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Joel Osteen and the Prosperity Gospel
Joel Osteen and the Prosperity Gospel
Word of Faith
- Originated within the Pentecostal circles with preachers such as E.W. Kenyon and William Branham
- Teaches obedience via "Christianity", giving and faith as a way to get things from God.
- E.W. Kenyon was influenced by the teachings of New Thought, which is a metaphysical cult from the 19th century.
The False Teacher
- Religion as a commodity using “sufficient faith” to leverage material blessings from God.
- Essentially, God’s function is to get things from him.
- Did not study theology, thus failing to present the Gospel adequately.
Functionalism via distraction
"When I grew up, the Devil was a reason why I had a headache or the Devil was the reason I got mad today. We always blamed the Devil. I think today when I say the enemy, I like to make it broader. Sometimes the enemy can be our own thoughts. We've trained ourselves the wrong way. Or the enemy can be our own lack of discipline. Some people preach about Hell like you're already going there, and to me the Gospel means 'Good News.' I'd rather say God is a God of mercy. So I think the people already know what they're doing wrong, and I certainly believe in Hell. But to me, when I see thousands of people before me, it just doesn't come out of me to say, 'You guys are terrible, and you're going to Hell.' I'd rather say that God is a God of mercy. You've got to live an obedient life, but for every mistake you've made, there's mercy there, and I believe we can do better."