Joel Osteen Interview - Short Take

I saw the article on CNN's website about the interview that Piers Morgan had with Joel & Victoria Osteen and I had to comment on what I read.


Finally! Joel admits that something is a sin! He didn't come out strongly, but it is a start. We can proclaim something as being a sin without condemnation and I feel that Joel actually did that to a degree by continually pointing to the scripture which is exactly how we should do it, but we should be confident in the Word as it stands.

Joel was also asked about prosperity and to a great deal I agree with what he said. There is nothing wrong with having money as long as you love God more. There is a spirit (I believe) that is in the church today that tells us that if we have money we are sinful and that we need to be in lack in order to be holy. I strongly believe that as long as God is first in your life and that you use your money to bless others then God is pleased. Why else would He say "Give and it shall be given to you good measure, pressed down, shaken together shall men give unto your bosom"? So many reference the Rich Man that wanted to follow Christ and He to him to sell all he had and give it to the poor as the basis for Christians being broke. We have to remember that this man loved money so much that Jesus had to break him out of that love of money and focus more on the love of God.

I'm also glad that Joel is not a proponent of "Prosperity Gospel" because that doctrine focuses more on the "get money aspect" versus the get souls aspect. I could spend hours talking about this, but I won't simply put? God will bless you as long as you are willing to be a blessing. End of story.

Bottom line is that we must stick to what the Bible says and nothing else. I agree that we should not judge each other, but we can point to the Bible and show where it says what it says. In order to know what it says we have to be students and digesters of the Word and know what we are talking about versus relying on a dogma, system or theology that a person has come up with.

God Bless You!

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