SCL

Correction, you meant to say:

“Is it his teaching?”

Because there is nothing biblical about his teaching.

Joel Osteen boils my blood.

if you don’t like Joel Osteen there may be something wrong with you.
its kind of like saying, i don’t like baby sheep and fuzzy chickies.
He talks about his “daddy” because his dad started that church and i think its very affectionate

Yeah, I’m with Joe.Joel Osteen scares me. I haven’t read/listened to enough of his stuff to officially come out swinging against him, but I’m pretty sure Paul would have some not nice things about him if Paul were writing his letters today.

2 Cor 10:12ff: “And I will keep on doing what I am doing in order to cut the ground from under those who want an opportunity to be considered equal with us in the things they boast about. For such persons are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. And no wonder,for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.”

ITA with Joe and Luke. The guy doesn’t even preach from the Bible. Sure, he holds it when he’s up there, and he might read a verse or two, but he just rips those verses bloody and screaming out of context, and has not the slightest clue about authorial intent.

I’ve lived in the south long enough now that grown men calling their father “Daddy” doesn’t bother me quite as much. It took a few years, though…

I am from Houston. Joel Osteen’s sacchrine-laced face, hair, and preaching style make my skin crawl.

That is all.

Kudos on this making the list before #100.

My grandma gave my husband a Joel Osteen book for Christmas. We took it to Wal-Mart and traded it for a couple of Transformers. (Shhh, don’t tell.)

I don’t know how it happened, but about 10-15 years ago me and my 6 brothers and sisters all started calling my dad: Papa Joe…. way better than Datty

You are my hero. For reals.

P.S. to holly,
fuzzy chickies make huge messes with their poop

um- I don’t like fuzzy chicks

the funny thing about joel is he’s really short.
my mom lived in houston and my husband and i went to lakewood with her one time to check it out. we met joel and his wife after the service. he’s like midget size and she’s the freakin jolly green giant she’s so tall!! ha ha.
any way, it’s funny because on all the lakewood commercials they show in houston it makes him look like the tall one. so that means they have to do the ole eye foolery when filming the two together. ha ha.

I did a post about Joel Osteen. He is scary. Glad a red flag went up for you.

there are many more reasons i dislike joel olsteen.

but mostly it’s his fake-ass smile. it’s frightening.

also has something to do with “postive thinking” replacing being real and honest and intelligent.

Hoo, boy, I understand. There’s a priest I have on podcast who’s a great preacher, but he pronounces “false” almost like “faults”, throwing a t sound in there. So when he talks about faults beliefs and faults religions and faults worship I get quite irritated, however correct his points may be.

Okay I have a list of things that annoy me about the guy. Like the obscene amount of money they spent renovating the Compac center to make it a church. Think how many lives could have been saved with that money? But here is my silly annoyance.

His first book: Your Best Life Now: 7 steps to…..

His second book: Become a Better you…..

If you are living your best life now after buying his first book, WHY do you need the second one? You can’t get better than best, right?

I grew up in Houston and I remember Joel Osteen’s “datty”, who I like much better than Joel. Back when John was at the helm of Lakewood, everybody thought they were crazy and they didn’t CARE that everybody thought they were crazy! I’m pretty sure that Lakeway started out as a charasmatic church, and they may still be, but they don’t show that part of tv.
Back then, if you asked someone where they went to church, and they said “Lakewood”, you’d say “Ohhh, that reminds me…..”

i too am in houston. it hurts when folks go to lakewood to feel good, then never hear about what the christian life is. larry king had a great line, calling osteen’s sermons “cotton candy theology” -
lots of sugar and no substance. makes me think of paul writing of christians who stay babies drinking milk, when they need meat of accountability and suffering.
his dad had a feisty little charismatic church with scriptural sermons and even fire and brimstone. joel seems to have migrated to the LDS church they took the kids out of…their moms tell all the kids “be sweet”

I’m glad I am not the only one who has noticed how ridiculous this man is. On Larry King he was asked if Jesus was the only way and he wimped out and pretty much avoided the question. That’s crap. He had a great chance to share the gospel and he bailed. Again, that’s crap.

“Nah, I like globes.”

Almost crapped my pants. Priceless.

You know, I think I saw on one of those Law & Order shows where child molesters pronounce Daddy that way. Hmmmm…
My husband always turns over Osteen books when he sees them on the shelves.
Rock on.

Not a fan or JO…not a fan at all.

My husband and I call him Winky Blinky. We are always amazed there are so many people at Lakewood. I just figure they do it with smoke and mirrors.

