I don't know where Joel Osteen ' s heart lies. He says he is a Christian who loves the Lord, so whom am I to say he isn't. I do know he preaches a message of love which is addressed in the book of Corinthians. I also believe people have come to know Jesus through his messages.
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You can know Jesus all you want but that doesn't mean anything in the end if you didn't live the word. The word being the instructions left to us in the bible.
Many people go to college & study for a good job and in return have a good paying job and a easier life
but as a Christian we are suppose to study the word of God to live like he asked of us and in return we are promised Heaven forever.
Most people don't acknowledge God until they are in a Great Need or dying but that in my opinion is wrong because they were too busy their whole lives living for themselves and putting God aside.
Judge me all you want but God has taken me out of alot of situations (cancer being one) and he has provided for me like you wouldn't even imagine. So in my opinion you get what you put in. And I don't rely on a pastor or anyone to teach me anything I take it upon myself to learn and study the word on a daily basis. I have a church & I love my pastors but they aren't the one to judge me in the end. GOD IS.
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