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).
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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?)
Instead of being bitter at Joel’s success, start a small church and teach the proper doctrine. If you are a force for good, then you will have not trouble at all, for God is on your side. I think you are one of those wolves in shepp skin. Man, I feel sorry for you. Cast away bitterness from your heart. From what you have written, do you think you building Christ or tearing him down? I find nothing wrong with what Joel does. If you think you can do it better, do it so we can watch you.
Wow, talk about being judgmental. I am not bitter, and his success has nothing to do with it. It simply has to do with the message of salvation and eternal life, not the here and now. I don’t want your pitty and I am not bitter. I am saddened for folks who may miss eternal life with Jesus Christ for a here and now message.
I assume you believe that all religions that aspouse God’s name is real….so when do you decide what is right or wrong? Since Jim Hagee doesn’t teach what Joel teaches is he wrong? Billy Graham? What do you think of Benny Hinn and his healing miracle meetings…or is it just Joel’s message is watered down and easy? So it makes everyone feel good without putting much skin in the game?
I am sick of being called bitter or getting peoples pitty when I work for the reality of salvation, the resurection, and life eternal vs. making everything honky dorey while I am here.
I have something to look forward to, that is where my faith is…. What is wrong with that. I study, I would challenge when is the last time you looked into the word and studied what the word actually says.
I belive that everyone who calls upon the name of he Lord will be saved. Pastor Osteen had never contradicted any thing against Jesus. You guys are all for criticizing preachers. Whythen you dont go and preach yourself the Gospel ? Your criticizing do not help but it SOWS CONFUSIONS .. Beware
billy graham never had a scandal!! he adviced presidents.
shawn, good attitudes. – Joel calles his church no denominational. But they are very, very close… to Pentacostal. I go now and then to one in Switzerland. They preach severe, with love and kindness and the about 5 pastors are different. A livly church service, I love a lot. We can see the center is Jesus and God. The same with Joel and his family. Bible verses you can hear in their sermons. Peole stop to critisize negative. Can you preach better??? I can’t! Blessings, Swiss Marie
Joel Osteen is the pastor who focuses on the love and goodness of God. He never asks for money, but I love to give it. All the small churches I go to focus on sins, punishment & death. They use fear to hope that people to come to God and wonder why they have struggles to have a growing church. Love attracts and that’s why Joel has a big church. He’s not perfect, but he can bring people who are so bored with the traditional churches back to God.
Love and peace,
Again,
You all are missing the point…. The point is the “Love of God” is a love that caused Him to send His Son Jesus to this Earth, in the flesh, to live a perfect life, be abused beyond anything we can comprehend, suffer, die and be resurected into eternal life and why did He do that? He did so because we are sinners “…for all have sinned and come short of the Glory of God…” That means the message is that we, all of us are sinners, that we all need to be saved by accepting that all this had to happen because we cannot get to eternity with God in Heaven without believing it without submitting regardless of what this life offers.
I have said nothing about money, as a matter of fact believe in titheing…and as for preaching, I do but I preach the Word as it pertains to eternal life and salvation through Jesus Christ…not “your best life now” our reward is not here on Earth but in Heaven. Faith is only faith when we believe and have hope and faith in Jesus Christ regardless of what this life brings to us….we are not supposed to have faith based upon what we get in this Earthly life.
So I open and read my Bible daily, study the word, and at the end of the day, or at the Throne of Judgement it will be between me The Lord and the Book of Life…What I had in this world will not matter….
I haven’t begrudged him money, fame or anything…I just take issue with the focus on this world versus the focus on eternity with Jesus Christ and eternal salvation. I heard Joel’s singing group singing a song at one of the events (yes I went and have listened to him much and was left empty) and they sang “I am a friend of God” I am not a friend, I am a servent, a humble slave to Him and His Word for the sacrifice He gave for me…I am a child of His, seeking to learn and do His bidding… I do not Test Him and am grateful for the life He has given me, but would trade it all for Eternity.
Stop reading hate into what I say, It is just Biblical.
