Posted in Apologetics, Book Reviews, Contra Pelagianism, Mike Horton, Sanctification, Sola Gratia, Sola Scriptura, Soteriology, Synthesis, tagged Arminianism, heresy, joel-osteen, Pelagianism, prosperity gospel on November 19, 2007 | 6 Comments »
As a follow up to his recent interview on 60 minutes regarding Joel Osteen’s heterodox theology, Dr. Mike Horton published a review of Osteen’s latest book, Become a Better You. The essence of Horton’s review comes as no surprise:
Osteen preaches a health-and-wealth/prosperity Gospel, which comes across even more strongly in this second book (as compared [...]
Posted in Apologetics, Contra Pelagianism, Mike Horton, Synthesis, Video, tagged Arminianism, heresy, joel-osteen, Pelagianism, prosperity gospel on October 15, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Watch the full version of the 60 Minutes interview with Joel Osteen (14 Oct. 2007), complete with Dr. Horton’s brief critique of Osteen’s “prosperity gospel.”
Popular preacher Joel Osteen’s positive message packs 42,000 a week at his Houston Lakewood Church. But critics complain he’s dumbing down the faith. Byron Pitts reports.
A short portion of the full, [...]
Posted in Apologetics, Doctrina divina, James, Mike Horton, Pilgrim Praxis, Preaching, Prolegomena, Scriptura sacra, Soteriology, Synthesis, tagged joel-osteen, Pelagianism, Arminianism, michael-horton on October 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve tried to be kind to Osteen, but listening to sermons like this one…
…in which Osteen exhorts his parishioners to tap into the inward joy that is inside of them by singing happy songs, “whistling while you work,” etc., without any reference to the Gospel (Jesus’ incarnation, life, death, resurrection, ascension, and present reign according [...]
Posted in Apologetics, Matthew, Matthew 10, Prolegomena, Scriptura sacra, Synthesis, tagged Christianity, joel-osteen, moralism, relativism, semi-Pelagianism on October 12, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Is Joel Osteen a Christian? Does he preach the Gospel? These questions continue to linger among conservative Evangelicals who are leery of Osteen’s lack of doctrine and penchant for moralism and “prosperity gospel.” Osteen has been a constant whipping boy of horribly unorthodox theology (rightly so, many times) among the student halls of my seminary; [...]
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