The question is this:

What is so wrong with the gospel of Joel Osteen...Steven Furtick...Joseph Prince...and SO many OTHERS?

The short answer is this:

The gospel of Osteen...and so many others...fails to establish a standard from Scripture regarding HOLINESS.

Today...the "Modern gospel" blurs the lines between "saint" and "sinner"...and the mantra "No one is perfect!" resonates through the corridors of once hallowed halls.

You see...if we steadily promote a "We all sin!" gospel...what exactly is the distinguishing characteristic of a Christian?

Read that again:

If we steadily promote a "We all sin!" gospel...what exactly is the distinguishing characteristic of a Christian?

Oh...I am more than sure some are dying to ask:

"Are you saying you are PERFECT, Ron?"

And...in that question lies the very FLAW of the gospel that those like Osteen promote.

Why?

Because the STANDARD being SUPPOSED in the minds of those who follow that way of thinking is one of SINFULNESS...what I have often deemed as "Sinful Equality"...and NOT a STANDARD of HOLINESS.

God never calls us to be "better" than other SINNERS...He calls us to be HOLY.

1 Peter 1:13-16 Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 14 as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance; 15 but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.

There is so much more in that passage than most church-goers want to hear...and it presents to us a STANDARD by which we must seek to live.

Whether those reading here admit it or not...we find ourselves not only LOWERING the STANDARD of HOLINESS...but we are seldom even willing to SET a standard of ANY kind...and we now find people who walk and live in VARYING states of SINFULNESS as they confidently claim "I am a Christian!"

Thus...we have create a new sect of "Christianity" that basks in the stated standards of "Sinful Equality."

The truth is...when we fail to deal with issues of SIN...when we fail to even ADMIT that God Himself has set STANDARDS by which we must live...then we DENY the TRUTH of Scripture...

...and...

...we ACTUALLY deny the POWER of the GOSPEL!

What does the Bible say about this "new gospel" which will come into play in the last days...and what will be its distinguishing characteristic?

I think you will be surprised to learn that Scripture DOES answer that question!

2 Timothy 3:1-5 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: 2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, 4 traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!

Notice this:

This "form of godliness" will actually "deny" the TRUE power of godliness...the TRUE power of the Gospel.

What IS the POWER of the Gospel?

It is the POWER to TRANSFORM a life...a heart...a soul...a spirit!

Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.

The amazing LIE of the gospel of those like Osteen is to make a presentation to a large group of people...people whose lives vary from deeply SINFUL to somewhat HOLY...that God is PLEASED with BOTH extremes...and that...no matter your variance within those parameters...God simply deems each one present...those within earshot of such a "sermon"...as one who is "favored and blessed"...and that ANY feeling of "condemnation" regarding SINFULNESS is simply "the enemy trying to destroy your mind."

The truth is...such a FALSE gospel as spoken by Osteen is ACTUALLY the enemy trying to destroy your SOUL through FLATTERY and DECEPTION.

So:

What are the consequences of the gospel of Osteen?

They are clear and simple:

"Christians" no longer strive for MORE...to be BETTER...to be DIFFERENT...to be SET APART...to be SANCTIFIED...to be like CHRIST:

To be HOLY.

No standard is set...and people no longer set a GOAL...no one STRIVES to ATTAIN a life of HOLINESS...a life that ABSTAINS from SIN by taking God's offered "way of escape."

1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.

In truth...the gospel of Osteen...and those LIKE him...keeps followers from even SEEKING that "way of escape!"

I mean...WHO needs a "way of escape" when "We all sin daily!"

Instead of setting a STANDARD of HOLINESS...the "Modern gospel" sets a STANDARD of SINFULNESS...a standard easily met by one and all.

No shame...no guilt...no "judgment"...no "condemnation"...no worries...

...and...

...no TRUTH.

Those who FOLLOW such a gospel will TRULY be SURPRISED when the door to ETERNITY is opened...and before them lies a lake of fire.

Revelation 20:15 And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.

The truth of it all?

What Osteen and those like him OFFER is not truly ENCOURAGEMENT...it is ENTRAPMENT...

...and...

SINNERS remain SINNERS...all the while wearing MEDALS for achieving "Sinful Equality."

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WHat do you have to offer since you are good at condemning others

Nonsense and you!

I hate mondays!

holiness remains the standard of God not minding the standard of men.

holiness remains the standard of God not minding the standard of men.

Attention seeker