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  • I saw at Target a book by Joel Osteen. It wasnt "Your best life now", but something even worse. It was called "How to be happy 7 days a week". Hope Osteen doesnt believe in hell. Idk how anyone that has read the Scripture with a contrite heart, to come up with garbage that he does. And i would be terrified of God's Judgment. But Paul wasnt lying when he said 2 Timothy 4.

  • where can I find videos of his sermons? I can't find anything on his website or a podcast anywhere!

  • I think the guy that's preaching here touched on a vital problem with the modern day church. No matter how we try to twist it with our fancy words and absurd new doctrines, the bible makes it clear. John the Baptist did not come preaching about how to raise your self ego. He came preaching to a people that rejected God (once again), and told them that it was time to repent. I really wish i could hear more preachers preach against sin and help us turn our eyes back to the basics of God's word.

  • @alexmaxis17 AMEN

  • John did not preach the gospel of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. No Jew who came for Baptism believed in the death of Christ. Christ also in Matt 4 speaking repent was kingdom preaching. Jesus mentioned nothing of His death and resurrection.No disciple who went out preaching (the seventy) believed in the death of Christ LK18:24 they did not understand His being crucified. Neither John or Jesus had yet preached the gospel for the Church age (grace) John preached works not grace.

  • Did John the Baptist Come Preaching "Your Best Life Now"? Absolutely not, It was Jesus that preached your best life now. John was the man of Mosses' Law and Leviticus Law. John.1:17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. John din't preach grace and truth, Jesus did.

  • This preacher say the clothing of John the Baptist has a meaning, it means earthly; girded by worldly things. John was a worldly man. Jesus his clothing was woven from the top throughout, from above, heavenly. Jesus said negative things about John like, He is a shaking reed. Notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. John lived by the Law. Jesus by Grace and truth. Jesus fulfilled the LAW

  • Does anyone know what repent means? Well as far as I know it means from the Greek: To turn away from something, like Sin, which by the way is a Greek archers term meaning: To miss the mark. So to repent from sin, is to Turn from imperfection. This kind of sheds a whole new light on the subject. No pun intended

  • man watch what r u talking about! The John the baptist whom u r talking about, was a prophet had he has a religion and his followers.

    I am one of John The Baptist followers. and if u had the very 1st Bible u could see that the name of Mandaean (John The Baptist's religion) there. ( YeS! we all know that Bible has changed alot) but unfortunately the Bible and the religion u r talking about has changed alot. and dont dare to talk about something that u know nothing about!!

  • Did John the Baptist Come Preaching "Your Best Life Now"?

    God expects you to pay attention when you read the Bible and actually engage your brain. John's message was to a people who had rejected God. We have a better covenant based on better promises and "the Church" isn't facing the rejection of God. "These people" shouldn't be your concern, but you should learn how to hear God. If you do, you'll find that He won't say, "Preach against Joel."

    You should have enough sense to know this.

  • but god isnt real

  • Acts 2:38 its simple

  • John did not preach the gospel of the Church. He preached to Jews to repent. Christ had not yet died. Repenting at Jordan would not have been unto the cross. There was no cross.Jesus also preached to the Jew in Matt 4 There was no gospel of the Church as of yet.They would have believed in the coming of Messiah in John's preaching and in Jesus preaching that He is here.The discipiles went preaching not believing Jesus would even die.How then was this the Gospel of repentance for the Church?

  • therefore to live in Christ is to live forever in sabbath. Also I read someone that spoke of the Jew being God chosen person. If you read the what Christ taught then you will see that the Church(all believers of Christ) is the chosen people of the Lord. The jew and the gentile have to both repent of their sins and receive Jesus as their Lord and savior before they can inherit the kingdom of Heaven. The Church is the new and holy nation that will live in the new Israel with Christ as the King.

  • Every law in the torah was preparing the Israelites for the coming of Christ/anointed one. The sabbath means rest and in Matthew 11:28-29 Jesus old us that he will give us rest if we come to him. My point is that Christ Jesus is the true sabbath. Remember in the earlier times when the Israelites made sacrifices for the atonement of our sins? Well Christ became the ultimate sacrifice. Christ never changed the law but he fulfilled it completely. The sabbath was fulfilled in Christ and......

  • God is powerful. He became man. Solomon even said. In 2 chronicles. God would dwell with us. The heavens of the heavens of the heavens cannot contain him. He is almighty God!

  • Yahuwshua the Messiah was never a Christian, nor were any of his real Apostles, or disciples. They were Torah observant Jews, who rejected man made religion that added and subtracted from the Torah.

    Read the Scriptures folks. The Creator says his Torah is FOREVER, his Sabbath is FOREVER, his Feast are FOREVER.

    Come out of her my people. it is time.

