I understand, but he has been a stepping stone for many, that’s allIt’s not about fearing him. It’s about being discerning and making spiritually edifying decisions, it’s called the garbage in, garbage out principle.
Personally if his doctrines have been condemned by the Church that is enough for me not to listen to him. I realise other Catholics may not agree.
Dymph,Yeah, I still like Joel Osteen.
No amount of ranting against him, to me, is going to make me run away from my TV, screaming, so ya can stop now. I enjoy his show for what it is. I don’t expect any Protestant to preach true gospel, but I can take the positivity for what it is.
He would have to give up too much to convert. He is too much of a big shot to do that.: Wow- what if he converted?!
I enjoy him from time to time. As long as we are strong in our beliefs- there is nothing or no one to fear.
Personally I wouldn’t advise any Protestants to watch either. You may want to do further research but I heard (not positive by what source) that Rick Warren and other prominent Protestant leaders met secretly together in the late 1990’s. The supposed purpose was to redesign the Christian faith. To make it more appealing to the masses. The purpose was to increase numbers by making the messages more pleasing to the ear. Basically, to design a god that the average person would be able to accept.
It is true that he is executive producing a film by this name. However, it does not appear to be any sort of sequel to Mel Gibson’s film, as they do not share any cast or crew. But it does appear that the second film will be a big one, because it includes stars such as Julia Ormond and Peter O’Toole.
If that is true, which I doubt, it would be troubling, to say the least.
They’ll probably skip the part where Mother Mary says “all generations will call me blessed” :tsktsk:
Joel Osteen is not a bad person and he does have good intensions. It is just that he has bought into this new way of preaching. They feel that if you only teach God is Love, Unconditional Forgiveness, and Prosperity, that you will get more people into church. The belief is that if there is more people in church then more people will go to heaven. But the problem is the same as the contemporary music issue - no substance. Initially, people will go to the church to feel good. Eventually, due to spirtual guidance, the people will loose their faith and there will be even less people in churh than before.
Well, you know what they say about good intentions…Joel Osteen is paving the road to Hell for himself and his followers. If you truly listen to his message, he is distorting the Gospel of Jesus Christ to suit his own ends, which is to get butts in the seats with wallets opened. And never to hurt anyone’s feelings by mentioning SIN!
If not hamful, it would muddle the waters of your eventual entry into Catholicism.
agree,
Touche!
I saw him on tv for about 15 minutes and he was extremely charismatic. I forget what he said though
Yeah, he’s quite forgettable, but the more people listen to him, the more they believe that God wants them to be healthy, wealthy, and happy, and sin is the farthest thing from their minds. He NEVER speaks of the consequences of sin, the sacrifice Jesus made on the cross, or really anything except “Your Best Life Now” which is purely pop psychology/positive motivation. He’s just a motivation coach with a big snarky smile and blinky eyes.