Once again, Joel Osteen was interviewed (Glen Beck) with opportunity to represent Jesus. Unfortunately, it was not only a lost opportunity to do that, but his responses continue to be a source of great confusion.
When asked by Glen Beck why people of faith (clarifying not just Christians!) are fighting with each other (Glen used the word cannibalizing), Joel answered he did not know why. (Of course there is a biblical answer to that: the reason is mankind's sinfulness and self-centeredness -- James 4:1-2.) But what Joel said was most troublesome. As he did last year with Larry King, Joel said that he has been to India and he has met many kind and considerate Hindus. And Joel says, they love God too.
This is where the confusion comes in, because while Joel says he believes Jesus is his savior, his gospel message seems to include the Hindus who do not believe so. Of course you and I know that the Hindus do NOT love the LORD God Jehovah! They do not have one god; they have many, many gods. And theirs is not a god of love. Their gods are fickle, unpredictable, and can be assuaged only by good deeds, resulting in, hopefully, good karma for the faithful.
Although I have said in my earlier blogs that Joel says a lot of good things; this is not one of those times. Jesus said "If I am lifted up, I will draw all men to Me." Joel, you have missed another opportunity to lift up Jesus.
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