This video should be a startling revelation to Christians all over the world regardless of denomination or location. Oprah is a world known figure and she is leading millions of people astray from the truth of the Gospel with a watered down humanistic view of God. Here are just a few of my responses to her contradictions of God.
Yes, there is only one way. Jesus made that very clear in John 14:6 when he declared, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” Just because a person can’t fathom the reality of this statement doesn’t make it any less true. Jesus warned of false prophets and people who would attempt to lead others astray and that is exactly what Oprah is attempting to do. Regardless of how you feel about her show and the millions of dollars that she gives to charity the idea that there are other ways to get to heaven other than through a relationship with Jesus Christ is a lie that has severe eternal consequences.
Yes, God is a jealous God. He is everything that Oprah describes Him to be. He is all powerful, all present, all knowing and all loving but He’s also a jealous God. The Old Testament refers to God as being jealous 10 times. Here’s what many people don’t understand about God’s jealousy. It is motivated by love. You see we are all creations of a Holy God. He is an artist and we are His masterpieces. Of all his created beings we are the only ones that He loves enough to sacrifice himself on the cross for. Because of His amazing love for us He desires that we worship Him and Him alone. When we refuse to believe in Him or live a lifestyle that does not honor Him he becomes jealous of the attention that we are not giving to Him. This isn’t doctrinal its biblical.
10 Then the LORD said: "I am making a covenant with you. Before all your people I will do wonders never before done in any nation in all the world. The people you live among will see how awesome is the work that I, the LORD, will do for you. 11 Obey what I command you today. I will drive out before you the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. 12 Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in the land where you are going, or they will be a snare among you. 13 Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones and cut down their Asherah poles. 14 Do not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God. Exodus 34:10-14
Rather than make an attempt to understand this concept Oprah is moving away from it because it is easier to serve and please ourselves than it is God. She is instead teaching that we can worship ourselves and find satisfaction it that. However, the worship of self is also what the Church of Satan teaches.
God wasn’t made in man’s image. Rather man was made in God’s image. Again what we are dealing with is a person’s inability to understand and live by biblical principles. To accept the biblical God a person has to accept the lifestyle that goes with it. Because people would rather create their own standard of holiness than the way the bible says we should live we try to “logically” say that is a religious law or doctrine made by man so in turn they actually do create their own man made religious laws and doctrines and follow them.
Yes, Christians are to be the light of the world and here is the full text of what Eckhart is trying to quote.
13"You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.
14"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. 15Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:13-16
What Jesus is saying is that Christians (people who actually believe in Him) should live a lifestyle that benefits those around them through sharing the love, joy and peace of Christ and ultimately bring glory to God. This passage in no way indicates that because we are the “conscious of the world” that we should create a new image of God where the standard of holiness is different from what is lined out in the bible.
How ironic is it though that two people who are trying to deny the biblical view of God will actually use a quote from Jesus to try lure people away from the Gospel. Talk about a wolf in sheep’s clothing. The other thing is that he (Eckhart) says that he doesn’t think about eternity (life after death) but will quote the teachings of Jesus. What kind of hope is there if this world is all we get? What kind of religion teaches that you have your human existence (75 years) and that is it? Here’s the truth, you can’t have Jesus without an afterlife. You can’t quote one passage from the teachings of Christ and then deny the biblical view of God. It is all or nothing and regardless of your view of God there will be an eternity for everyone. Refusing to believe that and attempting to explain to millions of people why it isn’t logical to you doesn’t make is any less true.
By the way I don’t believe him that he doesn’t think of what happens after death simply because every person who has ever lived does. The difference is that this cult that they are trying to get people to buy into doesn’t answer the questions about eternity and therefore can’t be discussed because it leaves a big open hole in their belief system. That hole is called hope and discussing eternity would cause millions of people to realize that the Oprah Cult leaves you without any.
God is very much about a belief. Again we find humanistic logic that says we have to see (or in Oprah’s case feel) to believe. The requirement for a Christian lifestyle is that we believe in God and in Jesus Christ his son as our Lord and Savior.
9That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. Romans 10:9-10
You are not a God and you never will be! You aren’t holy on your own account and you can’t be! Our natural inclination is to be rebellious towards the things of God putting each and every one of us in the need to be reconciled to God. Because of God’s love for us we can become reconciled to Him and made holy but make no mistake it will be totally because of God and not of ourselves. Submission to Christ doesn’t make you a God but it will make you a child of God.
26You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:26
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8 comments:
Nah. God is simply love. Back in the Old Testament, God was all high and mighty about stuffs, because he had never walked in man's shoes. When God came down, he saw how hard it was to get through life as a man. That's why he made the whole Jesus deal - If you acknowledge that God sacrificed for you, you pay respect to life, and therefore you are cool and saved.
But yes, Oprah is still WACKY!
You don't have to be Christian or any other religion to find Oprah incredibly creepy.
geoff said...
"Nah. God is simply love. Back in the Old Testament, God was all high and mighty about stuffs, because he had never walked in man's shoes."
you're implying that God changes when He clearly says that He does not. He is the same always and forever. He is not bound by time but his jealousy is an eternal response to humanity as a whole.
You think love can't be jealous but really you're thinking of envy. Envy is jealousy for something that does not belong to you...We belong to God.
Oprah is denying Jesus,, well she is definately not in christianity.
But why attack Jesus and christianity? Is she a cult?
The thing is, no matter how many good things a human does, there will be bound to be sinning. And with that, nobody can work their way through heaven ..except if the heaven is a gift from god.
Therefore, what oprah says.. is contradicting and have many flaws.
Hi Geoff... If you look at the old testament you'll see that David and others had a relationship with God. That's the difference, do you see God as a religious being or as a Living God who longs for man to be in relationship with Him. God was never stuck up... Man was, going his own way, murdering, stealing etc. Right through the old testament the compassion, forgiveness and provision of God was there. Ask Father to come and reveal the truth to you.
Hi Dave,
Thank you for giving yourself in pastoring... what a challenging yet fulfiling occupation.
The caption on the millions of videos out there should read Oprah Cult and not Oprah church. Glad you see it the same way. The church is Gods chosen entry point for His Glory to be revealed in the earth, not a man made organisation that uses every known pagan and ungodly practice to promote its own ideas. The Bible says that even the elect might be deceived and it's happening, not only through the O show but through many ideas teachings and practices that the church is adopting to up its membership numbers or influence the community. That which is birthed of the Spirit of God will bear good fruit and will have its reward from the Father, the rest will burn. May the Lord give you wisdom as you navigate yor congregation in these times. By the way. The word guy on your blog header looks like "gay" because of the colours used. Maybe try "young man" or "man" etc. No offence meant.
Christianity is a brainwashing fraud.
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