I hope one day you all will find the one Moment where you realize you are nothing, without Christ all is for nothing, and submit to the grace of the blood that was shed for you.
well you cant say that we can do or say whatever we want and its also ok for us to have as much wealth as we want or need.did jesus go aro0und with flashy cars and live in a mansion or have the most expensive wool suits custom made/hows about rolexes and fancy vacations as well as a hefty hefty bank account?no he certainly didnt and it repels me that these guys are either making there own living like john hagee supposedly does or reaping high off the hog.if i were them id 1st off preach sound doctrine with fellow pastors in tow mainly jesus word as it stands above all others preaching.id also live not in a gated community with security guards and swimming pools,tennis courts,golf courses everywhere.but instead live like normal folks ok maybe less than normal as an example at least the first years of my ministry.these folks are good intentioned straight into the fiery pit called hades!and if the bible warns us of the false prophets and antichrist then we need to heed the advice.there everywhere esp in the churches and i feel no great pity now for followers giving there life savings to these people.ill not call them jerks but alotta them are no offense.why not be accontable with all the money they get and stop this ridiculous nonprofir thing.and give money to people in your own household and neighborhood before helping to line there pockets.itll not follow them in the afterlife and if they dont repent they can and ultimately will pay for there misdeeds in a place called hell.wont these gurus please repent of the foolishness as its not a judgment rather a fact.and get things right with God and stop misleading people?hey its one thing if they wanna be greedy if the case or sinful to perverse the scriptures but to involve others esp teenagers is sickening.either Gods the head of the bible as he wrote it or nobody is plainly put.lastly it says that it is easier for a camel to pass through the head of a needle than for a rich man to enter Heaven.look at the rich man and lazarus and the fact that we will all be judged someday maybe sooner than later.folks who profit off of the poor,sick,uneducated,elderly.ignorant are headed for a heap of hurt.i mean why be ignorant and or uneducated if you simply read thh bible word for word and verse for verse to quote chapel bible hour.wake up peeps before its too late to do so and i love everyone reading this website and those who havent read it includes pastor osteen.may God richly bless him but not if hes intentionally doing harm to others if he is.so far theres proof that hes doing many things that arent in accordance with the scriptures.EB
I like Joel osteen, he always talk about God, not as you say he didnt talk about God.
i lesten his sermon every week.
It is pretty simple. To the Joel Osteen haters I say this: Your words you may believe are just an opinion but are very likely condemming you. The bible makes it very clear not to attack God’s anointed just look at the life of David before he became king and Saul was trying to kill him David still would not retaliate study what David did and said. So is Joel Osteen God’s servant? The bible says that to know whether something is of God is must recognize Jesus as Lord. Now listen carefully—-At the end of every tv message Joel gives an invitation to Jesus Christ to make Jesus Lord of your life. That’s millions of people everytime he preaches hearing the gospel. If you weren’t so entangled in jealousy and wrapped up in destroying God’s work without even knowing it you would be able to see that. Also do this, study in the New testament the gifts of the Spirit and see if encouragment is in there… I’ll give you a hint it is. This is Joel’s gift encouragment. So His message not about deep scriptural study although if you listen careful he does go deep into this gift of encouragment.
So you what to attack Joel Osteen? That’s you choice. As for me I love his message and I pray for him and I hope his life continues to be blessed.
Edward Bliss, of course Joel asks for the tithe. He needs money for broadcasting on TV and his salery and the salery for his pastors or for the maintnance of the building. People without internet like to be connected through TV. So do not judge him for asking about “bucks”. Blessings, Marie
As I was reading the comments on this blog, further down i saw no comments of the man who created it joel…let me telling you somenthing Joel Osteen is a great man of God who has changed millions of lives not only in America but all over the world.
I have personally read one of his book “It’s your time”. Yes its ture that osteen in his preaching emphasis a lot on faith…the bible says that by living by faith we will never be discouraged,
2corinthians4:16-18 says that: Even though our physical being is gradually decaying, yet our spiritual being is being renewd day after day. And this small and temporary trouble we suffer will bring us a tremendous and eternal glory, much greater than the trouble. For we fix our attention, not on things that are seen, but on things that are unseen for what can be seen lasts only for a time, but what cannot be seen lasts for ever.
