| Osteen's Trivialization of God: |
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According to Osteen... |
According to Christianity... |
| God: |
A source of personal well-being; used rather than worshipped |
Sovereign Creator, Judge and Redeemer |
| Our Problem: |
Lack of success in life |
God's holiness and justice and our sin |
| God's Solution: |
Principles for walking in God's Blessings |
Christ's death, burial, resurrection as one-sided divine rescue |
| The Goal: |
Our Best Life Now |
Suffering now, glory at the end |
| Scripture: |
Catalogue of Practical Advice (the Bible as fortune-cookie) |
God's Law and Gospel (exposing our sin/announcing God's grace) |
The Rev. Dr. Horton is the J. Gresham Machen professor of systematic theology and apologetics at Westminster Seminary California, the host of the nationally syndicated broadcast of The White Horse Inn radio program, editor-in-chief of Modern Reformation magazine, and a minister in the United Reformed Churches of North America.
Dr. Horton is also the author/editor of more than fifteen books, including: Putting Amazing Back Into Grace; Made in America; A Better Way: Rediscovering the Drama of God Centered Worship; God of Promise: Introducing Covenant Theology; and Too Good To Be True: Finding Hope in a World of Hype. He received his Ph.D. from Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, and the University of Coventry, and resides in Escondido, California, with his wife Lisa and their four children.
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