  • @bigritchie I agree that the sabbath is forever. Jesus never said to not keep the sabbath. If not for Jesus, Us gentiles would have no way to God. The Jews are chosen by God. Bless them. we are not. I would love to go to church on the sabbath. But i still keep it holy and remember it. I try to keep every day holy. I read the old and new testament. The jews will see he is the prophesied messiah in the end times and come trembling at his feet. Gods word is forever. Jesus is the word in the flesh.

  • @bigritchie Gal 5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

    You need to read the whole book of Galatians and also the book of acts. The law can never save; it is our schoolmaster to bring us to Christ adn it shows us God's holy standard that we can never attain. That's why yeshua had to come and die for us. Also Gentiles are never told in scripture to try to be a Jew.

  • @thesacredcowtipper

    I have read several hundred versions of Galatians and translated my own copies of Galatians.

    And you need to read the entire Scriptures. You need to pay special attention to what the Creator taught regarding the Law, and what Y'shua taught regarding the Law.

    Galatians is utterly full of ERRORS, LIES, and Torah butchering.

  • @bigritchie I don't know where you found several hundred versions of Galatians. Did you read the original greek in the Textus Receptus or do you only hold to the Old Testament. Help me out here. Are you a Seventh Day Adventist, Zionist, Jehovah Witness, etc.? Also, can you tell me why you think Galatians is full of lies, errors & Torah butchering. If we are saved by keeping the Torah, Yeshua didn't have to come and die for our sins-we could have earned our way to Heaven like anoy other religion

  • @thesacredcowtipper

    There is no such thing as "originals", we have over 5,800 Greek text, and not 2 of them agree, and there are over 10,000 copies of Latin. The Textus Receptus a compilation of various text that date no older, for the most part, then 1,000 AD. It is a compilation of what they THINK the originals would say , and the KJV is not even a accurate translation of the TR. There are anywhere between 200,000 and 500,000 variations in the text.

  • @bigritchie Isn't there a xripture in oBadiah or Micah that says God will do away with new moons, feasts, and the Sabbath. The Sabbath is the only commandment of all the ten commandments that is not touched on in the New Testament as far as one needing to keep it. Jesus Himself even rebuked the Pharisees adn said the Sabbath was made for man and not man for the Sabbath. I'm not saying we shouldn't keep the 10 commandments - that's obvious but do we keep the other 600+ too? Think about it.

  • @thesacredcowtipper

    Actually yes, Jesus commands you as a follower of his to do and teach the least of the Torah.

  • @thesacredcowtipper

    You might want to go read Isaiah 66, and do a study of the Messianic reign

  • @bigritchie So you reject the New Testament? The Codex Vaticanus was found in 1490 something. And the Codex Siniaticus around 1844. The Textus REceptus was being read all of the time adn the pages were worn out so yeah the copies are newer. I never said KJV was perfect.

  • @bigritchie Do you reject the whole new testament adn what do you read? Westcott and Hort corrupted the Greek that comes from the Codex Vaticanus and Sinaiticus and it is in their writings. Their also were spiritualists adn Atonement Denyers. They even went to the point of saying Christ's sacrifice was immoral. The early church mainly were taught by the apostles adn had the old testament to go by. The Early church fathers from 200A.D. and older back up the TExtus REceptus in their own writings.

  • @bigritchie Are you a Christian or do you still hold to the law to save you? If you reject Galatians, you must also reject Hebrews, the Book of Acts, and practically every other new testament book because they all talk abotu living by the spirit adn not the law. If one is truly saved, and the holy spirit is living in them, they will commune with the Lord every day and fulfill the law of God automatically because "it will have been written in their hearts". That's even an old testament prophecy.

  • @thesacredcowtipper mANY JSUT AREN'T TRULY SAVED and that is why they are lawbreakers.

  • @thesacredcowtipper

    Y'shua taught if you wanted to be "saved" to keep the commandments. While I believe Y'shua was the suffering servant and the Messiah, I am NOT a christian.

    Y'shua in Matthew 7 took us to judgment day and showed us a group of people that., Call him Lord, do many wonderful works in his name, and even cast out demons in his name. And in Greek it literally says "Depart from me you who are WITHOUT TORAH or Negators of the Torah.

    Google "Jesus Words Only" and read it.

  • @bigritchie He did teach that but you have to remember that until He died for our sins and rose from the dead adn became the High Priest under the New Covenant, that one's faith was shown by being obedient to the Old Covenant. Anybody who is honest themselves will have to admit that they broke God's laws many times and if we have broken even one law one time, we are guilty of breaking them all. Ritchie, have you ever told even on lie (stretching the truth would fall under this too)?

  • @bigritchie Depart from me you who practice lawlessness is the essence of the text. Jesus is saying that people who call Him Lord, yet continue to take part in lawlessness in the same way as before, then that is evidence against them that they have been born again. Your interpretation of the text is quite wrong.

  • @thesacredcowtipper

    Jesus himself said keeping the commandments would save you. I find it funny that 2 Billion people who claim to follow Jesus yet reject his very teachings on the law and salvation.

