03-26-2009, 12:15 AM
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Re: What will Joel Osteen's followers say about his "wealth" gospel now?
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Originally Posted by Lifer
Christians shouldnt follow Joel Osteen, they should follow Christ. The "Prosperity Gospel" is not my cup of tea. Cant find too many followers of Jesus in the Bible who got wealthy and lived in big, nice houses.
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These Word of Faith(i.e. prosperity) ministers like Osteen, Hagee, Oral Roberts, Fred Pryce, etc just COMPLETELY forgot about the Beattitudes Jesus preached about on The Sermon on The Mount.
BibleGateway.com - PassageLookup: Matthew 5:3-11
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Matthew 5:3-11 (King James Version)
3Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
5Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
6Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
7Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
8Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
9Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
10Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
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Also-don't forget about those 2 parables...1) Jesus told the rich man to give up everything and follow him(only for this person to get upset and discouraged, and walked away), and 2) Where all the wealthy people came into church to give a good portion of their riches-they were blessed, but THE MOST blessed person was the DIRT POOR person who gave ONLY 2 pennies, which was EVERYTHING he had.
Ultimately, whether we're rich, poor, upper/lower middle class, or whatever, our own resources are meant to be SHARED. We're also judged by our FRUIT. |
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