falling into the ditch; yet, in the most disappointing sense, these spiritually blind teachers and followers of a counterfeit plan of salvation are the ones who end up standing before Christ at the Great White Throne Judgement after a lifetime of honestly trying their best to get their lives together, of trying their best to do the right thing, and of trying to live for Christ the best way they knew how to do. Their reward is not an eternity in heaven with the Lord they sought so longingly to live for; rather, according to Jesus Himself, their eternity will be one of endless suffering, loss, and torment because they trusted in works, i.e., in turning away from their sins and bad habits and in living the Christian Lifestyle in addition to faith in Christ as their means to enter into heaven rather than placing their trust alone (apart from works) in Jesus Christ’s death, burial and resurrection from the grave, the way Christ said to do, as their only hope of escaping eternal damnation. Osteen is not the enemy, folks, but Osteen is being “used” by the enemy to lead all who believe in a “different gospel” into a Christless eternity, and it is my firm belief that neither Osteen nor his followers understand the destination to where self-effort and Lordship Salvation will eventually take them, eternally. So, with a heavy heart, yet with tremendous hope in the power of God to show everyone what Christ says about salvation, let us now reason together using the anchor of God’s Word in comparison to what Osteen has to say regarding salvation, and maybe these bible truths contained in this chapter will cut through the satanic deceptions of Lordship Salvation as well as the erroneous definition of repentance that is adhered to by so many pastors today, and, as a result, will help to open everyones’ eyes to Christ’s truths, which, in case I’ve not said it enough already, is my true aim. Joel Osteen is very inspiring. I watched several of his sermons in order to give you an informed chapter about him. I will paraphrase for you what he says in most of his sermons. For example, Osteen argues that we should understand that we are children of God, that we are winners made in God’s image. In one Internet broadcast (title unknown) he used the example of a new-born colt to explain how problems cannot effect our royal standing with God. The new-born colt that has trouble standing up upon his weak legs is not seen as a champion horse yet, but because of his bloodline, he will become a
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