    And No I am not a christian. Christianity is a false religion and based upon pagan sun god worship and the writings of Paul of Tarsus. I do believe that Y'shua was the Messiah, but as a true follower of his (One who obeys his teachings) I could never be involved in christianity.

  • @bigritchie Peter equated the writings of Paul to be equal with the rest of Scripture. To equate the writings of Peter with the works of pagan sun worshippers is to call Peter a liar and to make the rest of Scripture a lie too, and to call the Holy Spirit who inspired all of them false too. your self-piety is at the expense of the apostles and prophets of the Messiah and at the blasphemy of the Holy Spirit.

  • go, go, go...rebuke the people of God, revive them for God's glory. i thanks for God's faithfulness and grace. i have now the encouragement to preach.

  • @TheLostbutfound Preach brother. We need all the prophets possible because this world is falling apart. God bless ya!

  • I truly believe that thanks to forgiveness, I will live my best life now.

  • Jesus talked about the great and glorious day of the Lord when He shall become ALL IN ALL!

    auburn.edu/~allenkc/barclay1.h­­tml

  • @ele12957returns never did i say we are under the law,but we do need it to see how sinful we are before God because if we dont we cant repent of our sins and cant be saved,when the bible speaks about us not being under law or dead to the law its speaking of not being under the condemnation of the law or having to fulfill it cuz Christ already did that,but it doesnt mean we dont live it anymore Jesus said if you love me keep my commandments John 14:15 so it is an evidence of salvation not earning

  • when paul is saying For the good that I want, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want..thats obviously speaking of the struggle between flesh and spirit...and Romans 8:13 is the perfect example of killing sin,im not ignoring that other verse that just didnt have anything to do with the fact that the law is still of use which is to expose sin Romans 7:7,im not saying to live under the law i know we're under grace i never said to live under the law

  • plus Jesus laid out the model for all of us to live,1 John 2:6,and your gonna tell me what he preached doesn't apply?,paul says in Rom.3:20 by the law is the knowledge of sin,and he speaks more about it in Rom.7:7,he even speaks about his delight in God's law Rom.7:22,also Rom.8:7says the carnal mind is not subject to God's law neither can it be and in verse 6 says to be carnally minded is death..plus Rom.3:31,Rom.6:15 make it clear that the law is not to be ignored because we have grace

  • of course believers aren't called sinners,because a believers life is no longer characterized by sin,its not all we do anymore like when we weren't saved..the plucking of the eye and the cutting of the hand is still preached in the NT when it talks about killing sin,Romans 8:13, Colossians 3:5,1 Corinthians 9:27 ect. and i dont know why Paul would write all those things about struggling with sin in Romans 7:15 and in other places also,and what about 2 corinthians 7?about godly sorrow?

  • @ele12957returns..it was never about mans righteousness man has no righteosness,romans3:10-18,Psa­lms 14:2,3,it was a different type of covenant but it was still given by grace.again and again in the old testament God's grace is mentioned,Genesis 6:8,Proverbs 3:34,ect.and in the new testament jesus preached repentance constantly and dont evn try to say he was in the old covenant paul also preached it,plus joel osteens message puts man on the throne it all about you and what you can do

  • why argue about the name of God? The law is given in the message in that same scripture MAtther chapters .....will really, MATTHEW moslty 5-8 ? right?

    follow his commandments. You dont need a list do you? you know whats wrong because hes in your heart brother. you dont need his name, you love him, he requires no name. you dont need to depict his face, he is the great and mighty creator that is our love, and the love we shine. if your list is of Gods will, follow, give me one too!torah

  • @Hugovstar seriously what does his name matter. did he not tell the natives in all native american history (red earth, white lies) that they may give him any name they choice(The Dawn God, The God of the Water, The God of the morning light). One tribe begged his name and had trouble with it ....chee-zoos

    John 10:1

    I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.

    what is torah? curious!

  • REPENT is to TURN back to TORAH.. Proverbs 6:23 For the Commandment is a Lamp, and the teaching a LIGHT, and reproofs of INSTRUCTIONS are the WAY of LIFE: John I 2:4 He that says, I know him, and does not keep his COMMANDMENTS, is a LIAR, and the TRUTH is not in him; John I 3:10 In this are manifest the children of Elohim and the children of the devil.

  • Romans 7:14 For we know that the LAW is SPIRITUAL:

    Psalm 1:1-3 it is written: "Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the TORAH of the YHWH; and in his TORAH doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not whither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

  • The Yahushua of the Scripture is A TORAH adsorbent. The Jesus that Christian preach is an angel of light. 2Th 2:2 -10 JESUS is the only one in the MIDST that is taught is Not the Same Yahushua of the TORAH. Reveal SATAN and that is the Jesus of the Christian, you know the Easter, and Christmas preaching Christians. Sorry.. the truth will set you free.

