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Originally Posted by countmeworthy
Yes... the whole hemmoroid thing was a hilarious JOKE!! 4 witnesses have already come forward to say NOTHING happened!
I would not be surprised if this flight attendant is going to be laid off her job once this ordeal is over. The Osteens are not the only 'celebrities' flying commercial. I'm sure the airline industry does not want its' reputation to be tainted & that is what she is doing to the airlines!
I'm not an Osteen 'fan' even though their ministry has helped me in my walk with the LORD. I was livid when Joel was on Larry King one year and could not bring himself to say there is 'No Name given to men under heaven by which we get saved..save the Name of Jesus' for that is what the Bible says. (He got a LOT of FLACK from the Christian community too!) I'm sure he has repented because surely the FAVOR of God is on him and his wife...especially in this case!
I'm also convinced this spectacle of a case is drawing Joel and Victoria deeper and closer to the LORD.
Again, I am objective in my views and not a 'sider'. I only side on the LORD's side!  To GOD be the GLORY!!!! |
I was disappointed by Joel Osteen on Larry King because I've been helped by his ministry. However, he did issue a public statement after the Larry King fiasco where he confirmed that Jesus is the only way to salvation.
But I have little doubt that Osteen's annointing is genuine. His particular niche is very relevant to ex-LCers because while the LC tends to put the soul and spirit at odds with each other, Osteen shows the other side, how they are designed to work together. He doesn't do this by a direct, technical teaching about it, but rather simply by application. For example, Osteen can seem to be talking about having a positive attitude, and he is, but if you really listen to the Spirit in his speaking he's also talking about faith. In other words, to him Christian positive thinking meshes with faith, and vice versa. The psychology meshes with the spirituality, as it should. It's not about being totally "spiritual" or totally psychological, but both are relevant in God's creation.
As to the Larry King incident, King was doing what all interviewers do, he tried to pin Osteen down to have him say "If you've never heard of Jesus you are going to hell." No one likes to say this kind of thing, because it's not exactly the truth. Osteen was simply trying to be upbeat, that's his nature. He responded by saying something to the effect that he didn't want to be the judge. But it did come off as a little wishy-washy.