The video's been going around for a little while now. Maybe you've seen it, maybe you haven't. Although there are many things in the video that fascinate me and that are worth discussing, it simply isn't something that I've personally wanted to discuss on this blog, so I've left it alone.
However, over at Life on the Blade, LivingSword has posted the video about Oprah and the "A New Earth" book. The video covers a wide range of things, including Oprah's thoughts that there are many paths that lead to what various people may or may not call 'God.' "There couldn't possibly be just one way," she says. Anyway, LivingSword says that he is open to discussing anything in the video, but he wanted to concentrate on one thing in particular, and this is actually the very thing that had originally caught my attention when I first saw the video. In her days in the Baptist church in her late 20's, Oprah says she was fine with some of the preaching, but when it came to talking about God as a "jealous" God, something about that didn't "feel right" in her spirit.
I've known for a long time that the Hebrew word that's translated as "jealous" in a few specific cases is a different word than the word that means "envious." Well, LivingSword did some homework and he has provided, through several sources, what I consider to be a great explanation of what God means when He says He is a "jealous" God. And so I refer you over LivingSword's post entitled "Oprah and other false gods: The Jealousy of God" on his Life on the Blade blog if any of this interests you! To be clear, I bring this up here, not because I'm wanting to diss Oprah. To me, this is more about understanding biblical truth rather than disrepecting anyone who has a different view. And again, my purpose isn't to begin a discussion here but I wanted to pass this particular blog post on to anyone who might be interested in seeing the video and perhaps discussing it with others who are discussing it. There are already some pretty good comments there. Hope you don't mind, LS. :)
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ReplyDeleteHi Joel!
ReplyDeleteBrother I am thankful to you for the recommendation; it means a lot to me as you know how much I respect you…
I am on the same page as you in regards to Oprah, I am not attacking her person but I do look critically at her doctrine that she is actively promoting. She certainly doesn’t pull any punches in denouncing Biblical teachings…
Once again thank you so much….
Thanks for posting this Joel. I am thankful that people are being helped in their physical needs in this life via Oprah but am deeply concerned as Matthew is.
ReplyDeleteThis is very pertinent because many today are amalgamating and growing closer to accepting this dialogue and Bono has been saying at events that he has gathered many from all backgrounds in religion as well as Christianity and chanting at concerts, "Jesus, Jew, Mohommed all true."
Years ago a lady named Constance Cumby wrote a book called the "Hidden Dangers Of The Rainbow" in which she documented a growing movement of aquarians who are deliberately infiltrating the evangelical world and mingling us together. At the risk of sounding like a conspiracy fruitcake I make this known here. I am encouraged that both you and Matthew have a strong head on your shoulders, but many are being duped today in the Christian world by the entertainment media that seems to be trying to tolerate us and call us gently away into seeing that Jesus can be seen in the other gods as well.
Grace upon grace,
Brian
I dont think its much of a mistake that Obama preached at Rick Warrens church last year and Oprah is pushing his campaign. We are just under a growing movement that really seems to be amalgamating and the pressure to conform is very intense. We are all sort of meeting in the middle. I really do believe that a strong spirit of delusion is on the move. I am not trying to diss anyone but I do think we have to confront evil and call it what it is.
ReplyDeleteGrace upon grace,
Brian