  • A fact is that when we read in Josephus Wars 5:9:2 (Josephus lived during the time of Yeshua and even references Him as well as John the Baptist) we see that Josephus testifies that the people didn't even understand Greek. He had to translate what the Greek speaking Romans had to say to the Jews in order for them to surrender. In other words... they didn't know Greek!

  • Luke 4:17 The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written: They were written in HEBREW.. At that time they attended synagogue with Yahushua and lived Torah observant lifestyles, Sabbath worship not SUN-DAY worship.. Matthew 7:22 he tell you he does not know you.. Since Torah is "law," the lawless are those who do not keep Torah

  • God does not exist, but I respect people that believe in that concept.

  • Attention.. His name is NOT JESUS... His name is Yahushua. You could find Yahushua all over the so called Old Testament. Yahushua the Law Observant Messiah. Jesus the Lawless Christ. I never knew you, depart from me ye who are working lawlessness, Matthew 7:23 Repent and TURN to Torah..that was is message.

  • @Hugovstar

    They would not have called him Yashua in the language that the apostles wrote and spoke in. They would have called him Iēsous (ee-ay-sooce')

  • @broeric You are error not knowing your scripture. In the congregation they spoke Hebrew, read Hebrew scroll and they use his name not Jesus.. Were you there to make a claim like that broeric. NO. Acts 21:40 here just one example of Hebrew spoken..

  • @Hugovstar

    Greek was the national language. The old testament was actually also translated into the language of the day, so they more than likely would not have referred to him as Yahushua as the  apostles preached of him. Check out your New Testament history :)

  • @LastDayMinistries ... You guys are so blind...Recent Qumran findings (Dead Sea Scrolls) shows secular documents written at that time concerning "current events" (i.e., not just copies of old religious texts.) indicating Hebrew was a "living" language.

    There is no Salvation in the name of Jesus... REPENT... his name is Yahushua

  • @Hugovstar The New testament scrolls were found written in GREEK, which was the language of the day...you may argue all u want, that does not change history. Just as the Septuagint was transcribed from Hebrew to the language of the non-hebrew speaking Jews...GREEK.

  • @Hugovstar seriously what does his name matter. did he not tell the natives in all native american history (red earth, white lies) that they may give him any name they choice(The Dawn God, The God of the Water, The God of the morning light). One tribe begged his name and had trouble with it ....chee-zoos

    John 10:1

    I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.

    what is torah? curious!

  • I still dont see why I should believe what a 2000 year old book says..... you all honor faith like it is something brave, while all it is is a way to impress other "Christians".... You all really turn other believers away by how some of you act in public....I just saw some church group burning American flags so I am a little pissed at Christians

  • @waperkid have fun with that..

  • Why do we fight eachother> Is that what Jesus told us to do? We have become so good at being little Pharisees, picking other people apart. No miracles...,"Oh no! That's not for today!" So we continue to be busy being critical of others, for lack of power. We will not win the world that way, just cause more confusion and division. I believe if there is anything that makes the Lord angry - this is it.

  • Read the book ( Talmud Jmmanuel ) who is Jmmanuel? Look in the bible Isaiah 7:14, the name Jesus C. Is a false name & negative one giving to Immanuel by an enemy (Saul) known now as Paul , all this false leaders of the cult religions are helping evil lead humanity astray into darkness specialy christianity that's way there`s no real peace on Earth, the truth is here wake up u late .

    peace

  • John preached the gospel of the law which included works.Christ in Matthew 4 was still preaching the gospel of the kingdom under law to the Jew, still works.There was no gospel yet for the Church. Christ had not yet died or resurrected.The gospel for the Church has no repentance of law until you are first regenerated by God's Spirit.Because no works are involved.Man's mind is flesh and cannot comprehend true repentance without works unless given the Spirit of new birth

  • Although I understand your point. That is not how it went down throughout the rest of the Bible. Your theology is such that of a phylosophy of salvation rather then that act of it. Repent was still the first step throughout the testimony of the apostles and baptism. Then God fills people with the Holy Spirit after they are washed and burried in baptism. They are now new creatures in Christ for His Spirit is in them.

  • If only the church would get off this belief only doctrine they might just realize that preaching is essential. The Bible says how could they be saved without a preacher. And commands us all to go out and preach being instant in season and out of season.

  • @wjc252006 John did not preach the gospel of the Church.He preached to Jews still under law.There was no gospel of Jesus Christ by His death and resurrection.Jesus preached to Jews as well the gospel of the kingdom,not the gospel of the Church.The gospel of Jesus Christ preached is no repentance until a man is regenerated first.Only then can true repentance occur.Man has an unregenerate mind and cannot repent by nature of his flesh. John said bring forth fruit worthy of repentance,works!

  • He did preach the kingdom of God which was the Gospel. The Gospel is not formulaic thing we preach today. It is that the Kingdom of God and Salvation was at hand. When John preached this he baptized people Jesus and the Apostles. Why would they command unregenerated to repent for the Kingdom of God was at hand if they could not. Acts 2 Peter was preaching and then a guy asked what must I do to be saved. Peter replied repent everyone of you and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.

