Osteen’s Desecration of True Christianity

Written by Zhey Chua |Posted on April 2, 2008 | Comments

For those who may have stumbled upon yesterday’s post and are wondering just who Joel Osteen REALLY is, this post is for you.
According to Wikipedia, Joel Osteen is the senior pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, he is married, was born in 1963 so that makes him only fourty-four years old as of this writing.
“He was featured as one of Barbara Walters’ “10 Most Fascinating People of 2006″ and was named “Most Influential Christian in America” in 2006 by The Church Report. His second book, Become a Better You, was released in October 2007 with a first printing of three million copies.”
Sounds like a really impressive guy, huh? But wait till you watch this:

The real Ephesians 1:4 says, and I quote: “Even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love (5) he predestined us for adoption through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will…” The thing is, if you read the whole context of the Book of Ephesians 1, it is actually talking about SPIRITUAL BLESSING. Not MATERIAL BLESSING as what this obviously unChristian man is saying. Boy, I could not be anymore scandalized after Joel Osteen!
And then of course, here are the video clips of that famous Larry King Live interview where Joel Osteen shamelessly blasphemed and showed off his compromising nature:

Well, first, Mr. Osteen, the Scripture is clear, salvation is by grace, not good works, for no amount of good work can cleanse us from our sins before the Lord God. By GRACE, man… Just by GRACE. Let’s not flip pages further to avoid confusing you here Mr. Osteen, just look at the next chapter on Ephesians, chapter 2 verse 5which says, and again, I quote: “even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ – by grace you have been saved-…” and to read a little further more, the Scripture says: “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast… (Eph 2:8-9). Read that, Osteen boy. And please, for once, stop misconstruing what is plain and simple enough to understand. I wonder just how many times will this man distort The Word.
He makes me sick to my stomach when I hear him speak before a congregation of 30,000 misled people — pity their souls. If the three videos are not yet enough to disclaim the genuineness of Osteen and to prove his unchristian faith, or whatever you call it, I don’t know what else the people need to see to wake up from their deep slumber.
Tim said that Osteen is a businessman and that the “church” happens to be his business… Boy oh boy, would you rather wait for Jesus Christ himself to turn down all those tables and chairs you have in your gigantic “church” and tell everyone how wrathful He is for you have all turned The Father’s house into a “marketplace”? Oh, yeah, well, maybe that isn’t The Father’s house anyways, huh? Oh, here’s another clip which really shocks me beyond belief:

God never promised “marked moments” nor being financially secure and living a rich, healthy, secured life. Nowhere in the Scriptures will anyone find these claims by Joel Osteen. It is sad to think that there are people who are so hungry for the Word that they just take in whatever is thrown at them unthinkingly, even if it is so blatantly obvious that they are already being fed with crap. Which also brings to mind one question: Are we really this desperate and gullible to fall so easily with just a few shouts, a few dance steps and a few smiles thrown our way?
Evangelism is far from motivational speeches… It isn’t anywhere near it, for true evangelism speaks of God’s wrath for man’s sinful nature, it deals with sin without beating around the bush to ruffle a few feathers here and there. It speaks of death being the punishment for sin. It doesn’t make empty promises, it does not depict a life of comfort and perfection. Sadly, in my personal point of view, people who attend Lakewood and watch Osteen talk nonsense are wasting precious time and letting the chance to be found by the True and Living God pass them by because they let the opportunity to listen to the True Word fly by…
You see, Christianity is hard work, it is the confrontation of sin, a vicious cycle of persecution and a continuing struggle between the human flesh and the spirit. It is the constant beating of the breast and not being able to look above because of too much shame, it is a lifetime of repentance and tearing away from worldly pleasures – such as possessions, money, health, properties, sex, cars… – in order to gain the ultimate condition – Christ-likeness.
Christianity isn’t all what this young man from Texas perceives it to be… Or convinces people to gain from, because the truth is, no one gains anything else from TRUE CHRISTIANITY except SALVATION…