As christians we should walk by faith and not by sight that is what mr osteen emphasisis. So if any one had to tell me that J.O preaches on how much money you should give him or on unecessary topic then i will rather say you have issues and i will stop there cause unlike some people I will not judge but pray for god to save your souls.
I will have rather posted nothing but im simply appaled by how far people can go to diminish someone and not anyone but a man of God. Joel Osteen is not perfect he is a human being he will we make mistakes even lots but at the end of the day he will only answer to God and only to God not to any of you. So just one word of advice instead of waisting your time… go and make a difference out there..change someones life and remember no man can destroy what God has bless. And to joel and company if you are waiting for joel osteen to be involve in a child molested case you will wait your whole life. the scripture says love thy neighbour as you love thyself…therefore stating something like is just unacceptable.
One last think…I dont remember exactly who it was but one person on this blog stated that in Africa, christian are prosecuted for openy praising God. I am an African and I openly praise God every day and yes in Africa people are aslo blessed. So many are of the view that African are very poor…that is true…nevertheless there are also may african who have seen the grace of…there are many african whom because of their faith have received God’s mercy and have been given the desire of their hurts. God’s favour does not have any limit and that is what postor Joel Osteen has been trying to say.
So to all those haters 🙂 May God have mercy on you.
Stay blessed.
just a comment about Joel not going to school to “learn” to be a preacher. You don’t have to go to school. If God calls you,HE will lead you. all you have to do is be a willing vessel.
Matt.10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Joel, oh Joel, you are merely a sheep among the lambs, not a sheep among the wolves. I wonder who sent you, Joel to become a sheep among the lambs? (Surely NOT the King Jesus).
Come, evangelize the wolves in Indonesia, so that I might believe on your honesty toward the King Jesus and toward His lambs!
I usually say that our religions are Made in America, and all other gooda Made in China. You fellows take a book of JEWISH concoction which is Made into English by the Roman Catholic Church,call it the Holy Bible. This is kind of like the WHITEMAN thinking that one knows that he STOLE your USA fron the native Indians:plus slaughtered them by thousands and brush that under the Rug. I think Joel Osten is as good as so-called preachers come.Lay off the man! Just babbling does not prove there is any heaven anywhere but here on Earth.
The comments made by all of you are an example of our society going in the wrong direction.
I think Joel Osteen is wonderful and inspiring. I’ve been watching him for a while now and everytime I watch him on television he has always talked about God and referenced the bible. I don’t believe he danced around any questions he just clearly said “I’m not God and so I dn’t want to make that judgement” Preachers aren’t God I don’t care what religion you are and what you are preaching. People just need to stop being haters. The man is a blessing and he knows he is where he is because of God. He doesn’t take people’s money by selling “healing” things and scamming people. How is he scamming people by teaching them how to live a better life? I think only the pessimistic miserable people are the ones who would seehe as scam.
People wont to be decieved,I am not very smart but,I know this man
called Christ,and this Joel persons didnt show me anything worth while
in the begaining and he does not today.
I’m watching his show right now, and he seems to talk about God alot.In fact thats the theme of his show right? God? I think hes got the right message too because even if your not a Christian, these messages are pretty inspirational. I think thats the right way.
WHO ARE YOU TO JUDGE!!!! GOD SAID TO TITHE AND TO SUPPORT THE CHURCH! Joel ends every message with a call to accept Jesus Christ into your heart. He preaches so everyone can understand and relate with the message of faith. The only Judge is GOD! not you! or me! God said let your light shine and Joel does! What Victoria did is not a problem of Joels that is between her and the Lord! So what if he didnt go to college the lord chose him to bring the message. Where in the bible does it say you can only preach if you have gone to college? You need to ask the Lord to forgive you and to not judge others! I believe that joel osteen is a christian and he preaches the messages that god gives him, im not his judge but i do see his faith and good works. I will pray for you that god will look into your heart and bring forth faith and knowledge. People didnt believe Jesus when he preached but Jesus blessed them anyway! May God Bless Joel and his message!