  • for the remission of sins and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, Be saved from this perverse generation. Then those who gladly recevived his word were baptized: and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. Peter told the guy how to be saved.

  • The message of the Lord is neither kind nor hateful. It is the law by which we should be living by.

  • Amen brother, you are so so right.

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  • You Know what I think is that people need to put their full trust into Jesus. Many Psychics and frauds know this simple truth:

    "you can't enter into the kindgom of heaven without the heart of a child"

    We have to trust in Jesus with our hearts like a child, even unto death. with our wicked minds and fleshly desires we can almost always fail. But when you take your eyes off Jesus, you go under the water. You got to keep your eyes on Jesus and not on people or your own mind.

    Give your heart!

  • @auzziefail THE BIBLE SAYS WE ARE SUPPOSED TO JUDGE.

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  • nope. he said not to be a hypocrite, read the rest of your "judge not". and discerning is judging, look it up! you hypocrite!

  • @auzziefail quite you universalist devil! Jesus said to be HOLY! He condemned a lot of people and JESUS IS GOD! SAME GOD OF THE OLD TESTAMENT HE IS GOING TO BE THE ONE TELLING YOU TO DEPART INTO EVERLASTING FIRE! DON"T CHANGE GOD YOU UNIVERSALIST! GET OUT OF YOUR NIV AND GET INTO THE ACTUAL BIBLE KJV! GET SAVED!

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  • Maybe I was a little harsh on you? Maybe you needed it though you ever think that? Read

    Ecclesiastics 7 7:3 Sorrow [is] better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

    7:5 [It is] better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

    like the music the world listen to perfect explanation the songs of fools! Rap & Rock 7:6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so [is] the laughter of the fool: this also [is] vanity.

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  • I have a funny feeling that these comments are censored... If I say I don't believe in God, will it be accepted... maybe I'm wrong ;)

  • Oh wow, surprising, a christian video that doesn't have censored comments :D...

    I rare sight, I must admit...

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  • it is amazing how Joel osteen goes on larry king in front of hundred thousdand people and larry king ask him the million dollar question . Is Jesus the only way to heaven and Joel trys the best to slip the question . Then he says well i dont know if atheist hindu are going to heaven i dont know there hearts . Jesus is not a liar Joel .Jesus said i am the way the truth the life no one comes to the father accept threw me john 14-6 . joel is a false prophet leading people to hell,

  • Why are you guys stuck in the rut of what Joel did or did not do? Do you know that if he ask God to forgive him of this sin that is so unpardonable to you...that God will.? I praise God that He is not like man....(christians) who are so HA.A...RD on one another!!!! Joel moves on and you are STUCK IN THE RUT...God help us!!!!

  • Amen.

    Slightly off topic: I think people ought to get over they're innate fear of Jews and Muslims, and start asking some questions, as well. After all, they are of the same bloodline. Comparing and contrasting is the way to go, if you ask me. I'd love to be one of those people who thinks that the New Testament is the only story, but I think its blissful ignorance to make such an assumption.  I often wonder if what started with Isaac wont end with Ishmael.

  • I talk to them alot. and I have been very nasty to both groups in general. In my personal life I've spent money on Jewish people i liked. But in religion I get very offended by jews and muslims. Never seen Jews blowing themselves up, but I guess the Muslims feel desperate enough to take such actions?

    It's certainly not Christian to take another persons life. we are all of the same bloodline, and the jews and muslims don't know that! It explains alot of their issues in the middle east.

  • @the 50th: Cheers. Can't help but wonder about a lot of what you said. They all stand to learn from Christianity. Thing is, I think Christianity *may* have a lot to learn from Muslims and Jews. With so much sectarian turmoil, though, I'd agree that its hard for people to see truth for what it is, or for its longevity.

  • @The5t0ne0fDaniel2 they are blinded most jews but they are God's children don't ever come against the jews anyone who does perishes! Think about Hurrican Katrine I have talked with people from over in that area who are true Christians they know this is the wrath of God! Their wicked homosexual and drunkard abominations! Their permiscuity! Their denial AND George W and the whole world making agreements to take land from the Jews! Poor Haiti suffering punishment for their voodooism America downing

  • Maybe because we're concerned for blind leaders of the blind (like you).

    Jeremiah 17:5 Thus says the LORD: Cursed is the man who trusts in man And makes flesh his strength,

     Whose heart departs from the LORD.

  • @nneariah:

    Like who? Don't forget that a very basic idea of what satan is is as an accuser. Whether or not we search for the truth beneath what other people believe might count for a great deal in this life. We are all deceived, on some level, I think. The very existence of so many self-righteous sects mimics Chr-st's take on the Pharisees and Sadducees. I couldn't hope to grasp the entirety of the picture in my short life...but many people operating with a spirit of truth could, no?

