Michael Spencer is spearheading an effort to expose Joel Osteen for the phony that he really is.

I couldn’t agree with Spencer more. Osteen is one of the worst examples of how evangelicals often turn a blind eye to heresy. Just because Osteen packs the pews and sells a bunch of books, doesn’t mean that he’s orthodox or should be supported.

I stumbled onto Osteen about a year ago when I was channel-surfing. At first, I simply filed him away as another televangelist nutjob, like Benny Hinn, the Crouches, and others. But upon watching and listening further, it’s apparent that this guy isn’t just on the fringe of Christianity. In fact, he’s preaching an entirely new faith. It’s new age positive thinking, more pagan than Christian.

You will never hear Osteen preach about Jesus. In fact, Osteen will spend an entire half hour preaching on how God wants to great things in your life, without ever using scripture.

It’s going to be hard to shut this guy down beause he has a lot of money behind him. He’s buying time on cable networks and pushing his books and tapes. He’s appearing in the mainstream press, promoting his false brand of Christianity.

It’s sad that so many people are falling for this guy’s message.