A Case Study on 2 Tim. 4:1-4: Joel Osteen

This is a good example of the pseudo-Christianity Rich referred to in recent posts as Moralistic, Therapeutic, Deism (MTD).

Before watching this report from 60 Minutes, I want to let you know one interesting bit of info: a reliable source informs me that the guy from CBS interviewing Joel Osteen is a real Christian.

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2 Timothy 4:1-4 (ESV):

I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.

Here's more from Michael Horton and the folks from the White Horse Inn: