE ONLY WAY TO GOD, and without that belief you will spend eternity in a place called hell, you will be there hundred`s of year`s, thousand`s of year`s, million`s of year`s, billion`s of year`s and ions of time, forever and ener, if your a real preacher you know all this, and if not i`d go back to BIBLE college…..GOD BLESS YOU.