  • You know what is amazing? It is evident that you guys listen to Joel's messages regularly. If you are so obsessed with bringing him down then...what time do yu have to listen to God for what He has to say to you for the spiritual enlightenment and growth of the flock God has put in your care? No wonder your congregation listen to Joel for they can't be getting spiritual food from you to bulid them up. The spirit that will prevail over this obsession is only bitterness and envy. KEEP YOUR FOCUS!

  • I thank God that HE did not give to one preacher everything we need to know...we have MAN..N..NY Preachers that the HOLY SPIRIT uses to impart HIs WORD into our spirits..not every thing a preacher preaches appeals to any one person but we take what is for us and meditate on that part. I feel very sorry for any Christian who only listen to Preachers and do not read and study the WORD of GOD for themselves and allow the HOLY SPIRIT to bring light to that WORD for their individual life.

  • I listen to Joel Osteen and I am encouraged and strengthened in my christain walk. It is not for anyone to judge another man's servant. We sreve one God in one hope and one faith..One Holy Spirit who gives each christian believer their varying gifts...STOP BASHING each other and get on with preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ as He has given you utterance!! This bashing can be a real turn-off to others. Christian people have ISSUES too-after Repentance...then what???

  • Only problem that i see with your comment is this: There is a lack of doctrine. Something that Apostle called timothy to do, and many times mentioned in his epistles. With no doctrinal foundations, we would be as you described, under 1 faith (that is faithless) and under 1 God (that is Godless), and living in unity (that is loving sin, and hating God.) Oh I forgot. Olsteen doesn't preach about sin. Something that the Holy Spirit Came to do, but can't do through good ol' joel.

  • I agree that Doctrine is the bed-rock of the Christian faith and is very crucial to how we live our daily lives. I think it is a bit extreme to say that the Holy spirit can't get Joel to preach about sin....Is it about what the Holy Spirit want him to say ..or what you think that he should say???

  • While, yes i understand your what your implying, but seriously (even in the secular world) if all you hear is one side of the issue (and don't get me wrong, Christians who are worshiping in Truth & in Spirit should be encouraged, and reminded of Gods awesome promises...) don't you think that there is something wrong? I believe presenting God only as a God of love and mercy tends 2 make ppl 4get that our God is a thrice Holy, Just & righteous God. Biased presentations=Propaganda.

  • The bible has outlined the procedure for having ought against thy brother. Have you guys genuinely tried to befriend Joel and for the sake of the Gospel (and not your own ministries) and try to advise him? Christians are not to operate as the world. This is exactly a replica of what was done to Michael Jackson only to find how wrong people's perception were of him. Joel seems to be quite approachable!!

  • 2 tim 4:3-4 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, 4 and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths.

    Joel has issues with the below stated Bible passages:

    Jhn 14;6 1 tim 2:5-6

    Either he doesnt know them or doesn't read his Bible, because he will Not stand up for sound Biblical teaching, but preaching a wider grace salvation.

  • I heard Joel said in one his interviews that he believed that Jesus is the way the truth and the life..that Jesus is the only way!! It is amazing how life goes... nothing is new on this earh and we as Christians read the bible and yet keep making the same old mistakes..all of us.!!!. I have known of persons knew the doctrine of Jesus Christ and who could preach like Peter and Paul and many persons would be saved ..and yet were not genuine....follow Gamaliel's advise. Acts 5:34-39.

  • osteen said he's not sure if muslims and atheists go to hell. you gonna follow a false teacher like that? go ahead and cut your own throat then. but you best get away from him Isa 30:9-10 That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the LORD:

    Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits

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  • oh i just love how you christians keep bashing each other! It proves the Apostasy is still far reaching in its effects :)

  • Just speaking out against certain things, like false teachings - such as so called Prosperity gospel that is so popular right now, receiving "blessings" without proper, biblical repentance...It is alot easier to hear a message filled with "good tidings", but it will not renew, refresh and sanctify your life. You will not become a new creature in Christ that way...not without repentance and obedience to God's will.

    Praise the Lord...

  • Had not Joel Osteen it seems like you preachers won't have anything to preach about

  • Be careful Christians. Are you living for Jesus?

  • What's more important? Putting all your effort into bashing and judging the heart of (which God says is NOT your right) Joel Osteen, or putting your effort into spreading the word, and saving people??? No matter if you agree with Joel Osteen or not, the bible speaks very harshly against what you are doing, If you don't like the style that Joel preaches, then it's not meant for you. Personaly, I think your style is very boring, and unappealing...that's not how God is. But I don't judge you..

  • The Bible says we are not to judge others, the truth is that we are to "Test the Spirit" (1 John 4:1) to see if it is from God. The bible is very specific when it comes to someone presenting a message or doctrine to us that they claim to be the Word of God. Our first duty according to the Bible is to test what God has said regarding this doctrine with His Word the Bible. I believe that Joel Osteen teaching do not hold true to this standard.

  • You speak of saving people, yes that why it is important that these charlatans be exposed so that no one, no not even the very elect be decieved.. We should never reley on men to displace Jesus with their false doctrines, instead we should seek guidance from God. I believe that I would suffer harshly if I didnt speak out against these detestable doctrines.

  • Beware of the many false prophets who teach regularly on TBN. These wolves in sheeps clothing teach of a Third Movement classified as the Third Wave of Signs and Wonders that is comprised of Word Faith Doctrines that make God subservient to man due to the belief that God must operate under certain spiritual laws dictated by men. Please stay away from these heretical teaching, may the Lord rebuke these false prophets that practice these detestable doctrines!

  • Joel isn't even a prophet...

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  • Nor is he a man of the gospel.

  • Great!

  • This is why the muslim faith is winning world! Muslims are gaining alot more ground than Christians because they don't waste time in criticizing each other they just get the job done! You christians are hopeless at getting Your message across because your too busy cutting each other down and you doing to your own! and you call each other brothers and sisters?!!!!

  • "But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived" [2 Timothy 3:13]. The godless people that convert to Islam go from one deception to another, from one form of idol worship to another. If they don't repent to believe in the only Son of God, Jesus Christ, the Savior, and follow Him, they shall surely be cast into the lake of fire that burns with fire and brimstone [Revelation 20:15].

  • REPENT, you son of devil!!! Turn to Christ or burn in hell for eternity!!!

  • hahahahahaha!!!! you teach condemnation...try teaching love and hope..you might get a better response.

  • I cant agree more... 1 Peter 3:15

  • The prosperity gospel is a lie, but as to preaching......BOTH kindness (compassionate preaching) AND fire and brimstone preaching are legitimate preaching techniques. Do not condemn either....unless you deny the Word of God!!! Jude:1:22: And of some have compassion, making a difference:

    Jude:1:23: And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.

  • The gospel of Jesus Christ is the gospel of repentance and remission of sins Luke 24:47 is a very clear command by the Lord before His ascension. A truly regenerated person will repent because he honour the fellowship of the Lord.

  • W must repent from our unbelief in christ and turn to belief in christ and christ alone. Its important to remember that being a good christian does not get you to heaven. Ephesians 2:8 and 9 says that salvation is by grace and works have nothing to do with it. If you have been trusting in Jesus + you to get to heaven then you dont have faith in christ alone. Faith in Christ's finished work is what gets you saved

  • You have never debated a non-Calvinist Primitive Baptist because you are afraid of the truth of "No-Means". SEE: YouTube at: hugiaino - "My Two Cents Worth". See a position you have never considered before - one that is consistent with historical baptist doctrine.

  • Fact - Narrow is the way to salvation, and few there be that find it.

    Fact - Christianity is the most popular religion/belief system in the world, Islam coming in second.

    Therefore - Matthew 7:22-23

    To borrow the words from Jesus, he that hath ears, let him hear. There is a difference between Christians and workers of iniquity who believe themselves to be Christians. Jesus stressed the changing of the inner person. That, my friends, is true salvation through the grace of God.

  • Deception and negative preaching. These preachers are not about helping people improve their lives. It is about forcing people to believe a certain creed of truth. People turn to God in times of despair and vulnerability and these preachers are like predators salivating to eat their prey. These people preach damnation over salvation.....

  • i beg to differ. you gotta tell people what they are saved from!!!!! READ YOUR BIBLE!!!

  • Not true. He is preaching the truth but not everyone is willing or able to receive it. It's not about your best life here on earth as much as it's about eternal life. Seek first the kingdom of God and all it's righteousness and everything else will be added to you (paraphrasing). He is not trying ot beat up on anyone or bring anyone down...he's just telling the truth.

  • Excuse me, but Joel's book is called "Your Best Life NOW".......not your best life in heaven. You are a rube, a dupe.....wake up.

  • Joel doesn't preach to be preoccupied with life. He preaches to believe that God is always there working on our lives. That we should not be preoccupied about earthly things. Most criticisms about joel are rarely based on any truth.

  • "Most criticisms about joel are rarely based on any truth."

    Most criticism's based on Joel are from the bible itself...which IS the truth.

  • Yeah, right. Joel openly denied Jesus as the only way to heaven on the Larry King show. A public testimony...or should I say non-testimony of the saving grace of Jesus Christ alone. But don't blame Joel Osteen....my golly gee.....if he had said Jesus was the ONLY way....why old Joel's book sales would suffer.....wouldn't they? And then the loss of his prosperity would look kinda bad for a prosperity preacher....wouldn't it? Yeah, right.

  • So what you suggest is that we live for the afterlife??? If you believe this then why is this preacher wearing this designer suit. Why doesn't he renounce his belongings. It's a joke how christians are always trying to outchristian other christians. These supposed christian intellectuals throw in a greek word to make themselves look more legitimate (see filol comments below). All christians are the same.  They preach forgiveness, repentance, love, etc..., but rarely ever practice them.

