Joel Osteen

“Joel Scott Osteen (born March 5, 1963) is an American preacher, televangelist, author, and the Senior Pastor of Lakewood Church, the largest church in the United States, in Houston, Texas. His ministry is seen by over 7 million broadcast media viewers weekly and over 20 million monthly in over 100 nations around the world. Osteen has written five New York Times Bestselling books. He has been widely nicknamed “The Smiling Preacher””-From Wikipedia

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"Osteen  attended Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he studied radio and television communications, but did not graduate and did not receive a degree from a divinity school."-From Wikipedia

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Here you can see Osteen's bestseller "Your Best Life Now". If your best life is now then what does that imply about an afterlife?

“The idea of this whole thing is that men have the power in themselves to change their lives. He says that anyone can create by faith and words the dreams he desires...health, wealth, happiness, success...the list is always the same.Here’s some quotes from his book Your Best Life Now. “If you develop an image of success, health, abundance, joy, peace, happiness, nothing on earth will be able to hold those things from you,” endquote. See, that’s....that’s the law of attraction that’s a part of this kind of system. Here’s another quote, “Get your thinking positive and He will bring your desires to pass. He regards you as a strong, courageous, successful person. You’re on your way to a new level of glory.”Hum...how do you get there? “Believe...he says...visualize, and speak out loud.” Same exact approach. Words release your power. Words give life to your dreams.” - A True Knowledge of the True God, Part 1 by John MacArthur