I can honestly say that Joel Osteen changed my life forever. I listen to his podcasts every day, over and over. I met him and his family and they are down to earth, caring people. Most negative comments about Joel are made by people who have never taken the time to really listen to what he is saying or understand how he helps people all over the world. Instead that are quick to judge, because he is successful. He travels the world helping people, people who have no hope left. He is definitely making a difference in this world – and a positive one. If you would just take the time to listen to what he is saying maybe your life can be changed too. And from what I have read, some of you really need his help – but you just don’t realize it. Listen, and keep an open mind. Find the good, not the bad, in the people who are trying to help others in their time of need. We all need help, we all need understanding. Don’t criticise Joel Osteen because he is truely a good person trying to make a difference in this world.

To Anon @ 4:13pm,

I just have to say, that I agree with most of the comments here. I don’t mind that he’s a good guy trying to help the world be better and all that; what irritates me about him is that he’s doing all of his “good deeds” under the idea that he’s a Christian leader/pastor, and yet his messages on self-improvement are not founded on the essence of Christianity, which is all about the Grace of God through Christ. My belief is that Christians should not be looking for the “good” in people, but instead be looking at people through the love of Christ. For I know that in and of myself, I am sinful and worth nothing. Only Christ gives me any worth, and that value is much more than the world or I can give myself.

this is what is wrong with the christian people these days…they judge and are so negitive and talk about how someone else is this or that. Why dont you just start worrying how your walk with the Lord is going, and if your living the right kind of life. Obviously you have some work to do or you wouldnt be judging others and how their walk with him is. No wonder we have so many unbelievers, look what kind of “christian” examples we are leaving…hmm…i pray for all of you. God bless

Joel scares me. Just look at that picture! It looks like he’s about to take a bite out of his wife’s perfect hair.

Datty is really annoying, too.

“That’s probably not the best thing to get hung up on and reveals my own shallowness, but I’m kind of immature and wanted to be upfront about that.”

Too close to home for me there… I am apparently very shallow and immature, too.

Hay little bar. I know it’s awful heavy with that 300 lbs of metal on your ehnds. Why don’t you just lift yerself right up, now. Come on, do it with me, just lift yerself right up. Extend that weight on my chest right up to the Lord. There you go! Now doesn’t that feel guuuuud? Come on, let’s do it uhgeen!

And that’s how Osteen bench presses 300 lbs.

Meh, Pat Robertson can leg-press a thousand. Allegedly.

I think those of you who are critiquing Joel just really don’t get it. You probably have never REALLY listened to his messages. He has a lot from the Bible with each sermon. If his style brings more people to know God, who are you to citizen? Have you been in a witness for God in the last day, week month – ever? Do you consider yourself a Christian? If so, you should be praising him for teaching more people about the way to heaven. You don’t have to listen to him or watch him, just respect him. For those critiquing him for being “phony” or smiling “too much”, you clearly so not really know him at all. He is the most genuine person you could ever meet. He is not at all fake – most of what you see is because he is actually quite shy. Some of you admit you have actually never ready anything he has written or watched his sermons. Do people go around behind your back, that do not know you and talk junk against you when they really do not know you at all?
Maybe think about things before you comment. Know of what you speak before garbage flows out of your mouth (or thru your fingers!)

He is a very handsome guy. And if I weren’t straight or married, I’d probably pursue a courtship with him leading to marriage.

He has some work to do in his theology, yet the same people who complain that he isn’t doing, “XYZ” instead of being frustrated with that, why not do “XYZ” yourself? Why does he have to have it all together when we don’t?

hahaaaa

Joel Olsteen's "datty" died and shortly thereafter, Joel was head of the church. He's not careful enough of his facts, and as said before, he waves that Bible and does little else with it. I think he's a cute kid, but that doesn't make a pastor. He wasn't ready to lead a church.

I like Joel Osteen. I may not agree with all his teachings, but he's down to earth, and I believe in his own way, he's a true man of God.

As far as him calling his father datty, what's wrong with that? Maybe you don't understand his dialect.

"…if you don't like Joel Osteen there may be something wrong with you."

Dear God thank you that something is wrong with me. Listening to him makes me want to punch a puppy in the face. That's what's wrong with me I suppose. Oh and not liking self-glorifying, Crest White-Stripped, spray on tan, blasphemers. That too.

To "anonymous" that left the message praising JO…according to the Bible, you're wrong. Since he is a teacher claiming to preach the Scriptures, according to the Bible we are SUPPOSED to judge him, and test his words and works against those of the Word (Check out pretty much all of 1 & 2 Tim, for example.) If his words don't match The Word, then we get to reject him…which most of us do, easily.

I thought about leaving a thoughtful comment, but then I looked at the picture in the post.

His wife has crazy eyes…

Nick pretty much covered it. To those Joel Olsteen lovers, bless your hearts.

I really like Joel. A great inspiration for us and all. But there's no way he can bench press 300lbs! He only weighs 150 and has no chest. That would be some sort of record.

I don't think there is anything wrong with Christians pointing out false teaching to other Christians. I think somewhere in the bible it tells us to watch out for false teachers.