I remember watching Joel Osteen on the View. When asked by Whoopi Goldberg about the homosexual lifestyle Joel responded by saying homosexuality is not GOD's best for an individual. Instead of saying homosexuality is an abomination as the Bible says Joel compromised his faith in order not to offend. Saying being gay is not GODs best is a far cry from saying what it really is an abomination.
Is the world so intimidating that we would rather go against the Bible than offend sinners. Have we become so cowardly in our faith???
If Joel chose to represent Jesus properly he would have used this Bible scripture:
Lev 18:22 'You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination.
Another example of mainline preachers compromising the Bible would be an incident by TD Jakes. On a popular radio show a Muslim lady called in and asked Jakes are Muslims going to heaven. Instead of saying "There is no other name given among men whereby you might be saved other than the name of Jesus" Jakes misused scripture by saying Jesus said there are other sheep not of this fold I must bring in. Totally wrong application of scripture. All because he did not want to offend..
This was an opportunity for TD Jakes to declare the truth in the Gospel which is able to save our souls. But it was by passed in order not to be offensive to the radio show host and his callers.
Muslims do NOT consider Jesus to be deity. Without knowing that Jesus is the Christ you can not be saved. This is the answer Jakes should have given the caller.
1 John 2:22 Who is the liar but the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son.
What we are witness to in this day is the ushering in of the Apostasy (The Great Falling Away) This is why compromise, immorality and materialism is rampant in the Church. All these things must come to pass as prophesied in the Bible before the coming of the LORD.
2 Thess 2:3 Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,
The Apostasy is easily recognized in popular culture in and outside the church because right has become wrong and wrong has become right. Keep your spiritual eyes and ears open because the decline from embracing sound Biblical teaching will continue in the Church and the world around us.
