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Originally Posted by SpeakersCorner
CMW,
Well, you may be right about the setup. It's only fair that I allow her to defend herself. It does certainly seem to me the flight attendant here is doing some gold-digging.
But wasn't it a deliciously satirical touch to demand 10% of Victoria's net worth ... in keeping with the 10% the Osteens think Christians should offer?
I'm torn in situations like this. I must tell you, I have a visceral reaction to Joel Osteen and his prosperity gospel. He just rubs me wrong in every way. I didn't see the King interview, but I did see the 60 Minutes interview and he certainly was not impressive in it.
But he is a brother and I shouldn't wish evil upon him. So I repent if that's how I came across. Let the courts decide the veracity of the claim in this situation.
SC
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SC, your post/response was most heartfelt.
I do think there is gold digging involved here...and I'm sure many, many people feel the same way. Somehow, I seriously doubt Victoria was going to throw a public temper tantrum..especially on a commercial flight knowing quite well the publicity she/husband would receive from such an outburst. She may have pointed out to the attendant there was a stain on the seat (& I kinda think the stain was purposely placed there to get Victoria's reaction.) Perhaps she brought it up to the attendant's attention and the attendant ignored her. It's possible Victoria raised her voice to get her attention while frustrated.
That's what * I * think. I am not keeping up with the hoopla if there is any. There probably is some hoopla but I don't know how much.
Yeah...asking 10 percent is ironic.
Many people do not like Joel's prosperity/happy gospel. I have heard from people who have visited Lakewood, there is a lot more going on behind the camera that the audience does not see. Supposedly there is 'meat' there. I don't know.
I will say I was helped very, very much in 2003 when I was giving my life back to the LORD. You don't know what I went through emotionally & physically. Even though I knew and experienced the Power of the Blood of Jesus on me, forgiving me and setting me free from the stronghold over me, I cried buckets of tears feeling ashamed, hurt & even lost.
His messages were healing to my broken & contrite heart. He helped me believe God truly loved me and cared for me. It is something I needed to hear at the time.
I will never forget the help I received from his messages and from Joyce Meyer's messages at that time.
I sent their ministries a Thanksgiving offering for the help I received..honoring the LORD with great appreciation.
Today...by the Grace and Mercy and LOVE of God, I'm a healthy, strong believer and follower, steward and ambassador...daughter of the KING.
I occassionally watch Joel and Joyce..mainly when I need a 'picker-upper'.
It is good not to wish evil on our brethren... Our responsibility as instructed by the Word of God is to pray for ther church, our brethren & to love our enemies, to pray for those who have wronged us, have pained us, who have hurt us and to bless them. (It doesn't mean we have to be best friends with them either!
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God is the JUDGE..and Vengeance is His. There is power in praying for our enemies, those who have hurt us, those who do not like us. It doesn't mean we pray for them to apologize to us or for them to like us.
We pray for them because we don't want Satan to sift them. We want God to have Mercy on them as He had/has on us. We want the NAME of JESUS Glorified and the serpent's head crushed once and for all.