  • the pride of man needs to be broken..

    humility is an uknown concept to the "modern church".

  • Matthew 12:34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

    Repent!

  • Praise God for the message of REPENTANCE!!! Could it be so many do not want to hear that because of rebellion, the desire to continue in sin, and they think they are "good enough" without repenting. The Bible declares ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. We are not "good enough" . The blood of Jesus atones for our sins. Only belief in Jesus and true repentance can save a soul. Souls weigh in the balance!

  • All religions are the breeders of hate, violence, slavery, wars, ETC, and responsible for more murders than all other causes combined. It is sad. I believe in science and what can be proved via various methods such quantum physics, string theory, and science. It is so sad! God is real and if God could say any one thing to us he would say you got me all wrong! It's All brain washing for control and money!

  • So many forget that TV messages are edited for time. Goodness gracious. Let GOD be tru and every man be a liar. The whole counsel of GOD must be preached.

  • In our days, Joel Osteen came, preaching a gospel of prosperity and greed.

  • Don't bust on the man for diggin a little deeper than the normal tickle your ear water down preacher of todays american choosen froozen ! We should all study this stuff out in depth and "KNow why we beleive" what we beleive, most Christians cant tell you where their Bible is not to mention what is in it..God bless you Brother keep up the good work !

  • forget the greek. there's so many dictionaries. besides these people use the perverted bibles which use the perverted alexandrian texts. these preachers that show off using the original hebrew/greek are leading people back to romanism. the priest spoke in latin. they were the only ones who REALLY knew how to interpret the scriptures. this greek/hebrew baloney is leading to ecumenism.I still cant figure why these calvinists say to preach to others when they'll be saved whether they want to or not

  • filolll, Don't understand your comments about the use of hebrew/greek texts when it comes to use in breaking down certain passages of the Bible (sometimes for better understanding of the Word), and how exactly can it lead them back to 'romanism'? Also, what's with the 'labels' (Calvinists, etc.), when Kieler is giving the scriptures as they should be given and not 'sugar-coating' them? The 'Bible' says to preach the Word to others because there are those who haven't heard the Word of God.

  • maybe this'll help. all of the various hebrew/greek dictionaries,lexicons, interliners dont even agree w/ one another. which one you gonna believe? or did God preserve His word for the English speaking people somehow? this is leading back to the "mother church" of rome. the priest spoke latin in mass cause, supposedly, only they knew the true meaning of the words. these promoting and using in sermons the 'original heb/gr' meanings are saying the same thing. leading to 1 world religion

  • 40-16=24 years a Christian. Joel Osteen will be the first to tell you that His calling is to talk about living the Christian life. Forgiveness, releasing hate and bitterness. I love Joel. He has helped me and I get sick and tired of people who put him down.

  • You won't be saying that on judgment day. You'll be saying, "Why didn't you tell me the truth, Joel?! Why didn't you put yourself and your own felt needs aside to love me enough to tell me the truth about my state?"

  • Of course, you probably don't want to believe this now because it would cause you to question things, and that questioning wouldn't allow you to live "your best life now" so have fun with your idolatry for the time being. I'll keep you in my prayers that God exposes your sin, though.

  • "Have fun with my idolatry" You really have serious problems. Please stop sending me childish e-mails.

  • Who's sending you emails? Everytime someone responds to a comment you make, you'll receive an email from Youtube, not me. As far as "serious problems", do you believe that someone telling you that if you don't believe in the Biblical Jesus means that they have a serious problem if they can demonstrate that is true or do you hold that not believing in the Biblical Jesus is a serious problem?

  • I heard and saw snakeoil osteen say that he's not sure if Jesus is the only way. he also said he's more of a coach than a preacher. flee from false teachers such as osteen

  • I'll watch your video and research. Thanks

  • But... besides a fictitious "sinners prayer" did he tell you how to be saved?

    nah...

  • beauty4ash, Can I ask if you've ever heard Joel 'preach' on sin and repentance, when it comes to Christians and non-christians as well? Joel stated he doesn't mention the word 'sin' because those who join his 'church' are already Christians, and he doesn't want to 'beat them down' with the 'sin' word. If we're naming the name of Jesus and 'preaching "His" Word then shouldn't we be preaching the "whole" Word, and not just the parts that 'we' enjoy?Galations 1:8 says it all & Joel needs prayer.

  • You're confusing salvation with discipleship.

  • You're confusing salvation with religion!!!

    Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

    And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:

    And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

    Repentance comes before forgiveness!

  • Praise God!!!  Just PREACH!!!

  • The Lord said { I came to condemn no man,but

    he that faileth to believe is condemned

    already }I judge no man, but things that are

    written in the word are not a judgment, but a

    rightly dividing the word of truth.Sin is

    described in the Bible, and we are told {if}

    we bid them Gods speed we are partakers in

    their sin } We can not fail to judge between

    right and wrong, and we can not wish them

    well in what they are doing. Baptistfaith