The Highway Forums General Discussion Open Forum Megachurch Madness

Kyle,

I was at Hasting's book store the other day and noticed in the "Christian" section, an entire shelf devoted to the books from the Charismatic preacher-ess Joyce Meyer. It is reported that the annual budget of Joyce Meyer Ministries is very near 100 million dollars. In size, some of these TV megachurches put Osteen's to shame. IMO it is our New Age "Christian" television that feeds these cults.

I think it should be noted that the Reformers had the charismatics of their day in which they named "enthusiasts".

Calvin noted the enthusiast's attempt to bypass the Scripture and seek the Spiirt in the Institutes 1-9 "Fanatics Abandoning Scripture..." and especially 1-9-3 "Word and Spirit Belong Inseparably Together"

Rather then wade (which I highly recommend) through this in the Institutes one might simply reflect on the perspicuous words of Luther concerning this issue.

"I slap your spirit on the snout." (Commentary on Romans)

Denny

Roms 3:22-24

Whatever else one may think of the man, Luther sure had a knack for great lines. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/bananas.gif" alt="" />

Here's another website for you.

http://www.seekersensitive.com/articles.shtml

Sam

Hi Sam!

My maternal grandfather's name was Samuel (Merritt) Smith! Small World, eh?

Welcome to The Highway!

Kim

Thanks for the link, Sam, and welcome to the Discussion Board!

Joel Osteen, certified wolf in sheep's clothing and compulsive people pleaser recently denied the gospel on Larry King Live:

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0506/20/lkl.01.html

http://www.myfortress.org/JoelOsteen.html

Whatever his own flaws, Mike Spencer is right in calling on evangelicals to "out" Osteen and make clear to the watching world that he is "not one of us":

http://www.internetmonk.com/archives/2005/01/019842.html

Also, here's a good review of Osteen's #1 bestseller Your Best Life Now and what's wrong with it:

Click here: http://www.ccwonline.org/txtfiles/osteen.pdf