Shining the light on the unBiblical message from Joel Osteen and why he and the likes of him (prosperity godpel teachers) is fatal to Christianity.
Our faith in Christ does NOT guarantee any improvement in our physical situation, people. In fact, quite the opposite!!! God said we will be persecuted and we can expect trials and tribulations.
What a let down for new and old Christians who joined the faith because Prosperity teachings told them God "will change their situation!" and then He does not and they start or continue to experience hardship and then they become bitter towards God, because how can a loving God allow this or that to happen to them!
The TRUE BIBLICAL message is: "We are sinners and deserve only death and eternal damnation from Holy God. Be happy and at peace despite (and for) your bad physical situation, because Jesus died on the cross for our sins, our debt is paid in full, our souls are saved!"
Once we repented of our sins and put our faith for our eternal salvation in Christ Jesus, we then live in obedience to him out of joyful thankfulness.
God never said He WILL change our physical earthly situation, and definitely not for the better, because we are now saved Christians! No!!!! He DID SAY HE sent Jesus to change and save our soul's eternal condition: from totally lost to eternally saved thereby HE completed HIS PERFECT WORK OF OUR ETERNAL SALVATION.
Every time you share a "feel-good" message from Joel Osteen and others like him, YOU are perpetuating a lie and spreading a false gospel. Prosperity Gospel IS NOT BIBLICAL.
Images taken from Joel Osteen facebook page 2015-01-17 to illistrate his teachings. No copyright infringement.
