What are some things that Joel Osteen teaches that are directly against what GOD teaches in the bible?

Question

If you have watched or listen to one of his sermons and you remember hearing something that was in opposition to the Bible, please let me know.

Answer 1

I'm really not that familiar with Joel Osteen... However I do have a problem with his Prosperity Gospel Philosophy.

God gives us what we "need" Sometimes what we "need" is what we want but at times what we want isn't what we "need". And not everyone can handle financial prosperity.

I do not find anywhere in the Bible where it says that we can have prosperity through the gospel of Christ. I think Bible does tell us to take care of widows, orphans and the poor. If God intended us to all be rich financially why would he tell us to take care of the poor, orphans or widows.

Personally I feel it's a gimmick...

Answer 2

Ah I see a wise monkey way up there. Joel is not a bad guy and anyone trying to make him as such is to be questioned as to what their "grudge" is. He is just a preacher, and offers a great deal of very good advice to people as to "righteous conduct" and "righteous outlook" in everyday living. He never advocates, that others are to be excluded or whatever if non-Christian. Of course he himself is devoutly "Christian", but I have never heard anything that he says that is contradictory to the "Great Teachings". My only criticism would be that he tends to be a bit excessively "positive" that Jesus will solve all our problems, when the Truth is that each of us as individuals need to be working on our problems. Faith without works is nothing, so it is written. Also Jesus did say "it is harder for a rich man to gain heaven then a camel to pass through an eye of a needle" which is pretty extreme the other way quite actually. However as is to be remembered regarding all modern preachers in contrast to Jesus, Buddha, Ghandhi, or other enlightened Teachers. The latter never asked for a penny for revealing their truth. And money was just as important in their times as it is now. Granted those Sportatoriums have high rental costs, but if a "preacher" is living in an 8,000 square foot mansion (and I don't know which ones might) and has a fleet of personal vehicles and other ostentatious wealth, whilst other people in the world or even in America are starving to death, then there would appear to be a "misalignment of priorities" evident there.

Answer 3

We should pray for spiritual blessings, not worldly blessings. We should pray for God’s will, not our will. We should serve God (and not ourselves) in everything that we do. Joel would have us believe that we should get our rewards during our life here on earth. In Chapter 2 of his book, Joel Osteen quotes Colossians 3:2 as :”Set your mind and keep it set on the higher things.” In this particular section he is telling his readers how to “program their mind for success” and says that we should expect people to go out of their way to help us.

Now I’m not sure which translation of the bible that Joel is quoting there… but here are the KJV and NIV translations of Colossians 3:2…

(KJV) Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

(NIV) Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things

Answer 4

God does not teach anything in the bible... the bible was written by individuals much like Joel, who wanted power and wealth. Joel, has just been more financially successful with it... as was the founder of Scientology. Religion is a lie, the sooner you realize it the better off you will be.

Answer 5

the scripture in the bible that says, cursed is the man whose sword does not draw blood. the word of the Lord is a 2 edged sword. it is the word of correction and rebuke that beats all the devil out of us.
he is too nice. His niceness doesn't match the experience of the scriptures. he comes across being nicer than God. Jesus never spoke all nicy, nicy.